Will MAPPA save the fujosports genre?

>>146201577
SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS

>>146201577
>great staff
>an actual unique sport (for anime)
>HAND DRAWN
>good designs
Hopefully.

>>146201577
hack director + focus on pandering = no

>>146201577
It already has.

Does fujosport need saving?

>this shot, AGAIN
You faggots are going to spam dozens of threads about this scene when the show airs like you did with the Shinsekai yori and the Free announcement, won't you?

>>146203495
Hopefully we'll have a lot more scenes to work with instead.

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>>146203657
Like scenes where they help each other stretch?

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>>146203820
That would be nice, but how about training together?

>>146204292
>Singles skater training for Pairs
Does this happen in real life?

>>146205008
Probably not, but I can't be sure.
Although this is an anime so anything is possible.

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>>146201577
Damn, why couldn't it be about girls instead of guys?
Fuckng fujos, man

>>146205636
Your tears make me stronger.

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Korean qt already has fanart.

MAPPA used to be a good studio. Now they just do fujoshit every season.

>>146205636
WHY THE FUCK ARE ALL GOOD SPORT SHOWS HAVE ENTIRE FUCKING MEN CASTS. NOT TO MENTION FUJOSHIT. WOULD BE 100X BETTER IF THEY WERE GIRLS

>>146206257
>they don't do things I like!
This will possibly be their best work since Sakamichi no Apollon, nigger.

>>146203401
Fujosports hasn't really anything of note since Free!
Stride tried, but failed.

>>146206394
If it were an all-girl cast, the show would take place in the locker room, during their water breaks, and their days off. You would have maybe one or two scenes of them actually performing.

One of the girls would bring cake to practice.

>>146206394
I actually understand MAPPA's reasoning here. Male's figure skating exploded since Yuzuru Hanyu won gold. I guess they wanna capitalize on that popularity.

>>146206440
Define anything of note. Haikyuu is still going strong with S3 next season.

>>146206394
YOUR TEARS MAKE ME STRONGER

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>>146206440
I think that Haikyuu is more popular than Free! right now.

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>>146205836
Koreans are pretty thirsty for this.

>>146206544
Just because sports anime attract fujos doesn't mean they are trying to pander to them. Haikyuu is trying to pander to casuals if anything. I noticed it lost a lot of steam with fujos and s3 isn't going to bring them back.

You could tell like Free! was actually trying to pull in fujo audience with how they push it and the type of fanservice put out. Though that lip rup in OP is more suggestive than anything Free! ever did.

>>146206402
I thought Garo: Hono no Kokuin was a masterpiece.

>>146206851
Yuri on Ice is going to be like Hibike where it has a couple of gay scenes that people blow out of proportion and pretend they make up the majority of the show.

>>146206802
I want to fuck those eyebrows.

>>146206394
Because otaku don't want sports, they want cute, boring girls doing cute, boring things. A girl having ambition or working hard is meaningless to them so they may as well just watch them drinking tea instead of playing a sport. Fujos want passionate, ambitiuous boys doing interesting things together, cuteness alone doesn't draw them in.

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>>146207347
This, there's a reason why you don't see serious female sports anime. It doesn't sell.

>>146207911
I feel like shoujo manga is the only place to see serious female sports story.
Ice Revolution wasn't a shoujo manga (I think), but it had a pretty cute female MC who wanted to become a figure skater seriously.
Too bad it won't sell, there's some good drama involving girls, especially in shojo.

>>146207347
>tfw no ambitious girls to cheer for
;_;

>>146207347
>Because otaku don't want sports, they want cute, boring girls doing cute, boring things. A girl having ambition or working hard is meaningless to them so they may as well just watch them drinking tea instead of playing a sport.

You can't make that assumption until someone actually makes girls' sports show and see how it sells

>>146209316
Teppu is my favorite and it's seinen

>>146205636
Female figure skaters are objectively worse though. They just can't perform on the same level.

>>146209316
Chihayafuru is a sports anime right guys?

