How do you feel about anime?

[Ampersand]

I like it a lot, but it bothers me that in every anime ever there's only like 2 or 3 main characters.

 

[Marik2]

And I quote you because I'm still trying to understand what the fuck I just watched.

I like it cuz its weird

They're magical stripper angels who are crusading against magical stripper demons(and ghosts)

I sorta like the show cuz I like the whole mixing anime with cartoony animation.

 

[Serenegoose]

Isn't this like asking how I feel about books, or movies?

90% of it is awful. 10% is good - just like every other genre of entertainment on the planet.

 

[LittleChone]

I think the reason so many western audiences have opened up to anime is because western animation has always... kinda sucked.

Yeah sure, you have Toy Story and Mickey Mouse, but when considering all the "kid shows," PDA's, He-Man rip-offs, and otherwise poorly thought out channels (I'm looking at you, Adult Swim!), Anime looks like a gold mine compared to the otherwise latrine that is Western Cartoons.

 

[volcanblade]

I like it a lot. As long as you look into it slightly you rarely run into one you won't like. Not to mention it covers things that most other mediums won't even touch.

It really is too bad that so many people dislike it without having ever looking past the popular shows because there is almost literally a show that anyone can enjoy as long as they look

 

[Stickyreiss]

I love it, I have more anime than I have time to watch on my hard drive, I paint it on my forza cars, and I roleplay as anime characters on another forum.

(those are my first two by the way, I've improved since then.)

 

[eels05]

I'd like to know when they will realised western eyes aren't that large.

 

[Stickyreiss]

I'd like to know when they will realised western eyes aren't that large.

the eyes thing is a recent trend, watch some old shit like Gundam 0079. they have normal eyes.

 

[ratchet573]

I like anime sometimes. I like the more adult oriented ones, Bleach and such suck to me anymore. I love Ghost in the Shell and that kind of heavy sci-fi anime.

 

[mega48man]

I used to be into it in middle school, which is why i had no friends. then i grew out of in in late freshman year and realized how gay i was for being so into naruto. i mean come on, it's cool that they're ninjas, but they don't do it like the ninjas from the awesome 80's ninja movies, they're like technicolor ninja kids.

then when i went back to my home high school where all the kids i knew from middle school went plus a lot of other kids, i was a changed person. it took me a year, but i'm now right where i should be; in the video gamer clique, which is pretty damn big. halo reach and monster, you know it. so now i stay from anime because the anime/otaku group at my school is GAWD UGLY. i mean, if you show any communication with these kids, you're labeled "one of them". there's fat hidious and annoying goth girl, a super quirky asian kid who wears the same coat everyday, this one freaky black kid who looks like an evil bob marley, and then some other kids unwanted by society.

lastly, on halloween, my girlfriend went some 3-day anime convention instead of hang out with me );

so that's how i see it; not only does it make you unwanted by society but it also got in the way of my relationship. fuck you naruto.

pokemon is still the shit though, never forget that.

 

[Hallow'sEve]

Some I like:

Death Note
Cowboy Bebop
Outlaw Star
Gundam Wing
Neon Evangelion
(sorta
Cyborg 009
Blue Sub 6

 

[faspxina]

<- What do you think?

Seems like you hate it.

Am I funneh or wut?

More like "Problem?".

 

[mega48man]

Isn't this like asking how I feel about books, or movies?

90% of it is awful. 10% is good - just like every other genre of entertainment on the planet.

it is the same thing except there aren't kids who dress up as leonardo dicaprio when they go to see inception. no wait, i was wolverine for x-men 3, nevermind

 

[Serenegoose]

Isn't this like asking how I feel about books, or movies?

90% of it is awful. 10% is good - just like every other genre of entertainment on the planet.

it is the same thing except there aren't kids who dress up as leonardo dicaprio when they go to see inception. no wait, i was wolverine for x-men 3, nevermind

If people did more dressing up as characters they liked, the world would be a better place.

Plus, don't forget all the Jedi that attend Star Wars premiers...

 

[Jestere]

Yeah, not much of a fan. I've seen a couple of interesting episodes though

 

[Stickyreiss]

You've also got to think about it from the "campy" aspect. Sure it's ridiculous and inane 90% of the time, but look at the evil dead series; those were some bad fucking movies, but its still the best trilogy of all time.

 

[shadyh8er]

Personally, I LOVE it. I just wish some of the fans weren't such assholes about it. For instance, it's come to my attention that Naruto-haters are starting to become just as annoying as the fanboys.

 

[darthotaku]

anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!anime!
^_^
my feelings on this subject, though I agree there are some anime that could be better.
And I hate Naruto but only because it is always held up as a reason anime sucks.

 

[Stickyreiss]

I used to be into it in middle school, which is why i had no friends. then i grew out of in in late freshman year and realized how gay i was for being so into naruto. i mean come on, it's cool that they're ninjas, but they don't do it like the ninjas from the awesome 80's ninja movies, they're like technicolor ninja kids.

then when i went back to my home high school where all the kids i knew from middle school went plus a lot of other kids, i was a changed person. it took me a year, but i'm now right where i should be; in the video gamer clique, which is pretty damn big. halo reach and monster, you know it. so now i stay from anime because the anime/otaku group at my school is GAWD UGLY. i mean, if you show any communication with these kids, you're labeled "one of them". there's fat hidious and annoying goth girl, a super quirky asian kid who wears the same coat everyday, this one freaky black kid who looks like an evil bob marley, and then some other kids unwanted by society.

lastly, on halloween, my girlfriend went some 3-day anime convention instead of hang out with me );

so that's how i see it; not only does it make you unwanted by society but it also got in the way of my relationship. fuck you naruto.

pokemon is still the shit though, never forget that.

And another one is lost to the slavery of following societal norms.
Learn to be who you are, I was the one guy in highschool who interacted with every clique and had friends from every walk of life. People pick up on when you're trying to fit in and not being yourself.

Learn to bring things up when they are appropriate. Talk about anime with the anime kids, talk about vidya gaems with the gamers, talk about sports with the athletes. When you learn to separate and compartmentalize the different aspects of your life you can fit in in a lot of places without stifling who you are.

 

[A random person]

Isn't this like asking how I feel about books, or movies?

90% of it is awful. 10% is good - just like every other genre of entertainment on the planet.

it is the same thing except there aren't kids who dress up as leonardo dicaprio when they go to see inception. no wait, i was wolverine for x-men 3, nevermind

And I went as a Death Eater/Dementor (just a black robe, served both purposes) for the OotP movie and final book; it was better received at the book release.

I'd like to know when they will realised western eyes aren't that large.

Actually, a lot of what determines eye size is a pretty basic innocent/seedy dichotomy that you see in western animation; in The Simpsons, many of the characters have bug-eyes while Moe and Mr. Burns are beadier, and in many a shonen series the idealistic young hero has big eyes while older, more cynical characters are also beadier.

Really, I think the only animated series that don't do this are the ones that go for outright realistic character designs (i.e King of the Hill).