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Which summer 2024 anime are popular in the US compared to Japan

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  1. [4]
    talklittle
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    Anime has never been bigger in the United States of America. It's a big statement to make but relatively easy to qualify. According to research from Polygon from 2023, “56% of Gen Z respondents and 41% of Millennial respondents say they watch anime at least once a month” with the supermajority of that Gen Z audience watching anime weekly. This more-or-less lines up with data from industry-leading researcher Morning Consult in 2021 which indicated that more than a third of adults in the States have a positive impression of anime.

    The anime industry now generates a majority of its total revenue outside its home country, per The Association of Japanese Animation.

    Oshi no Ko Season 2 is unbelievably popular in Japan, distorting the relative popularity of every other title around it. [...] None of the July anime lineup has even half the viewership of Oshi no Ko in Japan.

    [...] In the States, Oshi no Ko Season 2 has been a decent performer but has been in no way the culturally dominant force its first season was.

    Rick and Morty: The Anime is 52 times more popular in the States than it is in Japan.

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      CptBluebear
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      Which is absurd at face value because that anime is bombing hard even in the US. Relatively speaking that sounds great of course, but the actual numbers pale and the reviews reflect that.

      Rick and Morty: The Anime is 52 times more popular in the States than it is in Japan.

      Which is absurd at face value because that anime is bombing hard even in the US. Relatively speaking that sounds great of course, but the actual numbers pale and the reviews reflect that.

      8 votes
      1. Minori
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        In case anyone wants to watch a video about why the Rick and Morty anime is being so poorly received: https://youtu.be/bhhSIY-y4xg

        In case anyone wants to watch a video about why the Rick and Morty anime is being so poorly received: https://youtu.be/bhhSIY-y4xg

        3 votes
    2. moocow1452
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      I wonder how much of Oshi No Ko not being in the lineup is it being stuck on Hidive as opposed to being on Crunchyroll with all of the other seasonals. Season 1 is also on Hulu, but again, less of...

      I wonder how much of Oshi No Ko not being in the lineup is it being stuck on Hidive as opposed to being on Crunchyroll with all of the other seasonals. Season 1 is also on Hulu, but again, less of a water-cooler effect.

      5 votes