>>146209498
Kinda of but it's josei.

>>146209498
>female sports

>>146209488
Even the doped up Russian lolis?

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>They're not even trying to hide it/be subtle anymore

Fucking shameless.

>>146209316
>I feel like shoujo manga is the only place to see serious female sports story.
Did you ever read Crimson Hero?
It was all fiery and passionate but she just drops volleyball and becomes a hostess for her parent's inn at the end. It was all about her fucking the love interest by that point.
I'll never trust a sports shoujo again.

>>146209316
Swan was so good but it's way too old to get an anime.

>>146209577
They don't have long enough legs. Their strides and jumps would automatically be weaker.

Unless we'll turn this into basugay-tier sports where magic makes anything possible.

>>146206802
Are there any anime or manga where koreans aren't joke characters? This could be a first.

>>146209602
Is this the Glass Mask of shojo sports?

>>146206257
A shame MAPPA will never go back to its glory Teekyuu days.

>>146209649
Psycho-Piss.

>>146209602
Ushio and tora got an anime. Parasyte got an anime.

>>146209429
Girls Und Panzer
Hibike Euphonium
Ro-Kyu-Bu!
These are the only recent female sports anime I know of that sold well and the first two probably don't count as sports

>>146209820
He was neat, too bad he died.

>>146207112
This.

I like dumb fujo stuff but I hope either Yuri or All Out are just good solid sports anime with a bit of fanservice/pandering. Rather than just total trashfests

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>>146207226
Pls no sexualize.

>>146209673
Yes, if Aim For the Ace is considered the anime equivalent.

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>>146206394
>>146207347
Very true
The pandering which sells to guys is cute silly girls doing nothing of conequnce. Guys want eyecandy and comfyness.
Girls want guys shouting at each other intensely, arguing, fighting, making up, understanding each other.

That's why so many fujo shows are based around sports or action (like servamp or bungo), both are really good ways to create drama for characters to become involved with.

>>146210182
So women want a more dynamic story? Huh.

>>146210182
Funny thing is that normalfag men want action and normalfag women want comfy and cute stories. Otaku and fujoshi were a mistake.

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>>146210390
Yeah women love drama and catharsis. it's a huge sexual driver. It's one of the reasons trashy romance novels have always been popular. Even if it's super ovrwrought and forced like the drama in Free or a romance novel, that's what they like.

I guess it goes back to how women are generally attracted to a guy holisticly, how he looks, how he acts like, what his goals are. So they need the whole package in a fujo show.

Guy shows tend to be more visual, they want a character to claim. So instead we get a smorgesborg to choose from, the big tit blonde, the flat chest, the tsundere. It's much more visual.

Fujo don't 'claim' guys as much as guys do, it's all about the drama between characters they love. Hence why they love to pair while guys love to claim 'best girl' etc.

>>146201577
Whenever this is posted I keep thinking it's supposed to be from Gintama.

>>146210390
You could probably take any sports anime that is about a sport that girls can play and make all the characters female but change nothing else it would still be enjoyable.

It seems the problem is they are afraid to make an anime with female characters and not make it about fanservice or moe-fied.

>>146211816
>enjoyable
is super vague though. it tells you next to nothing.

They're not 'afraid' of anything. Anime is niche as fuck and they want to make money and so anime is aggressively targeted to specific markets.

Otaku have shown they're mostly interested in fluffy fanservice or slice of life shows. Hence that's what gets made.

Otaku aren't interested in Free but with girls, people would be complaining everyone was whining and bitching all the time. Otaku like fluff completely detached from reality and that's that.

>>146209842
>Girls Und Panzer
>Hibike Euphonium
>Ro-Kyu-Bu!
>These are the only recent female sports anime I know of that sold well and the first two probably don't count as sports

But it didn't exactly change the otaku trends for more girl-led sports shows

That's why we need someone daring to follow (even copy if they have to) the fujo's success and do their own female sports show

>>146212666
Why are you so convinced of this when all evidence points otherwise.

