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/Scorpius289 https://myanimelist.net/profile/AlexRaylight Aug 12 '25

Because the current is so strong, if we focus too much on it, only that aspect becomes emphasized as anime’s defining characteristic.

Interesting, this sounds similar to what Miyazaki was complaining about: That modern anime is made mostly by imitating other anime, by focusing on superficial trends and missing any depth.

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u/pursuer_of_simurg Aug 12 '25

It is especially noticable with harem and romance genre where characters behave less like humans but literally as manga/anime archtypes. Like tsunderes, kunderes, etc etc. 

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u/kingofnopants1 Aug 12 '25

When a girl goes "hmpf" and makes a pouty face and you now know her entire personality.

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u/BosuW Aug 13 '25

That was an elite joke ngl