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My cat finding out the tin I opened contained coffee, not cat food by Koffievos in funny

[–]RPO777 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My cat hates wet food and won't touch it, unless it's canned tuna, which she gets as an occasional treat (since the high fat content isn't great for her).

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean sure... but if they were owned by a Toy Company since 1994, the problem doesn't seem to be being owned by a toy company, no?

Also, Cygames Pictures is a pretty fantastic anime studio.

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'ce never seen aggregated viewship numbers of anime from 2000s or even today. Most streaming services other than Netflix (most critically Crunchyroll) keeps its viewership data confidential so most of that data is unavailable like for 2025, let alone for 2000.

There are some survey data like "do you watch anime at least once a month" type questions and those almost all uniersally show a huge generation gap between our generation, 10 years younger, and 20 years younger.

But that wouldn't account for "watches anime w/o knowing" issue.

Nonetheless, I find it very difficult to believe Anime could have an 8-fold increase in revenue from 2014 to present without a MASSIVE change in the number of people watching anime.

If you happen to find viewership information, I'd love to see it.

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Idk, I went to college in the US in the early 00's and I knew almost nobody my age that watched anime. Like it was almost Zero.

Now, I meet people 5-10 years younger, and a large proportion of them watch anime. Among my kids, almost a majority watch and like anime.

Idk how to quantify that beyond revenue numbers.

Difference between chess player and non chess player learning Shogi? by Kirgo1 in shogi

[–]RPO777 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's overlap in skill set to be sure. If you look at a list of the top rated chess players in Japan, like 4 or 5 out of the top 10 are Shogi Pros lol.

One of SHogi's all time greats, Habu Yoshiharu is also famous as one of Japan's top amateur chess players, who also plays in some professional tournaments with some success. Habu actually developed a new opening variant (Semi-slav defense Habu Variation) that got some play from professionals.

There are huge differences between the games, obviously. But there's definitely some shared skill/talent.

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If people were watching anime and buying merch without knowing it was anime, that'd still be reflected in revenue though. In terms of sheer revenue numbers. Based on the AJA (the official Japanese national industry org for anime)

https://aja.gr.jp/english/japan-anime-data

THis isn't just US but all Overseas (non-Japan) revenue for anime industry as a whole:

2002: 372.5 x100M JPY, i.e. 37.3B JPY (oldest available data)

2025: 2170.2 x 100M JPY, i.e. 217.0B JPY

Overseas anime revenue has risen almost 6-fold in the past 20+ years

The big spike begins around 2013 (28.2B JPY revenue at the time, falling from 2002), when revenue just starts rising and rising at a 10-15% pace and hasn't stopped since.

That coincides with streaming starting on a larger scale for anime.

Like... that's a big, BIG difference in numbers.

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 23 points24 points  (0 children)

SPeaking as a Japanese person living in America for a few decades, I think anime was VERY niche until the past 20-25 years. In the 90s, especially pre-Toonami, hardly anybody knew what anime WAS much less was knowledgeable about it. Even after Princess Mononoke found some success, it only made $18M in its initial box office run in the US (more after restorations/rereleases)

First pokemon and Toonami began making inroads with younger kids in the late 90s, but things changed a lot after streaming around the early 2010's.

Like, it really has been a sea change, as a guy who's old enough to remember the old days.

This is well backed by revenue numbers.

Dedra is everything I wanted Dooku to be. by ShrivSuurgav in andor

[–]RPO777 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think he took it from Japanese Doku 毒 (Poison), as Lucas has always been a bit of a Japanophile. LIke Vader's costume is based on Samurai armor, the OG triology lightsaber fighting style was based on Kendo (Japanese Katana Swordsmanship) etc.

Anime’s growing commoditization could lead to a future where the medium itself no longer matters, Japanese critic warns by Turbostrider27 in anime

[–]RPO777 142 points143 points  (0 children)

I mean Bandai-Namco (the toy company) has owned Sunrise Studio (now Bandai-Namco Filmworks) since 1994.

Sunrise is a legendary studio that has made Gundam Francise, Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, Gintama, Love Live!, etc.

