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Hi all! Thanks to Charles for compiling these fascinating 3-parters, and as a contrib to the 3rd part I'm really happy they have been embraced.
To clarify, 90's anime distribution in the UK used to be a Not For Women thing, we adapted to what we could (namely Project A-Ko, 3x3 Eyes, even though that was a cert 18!) and left the more violent/sexy stuff to everyone else who was not a 14 year old girl
Absolutely, it may be because of the appeal of Char Aznable in that show? But also media franchises are doing more cross-over market appeal in the 2000s, like Death Note contained some very pretty boys, despite being serialised in a shonen/boys magazine.
Mega-baffling! And 50% loss of market until someone did something about it, crazy business angle. Also as a 90s anime fan, it went from "eurgh you're a girl into sex and violence Manga Videos "to "ugh you're a girl who likes babies stuff like Pokemon". We could NOT catch a break.
I wonder if I knew her, I grew up in Halesowen where I was when I co-contributed to Anime Babes! If not please pass by my table when we can all go to comic cons again if you attend, always great to say hi to Midlander comics/anime fans
Watton pointed me to Anime Babes, which really helped part of my argument and is also a fascinating bit of history in its own right. Anime used to be a Not For Women thing.
To clarify, 90's anime distribution in the UK used to be a Not For Women thing, we adapted to what we could (namely Project A-Ko, 3x3 Eyes, even though that was a cert 18!) and left the more violent/sexy stuff to everyone else who was not a 14 year old girl
One of the more interesting things I learned (in relation to a forthcoming list) is that the Gundam anime series initially was mainly popular with women. Yoshiyuki Tomino himself said that it was the female fans who watched the series and went to the earliest conventions while male fans didn't get into it until the model kits started to become popular.
Absolutely, it may be because of the appeal of Char Aznable in that show? But also media franchises are doing more cross-over market appeal in the 2000s, like Death Note contained some very pretty boys, despite being serialised in a shonen/boys magazine.
I always think of how the Pokémon franchise (which, remember, has a blank slate protagonist you're meant to project yourself on) never thought to add a female option until the expansion to the second generation - which is absolutely baffling considering the gender balance of its OG fans as you can see on the modern internet.
Mega-baffling! And 50% loss of market until someone did something about it, crazy business angle. Also as a 90s anime fan, it went from "eurgh you're a girl into sex and violence Manga Videos "to "ugh you're a girl who likes babies stuff like Pokemon". We could NOT catch a break.
I find it fascinating just how into anime the wife used to be growing up in 90s Wolverhampton.
I wonder if I knew her, I grew up in Halesowen where I was when I co-contributed to Anime Babes! If not please pass by my table when we can all go to comic cons again if you attend, always great to say hi to Midlander comics/anime fans