For quite a long time I've been really disappointed in the anime and manga industry. They have stagnated, lost creativity and generally just really sucks, especially the anime industry.
Now, so let me complain about the anime first.
The new winter season of anime had been ongoing for two months and during that time I gave them all a chance and boy, did they disappoint! I know the Japanese economy isn't the best at the moment, but seriously?!? Anyway, what a bummer. I had already been disappointed by almost every series that came out for the last three to four years, with a few exceptions of course like Log Horizon, Grimgar of Fantasy & Ash, Yuri!!! on ICE and a few others. The recent from last year was e.g. Hakumei & Mikochi or A Place Further than the Universe. As for long ongoing anime I only have One Piece after Naruto finished.
But my point is this, a long time ago... or what feels like a long time, there were always at least two or three series every season that was good. It was like waiting for Christmas Eve every week, waiting for another episode of this and that. Ah, happy times. Now, there is either none or only one that I feel is worth my time and even that has started a stupid trend, at least when it comes to manga. I'm talking about That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
Which brings me to the manga industry (or manwha and webtoons).
The other day I was bookmarking and updating various mangas on my reading list. A lot of novels I've been reading had reached the point of enough popularity or attention to get a manga adaption, for which I'm grateful. Then I started to notice a trend where the MC reincarnates into a slime or other none-human beings. I don't know if above mentioned came first, but it's definitely the one that kickstarted the slime trend.
Of course my issue isn't about slime, that was just an example or a point. My issue is, that it's just one out of many other mangas where they perhaps borrow a bit too many of the same ideas, much like the many wuxia, xianxia and xuanhuan novels that are currently flooding the internet.
Also, there are no new interesting manga, only adaptions. And because they are adaptions, often made by skilled fans or a group of artists that doesn't necessarily profit from their work like a paid mangaka, the releases aren't regular and often you have to wait a really long time, even for just one chapter to come out.
Btw, I'm not bashing the many awesome translators, cleaners and providers. I'm just complaining about the lack of good manga/manwha/webtoons or whatever term you want to use.
Maybe the industries are just hitting a slow season (for the third year in a row) or having a slump,
but seriously... Stop that and give me back my happy times. Please?
When the anime and manga industry stagnates
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