General & Others Why is Gen Alpha so Obsessed with JJK?
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Demon Slayer was shitting on One Piece in sales. That's the thing, but I think all of it comes from Japan. It was so overwhelming that it was impossible to ignore even for the West. Not because it was entertaining but simply because it was like "this manga is apparently lapping every other series in sales" But no one really fucks with Demon Slayer like that over here because it's simply too mid to care for.
Yeah like i said if its because of japan that makes sense, there are series that are generational there no one here cares
Like for example at the top of my head, the most profitable franchise toei has is not dragonball or one piece but pretty sure its pretty cure
Like for example at the top of my head, the most profitable franchise toei has is not dragonball or one piece but pretty sure its pretty cure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Cure
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
"By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually."
Demon slayer is like the avatar of animes
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended
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Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended
.Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
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Demon slayer is like the avatar of animes
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was 5x or 6x OP sales after it had already ended.
Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was 5x or 6x OP sales after it had already ended
.Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Demon slayer is like the avatar of animes
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was 5x or 6x OP sales after it had already ended.
Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was 5x or 6x OP sales after it had already ended
.Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Demon slayer is like the avatar of animes
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended.
Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended
.Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
On top of that it had a PHENOMENAL anime and movie back to back
Rengoku was also pretty goated
Also it was in its final arc so many ppl were jumping on the ending hype train, happened to JJK too
Demon slayer sales is a phenomenon that can never be replicated ever again. It was just the right place and time
Demon slayer is like the avatar of animes
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended.
Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Breaks every sale record but i've never seen anyone say they are a fan of it or it's great or never felt any cultural impact.
Death note, AOT, OPM etc.. took the planet by storm and you can understand why and even they couldn't touch OP in sales, yet the mother of mid shonen slop was doing 5x or 6x yearly OP sales after it had already ended
.Who tf are these 50+ million people buying KnY manga volumes year after year?
Does the mangaka have a rich mom or something?
Being animated by Ufotable launched the series into the stratosphere. Any series that Ufotable touches somehow turns into gold from anything that isn't straight up garbage in every single aspect.
If it had been handled by any other studio, it likely would have been treated like just another mid-tier shonen that airs for a season or two before fading into obscurity. It would have either failed to break out globally or been forgotten after the first season due to lacking the staying power to keep audiences engaged.
People respond to visuals first, and most viewers are not going to stick around long enough to appreciate the story if the art and animation do not immediately grab their attention. Ufotable’s visuals carried Demon Slayer through that initial barrier.
If it had been handled by any other studio, it likely would have been treated like just another mid-tier shonen that airs for a season or two before fading into obscurity. It would have either failed to break out globally or been forgotten after the first season due to lacking the staying power to keep audiences engaged.
People respond to visuals first, and most viewers are not going to stick around long enough to appreciate the story if the art and animation do not immediately grab their attention. Ufotable’s visuals carried Demon Slayer through that initial barrier.
Another aspect with Demon slayer’s popularity over JJK is that it appeals to EVERYONE
Not just powerscaling tards, shipping tards, Gojotards, Getotards, muh dark manga tards
DS was read by pre-children, children, pre-teens, teens, adults, old adults, adults on deathbeds
It had an entire country by its entire worldwide appeal. That’s why it also did so much better than JJK sales wise
It is not a stretch to say JJK popularity was largely carried by Gojo fandom. Gojo moved mountains, the emotional girls and basement dwellers who are most active on social media
But DS showed its proof by irl people who actually talk with their wallets. Not to say JJK fans don’t do that either but many will buy fan merch and pirate shit rather than consistently support the release by buying the books
DS is like Pokemon. JJK is like Dragon Ball. Both are extremely popular but thats the difference in marketing appeal
Not just powerscaling tards, shipping tards, Gojotards, Getotards, muh dark manga tards
DS was read by pre-children, children, pre-teens, teens, adults, old adults, adults on deathbeds
It had an entire country by its entire worldwide appeal. That’s why it also did so much better than JJK sales wise
It is not a stretch to say JJK popularity was largely carried by Gojo fandom. Gojo moved mountains, the emotional girls and basement dwellers who are most active on social media
But DS showed its proof by irl people who actually talk with their wallets. Not to say JJK fans don’t do that either but many will buy fan merch and pirate shit rather than consistently support the release by buying the books
DS is like Pokemon. JJK is like Dragon Ball. Both are extremely popular but thats the difference in marketing appeal
Demon Slayer is actually quite underrated in my opinion. Not by the general population as it has great commercial success, but by elitists. Many manga readers consider it a below average shounen. I think there's more implicit aspects of the story writing that go unnoticed.
I would personally rate it a 7.5/10 whereas the average shounen (JJK for example) is like a 5-6.
I would personally rate it a 7.5/10 whereas the average shounen (JJK for example) is like a 5-6.
