Japanese comic book: I got reincarnated as a super magical slime, and go on adventures as I create an entire kingdom of civilized monsters.
American comic book: I identify as the same super hero from 60 years ago, but now instead of having super adventures, I just care about how many ticks on Diversity Bingo I have.
I can't imagine why the Japanese one sounds more interesting..
"I was reincarnated as Kerrigan, Queen of Blades, but due to copyright reasons, changed my name, and also I'm a loli"
Actual light novel, by the by. Not the name, but the plot.
The biggest difference between the East and West isn't in naming conventions or weirdness of the setup, it's that Eastern stories aim to tell a story, while Western ones aim to sell a character, generally speaking. The priority is all wrong, they don't care about the story, plot, whathaveyou, they care about only the character... And the way they "care" is to make them Sock Juice Bingo.
I think the main difference in the industry is in Japan you have thousands of people using their creativity and writing all kinds of interesting and original stories. There are probably lots of terrible ones, but the cream rises to the top. The publishing industry selects the ones that will sell the most to distribute the most.
In the US you have a small number of consolidated industry gatekeepers, Marvel, DC, Diamond, and they're really bad at it, and attack their customers and competitors instead of getting good. Nobody with any sense wants to work with them.
Well, old school "tentacle p*rn" was a way to get around Japanese censorship. The whole "that's not a penis; it's just a long, veiny, throbbing uh.. appendage!
A" As for current trends like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, I dunno. Fun to draw, maybe? Iconic style choice? I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer that.
Japanese comic book: I got reincarnated as a super magical slime, and go on adventures as I create an entire kingdom of civilized monsters.
American comic book: I identify as the same super hero from 60 years ago, but now instead of having super adventures, I just care about how many ticks on Diversity Bingo I have.
I can't imagine why the Japanese one sounds more interesting..
"I was reincarnated as Kerrigan, Queen of Blades, but due to copyright reasons, changed my name, and also I'm a loli"
Actual light novel, by the by. Not the name, but the plot.
The biggest difference between the East and West isn't in naming conventions or weirdness of the setup, it's that Eastern stories aim to tell a story, while Western ones aim to sell a character, generally speaking. The priority is all wrong, they don't care about the story, plot, whathaveyou, they care about only the character... And the way they "care" is to make them Sock Juice Bingo.
I think the main difference in the industry is in Japan you have thousands of people using their creativity and writing all kinds of interesting and original stories. There are probably lots of terrible ones, but the cream rises to the top. The publishing industry selects the ones that will sell the most to distribute the most.
In the US you have a small number of consolidated industry gatekeepers, Marvel, DC, Diamond, and they're really bad at it, and attack their customers and competitors instead of getting good. Nobody with any sense wants to work with them.
They don't care about the character either.
They do, but just not in the way anyone would ever want. They care very much that it is that specific character they're destroying.
As a side note; what’s the deal with Japan and giant slimy blobs?
Well, old school "tentacle p*rn" was a way to get around Japanese censorship. The whole "that's not a penis; it's just a long, veiny, throbbing uh.. appendage! A" As for current trends like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, I dunno. Fun to draw, maybe? Iconic style choice? I'm not knowledgeable enough to answer that.