The Anime We Can Watch, And Don't

Summary by Krater

A video exploring why certain acclaimed anime series fail to find an audience, examining factors such as unappealing art styles, distribution barriers, false marketing, and unconventional release schedules.

From the video

Answers: Why do some great anime series fail to get popular?

• Anime review
• Underappreciated anime
• Anime distribution issues
• Anime marketing failures

What it concludes

• Odd Taxi is a crime thriller with exceptional interlocking narratives despite character designs that might initially deter viewers.
• Anime Strike required a separate subscription on top of Amazon Prime, which severely limited its audience and led to its discontinuation.
• Land of the Lustrous suffered from being released on Anime Strike, requiring viewers to pay twice before the service was shut down.
• Akiba Maid War suffered from misleading key art and genre tags that made it look like a slice-of-life maid cafe anime rather than a yakuza turf war thriller.
• Dungeon People is a fantasy anime about running a dungeon from the workers' perspective that deserves more attention.