Asian audiences just don't want self-involved, egotistical antiheroes *glances at entire Netflix "anime" category*pic.twitter.com/FYpaHJ4JzY
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@abbylark We invent brooding loners and then we hurry to put them in the context of some kind of "family"
@arthur_affect I could agree with that on a macro basis, but our strongest conception of our heroes is as loners. Not tru for goku/sailor mn
@arthur_affect That said, the division is definitely stronger for non-fans than fans. Your average joe would say Superman isn't on a team.
@arthur_affect The more people engage heroes as characters rather than broad-stroke archetypes, the more we want to see them have depth.
@arthur_affect That leads to bat-family, superheroes with friends/teams to work with. I think it's more of a given in Japanese media.
@arthur_affect I'm not arguing for the exclusion of one or the other concept in cultures, but American comics w teams do focus more on
@arthur_affect conflicts within the team and how that affects the goals. Tho Japanese comics do HAVE conflict, they resolve much better.
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