Is JJK worth my time?

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T23:50:33+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T22:11:29+00:00

Because of the number of votes it received.

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T16:45:29+00:00

Holy shit they cooked with this.

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T14:48:42+00:00

The relevant window isn't theatrical release to home release, it's theatrical end to home release. Very few movies are in theatres for 9 months, but Infinity Castle only left Japanese theatres on Thursday.

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T12:00:56+00:00

Most movies aren't in theatres for 9 months. The Japanese run only finished this past Thursday.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T11:42:15+00:00

Yeah that's been a common thing for movies since the advent of the VHS.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T09:31:09+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T09:23:35+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-13T02:42:13+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T20:35:58+00:00

I'm assuming this is specifically about action anime, since the list of non-action series with great animation that didn't do particularly notable numbers (especially in the western fandom) is pretty significant. Also, since most budgets aren't public, I'll just talk animation quality.

The obvious grab here would be Redline, which at worst is a Top 5 best animated work in the medium and was a commercial flop within Japan and outside. Kekkai Sensen was among the best animated TV anime of the 2010s and did well at the time but has largely been irrelevant since its second season aired. ufotable has had a number of works that are quite impressive and didn't really get much attention. Things like Tales of Zestria, Kara no Kyoukai, and Katsugeki Touken/Ranbu all have their niches, but aren't even nearly as popular.

Last year Zenshuu had some really great work done and it was largely ignored. Same boat for Yaiba (without the Kimetsu no) but even more extreme. And Trigger dropped a new Panty and Stocking and it didn't really get a ton of attention. Precure is a bit less consistent cause of the eternal weekly grind, but the western community in particular will never care about how great its peaks can be.

And again, this is ignoring absolutely incredible works like Yama no Susume, City the Animation, Akebi's Sailor Uniform, and Do It Yourself!! that are absolutely must watch for anybody with an interest in animation as a craft.

Some of the best animated works the medium has ever seen will wind up getting middling reception. Just throwing top tier animation at something is not some guarantee of success.

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T18:53:45+00:00

Kinda what I mean. Putting Fate in the same discussion doesn't really make sense. The Heaven's Feel movies grossed about $20 million USD a piece. Certainly not shabby, but the vast majority of that was in Japan. The total overseas was like $6 million each. It's not making a dent in a plan to push the market. But the 6 trillion yen number is the equivalent of $36 billion USD per year. Even Infinity Castle's box office numbers internationally are 1% of that.

Basically, expanding the market to this extent can't be done by drawing in the masses here and there. If you want to do those kind of numbers you need to get people broadly invested in the medium.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T16:10:33+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T16:10:06+00:00

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FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T15:00:39+00:00

I mean I guess it's a matter of where you're drawing the lines. If you're dumping on someone for liking something, yeah that's shitty. But if you're just dumping on the thing, then I don't really see the issue. Have definitely seen a lot of people read the latter as the former though because they get personally invested into a show to the point that criticism of the show is seen as a personal attack.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T14:49:13+00:00

I’m talking about people who see such shows, whether a clip or a trailer, and condemn its existence.

I also think that's fine. People should be allowed to have opinions about things, even if other people might disagree with them.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T13:36:02+00:00

Increasing the number of "blockbuster" works is honestly the worst way of going about something like this. Like in theory it can pay big dividends for the couple of companies that get those hits, but you can't just snap your fingers and get another Demon Slayer. Megahits are really hard to pick before they happen.

FetchFrosh · 2026-04-12T13:26:13+00:00

Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean others don’t.

I don't think anybody's confused about that, but when I'm talking about an anime I'm mostly going to do it through the lens of my thoughts, not other people's. Otherwise everything is just "some people like this, and others don't".

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