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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I remember, I had a ton of the ThunderCats toys; for my brother, it was He-Man. Similar designs, both pretty cool.

I'm shocked at the absolute dearth of KPop Demon Hunters merch. Like, there's almost none. I see a shirt every now and then. And they're saying this is the new Frozen, especially for its songs? Someone messed up. Netflix made a ton of merch for Stranger Things... and that's about it. I've seen a couple things for Squid Game. Apple TV is worse. They have stuff for Ted Lasso, but nothing for any of their best shows (Foundation, Severance, and Silo). It's like the studios aren't taking a chance on merch, and when something blows up, they're afraid if they move late, the hype will blow over.

Meanwhile anime I've never heard of gets tons of merch, but anime is co-sponsored by merch companies anyway.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

K-Pop Demon Hunters was a massive unexpected surprise for Netflix who had considered it a bit of mid-budget filler, and they had to scramble to get out a sing-along-a version, fly the vocalists in to do some appearances, and start the work on physical merch, most of which has months-long leadtime. Rest assured they will eventually run it as a huge franchise, and they’ll hype it in late 2026 when the merch comes in for christmas. Maybe a holiday special.

The irony is they’ve been desperate for a franchise to go alongside Stranger Things. They’ve mainly focused on IP, buying the Roald Dahl estate and making a big play on Addams Family, and in terms of original franchises they’ve only really had Bridgerton and Squid Game