So, I have a HOT TAKE | Neflix and Warner Bros.

Back The Animation Fund: https://rippaverse.com/collections/rippaverse-studios-animation-funding/ The potential acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix has the entire industry and culture war commentators in a panic. Some want to "save the cinema" and tradition; others are terrified of these classic properties falling under the control of a streamer with conflicting ideologies. My hot take on the whole situation? SO WHAT? In this video, I dive into why I think it's ridiculous that we are so obsessed with propping up "dinosaur" studios and archaic distribution models. Why has the West hit a creative wall since the early 2000s? Why do we believe the future of entertainment must rest on the shoulders of properties created 80 years ago? I look at the Japanese and Korean models (anime and manga like Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Solo Leveling) as proof that you don't need to rely solely on legacy franchises like Dragon Ball to sustain an industry—you just need to keep creating new hits. It's time to stop begging old Hollywood hacks to validate us as customers. It’s time for creators to build a better tomorrow, own their own IP, and embrace physical media on their own terms, just like our grandfathers did.