Find me a popular manga about girls doing sports which isn't just fanservice trash, that would have potential for an anime.

Until then it looks like butt-sumo is your only hope.

>>146210182
>Guys want eyecandy and comfyness.

Shows like Euphonium and freakin' Love Live (especially with the 3rd years) follow that exact fujo format of drama, and those titles were hits especially the latter

Don't limit the capacity of what the male otaku can handle. They can (and WILL) play the same game as the fujos. They have to

>>146212774
>Find me a popular manga about girls doing sports which isn't just fanservice trash, that would have potential for an anime.

That's why I'm saying someone daring make an original

>>146212506
You can't tell me otaku wouldn't want a yuri bait show about girls in bathing suits. Free! is really no different than k-on except it shows more skin.

>>146212857
>throw money in the bin please

>>146212905
>Free is no different than k-on except it shows more skin
You're talking out of your arse I'm sorry anon. If you want to talk about free at least have a passing knowledge of it. Or even read the rest of this thread about how fujos like drama and not comfy slice of life.

You sound like you're just upset about market trends towards Fujo sports, but it's not really out fault that Otaku don't care about sports anime.

>>146212905
Free has more character drama than K-On, from what I recall. If given the choice otaku would prefer a drama-less Free with girls, whereas fujos will happily take more drama and the emotionally charged homoeroticism it brings.

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>>146212811
>They can (and WILL) play the same game as the fujos. They have to

what are you talking about

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>>146209316
>try to look for girl's skating manga
>Girl only wants to learn because the boy she likes skates
Fucking dropped.

>>146213037
I have watched and enjoyed Free! and I remember a lot of complaints about the drama and wish for more SoL. I'm pretty sure fujos enjoyed the drama CD's, OVA, and mooks a lot more than the 'drama' of the anime.

>>146213203
Once again you're just saying vague opinions. The financial success of Free and other drama-driven fujo series, both in manga and anime proves you completely wrong.

>>146212905
Otaku don't uniformly like yuri-bait. It's a specific niche.

Whatever the angle they take, it will be pointless trying to pander to fujo/female audience for sales seeing that swordshit and utapiri are airing in the same season. So I'm quietly hoping they'll dial down on the fanservice and focus more on the sports aspect.

>>146213138
And? Slam Dunk is about a boy who starts playing basketball to impress the girl she has a crush on ans is one of the best sports manga ever. As long as it's just an excuse to get MC into the sports and not the main plot is fine.

>>146213927
Touken Ranbu by UFOtable isn't airing next season. Next season is just a fluffy sol to tide people over.

The real competition with this is All Out.

>>146213927
>dial down on the fanservice
Do you even know how fujo fanservice works? It's integrated into the plot in the form of emotional drama, not just dudes wandering around shirtless.

>>146213927
If anything they'll dial it up.

>>146204292
I'm gay now

>>146214144
>Russian fag and Nip Yuri fall in love
>Putin finds out and Russian fag is executed

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>>146204292
Why are their asses so finely shaped?

>>146214290
squats probably

>>146201577
This is my first time noticing the intermingling of their hair. That's lewd as fuck.

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>>146214365
So how many times have you watched the PV?

>>146201577
All of you make a big deal about the lips being too glossy and feminine, but have you idiots considered the fact that they are trying to keep them from chapping with tons of lip balm. Cold dry air is hell on anybody's lips, and they're skaters that pretty much work in that kind of environment. They're just protecting their bodies in any reasonable way possible.

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>>146214563
This. There's nothing gay about realism.

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Р О С С И Я

>>146214445
Upwards of ten, but I was always focused on Yuuri's bottom lip and didn't think to look at the top of the shot.
Don't feel the need to spoonfeed me, but would you mind sharing how you find good art on twitter? I only use it occasionally and for a different fanbase; searching ユーリ has mostly gotten me cringey western fujos.

>>146214696
Can't wait for the memes when this airs.
I know there's a lot of Russi/a/nons here.

