Annecy is a festival I want to go to, with a future project. It’s on my map, as is Crunchyroll, but for now it’s good to hear news from there. Here’s a tidbit of an interview with the Crunchyroll Exec, Mitchel Berger:
DEADLINE: Anime hails from Japan and is intrinsically tied up with Japanese culture. However, its codes and aesthetics are increasingly influencing international animation. Can you envisage a scenario, where anime moves away from being uniquely Japanese?
BERGER: I don’t know is the real answer. The storytelling, the visual style, the pacing, the whole vibe, or the essence of what makes an anime is very distinctly Japanese, but you’re right, we’re seeing its influence in so many things. You’re seeing it show up in regular film and other animation.
Whether it ever evolves beyond that, I don’t know. I think what you’re going to see is Japanese storytelling and anime continuing to influence other art forms, even if it doesn’t really move outside. You’re going to see things that feel anime-adjacent and look anime-adjacent. What it is five or 10 years from now, I don’t know, it’s hard to say.
Are you a subscriber of Crunchyroll? What has your experience been like? Have you been to the Annecy Festival?
https://deadline.com/2024/06/crunchyroll-exec-growth-global-anime-market...
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The global exploitation of Anime has barely touched the tip of the iceberg.
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Bob Harper Hi Bob, the viewing figures for Anime watching, seem focused on the 18-29 male demographic. I’m sure there are more people outside of that demo who are Anime devotees. Even this 67 year old male loves it!
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Bob Harper PS, I’ve read that the lowest viewing figures are in the UK.
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Seems like they have been working hard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5AR2X6R4TM