However, a majority of anime series were targetted for children which explains why the Indians always considered anime as a ‘cartoon for children’. We were all surrounded by animes such as Beyblade, Doraemon, Pokemon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Detective Conan, Kochikame, etc. but we never understood that our beloved cartoons were anime series.
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But for most Indians it's totally unknown. Anime is pretty new form of entertainment among Indian youths and it's spreading day by day. Unfortunately our over cautious broadcasters are not letting it grow by replacing them with crappy Indian shows.
Yes, Indians do watch Anime but the high majority of people in India don't even know the meaning of Anime. Over the past couple of years I've watched over 100 anime and also befriended around a dozen other anime fans.
There are quite a few Quorans who like Anime and most of them are Indians, so Quora is a good place to look for Indian Anime lovers. Do Indians watch Anime?
Agni (Kuroshitsuji) Japanese anime Kuroshitsuji also features a large number of Indian characters, places and references in it. Brahmins make up the bulk of the cast, and one of them is Agni, one of the show’s central figures.
Yes, Indians do watch Anime but the high majority of people in India don't even know the meaning of Anime. Over the past couple of years I've watched over 100 anime and also befriended around a dozen other anime fans.
On an average, 73 per cent of Indians watched anime in 2020.
The answer to this question is very simple. Its because they that anime is equivalent to cartoon. Well they are both animations,but the former is meant for mostly teenagers and adults, while the latter is meant for kids.
A 20-minute pilot segment released on YouTube in February has over 87,000 views so far, with anime fans expressing relief and pride that India finally has a studio that goes beyond the cartoon format — and finally has homegrown anime.
The answer is simple. Indians as such and the Censor Board also doesn't know the difference between Anime and Cartoon. They think that it is the same. Though, both Anime and Cartoon are different styles of animation, anime deals with serious issues, comedy, romance and what not.
A few years later, the genre hasn't found the popularity in Indian kids that it has in some other parts of the world. The popularity of anime has suffered owing to parental restrictions because of the adult themes in some of the content, relatively low promotions and the lack of merchandising.
The most prominent anime cartoon show Shin-chan was banned in India in 2008. It was said that the Japanese cartoon show was banned because Indian parents protested that it was showing vulgar content, inappropriate language and even suggestive nudity.
'Naruto Shippuden' is among India's top-10 streamed shows since November! 'Naruto Shippuden' is among India's top-10 streamed shows since November!
There is no Comparison. Japanese cartoons have extraordinary depth unlike most Bollywood movies. So if you are an imaginative person, cartoons won't faze you and you will enjoy a good story. If you are the realistic type, who cannot appreciate fantasy, then the drawings in the anime will get to you.
Naruto Shippuden is not shown in India because Indian Government thinks it encourages voilence and it also has a lot of scenes that has blood in them and it is a pain in the ass for them to censor it.
Actually, Japan is where Anime is the most popular based upon consumption.
The answer is simple the Chinese government puts up strict regulations on anime which made popular series like Attack on Titan, Death Note, My Hero Academia, etc inaccessible....Top 10 Countries where Anime is Most Popular and Why!Rank1Top X countries where Anime is most popularJapanCountry's population as of January 2022126,362,853% of people watching anime75.87%10 more columns•Oct 22, 2020