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NEWS: Netflix to Co-Produce Anime With Production I.G, Bones, WIT Studio

Not big enough. Not potent enough. Has the spirit of what anime had and presented itself when it came into the mainstream years ago but holds itself back or isn't tapping into its potential further enough.

Overseas, there are animators and artists who have come from all over the globe to Japan and have even started their own animation studios at this point in time. That's saying something.

When it comes to stories of OEL creators, they lack the idealism and even the daring will to change the world, the kinds of themes and elements that anime has presented. They lack the drive to dare to stand in the face of life's harshness, oppression and prominent issues and present that in their own way. This even goes for facing one's own nation's issues at large, throwing all fears to the wind and going into the fray against all odds.

Another thing, we aren't talking about western animation. That will always be around. What I'm talking about is pure bona fide anime created with the same spirit, regardless of technique and method, and taken full force with sincerity.

Go the distance.

a) many don't find that concerning and b) many don't even agree that that is what makes anime uniquely Japanese. [...]
more anime like Netflix is making is more likely to gain more non-Japanese fans, and Netflix just making the kind of anime you fear will be lost is what would likely lose an entire generation of anime fans.[...]
shows like Eromanga-sensei and Ryuo's Work still get produced and sell very well - in the case of the former at least.

Are you saying Naruto isn't Japanese, or people who like Naruto aren't real fans?

So when people in the 90's/00's said they liked DragonBall Z, Pokemon, Gundam Wing (or G), Digimon, Voltron, Big O, Speed Racer, Sailor Moon, Cowboy Bebop, or Lupin 3rd etc,

Those people would not either be anime fans or become fans by watching any of those shows?

It's not a matter of a lack of drive. It's simply impractical for Japan to move a bunch of animators to America to take a risk on make some kind of OEL anime for the West that might end up failing when it's cheaper and more practical for America to just outsource to Japan while writing their own scripts or co-fund an anime production like they're already doing. I'm not sure what they have to gain from Japan animators physically moving to America.

I guess while we're still here. Sakugablog wrote a reasonably good article in regards to Netflix's involvement in the industry. Other things like the more lax content requirements, and slightly more creative freedom are also good, but they don't really help most staff in any meaningful way at this point.

https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2018/02/09/lets-listen-to-anime-creators-for-once-netflix-is-no-savior/