Every Era of Toonami Brought Something Different. Every One of Them Shaped Who You Are Today.
Every Era of Toonami Brought Something Different. Every One of Them Shaped Who You Are Today. By Jimigrimm Toonami wasn’t one thing. It was five or six different things across three decades, and every version of it left a mark on a different generation of fans. Some of you remember Moltar. Some of you remember […]
Toonami Didn’t Just Air Anime. It Built the Audience That Made Anime Matter in the West.
Toonami Didn’t Just Air Anime. It Built the Audience That Made Anime Matter in the West. By Jimigrimm If you watched anime growing up in the West, there’s a good chance you owe your entire relationship with the medium to a programming block you didn’t fully appreciate at the time. You came home from school, […]
5 Anime Running the 2020s. Each One Is Reaching People Anime Has Never Reached Before.
5 Anime Running the 2020s. Each One Is Reaching People Anime Has Never Reached Before. By Jimigrimm Anime isn’t growing anymore. It already grew. What’s happening in the 2020s is something different. Crunchyroll passed 120 million active users. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train outgrossed every Hollywood film in 2020. Anime songs are charting on Billboard. TikTok […]
5 Anime That Broke the 2010s Wide Open. Each One Pulled In People Who Never Would Have Watched Anime Before.
5 Anime That Broke the 2010s Wide Open. Each One Pulled In People Who Never Would Have Watched Anime Before. By Jimigrimm The ’90s built the first anime audience in the West. The 2000s expanded it into new corners. The 2010s blew the walls down entirely. This was the decade anime stopped being something you […]
5 Anime That Owned the 2000s. Each One Pulled In an Audience That Didn’t Exist Before It.
5 Anime That Owned the 2000s. Each One Pulled In an Audience That Didn’t Exist Before It. By Jimigrimm The ’90s proved anime could have a mainstream audience in the West. The 2000s proved that audience could grow in every direction at once. Toonami and Adult Swim were running. Fansubs and early internet forums meant […]
5 Anime That Turned the ’90s Into Anime’s Big Bang in the West. And Changed Who the Audience Was Forever.
5 Anime That Turned the ’90s Into Anime’s Big Bang in the West. And Changed Who the Audience Was Forever. By Jimigrimm Before the 1990s, anime had an audience in America. It just wasn’t the audience most people think of. It was import VHS collectors. Convention goers. College kids passing around fansubs. A small, dedicated […]