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”Excuse me, but I believe Hetalia is one of the most popular anime out there currently. It may not have sold the most,but it’s a lot younger..”

1.Hetalia is not young. 2. Post your stats and figures I don’t care for your opinion on whats popular.

”I went to a con last year and the only things that really sold out was all the (official) Hetalia merch.”

Means nothing. They could have had limited supplies and ran out after 500$ in sales. Fail logic. I won’t ask for proof because of course you have none. Most people reading this have yet to meet a girl with Hetalia merchandise.

”Personally I think doujins and fanfictions are a more creative way to spread the word about your favourite anime – plus, some people just don’t have the money.
But don’t you dare say that women don’t contribute to sales of anime and manga.”

If by some people you mean women, yes you’re right. Another point made. ’spread the word about anime’ 90% of the time only leads to watching free anime online, not translation into sales.

”I own a whole stash of manga volumes and anime DVDs alike, which is pretty much littered across my room in draws, or on bookshelves – on display or off doesn’t really matter.”

Good for you. Congratulations on being the tiny minority of women who spend tons of money on anime. A tiny minority the anime industry can’t survive off.

”I’m 15 years old, unemployed, a female and a student and I contribute to every single one of my fandoms with my own allowance. Not to mention the fact my walls are completely plastered with video game posters. ”

Your allowance covers walls of posters AND anime dvds AND manga volumes and you’re only 15 and you have drawers AND shelves full of it? Interesting you must get a gigantic allowance then but then you boasted 135$ spend on homestuck like that was alot of money so you probably don’t get a big allowance so how can you afford all this shit being unemployed. I guess the anime industry is going to survive off your 135$ a year. Male otaku spend tens of thousands sometimes even more for extravagant fans a year on anime manga or games. So do you think should be the primary target audience?

”There’s not much official merchandise that caters towards me. Everything’s covered in loli girls with big tits, and I don’t really want that merchandise, sorry?”

You are a girl, girls typically have no money as have guys buy things for them. You said yourself you’re unemployed. Does it make sense for anime companies to make merchandise for you? You’re 15 so you probably watch kdramas and jdramas about high school girls right? How many of those girls are otaku? Hardly ever do you see that and that is the same situation in reality. Even the dramas not about highschoolers do you ever see otaku women. It because making a drama like that wouldnt sell as their demographics of women that age are not interested in anime hardcore like that. Just casual fans if even that.

”Not all girls are fujoshis. If there was more merchandise aimed at girls who generally just wanted tote bags and the like with their favourite characters without panty-shots and eroge art, maybe there’d be more shit for the female demographic to buy.”

There is plenty of merchandise that doesnt have any ero art on it. PLENTY. But women aren’t going to fucking buy that shit over a coach bag. Not enough of them anyway to even cover the cost of making the shit. The reason you don’t see girls wearing anime merchandise in Japan or anywhere else is because its embarrassing for a girl. Not because there isn’t enough supply. There isn’t enough demand. If you are a girl who would walk around with an anime bag at school there are probably 4 or 5 other girls in your entire fucking school who would do that also, the thousands of other girls would just make fun of you. Thats why anime doesnt cater to you.

”You’re a misogynist bastard and just taking one look at this site tells me you’re a yuri-loving, homophobic, sexist prick.”

I’ve been called every name in the book and smart people should realize by now this has not effect on me. Misogynist? You shouldn’t regurgitate insults you heard from other people to try and make a point. Think for yourself little girl don’t be a follower.