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That's disputable. A lot of anime that gets exported from Japan then advertised is in that category, mainly because a lot of people still seem to think that animated = for kids. Which is wrong. Because about 10% of anime is that stuff called "hentai," so by your obervation that leaves just 5% for stuff like Serial Experiment: Lain, .hack//sign, Ghost in the Shell (Which I love), Mushi-Shi, Gasaraki, Straight-Jacket, Darker Than Black and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. But obviously titles liek these occupy more than 5% of anime.Souplex said:
Also, it's "anime" not "japanime." Unless you're in japan, anime means animation of the specific style/genre/whatever common to most is not all animation studios in japan.
I think the reason is the anime is a style of it's own. But even that's wrong, just look at all the styles grouped under animate, you'll see there are many different variations.Souplex said:
It's distinct from cartoons by the fact that is covers all genres, has many different variations and is also a major part of a culture.
I really don't think I could care less about Anime... I've never 'gotten' why it's so popular, and I don't watch it, so I chose 'indifferent'. I really don't watch cartoons anymore or drink "chocolate milk"...
Here is a couple moreCowabungaa said:I like it every now and then. It's not my favourite medium, but I won't dismiss anime just because it's anime. But when I watch anime, I make sure it's a good one. Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop and Studio Ghibli's work are among my favourites.
What I specifically don't like about anime, is that typical anime crap: ridiculous exaggerated facial expressions, those flashy backgrounds when something happens, stupid motions and overreactions. No thanks, I'll stick to more mature anime.
FYI, not every anime uses the same kind of art. Far from it, actually. Anime can range from:Spinozaad said:
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There's quite a bit of difference in anime styles.
I don't like most anime and I find some of them to be too childish while containing too much violence which is pretty dumb to me. However I love shows like Hunter X Hunter and Full Metal Alchemist so I'm gonna say I love anime. I can't wait for the next episodes for HXH.
Woah, mind telling me what the second one is? The first looks a bit too...Japanese, but the second picture is pretty interesting.Sacman said:Here is a couple more
Nope, never. Just looked them up on youtube. Those ARE fairly realistic, maintaining proper human proportions and mostly human faces without far too much stylization.Sacman said:
Still, Le Chevalier ranks as fairly close to human proportions, with realistic body-head proportions, and nearly accurate facial structure (no big-eyes).
Batman TAS does look significantly different than anime. It can take some getting used to a new animation style; it probably takes a good plot to hook you, and then you'll get used to it soon enough. Of course if you never attract the interest in watching an anime in the first place, you'll never start watching and thus never get used to it.LunaticFringe said:
EDIT: Le Chevalier dubbed on youtube. I probably prefer it subbed, but you can at least see if this trips your Uncanny-Vally-Meter.
I saw Death Note a while back, and liked it a lot, but I've only recently recently started to check out other Animé series. I've loved Higurashi and Spice & Wolf (even more than the first 2/3rd of Death Note), and had some good times with Slayers and Elfen Lied, so I'll probably check out some of the other series which comes highly recommended on this site and others.
Those are some awesome parodies (on certain animé genres, although it's probably aimed on animé as a whole), although that Bizarre Jelly 5 thing is very creepy too.Souplex said:
I am really quite picky about my anime. Lately, I've focused on Manga more than anime. Ghost in the Shell is my favorite, simply because it's not the usual pile. Akira is a great classic. Ninja Scroll never gets old. But then there's also goofier things, like Azumanga Diaoh, and Excell Saga.
There's a sea of crap out there, and a few gems. I'm in love with the gems. I believe this balences out to a "Like" status in your poll.
There's a sea of crap out there, and a few gems. I'm in love with the gems. I believe this balences out to a "Like" status in your poll.
I love it.
"Why is it called anime yet everything else is just called a cartoon?"
Well, technically if you want to split hairs anime literally means animated. If you want to delve further its because generally speaking anime keeps itself distinct from western animated styles in more than just how everything is depicted.
There's basically two main camps for the animoo.
Legendary Anime-
Yeah, that's a bit of a reach around but this is the stuff that breaks down barriers and generally is well received everywhere. We're talking about Miyazaki films and shows that are widely revered like Cowboy Beebop, Ghost in the Shell and Trigun. These are animes that typically blend- they're not rooted in the traditional "holy shit those are huge eyes and boobs" style you'll see in generic anime. There obvious trends from westernized styles, and sometimes even the English dubs can out do their Japanese counterparts.
That anime-
There hair is huge, their eyes are huge, and they're going to spend 30 episodes training and powering up. This is typically the stuff that is actually confusing- unlike other regions Japan typically puts out their anime as soon as it's ready- there really isn't a proper "season" so much as a story arc. So what happens when you get something like Bleach where the show literally catches up with the manga? Filler content. Typically this stuff relies on stock humor to try to carry it through tired morals and generally bad character design.
Its a shame you don't really see animated features get any exposure in the west short of children's cartoons and comedic functions for grown up audiences (at best, the Simpsons, and early seasons of Family Guy, and at worst crap like American Dad) since its such a dynamic medium. Of course, I also have a theory that there is no such thing as a good Japanese actor which may be exactly why there's so much anime.
"Why is it called anime yet everything else is just called a cartoon?"
Well, technically if you want to split hairs anime literally means animated. If you want to delve further its because generally speaking anime keeps itself distinct from western animated styles in more than just how everything is depicted.
There's basically two main camps for the animoo.
Legendary Anime-
Yeah, that's a bit of a reach around but this is the stuff that breaks down barriers and generally is well received everywhere. We're talking about Miyazaki films and shows that are widely revered like Cowboy Beebop, Ghost in the Shell and Trigun. These are animes that typically blend- they're not rooted in the traditional "holy shit those are huge eyes and boobs" style you'll see in generic anime. There obvious trends from westernized styles, and sometimes even the English dubs can out do their Japanese counterparts.
That anime-
There hair is huge, their eyes are huge, and they're going to spend 30 episodes training and powering up. This is typically the stuff that is actually confusing- unlike other regions Japan typically puts out their anime as soon as it's ready- there really isn't a proper "season" so much as a story arc. So what happens when you get something like Bleach where the show literally catches up with the manga? Filler content. Typically this stuff relies on stock humor to try to carry it through tired morals and generally bad character design.
Its a shame you don't really see animated features get any exposure in the west short of children's cartoons and comedic functions for grown up audiences (at best, the Simpsons, and early seasons of Family Guy, and at worst crap like American Dad) since its such a dynamic medium. Of course, I also have a theory that there is no such thing as a good Japanese actor which may be exactly why there's so much anime.