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It also depends on how old the person you ask and what part of Tokyo they live in. Pop culture is a lot more segmented than people realize. Even in the US.
by x3iv130f 6y ago
It also depends on how old the person you ask and what part of Tokyo they live in.
Pop culture is a lot more segmented than people realize. Even in the US.
- EE84M3i 6y agoYes and no. There's a demon slayer / Doraemon display directly at the front of every konbini you walk into in (afaict) most of the country.
- asutekku 6y agoBut you paid attention to those, because you (allegedly) were interested on those. A random passerby going to konbini is not going to care about them.
- EE84M3i 6y agoPerhaps, but demon slayer is also already the second highest grossing film in Japan ever: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films... Doraemon is a "cultural icon" and has been for decades. Evangelion is debatable but the 25th anniversary has been present all year with a plethora of tie-ins. At the very least, people not interested in Anime will recognize these as "oh that thing from [the konbini/I saw the voice actress on a game show/billboard/my child likes/the picture on my candy wrapper/etc]".
- krapp 6y agoPossibly off topic but speaking of Evangelion tie-ins, here's a video about whether or not one one could live entirely off of Evangelion branded merchandise[0]. [0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Qr9rztRw4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Qr9rztRw4