Is Steven Universe even popular with kids? How is it this is a franchise with 5 seasons, 1 movie, and a spin-off series and I never see it outside of animation communities, compared to Adventure Time where I can still find shirts in random shops. Or is it just popular with the LGBT community and CN felt like they couldn't cancel it without sending a bad message?
Is Steven Universe even popular with kids? How is it this is a franchise with 5 seasons, 1 movie...
Hard to say, since people on Yas Forums/tumblr/reddit etc are skewed towards teenagers and up. I have a cousin who's about 13 or 14 who watches it.
It's commercially successful. Despite what Yas Forums might tell you, cartoons that aren't successful get shitcanned, "progressive" or not.
Its probably successful enough, i don't even know what kids like these days anyway, i don't care
I've worked with elementary school kids a few times and have seen/heard them mention certain cartoons, but never noticed them mention Steven Universe.
Every time I've seen the show referenced IRL or someone with merchandise etc., it's been a teenager or college student or adult (like late 20s/early 30s is the oldest I've seen). Youngest person I saw into it was 13/14.
all anecdotal, yeah, but this whole thread's mostly going to be
Never seen a single kid talk about it, and I had a teaching assistant's job. My nephew has never even heard of it, and my niece thinks it's some old cartoon from the 80s or 90s that only adults watch for nostalgia.
I doubt Sugar even was thinking of kids when it was created. The target audience is the dye-hairs, no one else. And I don't even hate the show, it's just true.
My niece is in 8th grade and he really likes peridot. but kids for what I know usually tend to watch popular anime like BnH or One Piece instead of cartoons.
What's wrong with him
Why does he look like that
Adventure Time became a phenomenon between kids and adults, including people who are not into cartoons. Steven Universe only became popular with Tumblr, emotionally stunted teenagers and the They/Them crowd. It's not a very popular show outside internet culture
Kids didn't watch AT user.
It's just adult creeps and manchildren.
Who consequently ended up taking over and turning it into the absolute worst shit you can imagine.
Jsut a bunch of creeps with narratives to push and frustrated talentless wannabe artists shitting out a horror show.
I bet kids rather watch youtubers on their phones than whatever retardation is on TV. My sister watched AT only because i was watching it during college days. Other than gumball and gravity falls, never got into any show and SU make her fell asleep.