If they aren’t an anime nerd, would they be using an anime piracy site?
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Unboxious@ani.social 2 weeks agoThat’s the thing, most anime viewers aren’t anime nerds. They just watch Solo Leveling or Frieren or whatever the latest, most hype things is and call it a day. That’s why a show whose main character barely has a personality took “Best Character” in the Crunchyroll Awards last year, even against what should’ve been stiff competition. A significant number of viewers didn’t watch any of the shows with good characters. Just Solo Leveling and maybe some isekai slop.
Susaga@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Unboxious@ani.social 2 weeks ago
Yes. They’ll google something like “watch solo leveling free” and then click on whatever links show up. It’s not exactly advanced.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
If they’re just watching a single show would they really pay for a service? Can’t speak for where you live but I’m fairly certain that where I live no one would do that.
Unboxious@ani.social 2 weeks ago
It depends. Netflix makes the math a little weird there since there are definitely people watching just one or two anime on Netflix, but then also using it to watch live-action stuff.
pycorax@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Ah yea, I think Netflix would be a lot more different when making this decision compared to Crunchyroll.