• Dudewitbow
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    110 months ago

    other countries in asia is different than japan because virtually all other countries in Asia are very PC centric. Japan is the extreme outlier in asia.

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      10 months ago

      That doesn’t change that, at least in relation to Netflix viewership percentage, it went better in Japan than in most western countries. It didn’t even get Top 10 on launch week in the US.

      • Dudewitbow
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        110 months ago

        its better in japan, because its essentially a netflix exclusive, where usually other anime is watched via their local networks. it’s induced popularity through exclusivity.

        • @Syrc
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          110 months ago

          It’s a Netflix exclusive everywhere, but it still worked better in Japan. It was undeniably a success, and I think that’s enough to qualify it as a product made (also) for the Japanese market.

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            10 months ago

            Keep in mind, at everywhere else, they also have to compete against netflixs definition of anime (which is a step below japans definition of it) which also has marketing tied to it.

            Prime video in japan is more popular than Netflix (which is BY FAR not thr case in the west for the most part)

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              110 months ago

              Sorry, I didn’t really understand the first paragraph (I just woke up so that might be a factor), what’s Netflix’s definition of anime and why does it matter for marketing?

              Also yes, Prime Video is more popular than Netflix in Japan, but that’s also the case in the US, which has around a third of the streaming service userbase, so it’s not really that much of an outlier.

              • Dudewitbow
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                110 months ago

                Netflix definition of anime includes shows like Castlevania, which some people do not consider anime. Its only a step back from japans definiton as it doesnt include all other kinds of animated work as to a japanese, Spongebob for example would be considered anime.

                • @Syrc
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                  110 months ago

                  Yeah, now that I see what’s included in the catalog it is pretty weird, but how is that relevant in Edgerunners’s reception in Japan and/or outside?

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                    How people consume media on said platform and all platform affects rankings. The average japanes person watches anime off local network like ATX, Tokyo MX and such, which devalues some anime on atreaming aites in japan, unless they are exclusive. This is not the case for other regions where having a channel with a lot of anime options is not really a thing, so everyone is primarily watching it via streaming. This then gives more viewership to mainstream anime because the tv option is no longer/was never viable, thus mainstrean anime float up rankings in outside media. But sink in japan because theyre watching it elsewhere.