It's post time! With anime's steady rise in popularity, American corporations have decided to cash in on this trend. They do this by taking pre-existing franchises and turning them into an anime. Either through a special movie, or a spin-off series. Firstly, since it's American it technically isn't an anime to begin with. But if you want to ignore that fact, it also isn't going over well. Anime fans don't want it because it isn't really anime, and cartoon fans aren't interested because it isn't the same thing. Not everything can be an anime, and it feels cheap. Not only this, but it's kind of a waste. People pretty much never talk about these after they're released because people just aren't interested. The worst part is, these series would likely do well if they weren't attached to something that already exists. Instead of remembering something as a unique American anime, everyone remembers it as a cheap cash grab. It's so disappointing. I don't understand why companies don't see that original things usually do better. People want original things. And anime fans don't care if an anime comes from outside of Japan as long as it's good. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. I wanted to talk about this because it's so frustrating hearing about an interesting show and knowing it won't go over well because they're tying it to a different series. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!