Oh no I was reacting how savethecat reacted non challant towards sharkBait. I have not many problems against red hood, I hope it survives. The problem is the impatience of readers
I think a good deal of that has to do with how those sports operate at the youth level, and how accessible they are.
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I agree but I also think tennis is in West ultimately more popular than american football, and I think is very accesible too. A thing I liked in PoT was how it combined individual tournaments, team tournaments, single matches and double matches.I think a good deal of that has to do with how those sports operate at the youth level, and how accessible they are.
Let’s break down those series’ respective sports:
Kuroko and Slam Dunk: Basketball
ES21: American Football
Captain Tsubasa: Soccer
Haikyuu: Volleyball
The first 3 are sports that have strong youth competitions and a lot of pipelines to a professional career. That’s what makes them very popular in the west, because any kid can try out those sports even when you don’t have a lot of money. All you need is a ball, toss them around with your friends, and see if you’ve got a knack for it. Then you try out your luck in youth competitions and see where it takes you.
Volleyball might not be quite as popular the other 3, but it’s still got its following at the University level, at least to my knowledge. Lately though, I’m detecting a uptick of interest in the sport. Perhaps Haikyuu has contributed to that however minimal. But most of all, it’s also as accessible as the other 3.
Another important thing to note is, those sports have strong infrastructures in place in the west, with professional teams often offering youths a chance to join their youth teams through scouting. That strong infrastructure in place is also why those sports are attractive to youths in the west, as it provides them a chance at a professional career doing what they love.
Aside from all that, it also boils down to one thing: Money. It doesn’t cost a lot of money in equipment and logistics for people to dive into those sports. One interesting exception to note is Soccer. In the U.S. In other parts of the world, you’d see kids around the corner playing the game, regardless of their socioeconomic status. But Soccer in the U.S. is an exception to that. (It’s also why their Men’s team haven’t had a lot of luck at the W.C.)
I suggest reading this article from Henry Bushnell to learn why that is the case in the U.S. It’s pretty eye-opening, mind you:
The Privilege of Play: Why the world’s game is a white game in the U.S.
Soccer, in its purest form, is the most accessible and racially diverse team sport in the world. But American soccer is not. It’s disproportionately white and upper-middle-class.
If Haikyuu and Slam Dunk taught us anything, then it would be that it doesn't matter that much how popular a sport is in Japan, as long as the manga is just very good. These sports manga weren't successful because the respective sports were already popular, their success made the sports popular.
Tennis is one of the more expensive sports in the U.S., though not quite as expensive as Golf. There’s the rackets, coaching fees, and Court access fees. It’s not surprising that it’s viewed as some of the more inaccessible ones for those really living in the fringes of society. A kid like LeBron, who grew up and raised by a single mother living on assistances and paycheck to paycheck wouldn’t be a tennis star simply because they wouldn’t be able to afford it.
I feel there's some selection bias here. I never see Eyeshield 21 discussed outside hardcore manga groups and rarely see Slam Dunk. Even when Slam Dunk is brought up it's usually more as a trivia thing on how well it did in Japan with people being surprised. Meanwhile Funimation recently licensed the entire Prince of Tennis franchise and promised a dub in the future, which has already started (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ne...nce-of-tennis-anime-ovas-on-august-17/.176290). That's not something they would do with a large unpopular series.
I would think this is the reason prince of tennis is not popular except for the oldest of anime fans. There was no way to watch it for a whole decade and even the bit CR had was discontinouous. (prince of tennis 2 is removed, pot 1 is not there anymore). Contrary to popular belief, most people do not go out of their way to download old shows.
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luffy looks so good.Weekly Shonen Jump #39/2021 HQ preview!!
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"Vivi's Adventure" by Naoshi Komi (mangaka of Nisekoi) color preview
Will receive two more consecutive OP Spinoffs titles in upcoming issues.Weekly Shonen Jump #39/2021 HQ preview!!
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"Vivi's Adventure" by Naoshi Komi (mangaka of Nisekoi) color preview
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I wonder if this means new series in #42, if there's three One Piece specials in a row announced. Generally they don't have two groups of stuff happening at the same time.WSJ#39: "Vivi's Adventure" special chapter by Naoshi Komi (48 page)
WSJ#40: Shokugeki no Sanji Chapter 4 by Yuto Tsukuda & Shun Saeki & Yuki Morisaki
WSJ#41: One Piece Gakuen special chapter by kouji Souhei (currently published on Saikyo Jump)
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