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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Japense aren't afraid of being light cute and extraordinarily whimsical in contrast to overly serious westerns.
If anything Japan has a bigger base for new superhero-esque content while we keep on rehashing the sane 300 something popular superheros though there has always been a trend of marvel anime/manga adaptions going on. Still even disc wars isn't huge and that wouldn't have been a thing if the MCU didn't exist.
Imashai is a huge marvel fans. He loves kitty. Toryama was once a superman fan or so it seemed when he parodied the character.guy behind yugioh likes hellboy. Meanwhile shows like Astro boy were influenced by Disney animation.
Thing is there's not much profit to be made for American superheros in general discounting live action films. You have to pay for forigen cotent on television so I guess flash arrow and agents of shield doesn't do good over there. same with animated shows like ttg and gog. You need to pay the cabal subscription but not for netfilx. American superheros have a much lower profile if they aren't in live action over there because their popularity is overshadowed by an abundance of manga characters. That doesn't mean people arent inspired by say batman. It's just well he's not solid snake. The whole I'm batman the best guy ever doesn't realm exist there
There's translated graphic novels but they're at American shops. Not a lot people buy them.
Japan is the second largest movie market out there I think. Both harry potter and superhero films hit hard. Still for the superhero genre it wasn't enough. Resdent evil made 50 mil, which is more than avengers
O marvel did higher a Japanese artist.
However the Netflix shows might resante with the japense audience since its cheap and accessible compared to normal tevelison. JJ especially has that splice of life and action drama asdocited with samurai famlacu and btoom so it might be the best to connect with the Japanese audince aside from iron fist, marvels mortal kombat
edited 1st Oct '15 9:02:42 AM by xbimpy
We'll be getting some casting news for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Doctor Strange soon
. And some news for the other movies before the year is out.
That's actually China.
edited 30th Sep '15 10:08:27 PM by comicwriter
About Disney's animated shows...they actually have specific shows for specific age groups. So yes, they have a number of shows which are mind melting to watch, but those are made for three year olds. I think Disney is smart enough to know that the audience for Marvel animated series are not three year olds, and that ideally, those shows are accessible for older children but also enjoyable for older teens or even adults.
To be fair, Marvel Animation didn't really produce shows before the current run, so perhaps they just need some time to figure it out. But it is only a matter of time before Disney steps in. Perhaps they even have already.
China is the biggest.
edited 30th Sep '15 11:27:24 PM by Swanpride
That's because I never was one of those people. I really don't get where the notion that Marvel or Star Wars for that matter is so much more "adult" than what Disney usually creates even comes from. Star Wars is pretty much a fairy tale in space, and the whole hero genre is pretty much a take on the prince who swoops in and rescues to day, too.
The question is which demographic Disney wants to hit with the shows...well, I guess they have an easier time to get the boys. But a lot of their shows which are not for the toddlers are designed in a way that they do address an older audience too. I wonder if Disney will be happy in the long term with the limited scope of the Marvel shows.
Best news I've heard all day. At least now I know I wont be seeing Jesse Eisenberg as Captain Britain or some shit.
edited 1st Oct '15 2:08:09 PM by nervmeister
Feige Confirms "Doctor Strange" Will Be An Origin Story
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/feige-confirms-doctor-strange-will-be-an-origin-story

That was posted earlier.
As for how he transfers his powers to her it doesn't really matter. They could fiddle around with the details to fit whatever story they're telling.
edited 30th Sep '15 2:21:09 PM by comicwriter