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Western animation is varied, but I think anime overall still has an upper hand. In anime not too unusual to see shows like Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju which is
by jwells89 2y ago
Western animation is varied, but I think anime overall still has an upper hand.
In anime not too unusual to see shows like Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju which is a historical drama that follows the apprentice of a master stage entertainer in the Showa era. Very niche, but also quite interesting. Stuff like that almost never gets animated TV shows in the US.
- dragontamer 2y agoI think the traditional outlet for that stuff is like Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. USA certainly produces a lot of entertainment and celebrates niches. What's weird and interesting though is that Japanese Anime covers just so many genres (including edutainment. I'd add Ninja Girl and Samurai Master as a very educational plot about the Warring States period of Japan). Maybe even Kenshin as a more mainstream historical fiction about Mejia Era / dawn of industrial Japan as the perspective of an old Samurai assassin. -------- USA has assassins creed for example (or Canada does at least??) but that's a video game. Shogun and Game of Thrones has fantasy + history in them. I guess general USA entertainment certainly covers all the genres. But anime alone attempts to cover all the bases. That's quite unique for a medium IMO.