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Author: Phillip ThornePhillip Thorne Date: Jul 19, 2008 08:58
I'm crossposting to news:rec.arts.animation because this is a
two-front discussion.
On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, 8-Bit Star gmail.com> wondered:>As a kid, I saw not only some Japanese shows but also
>many bizarre Belgish, Swiss, Canadian, Russian, and
>French cartoons, [...]
>For a long time I wondered, why was there a cult
>industry around Japanese cartoons, but not [the others]?
Nit: the terms "cult" and "industry" are mutually exclusive: cult
usually means "very small, dedicated fanbase." Perhaps "niche
industry" (minority, but still profitable) is a better term.
(Is anime still a niche in America, or is it the 800-pound gorilla? We
can probably thank Cartoon Network for supporting the creation of
non-anime, non-Disney animated TV; in part given its demise on the
weekday-afternoon and Saturday-morning broadcast network schedules.)
Galen wrote:
>Anime is huge; there's a lot of variety, so people looking
>for anything in particular tend to find it.
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Author: ChikaChika Date: Jul 19, 2008 11:58
In article 4ax.com>,
Phillip Thorne comcast.net> wrote:> I'm crossposting to news:rec.arts.animation because this is a
> two-front discussion.
Fairy nuff.
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, 8-Bit Star gmail.com> wondered:>>As a kid, I saw not only some Japanese shows but also many bizarre
>>Belgish, Swiss, Canadian, Russian, and French cartoons, [...] For a
>>long time I wondered, why was there a cult industry around Japanese
>>cartoons, but not [the others]?
> Nit: the terms "cult" and "industry" are mutually exclusive: cult
> usually means "very small, dedicated fanbase." Perhaps "niche industry"
> (minority, but still profitable) is a better term.
Possibly, though a cult can still occur wrt something in an industry, and
cults can grow to be quite large, though it can be argued as to whether a
fad and a cult can be either interchangeable or even compatible.
> Invid Fan wrote:
>>The fact that it was in NTSC also helped,
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Author: Jack BohnJack Bohn Date: Jul 19, 2008 12:37
Phillip Thorne wrote:
>I'm crossposting to news:rec.arts.animation because this is a
>two-front discussion.
>
>On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, 8-Bit Star gmail.com> wondered:>>As a kid, I saw not only some Japanese shows but also
>>many bizarre Belgish, Swiss, Canadian, Russian, and
>>French cartoons, [...]
>>For a long time I wondered, why was there a cult
>>industry around Japanese cartoons, but not [the others]?
>There was a snowball effect for anime which didn't apply to
>Eurotoons.
>* 1960s: Astroboy, Gigantor, Speed Racer -- flash in the pan.
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Author: Patrick McNamaraPatrick McNamara Date: Jul 20, 2008 06:53
"Phillip Thorne" comcast.net> wrote in message
news:o62484dj0dqgavdeiaun4sbbs8jhm1gfh7@4ax.com...> I'm crossposting to news:rec.arts.animation because this is a
> two-front discussion.
>
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, 8-Bit Star gmail.com> wondered:>>As a kid, I saw not only some Japanese shows but also
>>many bizarre Belgish, Swiss, Canadian, Russian, and
>>French cartoons, [...]
>>For a long time I wondered, why was there a cult
>>industry around Japanese cartoons, but not [the others]?
>
> Nit: the terms "cult" and "industry" are mutually exclusive: cult
> usually means "very small, dedicated fanbase." Perhaps "niche
> industry" (minority, but still profitable) is a better term.
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Author: yardlet5yardlet5 Date: Jul 20, 2008 08:47
On Jul 20, 9:53 am, "Patrick McNamara" yahoo.com>
wrote:> "Phillip Thorne" comcast.net> wrote in message
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> news:o62484dj0dqgavdeiaun4sbbs8jhm1gfh7@4ax.com...
>>> I'm crossposting to news:rec.arts.animation because this is a
>> two-front discussion.
>
>> On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, 8-Bit Star gmail.com> wondered:>>>As a kid, I saw not only some Japanese shows but also
>>>many bizarre Belgish, Swiss, Canadian, Russian, and
>>>French cartoons, [...]
>>>For a long time I wondered, why was there a cult
>>>industry around Japanese cartoons, but not [the others]?
>
>> Nit: the terms "cult" and "industry" are mutually exclusive: cult
>> usually means "very small, dedicated fanbase." Perhaps "niche
>> industry" (minority, but still profitable) is a better term.
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