Anime vs K-Pop: Global Fandom Business Models

Grok shows a slight favor towards Anime IP licensing with brands like Crunchyroll (3.5%) and The Pokémon Company (3%) alongside K-Pop's HYBE (3.5%) and Weverse (2.5%), reflecting a balanced view on passive income potential with a neutral sentiment tone. Its perception highlights both fandoms as viable, with Anime slightly edging out due to diverse partnerships like Netflix (3.5%).

ChatGPT leans towards K-Pop merchandise with HYBE (8%) significantly outpacing Anime brands like Crunchyroll (7.5%) and The Pokémon Company (6.5%), indicating a stronger belief in K-Pop's passive income through retail and fan engagement with a positive sentiment tone. It perceives K-Pop as dominating due to higher visibility and community-driven merchandise sales.

Perplexity favors K-Pop merchandise with HYBE (4%) matching Anime's Crunchyroll (4%) but bolstered by additional K-Pop entities like NCT DREAM and JYP Entertainment, suggesting a slight edge for K-Pop in passive income via merchandise with a neutral-to-positive sentiment tone. It views K-Pop as having a more cohesive ecosystem for consistent revenue.

Gemini presents a balanced view with HYBE (2.5%), Crunchyroll (2.5%), and The Pokémon Company (2.5%) sharing equal visibility, indicating no clear winner in passive income potential between Anime IP licensing and K-Pop merchandise with a neutral sentiment tone. Its perception underscores that both fandoms have strong but comparable licensing and retail footprints.

Deepseek slightly favors K-Pop merchandise with HYBE (3%) matching Crunchyroll (3%) but supported by LINE FRIENDS (2%), suggesting K-Pop's broader retail accessibility drives passive income over Anime IP licensing with a neutral sentiment tone. It perceives K-Pop as benefiting more from diverse merchandise partnerships compared to Anime's licensing focus.

ChatGPT shows a balanced view but slightly favors K-Pop with HYBE at a high visibility share of 8.5%, matching Crunchyroll (Anime), while also highlighting K-Pop's reach through TikTok (6%) and BLACKPINK (1%). Its tone is neutral, focusing on visibility data across platforms.

Grok leans toward K-Pop with HYBE (4%) tied with Crunchyroll (4%), but emphasizes K-Pop's cultural integration via Coachella (3.5%) and Billboard (2.5%), suggesting faster Western adaptation. Its tone is positive toward K-Pop's broader ecosystem presence.

Perplexity remains neutral, assigning equal visibility to HYBE and Crunchyroll (both 4%), with no strong indicators of faster adaptation for either sector. Its tone is neutral, prioritizing data parity over cultural or market-specific insights.

Gemini subtly favors K-Pop with HYBE (3%) tied with Crunchyroll (3%), but highlights K-Pop's Western market connections through Coachella (1%) and BLACKPINK (0.5%) alongside mainstream awards like the Grammys (0.5%). Its tone is mildly positive toward K-Pop's accessibility in Western contexts.

Deepseek presents a balanced perspective with HYBE and Crunchyroll both at 3.5%, but slightly leans toward K-Pop through visibility on platforms like TikTok (1.5%) and events like Coachella (1.5%), implying quicker Western engagement. Its tone is neutral with a data-driven focus.

ChatGPT leans toward K-Pop with HYBE holding a dominant 7% visibility share compared to Anime's top player, Crunchyroll, at 6.5%. Its sentiment is positive, emphasizing K-Pop's broader social media presence on platforms like Twitter (3.5%) as a driver of fan interaction.

Grok shows a balanced view but slightly favors Anime through Crunchyroll's 2.5% visibility over HYBE's 2%, with a neutral tone. It highlights Anime's cultural reach with specific mentions like 'One Piece' (1.5%) but acknowledges K-Pop's engagement via BLACKPINK (1%).

Perplexity presents a neutral stance with equal 3% visibility for HYBE (K-Pop) and Crunchyroll (Anime), focusing on their industry prominence. Its tone is factual, noting both industries' strong streaming presence via Netflix (2.5%) as a shared engagement factor.

Deepseek shows no clear favorite with HYBE and Crunchyroll both at 2% visibility, maintaining a neutral tone. It underscores K-Pop's edge in community platforms like Weverse (1%) while noting Anime's niche engagement on MyAnimeList (0.5%).

Gemini gives a slight edge to K-Pop with HYBE at 2.5% visibility and a strong presence on Weverse (1.5%), against Crunchyroll's equal 2.5%. Its positive tone highlights K-Pop's superior community engagement tools as a key driver of fan interaction.

Deepseek shows a balanced view of Anime and K-Pop with equal visibility for Crunchyroll (Anime, 2.5%) and HYBE (K-Pop, 2.5%), focusing on broad social platforms like TikTok (2%) and Reddit (2.5%) as co-creation spaces; its tone is neutral, emphasizing community-driven content creation for both fandoms.

Perplexity leans toward K-Pop with higher visibility for HYBE (3%) and Weverse (2%) compared to Crunchyroll (2.5%), reflecting a focus on structured fan interaction platforms; its positive tone highlights K-Pop’s ecosystem facilitating digital co-creation through direct artist-fan engagement.

Chatgpt strongly favors K-Pop with significant visibility for Weverse (6%) and TikTok (7%), while Anime-specific platforms like Comiket (3%) and Hololive (2%) suggest niche co-creation; its positive tone underscores K-Pop’s accessibility and viral content potential for fan collaboration.

Grok slightly favors K-Pop with HYBE at 3% visibility and platforms like TikTok (2.5%) supporting fan content, while Anime is tied to DeviantArt (3%) for visual art co-creation; its neutral tone focuses evenly on community sentiment for both fandoms’ creative output.

Gemini presents a balanced perspective with HYBE (2.5%) and Crunchyroll (2%) visibility, alongside platforms like TikTok (2%) for both fandoms; its neutral tone suggests equal opportunity for digital co-creation through diverse community-driven ecosystems.

Gemini leans toward K-Pop with HYBE (2.5%) and Weverse (0.5%) showing higher visibility compared to Anime-related brands like Crunchyroll (2%) and MyAnimeList (0.5%), indicating a preference for K-Pop's blockchain integration in fandom tools. Its tone is neutral, focusing on visibility metrics without explicit critique.

Grok shows a balanced view with HYBE (2.5%) and Crunchyroll (2.5%) sharing equal visibility, alongside Weverse (1.5%), suggesting comparable strength in blockchain fandom tools for both K-Pop and Anime; the tone remains neutral with a data-driven focus on ecosystem presence.

ChatGPT favors Anime slightly through higher visibility for MyAnimeList (3%) and Animoca Brands (3%) over K-Pop entities like MAKESTAR (0.5%), emphasizing Anime's broader blockchain ecosystem ties; the tone is positive toward Anime's adoption patterns.

Deepseek slightly prefers K-Pop with HYBE (3%) and Weverse (1.5%) edging out Crunchyroll (3%) and MyAnimeList (0.5%), reflecting a focus on K-Pop's community engagement via blockchain tools; the tone is neutral with an emphasis on visibility share.

Perplexity shows no clear preference, with HYBE (1%) and Crunchyroll (1%) having equal visibility, indicating a balanced view of blockchain fandom tool usage in both ecosystems; the tone is neutral and lacks depth in reasoning.