Here's a video about the most popular Precure Season! Keep in mind this uses google searches and understand that sequel seasons usually don't do as well (DISCUSSION)⬇
My thoughts are that it's hard to get a grasp on pretty cure seasons as they're mostly based on toy sales and viewership (they got to make money somehow). As a result, while a season can be good, it's popularity does not necessarily equate in sales. Keep that in mind.
I'm not surprised that the most popular overtime was the original series. Simply because it's become a pop cultural icon. Smile being extremely popular also doesn't surprise me either. This is simply because Smile in a sense is the most 'precure" essential season we got so far.
It's easy to see why people would be drawn to it, the show has a lot of charm that rivals the originals. Heartcatch coming in next was also unexpected as the season is a fan favorite. Every main character made it on the most favorite precure poll done awhile ago.
Doki Doki despite being a polarizing season for some, I'm a bit surprised it did well, but it has been pointed out that the series did really well in toy sales. So much so that it's record didn't get beaten until Hugtto again years later. Even Yes 5/Gogo still kept it-
-steady for quite awhile despite the sequel season not doing as well. Overall very interesting stuff. Would most likely use the chart as it's more accurate, but it's a fun video nonetheless.
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Magical Girl Site got brought up as an example of a good darker magical girl anime from my last thread. Honestly, I respectively disagree, mostly because I found the manga to be somewhat better and the anime adaptation really sensationalized.
Granted, this is less from a writing standpoint and more from a directional one, but I'm not a fan of how certain infamous scenes are directed. In the manga, they are horrifying, but the anime just seems to really ham it up or just go completely overboard with the tone.
As a result, it's hard to take much of anything seriously. The manga was a least subtle enough in while it had these issues, it still kept the darker tone consistent. It feels that with the anime there must've been some sort of communication issue because certain scenes drag ON.
In today's thread, I'll be discussing Sleepless Domain created by Mary Cagle! It's another magical girl comic with some fantastical elements and a great character driven story to boot!~ Though I do have some reservations I want to discuss about it's overall direction. Thread⬇
This will have minor spoilers so keep that in mind when I continue onwards. These happen early on which is why I'm not giving a huge spoiler warning, but in case you wanted to read it before this point, at least do chapter 1 and 2 before reading more.
Plot: Sleepless Domain is a mysterious story about this weird city seemingly trapped in the middle of nowhere surrounded by monsters. In order to protect themselves, humanity has remained inside a barrier, but it's not perfect. As a result magical girls fight to keep the peace.
Today we will be discussing Princess Love Pon created by Shauna J Grant! A cute webcomic that offers a surprising amount of charm, effort, and most of all, keeping the spirit of being a magical girl. How well does it do that task, let's dive into this thread!⬇ (Spoilers)
Background: I stumbled upon this comic completely by accident years ago when I was still on Tumblr. I saw the promotion for this comic and figured it would be a fun read. Please keep in mind that Tumblr is a...weird website to say least. Things tend to be hit or miss.
I have been burned by many other webcomics in the past and I didn't want to invest my time into something that wouldn't be good or just never be finished. However, I can safely say I'm glad I read this comic regardless. Why? Well let's see:
While it's fine to voice your insecurities, I also think similar to this comic. The healthier mindset is to take what other artists achieve in stride. Other people's successes don't negate your own. You shouldn't compare someone else's final destination to your journey.
The reason why I don't fret about younger artists achieving more than I could is because I want a better future for younger artists. Back in the 2000's, you were lucky to find a decent tutorial in an artbook for your specific tastes.
It really was a different time. The art scene had more close-knit communities in online boards/conventions which I didn't have access to. Anime and manga tutorials weren't even a thing unless you found it in a crappy how-to-draw manga book. I had to learn from scratch.
Meme aside, I've seen people fret about the idea of progressing in such little time, but it honestly depends on what YOUR idea of time is. To some people 2 years is A LOT of time, while for others it's can seem like nothing. Artistic progress is exponential rather than linear.
Many things can happen within a span of a year, month, weeks, or even days. A life-changing event can occur leaving you with more personal time. It can also have the opposite effect as well. You have less time to work on your art so you don't have as much time to spend.
As a result, you may see that time as precious and work to improve at a steady pace. It can also be that due to having more time, you have more chances to experiment and explore your artistic ideas. It really depends on your personal circumstances.