Sometimes I wonder why I got into anime and manga; I wonder why I couldn't find something a little more mainstream to attach my fanatical self to. Why can't I love (read: obsess over) Twilight just like everyone else instead of a silly vampire manga? Twilight's going to be around forever (sadly), but my vampire manga might not be. How depressing.
Such a not-cheerful topic to open the new year with, but after reading news report upon news report of large retailers closing their doors and then reading smaller articles on more obscure sites about manga diminishing, anime already struggling (one such article), it makes me worry about the future of this form of entertainment . I think both anime and manga will be always available and accessible. What I worry about is the variety we'll be presented with here in the U.S. I worry about some of the less popular titles that I read or want to read being cut. Of course, I could always learn to read Japanese.
What are your thoughts? Do you think the industry is going to be able to weather the economic storms, or do you think there will be some casualties? Do you think we'll see less variety, maybe less quality? Or am I just being pessimistic and worrying too much?
Such a not-cheerful topic to open the new year with, but after reading news report upon news report of large retailers closing their doors and then reading smaller articles on more obscure sites about manga diminishing, anime already struggling (one such article), it makes me worry about the future of this form of entertainment . I think both anime and manga will be always available and accessible. What I worry about is the variety we'll be presented with here in the U.S. I worry about some of the less popular titles that I read or want to read being cut. Of course, I could always learn to read Japanese.
What are your thoughts? Do you think the industry is going to be able to weather the economic storms, or do you think there will be some casualties? Do you think we'll see less variety, maybe less quality? Or am I just being pessimistic and worrying too much?
