After a lackluster Spring season, the Summer 2019 shows promise of heating up with several action-packed shows and new entries into already-existing series. I decided to avoid all suggestion lists and investigate into these upcoming shows to hammer down what I'll be watching and why.
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The consumption and discussion of seasonal anime is a core facet of the modern anime-loving community. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that a fan has to keep up with seasonal shows if they want to interact in a meaningful way with the online anime fandom. Hubs of self-proclaimed otaku like r/Anime, MAL, Twitter, and Anilist are filled to the brim with seasonal memes and discourse that makes the majority of content creators are putting out incomprehensible to anyone that hasn't been keeping up with actively airing anime. There's still plenty of classic-focused memeage, but seasonal content is the obvious victor in a battle of prevalence. When most content being put out is a one-off adaptation that you have to be vigilant to catch amidst a torrent of other identically-unique content, the seasonal-watching schedule is an obvious and necessary adaptation the fandom had to make. Thanks to the advent of streaming services, it is easier than ever to keep up with anime's atypical airing schedule. Anime fans were bombarded with high quality content throughout 2018 and the winter season of 2019, and the content on online, anime-focused communities reflected that. We've gotten multiple golden memes from this period such as Zero Twosday, the Chika dance, and all kinds of Raphtalia content.
Spring 2019's lack of an overwhelmingly popular meme teaches us a few things. |
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