Why does MAPPA (Godhouse) & I.G. (Invicible God) choose the fujoshi path?
Is Moe not good enough for them?

>>146214890
Male moe is moe too.

>>146214890
Because moeshit can't tell stories as effectively as fujoshit.

>>146214981
Moeshit have story?

>>146215085
That's the point of my post.

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>>146214732
Well besides searching ユーリ on ice, I also check #yurionice and search it in Korean 유리온아이스 too. Unfortunately, you still have to sort through shitty western art.

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>>146214732
ユーリonice

>>146209649
Off the top of my head, Hikaru no Go. Then again, there weren't that many that included them to begin with.

>>146215148
>>146215244
Thanks anons, I am sure it will be worth it.

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Hope you're proud faggots, even Japan is laughing at your for you shitty more like Yaoi on ice 'jokes'.

>>146201577
I thought this was Gintama

>>146201577

This is pretty gay, even for the "totally not gay but full of gay baiting" sports anime genre.

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>>146203820
Nice and tight.

>>146203820
I want to bite those thighs very gently.

>>146215617
It's not at us, it's with us.

>>146215617

I don't know what he's saying but considering that promo he's probably not disagreeing.

>>146201577
I don't get it

Why dont they just have an all male cast but not make it fujoshit? I mean they're actually making it fujoshit on purpose this time.

>>146216344
We don't even know yet if it's fujobait or legit homo. Relax.

>>146216344
Because they actually want money.
It's that simple.

>>146216418
/a/ doesn't know the difference.

>>146216344
>why do they target anime to a specific demographic known for spending lots of money instead of making it vague and bland

I don't know anon.

>>146216418
>legit homo
In your dreams senpai. Victor is just playing the eccentric foreigner card.

>>146216344
Honestly, it's unlikely any producer would touch something as expensive and narrow as a hand-drawn iceskating series if it didn't have the fujo angle. It's a compromise they would have had to make anyway, and I feel like Sayo and Kubo might be trying to own it by making the characters unquestionably gay, even if they aren't allwed to make it explicit, which they probably wouldn't be.

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>fanservice for guys is released:
Well you know anime is made to cater to specific demographic like otaku, so you can't complain if people are buying it.

>fanservice for girls is released
What the fuck is up with this? Why can't they just make the show accessible to everyone?

Never change /a/

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The real question is, who will choke in the Grand Prix?

>>146216344
If there's any sport that is believably gay, it's ice skating

But anyway, now you know how women everywhere feel about the excess of gratuitous fanservice for female characters in anime. Deal with it or watch things aimed at your own demographic, they have to make money somehow

>>146216687
But Yuuri is the foreigner.

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>>146216842
>dat blonde haired fang boi

fuck

>>146216842
Which one's Canada?
Does Canada even get one?

>>146216842
Russian Fairy. He's intent on progressing his career and he has great expectations placed upon him, being so much younger than everyone. He's been pushing himself as hard as he can, but once he gets there, he'll choke, and it'll make his teen angst freak out. Yuuri will go to try and comfort him, and he'll cry angry tears, saying through gritted teeth that if anyone had to see him like this, he at least didn't want it to be Yuuri.

>>146216925
Go look at a katakana chart.

>>146213138
There's Ice Forest by Chiho Saito but I think translations stalled out on that.

>>146216925
Botton left. Voiced by Miyano Mamoru.

I'm glad there's more gay shows being made.

>>146216842
Nihon skaters look like they suck.

>>146216842
I'm surprised USA isn't in the show.
Do they suck that much at skating?

>>146217018
I remember reading that
>Latest Release(s)
>v.3 c.14 by Barcarolle (2134d ago)
Ok

>>146216842
The MC. Literally in his character description: Yūri Katsuki, a 23-year-old figure skater who is faint-hearted and gains weight easily. He's the "figure skater with the world's biggest glass heart." His favorite dish is a 900kcal breaded pork cutlet bowl. His greatest skating assets are his peculiar sense of rhythm and unique step. However, he is weak to pressure and messes up at crucial moments. He's at a crucial point in his career, and he bets everything on one last skating season.

