So as I've mentioned before I'm working my way out of normie status with Anime and I was curious about something. With Western entertainment I generally don't watch anything made after 2014 without someone I trust (friend/this group/youtuber) recommending it. Is modern day Anime good to watch or has the woke virus attacked it? I remember hearing something about translators having issues.
Also, when it comes to Manga, what do they do differently compared to modern day comic books? In my local comic book store, the back issue section gets the most business to the point where sometimes they put a time limit on people shopping in that section. As expected the new comics don't get as much attention but the Mangas do. Also I notice a good split of men and women. Does Manga understand that certain types of stories appeal to men/women differently and plays to that, or is there just generally a lot of crossover with Manga?
Lastly, until I pay off my remaining debts I won't get anymore streaming services. Are there any free anime streaming services like tubi or crackle? I know a lot of older anime used to be on youtube but I don't see it as much.
Thank you for your time.
Cant really answer for Manga as I dont read that side, but I can answer for Anime (which at least follows similar trend lines).
There have absolutely been a few major instances of that happening, but I will say that I personally think its overblown in terms of how often it happens. The Japanese have also been not particularly happy when it has happened so a lot of times it gets slapped before it gets too out of hand.
I know its one of those things that ends to start flame wars, but I actually do think dubbing is generally well done, and a lot of the stigma is left over from the 90's/2000's when it was a lot lower quality. But I would keep your ear to the ground, and if its an issue you can watch subs.
While it mostly depends on the genre, the answer is generally that manga/anime knows what its audience wants and sticks with it. You dont see actiony stuff trying to appeal to women, but you dont see "slice of life" sort of stuff trying to appeal to men. Any crossover is considered an added bonus.
Although you can have stuff that straddles the line and draws in both sides. For instance, SpyXFamily has a ton of crossover appeal because it is equal parts action and slice of life, and even manages to make it work. But that is definitely a more rare instance.
Never really looked into crackle so I dont know about that one. But Tubi does have a pretty decent selection of anime on it, including a lot of the old classics (including my personal favorite, Redline). So it would be a good free option for anime.
Cool! Yea I recently downloaded Tubi and loving it. They have a ton of older content so I love that. I recently watched Fist of the North Star on it and saw that it has a lot more anime to dive into.
If you are in the market for some newer anime that is pretty good (not available on Tubi unfortunately), I would recommend Eighty-Six: 86 if you get the chance to see it. It handles the concepts of racism and discriminations in a way that most Western SJW's wish they could while still telling a compelling story.
Essentially, AI Warbots (known as Legion) go rogue and start killing off all humanity, and the last survivors are organized into 85 districts in a fortified republic to withstand the tide, with their robotic Juggernaught units to fight off Legion. Except that they arent robots, and their manned by those known as "The 86", which are all those who were left outside of the city and officially dont exist. They are offered a chance to gain citizenship....if they survive a tour of duty that is.
The actual story follows Spearhead Squadron, a veteran unit of 86 known for being one of the best performers....and so abusive to their handlers they have made many commit suicide or go literally insane. Then they get assigned a new handler who starts learned more about them and Legion, and figures out there is more going on than the government is letting any of them know.
Sounds intriguing. Gotta check it out