>>276
I watched pokemon a lot as a kid. I used to sit in front oft he TV with my binder of pokemon cards, whose organizational structure changed every week or so, and flip to find whatever card corresponded with the pokemon on screen. My favorite is butterfree. Is that in the genre?

>>276
great stuff, i have fond memories of watching kids battling with their beyblades during summer camp.

i don't know how they're marketing hobbyani in japan but here in the west i haven't really seen any advertisements for toys or reruns for a couple years now (outside of pokemon).

i think the adult audience has remained over the years and they continue to purchase merchandise, watch the classics and check out the newer shows, but the genre doesn't seem to get a lot of new blood thanks to limited marketing towards kids.

>>277
pokemon is definitely hobbyani

Some time ago Bakugan seemed quite popular, and then Yo-kai Watch. I don't know exactly nowadays because I've been kinda isolated.

>>276
Unfortunately the more Japan's population ages the less you will get proper kids anime, its mostly reboots for older fans now. Plus kids grow up with Ipads now, so cards, tops, etc are kind of out.

>>311
That's false for several reasons. Digital toys are not new to Japan, a lot of hobbyani are based off digital games, and analog games have been increasing in sales.

>>276
>i dont see kids watching this stuff anymore
They still make tons of them, but barely any of them seem to get localized.

>>311
Man you really have no idea what Japanese TV is like, there's a bunch of kids anime that never ever make it to the west. Even bullshit like Puzzle and Dragons has an anime.
>>288
Damn, that takes me back. Yokai Watch has been gone for like a decade now. It's weird how the series just up and vanished after the Switch era started.

I really liked B-daman when i was a kid