Comment by corethree
3 years ago
Because it's strange and distracting? Is this a promotional app or an actual earth quake app?
Imagine this: Star Trek the next generation Earthquake Locator! and it's an Lcars interface.
Additionally Eva was a very divisive series. Popular yes, somewhat main stream in japan but also strange enough that its mostly liked by a certain crowd. I'm part of that crowd but at the same time I get why that crowd is different.
To help illustrate imagine 2010s Justin Beiber or Twilight themed earth quake apps. Right? That's sort of a different crowd from the people who like Eva and not everyone is into that stuff. Are you more likely to download the app if it was themed liked that?
Additionally Anime was not always mainstream in the world. It was considered nerdy to like it. It's become mainstream now in the last decade outside of japan, but in japan it's still considered a little different.
As others mentioned, it's apparently partly because of how the twitter account associated with the application was source of good information during the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011, setting the stage for making more.
> imagine 2010s Justin Beiber or Twilight themed earth quake apps
If it gets people to download the app, I’m all for it.
It doesn't. First off it gets the wrong people to download the app. Second the right people will be turned off from downloading it.
> It doesn't
What is this based on?
> it gets the wrong people to download the app
Who is a wrong person for a disaster-readiness app?
> the right people will be turned off from downloading it
One, nothing precludes multiple apps. Two, we have different definitions for the right people to save if they’re going to prioritise cultural comfort over safety.
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Yes, we should instead look to have Justin Bieber or Twilight fans perish in natural disasters.
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