General Anime/Manga/Otaku Thread

[Combat Lobster]

New video yo.

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Good video and I agree in many points, but I'm quite surprised he didn't mention another huge factor that prevents it from becoming mainstream - the language barrier. There are many people who don't want to read subtitles, and by the time an English dub is out (if one), it would be around 1-2 years later, and many have a mentality of wanting everything first; having or watching the new toy first.

My biggest question is does anime need to be mainstream? Can't one just enjoy it for it is and don't care what the popular opinion is?