Audience-Alienating Premise: Difference between revisions

* The widespread opinion on why ''[[One Piece]]'' hasn't gotten much acceptation in western markets (including the ones that were not marred by the way 4Kids legendarily mismanaged the franchise), unlike their reputation as THE post-''[[Dragon Ball]]'' shounen phenomenon in Asia: it's a series about [[pirates]] (a genre that itself is very hit and miss in the West) which is drawn with western cartoon-like aesthetics and it's animated with [[Looney Tunes]] physics. Anime fans are, generally, more attracted by series with a more Japanese style, tropes and themes, like [[Ninja]]s or [[Samurai]]s. Its acceptation has gotten better once it became broadcast uncensored by Funimation and directed to the same kind of public that enjoys ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' and ''[[The Big O]]'', but it may never get the popularity of ''[[Naruto]]'' or ''[[Bleach]]''.

* Similarly to the above, ''[[Detective Conan]]/Case Closed'' cannot find a market in America due to a mix of this and [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?|the different cultural expectations for children entertainment]]. It has the same kind of bloody cases of, say, ''[[CSI]]'' or ''[[Law and Order]]'', but it's drawn and narrated in a way that makes those accessible and appealing to elementary school kids. Adults don't want their children exposed to such bloodshed; teenage and young adult anime fans will find either the art style or the narrative childish.

** The same author went on to create the equally upsetting ''[[Eromanga Sensei]]''. On one side, the incest theme is less squeamish due to the protagonists being [[Not Blood Siblings]]. On the other side, the squick factor remains high due to the protagonists being a 15-year old porn writer and his stepsister the ''12-year old porn artist'', which has been in the business since she was ''ten''. Oh, and the [[Unwanted Harem]] the guy attracts is filled with girls where the oldest is 14 at most.

* Go ahead, try to explain the plot of ''[[Those Who Hunt Elves]]'' to someone not in the know. "There are these three people [[Trapped in Another World]] who had to disrobe elf chicks to find the fragments of the spell that will return them to their worl— It's not a porno, I swear!" It's actually a good comedy, and it's also very light on the fanservice, but people who heard the phrase "disrobe women" will either dislike the premise or find themselves disappointed with the lack of exposed flesh.