Quote:
Originally Posted by Umihito
I'm in the UK, and I'd say anime has never really been a HUGE thing here to begin with.
In the HMV stores in the city there's only ever about 1 person standing around the anime rack. But that could be because of internet sgopping though so who knows.
I do know about 5 people in my college who are anime fans, and there's probably more I don't know about. But no anime (unless it's Miyazaki's film work) is shown on any TV channels here.
So I'd guess that its on a little bit of a decline.  |
I kind of agree and disagree with you on that.
I disagree that it isn't a huge thing, because I think it is. . . Here everyone I know pretty much is into Japanese culture, anime and manga, and those who aren't at least know what it is. When the students in my classes at college went into town during their dinner hour they would always come back with manga and anime, and even the teachers sometimes commented on certain shows or talkd about it. The manga rack in Waterstones and the DVD rack in HMV is always full too and always has people milling about.
That said, I do agree it's in decline, but not because people don't want it. The manga is only sold in Waterstones, and it's never up to date, so eventually people stop buying because there's nothing new to buy, and HMV only stocks the most popular anime, so if you're not into Naruto or Bleach you again can't really get a hold on anything. Amazon is great, but it only does manga or anime, so if you want any other merchandise you're stuck! And I agree it's
never on television, which drives me mad! We used to have Fox Kids and Toonami and an Anime channel too, but now
literally the only show on television is Pokemon. . .
So yeah, I agree it's in decline, but I also think there's a huge demand for it here. . . if only someone would tap into the market they would make a fortune!