https://automaton-media.com/en/news/is-anime-really-no-longer-being-made-for-japanese-audiences-domestic-fans-argue-recent-discussion-is-missing-the-point/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:37:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://automaton-media.com/en/news/is-anime-really-no-longer-being-made-for-japanese-audiences-domestic-fans-argue-recent-discussion-is-missing-the-point/#comment-9571 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:37:46 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71770#comment-9571 I suppose the broader question is, does it even matter? There will always be niche anime and locally produced works. If now 90% of funding is coming from outside the country for anime for other markets then what has really happened is you have 900% more anime than when it was just funded by the 10%. The 900% growth just doesn’t cater to the Japanese.

]]> https://automaton-media.com/en/news/is-anime-really-no-longer-being-made-for-japanese-audiences-domestic-fans-argue-recent-discussion-is-missing-the-point/#comment-9559 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:27:03 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=71770#comment-9559 Seems like a distinction without a difference; if a unique anime project gets shitcanned in favor of something with Western appeal, that means anime production is pandering to a Western audience. Doesn’t matter what the original author’s intent was, it’s getting adapted or not based on “can we sell this overseas?” That will have a chilling effect on the industry, and lead to samier, safer, and frankly shittier anime.

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