What would be the difference?
I think Animecoin was a good idea at the time, but the market has been so overloaded with Alts now that it doesn't really have a chance.
Indeed, the Animecoin idea is great, and I do believe it still has great potential, but you are correct to say that the avalanche of cryptocurrencies (plus the awful bear market) have made things much harder.
btw, the new Animecoin thread is at
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=749541 please, participate there.