Dragon Ball and the posibilty of a Neo Anime Boom

[Cure Dragon 255]

What would it take for Dragon Ball Super to truly usher in a neo anime boom? Do you think it will happen once the Zamasu arc begins?

[Boo Machine]

I feel like anime has gotten as "boomy" as it's ever going to get. Maybe with some rises and declines in the future. So I don't really feel like the Zamau stuff will make much difference.

I can only give my point of view from the Western audience side. Though Dragonball would probably do better marketed towards kids, a new audience, as opposed to adults whom most were already fans to begin with. Then anime would have to be treated well by the people who make the decisions to put stuff like action cartoons/anime on T.V. Which judging by how stuff like that has been treated in recent years, I don't see that happening. Not to mention the different standards of today. I can't imagine something like Fairy tale or One piece being on Cartoon network today.

There is probably more, but I don't know enough about this kind of thing to really know what they are.

Hope that doesn't sound to pessimistic. I'm usually not, but I don't really see an interest in anime making a huge Spike up since it's not really a new thing. Anime would have to make a massive decline in interest over here in the west first to see such a thing again.

Anyone who knows more about this feel free to correct me if it looks like I'm talking out of my ass. Because I am.

[funrush]

No, Dragon Ball is too old. People aren't going to go crazy over Super like they did about Z. It only airs once a week too.

[GodKaio-Ken]

No, Dragon Ball is too old. People aren't going to go crazy over Super like they did about Z. It only airs once a week too.

Also even though its targeted to a new generation the story doesnt really make much sense if you arent old enough to know about Z.

Plus anime is HUUUUGE in the west. America anyway, and that is already partly due to DBZ

[Cure Dragon 255]

I wonder how well will the toys and DVD's sell!

[precita]

Plus anime is HUUUUGE in the west. America anyway, and that is already partly due to DBZ

Anime barely airs on TV in the west anymore, and most of the stuff people watch online are fanservice or waifu shows aimed at adults.

Kids these days barely care about anime. We aren't in 1997-2005 anymore.

[Cure Dragon 255]

That's why I do want a new Anime Boom to keep things interesting.

[precita]

There isn't anything for the west anymore. Naruto was big for a while in the U.S. when it first started but it died down considerably. One Piece failed in the west. Digimon is done. Attack on Titan has some decent exposure but it went year gaps between seasons killing it's momentum.

Other than Pokemon and Super now, there really isn't much reason to push anime in the west anymore.

[Cure Dragon 255]

Digimon Adventure Tri had awesome DVD sales but yeah you are right.

[precita]

I honestly wonder why they didn't try to get Sailor Moon Crystal on TV in the U.S. I guess after Toei saw Precure dub fail in the U.S. a while ago they decided not to bother.

I think the age of anime is done in the west aside from old shows people have nostalgia for.

[sangofe]

What would it take for Dragon Ball Super to truly usher in a neo anime boom? Do you think it will happen once the Zamasu arc begins?

What? What is neo anime boom?

[Cure Dragon 255]

Neo as in new and Anime Boom as in a sudden Surge in popularity. Like the one in the 90s

[GodKaio-Ken]

Plus anime is HUUUUGE in the west. America anyway, and that is already partly due to DBZ

Anime barely airs on TV in the west anymore, and most of the stuff people watch online are fanservice or waifu shows aimed at adults.

Kids these days barely care about anime. We aren't in 1997-2005 anymore.

People barely watch TV in general anymore. Anime has grown not declined.

[MagmonKai]

Plus anime is HUUUUGE in the west. America anyway, and that is already partly due to DBZ

Anime barely airs on TV in the west anymore, and most of the stuff people watch online are fanservice or waifu shows aimed at adults.

Kids these days barely care about anime. We aren't in 1997-2005 anymore.

People barely watch TV in general anymore. Anime has grown not declined.

People get their anime fixes from other sources than TV. Social media and platforms like Youtube and Streaming sites proliferate with anime. It's still popular, just we don't have Neilson ratings to back that up anymore.

[GodKaio-Ken]

Anime barely airs on TV in the west anymore, and most of the stuff people watch online are fanservice or waifu shows aimed at adults.

Kids these days barely care about anime. We aren't in 1997-2005 anymore.

People barely watch TV in general anymore. Anime has grown not declined.

People get their anime fixes from other sources than TV. Social media and platforms like Youtube and Streaming sites proliferate with anime. It's still popular, just we don't have Neilson ratings to back that up anymore.

Exactly.

I'm basing my opinion on the fact that in those days it was still "weird" or "nerdy" to like anime. Now we have full on conventions and more people in general seem to know about it a bit more.

[Hellspawn28]

I honestly wonder why they didn't try to get Sailor Moon Crystal on TV in the U.S. I guess after Toei saw Precure dub fail in the U.S. a while ago they decided not to bother.

I think the age of anime is done in the west aside from old shows people have nostalgia for.

From what I was told that Hulu got the streaming rights to it and they outbid Toonami before they can air it.

[DBZAOTA482]

I honestly wonder why they didn't try to get Sailor Moon Crystal on TV in the U.S. I guess after Toei saw Precure dub fail in the U.S. a while ago they decided not to bother.

I think the age of anime is done in the west aside from old shows people have nostalgia for.

Speak of the devil, is Sailor Moon Crystal now airing on TV? Just give it a few months/years and we'll probably see the Sailor Senshi on U.S. TV again.

From what I was told that Hulu got the streaming rights to it and they outbid Toonami before they can air it.

Well, that sucks...