Nadav writes:"A few days ago while writing the Twelve Kingdoms Blu-ray review I was again troubled by one of the hardest questions anime fans and anime production companies all face. That question being: how come modern anime series never become big hits in the West? The Twelve Kingdoms, for example, is remarkably similar to the Games of Thrones TV series. So how come one slipped completely under the mainstream radar while the other took mainstream viewers by storm?
Let’s use these two series as representatives of their respective mediums and inspect what holds back anime from becoming a consistent blockbuster on American soil."
This is the most ridiculous thing Ive ever read... Its like comparing a car to a monkey.
Also, if you think Game of Thrones is more popular than any anime series. You literally know very little about anime.
Also, why does an anime HAVE to be a blockbuster in America? Like, no one cares if it does have success in the States, atleast I dont. As long as good anime, get good ratings in Japan, Im good.
Many americans, not all, have ruined perfectly good anime for people in their own country and it saddens me, just by giving them a bad rep, my favorite "Gundam: Seed" being one of them. Yet in the country where it was created, it was not only a blockbuster, but it is one of the most awarded and praised anime shows in existence... ironic? Yes.