>>146217215
No wonder he gains weight easy if that's the sort of food he eats

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>>146217215
Sounds like he was based off Chan rather than Yuzu.

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>>146217477
Fuck I wish he'd just go professional. Hasn't he been teasing it for years?

>>146216344
Because fujos pour their money into merch of stuff they like and pump out doujin like nobodies business. Trying to catch their attention early on is a good financial move, even if the actual fanservice of the show is toned down.

Fujos and otaku are known for being obsessive and loose with their money so if you can lock down either of them solidly then it's good business.

Considering how most casual anime viewers don't seem very interested in sports on their own then they try to gain interest some other way. Some sports anime try to appeal to waifufags by putting in more cute girls and some pander to the fujos.

>>146217325
in b4 art of fat mc

>>146217325
the implication is probably he's not allowed to eat it since yes he'd gain crazy weight from it

>>146217477
Yuzu fucked up a lot too. He's obsessed with perfection.

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>>146217215
Do male figure skaters have to be exceptionally slim and trim? Do they maybe even shave their bodies like swimmers do?

Asking for a friend

>>146217775
Trying to cash this out in a fujo-heavy season is a bad idea though.
Like really bad. They picked the worst possible season. I'm not even sure if the baiting will work.

>>146217911
>Rei's face
Every fucking time.
I ended up hating Free, but Rei was a miracle.

>>146217911
>you will never be as satisfied as Rei is here

>>146217911
I guess being slim helps with jumps and rotations.

>>146201577
those lips my man, they make me so hard

>>146217215
>moeblob concerned about his weight
What a qt.

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>>146217984
Only good thing that came out of that mess.

>>146217963
It will probably come down to the day of week and time it airs. As long as it's not clashing with something else then it should do fine. Though fujo's seem to only obsess over one thing at a time since merch can get expensive, so who knows.

>>146214981
This is what delusional fujoshits actually believe.

I thank you for causing manglobe to go bankrupt.

>>146217778
Sounds kinda cute, honestly. Since it's 2D and all.

>>146218143
Manglobe's only financial successful anime was shameless fujoshit though

>>146218077
>Though fujo's seem to only obsess over one thing at a time since merch can get expensive, so who knows.
That's the problem. Fujoshi latch onto flavor of the month and become completely entrenched in that one series.

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>>146218029
He probably worries about his ass getting too plump.

>>146218143
You know MAPPA isn't even on the production committee for this right?

>>146218206
I don't think this is something exclusive to fujoshi if Hestia and her ilk are anything to go by.

>>146218206
The worse part is that the big girl magnets from the season already have established fanbases too.

I'm sure they'll still watch Yuuri, but their main financial focus will be on the other shows.

>>146218143
Are you trying to imply Gangsta was a fujoshow rather than a hot mess of a bad action series?

The guys in that show were gross.

>>146218143
This >>146218204

>>146217911
I remember watching a series about a figure skater. He whined about how horrible off-season and on-season was because he'd gain weight inbetween. Even gaining a pound is probably a huge deal.

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>>146218603
Interesting how the two major fujo sports anime next season are about a sport that requires very trim slim physique, figure skating, and one that requires you to get big and beefy, rugby.

Almost like it's twink and bara

>>146219073
Is All Out even popular among fujoshi yet?

>>146219112
Definitely, it's also got good crossover appeal since there's also cute girls in it.

It just depends on how they like their guys.

>>146219112
I haven't seen any hype around it, but with those body types it looks like it's targeting those with a bara fetish which seems pretty niche.

>>146219181
It's all over the trains in Tokyo and the manga is super prominent. Don't kid yourselves.
Lots of Fujo hype gets lost on /a/, Servamp is completely absent on /a/ despite being popualr.

Their body types aren't massive at all. It's a far cry from Bara. Not everyone is into free-style guys. The Fujo market is expanding to the extent we're seeing different styles emerge.

>>146219251
So much competition in the same season. This should be interesting.