What is the difference between mainstream and non-mainstream anime?

Question

I’m a bit confused if there a question like ‘what is the best mainstream animes’, or ‘anime suggestion but not mainstream’.

What which animes belong to what group…
Thx....

Answer 1

Basically...every Anime that you hear about constantly...like...well...
: Naruto, Bleach, Ouran, Death Note, etc...is considered Mainstream...
(And back-in-the-day, i guess Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, DBZ were considered... "Mainstream") ^^
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~Mainstream: Is something that appeals or is familiar to the masses.
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Mainstream Anime usually have high fan base...(but that doesnt necessarily mean the Anime is "top-notch")... :P
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Non-Mainstream is basically Anime no one has ever heard about or seen..(which doesn't necessarily make it a "bad" Anime either) ^^


So...yeah... ;3

Answer 2

Define Mainstream

Answer 3

I don't know, Eva's pretty ginormous.

It's a living shrine of otaku everywhere. :P

Actually, all anime can be considered niche, because the industry itself is niche.

But as explained above, a more mainstream title is one with a huge fanbase and constant exposure like Naruto or DBZ. Titles that people have heard of, have seen.

There are different kinds of mainstream, like the more "adult" Cowboy Bebop and the shonen fare like Naruto.

Really mainstream series, 99% of the time shonen, are generally found running on TV Tokyo, one of Japan's equivalent of ABC or MBC and etc.

Answer 4

my opinion is how to non mainstream one piece, detective conan, x-men & marvel avengers base your opinion is if you watch anime is no bad anime neither but also it is a stupid and creep just why the 4 saying anime it is a mainstream for me

Answer 5

ok, let me think for sec to explain..

a mainstream anime in a nutshell is a well known, and highly franchised anime, such as, FMA, Death Note, Naruto, Inuyasha, ect.

and the opposite , non-mainstream isn't real known to the public as well and not as highly franchised in the same way as a Mainstream one such as like: Elfen Lied, Slayers, Romeo & Juliet, Blood +, etc

i hope that i was able to explain well enough for u to understand it =]

Answer 6

Mainstream = anime that only 14 year old watch in cartoon netword like bleach, naruto, blood+, inu yasha.
Non-mainstream = anime that we had to track down and buy on VHS format / download on dial up such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Slayers

Answer 7

non mainstream is far better

the mainstream right now is naruto, inuyasha, pokemon ect. stupid crap.

some actual good ones are lain, hellsing, ledgend of matel, ect.