Anime is usually defined as animation produced in Japan. But that's just stupid, I watch the content and I don't care about where it's made. Therefore we should come up with a better definition of anime based on its style.
I think merch of anime are really stupid, even more so with them being priced so ridiculously high. It's basically robbery. I mean, a mid-sized badge for 30 CNY, seriously? Fuck the merch, just watch the show already. I'd like to hear your opinions on this one.
>>6 Badges are silly in general, it's for a niche subculture who likes to attach things to their jackets. Can you post some examples of these though? I can't recall any.
>>9 Yeah, that's really not worth it. Cheap tat that probably costs pennies on the dollar to produce. Those aren't even good designs. You could easily buy some buttons en mass, print some designs on paper, and glue the decals on yourself. Where do you find these for sale, anyway?
>>11 There's this online Chinese second-hand market called 闲鱼 (xianyu). However the craze for overpriced merch of anime is not restricted to China, and I bet it's in Japan too where these merch is produced. Part of their value comes from them being "official merch", in contrast with self-made ones, which are usually dirt cheap.
