The stong starts at 1:41~ and for the life of me I've found it nowhere. Usually bilibili is pretty good at finding stuff like this, but i guess even it couldn't find this song. Now i'm worried it might've been made by AI. In any case, greatly appreciate if anyone is able to provide an answer!
The stong starts at 1:41~ and for the life of me I've found it nowhere. Usually bilibili is pretty good at finding stuff like this, but i guess even it couldn't find this song. Now i'm worried it might've been made by AI. In any case, greatly appreciate if anyone is able to provide an answer!
If you search up battle attire from both China and Korea - I feel the two look really similar. Even down to their very weapons. I know that China, Korea and Japan are all in close proximity to each other - but I feel that ancient Japan looks a lot more 'distinct' than China and Korea. Is there a reason for this? I've read that apparently with Japan being on its own island, this restricted communications with China and thus, enabled them to cultivate their own identity? But I could be wrong - hence I'm here!
In my head i'm thinking that Armored Core was probably a stronger hit in Japan vs the west because I know they really like Mecha. But it also wouldn't surprise me if Bloodborne had a storng cult following over there too considering the love for "The Call of Cthulhu" TTRPG over there. Still, with Demon Souls, Dark Souls and Elden Ring all being fantasy - i'm certain they were HITS in Japan too. And finally, Sekiro's just got that cultural resonance buff (as well as being one of the best action games of our time). But now's the question of where do they all stand vs each other?
My main point for asking this is because I'm just generally curious on the differences in Eastern vs Western interests. For example, maybe Elden Ring has a far stronger appeal in global then Japan - and Japan has a far stronger appeal to AC then the west. It's these observations that interest me 😄
I can name anime that dominated globally.
I can name anime which really only hit the global market, with Japan being kinda meh about it.
But i can't think up of anime that majorly hit in Japan, but didn't see much happen outside Japan.
Because from what i've usually seen, if it hits in Japan, it'll likely hit everywhere because ultimately it's a good show. That being said - maybe the show was only good because it presented an idea/theme that uniquely resonated with Japanese audiences.
Any thoughts?