[The Forumcat]

Kasin, on 31 May 2011 - 04:16 PM, said:

if people enjoy deadman wonderland anime/manga as much as i do...then i bet my money on that.

I don't think Deadman Wonderland will make it to the bigtime...I think it's comparable to Deathnote (dark, edgy, etc.), but it's lacking a couple of the things that made Deathnote big, like the psychological suspense and the enemy bishies (What, are Ganta and the Promoter or Rinchiro going to replace Light and L?). Even though there are good looking male characters, most have issues.
Yoh is quite pretty, but constantly reveals new ways to suck and get beaten up. Mockingbird looks like he should be about 12, and his childishness and awkward gender confusion aren't going to fly in the mainstream, I think. Crow... ok, Crow is pretty awesome, but Owl is kind of just sad, and Genkaku has no eyebrows and is obnoxious.
Most of the others wind up kicking the bucket way too quickly to matter (Rokuro, anime Ueshima), or are introduced with the understanding/requirement that they eventually die (Shishito, Tamaki, Rinchiro). And a bunch are just odd looking (Genkaku, Tamaki, Rinchiro, tiger dude, Shishito, Mockingbird) or underdeveloped (manga Ueshima)

I think it'll be for guys what Deathnote is for girls (since most of the hotness is in the females, like Shiro, Makina, and Karako) but will fail to be for girls what Deathnote is for guys (sheer awesome appealing to their demographic). It'll attract the same girls who were on team Ryuk. And I admit I'm generalizing as everyone being straight and/or adhering to their stereotypes, since we're talking mainstream, and that's how mainstream needs to be talked. It could also be compared to Bleach, but it's still missing the handsome men, and the violence is marginally more realistic, and considerably more gory.

I personally love Deadman Wonderland, and would adore if it got big. As long as it doesn't get all the Hetalia fans with the bad reputation. Luckily, the two are pretty incompatible...

Ion123, on 19 August 2011 - 09:54 PM, said:

I think Panty & Stocking and Homestuck

Yeah, this Panty & Stocking thing is getting big... I'm almost starting to worry that I'm going to miss out on something if I continue to not watch it... I wonder if it's actually good?


My guess would be Panty & Stocking and Durarara, and if I knew anything about Homestuck, I might have something to say on that matter, too. It doesn't matter if Durarara is too complicated; lots of people watch for the pretty pictures and/or big explosions (and no, I'm not being mean. It's true. That's what one of my dear friends watches for) and Deathnote was complicated, too, but still caught on massively.
It doesn't hurt that it's dubbed, either. I think that the big one will be something (probably) dubbed and shonen and full of awesome (Like Deathnote or Bleach) or ridiculous shojo (Like Ouran or Hetalia)*. Hence Panty & Stocking and Durarara.
Anything that has potential to make a good video game also has promise, and I think Drrr and Panty & Stocking both fulfill that. Heck, Panty & Stocking practically is a videogame, as it's described.


*Please don't assume I mean that shonen is awesome and shojo is dumb. I don't. I mean a ridiculous shojo is going to make it more than an awesome one (see Ouran and Hetalia versus ...something even I can't think of), and an awesome shonen will work better than a ridiculous one (Bleach, Deathnote versus ... something else I can't even think of. Ridiculous shonen is usually pretty ecchi). There are, of course, exceptions, like Vampire Knight (but that was romance - LOTS of romance - plus awesome explosions and stuff) but they are less common and generally slightly less big.

This post has been edited by Chloetrope: 20 August 2011 - 10:39 AM

[OtakuChica]

I'm leaning towards Blue Exorcist because of the popularity everywhere it's getting. But Panty & Stocking has been getting a bit popular too. Maybe Death Note since L is such an easy cosplay.


I'm not too sure about Naruto though, because the numbers of Naruto cosplay has been dwindling down, despite it being majorly popular. Same thing with One Piece.

But my bet is Ao no Exorcist.

[The Fujoshi]

I never head of Ao no Exorcist until this thread. I'm going to go check that manga out.

Dark Spellmaster: Tsundere complex is popular in Japan.

[wenchman]

Hamsteak has already exploded, I'm sure it'll be the next big thing.

[C2Queen]

I thought I had the right idea -- but I really don't. Like many of you said, some series that seem really big and talked about a lot don't always get cosplayed a lot. It's so weird -- just when you think you've got the fad cosplay figured out you never really know what you are going to see the most of. I attended Ramencon this August and saw a LOAD of Homestuck cosplayers. It seemed as popular as PSWG cosplay for the summer time. Highschool of the Dead's popularity is rising -- also since Durarara!! is running both its seasons on Adult Swim I feel that will DEFINITELY be something we'll see more of. In my opinion, I think since I've been to a few more conventions as of lately this is the stuff that we will see the most of --

• Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (the OVA and new soundtrack came out just the past few months, plus Funimation is dubbing it as we speak)
  
• Durarara!! (Since Adult Swim has been airing it in English)
  
• Highschool of the dead (possibly, since its popularity is rising)
  
• Homestuck (unexpectedly have been seeing it A LOT at cons lately)
  
• Puella Magica Madoka (weirdly guys have been talking about it a lot and I've seen its popularity skyrocket)

This post has been edited by C2Queen: 16 October 2011 - 09:51 PM

[The Fujoshi]

C2Queen, on 16 October 2011 - 09:42 PM, said:

I thought I had the right idea -- but I really don't. Like many of you said, some series that seem really big and talked about a lot don't always get cosplayed a lot. It's so weird -- just when you think you've got the fad cosplay figured out you never really know what you are going to see the most of. I attended Ramencon this August and saw a LOAD of Homestuck cosplayers. It seemed as popular as PSWG cosplay for the summer time. Highschool of the Dead's popularity is rising -- also since Durarara!! is running both its seasons on Adult Swim I feel that will DEFINITELY be something we'll see more of. In my opinion, I think since I've been to a few more conventions as of lately this is the stuff that we will see the most of --

• Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (the OVA and new soundtrack came out just the past few months, plus Funimation is dubbing it as we speak)
  
• Durarara!! (Since Adult Swim has been airing it in English)
  
• Highschool of the dead (possibly, since its popularity is rising)
  
• Homestuck (unexpectedly have been seeing it A LOT at cons lately)
  
• Puella Magica Madoka (weirdly guys have been talking about it a lot and I've seen its popularity skyrocket)

The last con my associate went to was overrun by Durarara in a similar fashion as you but to be honest I haven't seen a lot of HOTD. I expect:

Durarara (seen at a lot of cons already)
Homeskillet (seen at a lot of cons already)
Madoka (It's popular in Japan and seen it on Sankaku a lot as well as /cgl/ a few months back.)
And a new one called Hanasaku Iroha (seen also in /cgl/ a few months back, tumblr, as well as the fact that it's popular in Japan.)

[ravenfinch]

durarara and panty and stocking wit garter belt maybe something else