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Universal Studios Japan General Discussion

God bless anyone taking a trip to this park the next couple of years. A park that famously has long queues is going to be at the top of its game, line-wise, until some of these big projects are wrapped.
 
God bless anyone taking a trip to this park the next couple of years. A park that famously has long queues is going to be at the top of its game, line-wise, until some of these big projects are wrapped.
I'm assuming all the current work is with the goal of getting the park in shape for the 2025 World Expo being held in Osaka (the Expo grounds are literally right next to USJ on Yumeshima in fact).

But that being said, if rumors are to be believed Spider-Man replacement still won't be ready by then.
 
browsed through the Universal parks ymmv page on tvtropes out of boredom and found this statement:

“Going by the translated comments on this video, there is some division among Universal fans in Japan over how Universal Studios Japan is now very strongly focused on animated properties instead of Hollywood movies like it once was. Some fans hate that the park has abandoned its original mission statement, while other fans feel that it was naturally the direction the park had to take, as Universal's movies have an extremely varying degree of popularity in Japan, whereas things like Hello Kitty, Peanuts, and the Cool Japan event properties are mega-popular in the country.”

As someone who doesn’t live in Japan, Is there really a division between the fan base from Japan’s side or is this just conjecture?
 
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browsed through the Universal parks ymmv page on tvtropes out of boredom and found this statement:

“Going by the translated comments on this video, there is some division among Universal fans in Japan over how Universal Studios Japan is now very strongly focused on animated properties instead of Hollywood movies like it once was. Some fans hate that the park has abandoned its original mission statement, while other fans feel that it was naturally the direction the park had to take, as Universal's movies have an extremely varying degree of popularity in Japan, whereas things like Hello Kitty, Peanuts, and the Cool Japan event properties are mega-popular in the country.”

As someone who doesn’t live in Japan, Is there really a division between the fan base from Japan’s side or is this just conjecture?
I think these people would find many allies on the Inside Universal forums.
 
So wait, what was that Backdraft thing about? Are they temporarily reopening it to help with capacity, or is this just a "here's some props" situation?
 
browsed through the Universal parks ymmv page on tvtropes out of boredom and found this statement:

“Going by the translated comments on this video, there is some division among Universal fans in Japan over how Universal Studios Japan is now very strongly focused on animated properties instead of Hollywood movies like it once was. Some fans hate that the park has abandoned its original mission statement, while other fans feel that it was naturally the direction the park had to take, as Universal's movies have an extremely varying degree of popularity in Japan, whereas things like Hello Kitty, Peanuts, and the Cool Japan event properties are mega-popular in the country.”

As someone who doesn’t live in Japan, Is there really a division between the fan base from Japan’s side or is this just conjecture?
From what I've gathered from reading some Japanese fans thoughts on USJ on Twitter and Youtube, yes, there is a division between USJ fans and a lot of them want the park to focus on American properties. I don't think that'll happen though, it's pretty obvious where the future of the park is headed.
 
browsed through the Universal parks ymmv page on tvtropes out of boredom and found this statement:

“Going by the translated comments on this video, there is some division among Universal fans in Japan over how Universal Studios Japan is now very strongly focused on animated properties instead of Hollywood movies like it once was. Some fans hate that the park has abandoned its original mission statement, while other fans feel that it was naturally the direction the park had to take, as Universal's movies have an extremely varying degree of popularity in Japan, whereas things like Hello Kitty, Peanuts, and the Cool Japan event properties are mega-popular in the country.”

As someone who doesn’t live in Japan, Is there really a division between the fan base from Japan’s side or is this just conjecture?
Online USJ fans? Sure, maybe.

Do you really think the general Japanese audience is complaining that USJ now focuses more on Japanese properties than Hollywood circa 2001?

The truth is that Western pop culture has been losing ground in Japan for at least a decade. Not just in film but in music too. There was a report out just yesterday that not a single Western artist made it into the 2023 top 100 streamed songs in Japan on Apple Music. Asian pop culture, including Korean and Japanese music, movies games etc. are what's trending in Japan. It's unsurprising that USJ is pivoting along with this.

So wait, what was that Backdraft thing about? Are they temporarily reopening it to help with capacity, or is this just a "here's some props" situation?
Just a prop photo op. They're already in the Backdraft building gutting it out.
 
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