Is there anything from post-2010 Japan that you consider really impressive? 00s Japan had the golden age of vocaloid, NicoNico Douga, Shibuya Kei, last really good era of Studio Ghibli, it had the VN boom, the original shounen boom, it had classic 00s japan rock like The Pillows, great experimental stuff like Boredoms, Berserk, The climber, peak of quirky harem stuff etc... Honestly the last thing I saw from Japan that seemed like it was trying to do something unique and new was Hibike Euphonium. But I didn't actually watch it so some anime fan is probably gonna disagree. Idk I feel like Japan is just on autopilot as a culture now. Like Chainsaw Man was supposed to be the next big thing and I watch it and it just felt like a more plain version of old school shounen. There are more kids talking about One Piece now than Chainsaw Man because CM honestly isn't that amazing. And Japan has embraced remake culture even more than Western countries. Every game I loved as a kid like Final Fantasy, Silent Hill Resident Evil has just had its reputation crapped on via remakes. Idk man I feel like Japan doesn't give a fuck anymore

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