• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I read the article thinking surely this must be hyperbole. Nope. It’s 100% what the title says. The government has no idea how anime “works” and is thinking about direct subsidies to creators, but it’s fucking wild to me that my favorite tentacle porn artist is living off his patreon alone.

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    3 months ago

    They didnt fund the creation of anime, but they did fund distribution, localization, etc.

    What I want to know is what happened to the 54% that went into live-action; did any Japanese films break out in the last few years?

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      3 months ago

      Godzilla Minus One is really the only thing in recent years that has broken out. It’s weird that anime is such a huge part of my life, but I’ve seen more Bollywood films than live action Japanese films in the last 10 years (excluding old samurai films, of course).

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      3 months ago

      Does live action one piece count?

      Other than that there was the Kabuki film, not sure how well it did though