@mommunism
First of all, after doing the math, it was 100% of Europe that was still in March.
Doubtful, if the original author is a European (he didn't specify which but he did say he is, which I am inclined to believe)
The bollywood argument is an analogy
Here was your premise:
People are generally more comfortable consuming entertainment in their mother tongue and western countries are also far more likely to be on the internet, both due to their infrastructure and the fact that it was created and is centralized in the US
and your conclusion:
India specifically is also very culturally conservative, which makes manga, especially like this, harder to get into.
The statement is true, but the conclusion: makes it harder for manga to get into is a false assumption, reason, as I said earlier is difference in target audience.
The second part of the assumption (X country is culturally conservative, making it not good for foreign entertainment to enter) is an invalid premise, conservatism and entertainment are not automatically completely intertwined. For examples see: China (look at all those American movies trying to cater to Chinese audience) Japan (they even have a condition called Paris Syndrome).
Just because they speak English and the language is simple doesn't mean there isn't a barrier to entry. There are still literally dozens of factors, most of which serve to strengthen the barrier. It's still completely possible that it's harder for them to read it, their friends are less likely to be into into it, stores are less likely to sell related products, etc. etc. etc. When you compound this with their relative levels of poverty, it's far less likely that they'll ever even hear about certain English mediums.
Now this is a boatload of stupid. I already placed the English speaking and internet using population into the argument and you still assume that poverty and "their friends not being into it" into the argument?
If you can speak English and have internet in India, for example, the least you could be is lower middle class. "
Now let's dissect this paragraph shall we?
It's still completely possible that it's harder for them to read it
Uh huh. One of the countries with high IT employment, an English speaking community that uses the internet, and it's harder for them to read? Either you're belittling peoples' capacity to learn other languages(and alphabet, but the English alphabet isn't that hard to learn), or you think that reading manga is rocket science. That's concerning.
friends are less likely to be into into it
Friends not being into it" is a general issue and not just one part of the world has it, which discludes it as a point of contention and if you include this argument, then SEA countries immediately rise to the top of the consumption chart because of their easy access to the media and their lack of negativity to the Japanese culture.
stores are less likely to sell related products
What? Why is this even a part of the argument in reading manga. Really. Because a store not having figures or physical copies of manga totally affects entrance to the medium. You do know that rarely does that come into the equation. Normally it is anime first, then whatever comes next, not the other way around.
And now this paragraph
Again, more Indians that Americans browsing the internet means absolutely nothing for the conversation. I don't know why you're repeating it. I also deliberately used the term "culturally conservative" so no dumbfuck would try to counter-argue with political shit. There is no arguing whatsoever to be had when you're comparing the United States to India on cultural conservatism. India is one of the most traditionalist countries there is. Porn is literally illegal to distribute. You cannot even try to tell me that their culture is more open to shit like this, it just isn't plausible to any degree. It's unbelievably ironic for you to tell me that calling them culturally conservative comes from a place of ignorance. It's almost difficult to be ignorant enough to not know that they are.
First here an earlier statement from you
and western countries are also far more likely to be on the internet
You are the one who said westerners are more likely to be in the internet. I did not insert that argument.
My point was that this premise is false from the beginning as from a numbers standpoint, India alone breaks that statistic.
Now about the cultural conservatism. Like I said earlier.
cultural conservatism and entertainment are not mutually inclusive. You also make it seem like manga is some godforsaken taboo that getting into the medium is that hard. It's not, particularly with their English speaking population (which would be the target demography here, not everyone and anyone), which is why the "cultural conservatism" argument is stupid.
Also
porn is illegal to distribute
Yet they rank as third in consumption of porn. A fine example of a premise not necessarily resulting in an assumed conclusion.