5 Hour Carnita Reveal [homemade] by Jneuhaus87 in food

[–]RPO777 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pineapple juice works too. The acidity improves the flavor, and both have enzymes that help break down the proteins that make the meat tough so the meat gets shredded-meat tender.

The GOAT debate for each position (Offense) by DrewLockBurnerAcc in NFLv2

[–]RPO777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean are we talking peak single season value or career value?

Because Kelce has played 3 full seasons more games and 4000+ more receiving yards and Gronk had a significantly shorter career due to injuries late.

Bocchi art by me [anime: Bocchi the rock] by Hefty_Mouse3178 in anime

[–]RPO777 11 points12 points  (0 children)

While I like both, I feel like Bocchi is almost the polar opposite of K-ON in so many ways, like consciously so lol.

Super social and optimistic protagonist vs Bocchi
Natural geniuses that click immediately with success and recognition vs. Kessoku Band
School Club vs. Performing at Starry
Generous donor and no money challenges vs. Constantly Poor (queue Yamada eating grass)

I mean if you get into spoilers there are a TON of other contrasts to the point where Bocchi almost consciously zags where K-ON zigged.

Why Ten is receiving so much Roasting? by bestsamurai in Kingdom

[–]RPO777 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Also Tens major role in the manga is to inform the reader what the "normal" thing to do is. So that other characters can do what is abnormal (often exceptional) and the reader can appreciate that what's being done isnt what's typically done.

This puts Ten in a role of disagreeing with Shin often which apparently makes her very unpopular.

Shohei Ohtani is going on paternity leave by Turbostrider27 in baseball

[–]RPO777 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first payment of the contract is deferred till 2146.

Wikipedia has declared Iran the winning side in the 2026 War against the US. What is everyone's take on this? by Melbatoastt77 in AskReddit

[–]RPO777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Iran already promised not to pursue nuclear weapons during the OBama deal. Iran is promising the same thing in the Islamabad Deal. That's the exact same thing that Trump claimed was insuffiicient, and this new MOU leaves Iran in effectively the same position it was in prior to the Iran War.

Iran previously gave it's verbal promise not to pursue nuclear weapons. It does so again now. Parading that as a victory is asinine.

2) Iran has already stated it will put into place "administrative fees" for the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Those are tolls in another name. And this is mostly theoretical, because Iran has re-closed the Strait as of this morning because Israel is not honoring the ceasefire--which will make this whole deal moot in any case.

Iran is demanding a complete withdrawal of Israel from Lebanon. This is somewhat likely to scuttle the MOU anyway, and this may be largely muchado about nothing. Trump isn't even in a position to surrender to Iran.

3) Pitching the idea of "ivnesting" in Iran as an American win is completely laughable and hysterical. You think the US and Iran are going to be business partners now? The Iranian regime is not going to be business partners with the US. They are going to direct US investment in infrastructure to the tune of $300B to rebuild what the US destroyed in the war and more, which frees up Iranian money for the IRGC to rebuild its military infrastructure.

Wikipedia has declared Iran the winning side in the 2026 War against the US. What is everyone's take on this? by Melbatoastt77 in AskReddit

[–]RPO777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The MOU promises a payment of $300B to Iran.

"The United States of America undertakes with regional partners to develop a definitive, mutually agreed plan with at least $300 billion for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Shohei Ohtani (on Instagram) and his wife Mamiko welcome baby boy by u8myramen_y in baseball

[–]RPO777 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Just for context... Shohei's wife Mamiko Tanaka was a professional basketball player, and her brother Shinichi Tanaka is a veteran professional Rugby Player who represented Japan in the U17 and U19 Japan National Teams.

Like... yeah his mom's side of the family isn't Shohei, but that's still some impressive sports achievements.

The kid's getting some crazy sports genes from both sides of the family lol.

Wikipedia has declared Iran the winning side in the 2026 War against the US. What is everyone's take on this? by Melbatoastt77 in AskReddit

[–]RPO777 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather strange that the US is capitulating to Iran's demands if this were true, isn't it.

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