Jman

Pretty much this. OP has always been the weakest link.

There's always anime that reaches meme status, it's just rare. Titan, OPM, really big shows.

Here here.

That's not going to un-cancel OP.

Stop blaming America for your show not being popular.

It's still available on demand. Not the US' fault people didn't want to watch it at the rate of one episode per week.

One Piece has been failing way longer though.

They tried and it didn't work out. That's it.

While I could be a whiny brat and rub this in Moose's face like he keeps calling me out to do, let's be pragmatic. One Piece has been on the block for years. It has failed consistently to get ratings. It has failed to grow an audience. It has failed to be a thing in the USA. And after years of that, maybe it's time for a new approach.

Yes, blame the US for having better things to do than watch a children's cartoon show at 2:30am instead of sleeping, or partying, or...anything really.

No can accuse them of not trying. Because, Bah Gawd King, they tried. They tried really hard, and it didn't work.

They have tried with this show FOR YEARS. And it was never going to be a thing in the US. You can only bang your head against the wall so much before trying another approach.

Yes and no. They tried everything with One Piece and put simply, nothing worked. And if people liked Agame, they're gonna like Tokyo Ghoul.

To denote the time skip. Well, the hype is real.

You tell me how many LA movies were made out of OP.

Hello Clarice...

At least now there's a slot for Mob to air.

Kids show on an adult block. I'm as hyped for tomorrow as anyone.

If you mean like Bebop, my contention was always it was overplayed. Which is why I bought the box set.

Hate to nitpick, but The Simpsons has had an ongoing comic almost as long as the show. Specifically, Bongo Comics, an imprint Matt Groening founded to bring actual comedy focused comics back to the mainstream (it was founded in 1993 during the Dark Age of Comics. Groening had a point.). It actually has just as big an effect in comics as it does in animation. Simpsons is actually huge in Japan too.

It's like the Simpsons in Japan. It's a far cry from peak quality and popularity, but is so engrained to a core audience and just does enough to warrant staying around.

So, the love subplot in Kick Ass?

And there was that time Gundam F91 took all its music from Star Wars:

Japan loves this BS. Member Street Fighter II (coming soon to the Switch because they can't get 5?). Here's Ken's theme: And here's Mighty Wings from the Top Gun soundtrack: