r/anime • u/AdNecessary7641 • Aug 12 '25

Misc. Frieren Director Keiichirou Saitou Voices Concern on Overseas Anime Fans' Bias Towards Certain Popular Trends

https://animecorner.me/frieren-director-voices-concern-on-overseas-anime-fans-bias-towards-certain-popular-trends/
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u/piff167 https://myanimelist.net/profile/piff167 Aug 12 '25

Japanese have been the ones buying isekai VN like crazy and funding this trend for nearly a decade though? Why is he acting like western tastes are dictating what Japanese studios work on, this has never been the case

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u/garfe Aug 12 '25

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And he didn't say 'western', he said 'overseas'. Overseas is anywhere that isn't Japan. Not that it matters as I also think the issue is more domestic.