Izanagi009 said:
I haven't seen a purely western style fight that i liked.
Given the wording there, that seems heavily loaded, too. I could say I've never seen a purely Eastern anime I liked and be accurate, due to the strong influence of Disney on the foundation and style of the art.
At the same time, my avatar comes from anime, so I probably due have some affection for the medium.
On the other hand, that would be a bad example, since I only really like two characters from the OVA it came from. On the other hand...Okay, getting way off topic. There is very little that is pure in either style, especially when you consider how much the cowboy and samurai films borrowed from, paid tribute to, and outright stole from each other and how influential they are on modern styles (at least, comparable to the examples originally given).
...That being said, I've never actually SEEN a Rambo movie, so maybe they are completely devoid of all Eastern influences, even those filtered through Westernisation. I don't know. I doubt it, but I don't know.
I don't have any overarching preference, to answer the topic question. I do have smaller preferences--Eastern animation over Western almost 100% of the time--but nothing so general as the culture or style alone. Weirdly enough, this leads to a Shrodinger-like state where I simultaneously am a Weaboo/Wapanese/whatever AND a racist xenophobic Japan hater (because Japan is usually what people are talking about).
To me, this is like asking whether I prefer American or British music. Both scenes have always had some seriously awesome music, and also some really bad stuff. They have John Lennon, but also James Blunt. We have Brian Wilson, but also Creed. And sometimes, the best work comes from people influenced by both. Queen's styling owes as much to Broadway and Nashville as it does to Britpop and stadium rock. Star Wars was best when it merged spaghetti westerns and samurai flicks. And Avatar: The Last Airbender is just plain awesome.
