Who decides criteria for something being anime material?

ReviewRaptor December 29, 2024 8:04 am

Came here to check out the comic since I randomly saw this is getting an anime and my conclusion is (and was already at chapter 3): I kinda see why they would make this into an anime but then again I REALLY do not. Because they use the VERY obnoxious trope of 'boohoo sad neglected heroine who refuses to believe anybody might like her' just a little TOO hard, in true shoujo fashion, and just too long and at the expense of logic and natural behavior in characters.
It DOES have it's good and great moments, but there are too many issues with the writing for me to say: We need to make an anime out of this!
Especially since we have seen plots like this who are much better written.

I can not see who or what actually made anyone think this is anime material when there are several better options for the same story type. The writing is mid level and the base story nothing incredibly interesting if we strip it down to the basis. Plus, it uses too many overdone and always annoying story tropes and plot devices for my taste.
And this one is not a unicorn. This happens alot lately.
At this point you cannot tell me that getting a tv spot/animation for a comic or book is not simply: someone knows someone/paid money to get a spot OR they just collect random names, stick them to the wall, throw a dart and see whatever the fuck they hit. And the suggestion box is simply going onto a website and hitting the Random button to get a RNG suggestion for the genre. That would honestly explain PERFECTLY how we get all these random, mid-level princess animes lately. ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

I'm honestly very curious who/how it's chosen which comic gets an anime adaptation. Because nothing I know of that applies to quality, popularity and so on seems to fit as criteria. So what IS the deciding factor, I wonder?

I will check out the anime. Sometimes we do actually get an anime that makes the source material better, tho rarely so. But maybe this will be one of the lucky draws. Who knows, we'll see. It'll probably depend on the studio that makes it and what exactly they alter or emphasize in the anime.

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