Why don't people like anime?

[Romidude]

Anime is rather simplistic and does usally follow the steryotypes. Even if they're Asian they look Caucasian. EVERY Anime will have porn in it eventually. Usually anyone who deems themselves a Weaboo is into the really creepy stuff such as Loli(in fact, every Weaboo I know is.), and as my final statement, Anime fans are usually like you, OP, because they think it is wonderful and perfect and should be "enjoyed" by everyone.

 

[EvilMaggot]

i like anime ? its alot different from the censored boring stuff from the west.. cmon Highschool of the Dead = awesome ^^

 

[senorcromas]

Well, sometimes it's just not some people's thing.

It's not really for everyone, you know?

 

[Chewster]

Because I'm not familiar enough with the various genres and the culture from which it emerges, so I cannot appreciate it as much as I should? What other reason is there?

I imagine it is the same for why Japanese people don't watch Family Guy or whatever. Unless they do. Which would be strange.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

I just don't like the medium, with the exception being Cowboy Bebop, and perhaps other animes that are like Cowboy Bebop (which I haven't seen.)

As I've said before Cowboy Bebop is probably as far from "typical" anime you can get without calling it western animation.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

I personally like anime, but I can easily understand why others don't. Frankly, it's weird and there's always the stigma that all animation has of just being kid's stuff. We've grown used to the absurdities of the Japanese, but it's confusing to newcomers.

 

[fKd]

ill watch or read anything by shirow and i love the cowboy bebop series and movies as well as akira.

but i dont like anime. it dull, repetitive and just generally really badly written.

 

[hawkeye52]

love it and would recommend death note to anyone who hasnt watched it

 

[quantumsoul]

I find anime riddle with cliches. Maybe I've just watched too much of it and out grown it. I need a really compelling story with great characters. Most of the recommend anime I hear are from 5 or 10 years ago.

If any body knows of anything recent that's really good or original. I'd appreciate the recommendation. Preferably without high school kids as main characters.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I love animation hence I love Japanese animation (Unless it's Haruhi Suzumiya, I hate that *****).

Honestly, some of my favourite anime shows are the ones I grew up with, when I was too young to realize they where from Japan in the first place.

I'm currently watching old Wizard of Oz episodes.

Honestly, what's not to like about this picture!?

 

[tehroc]

I just dont like new anime. The rise of the whiney hero archetype drove me away and there's too much focus on younger characters. Give me characters like Ken, Fist of the North Star or Golgo 13.

 

[Nimzar]

People also tend to generalize all anime as being the same. So they see something like DragonBall or Sailor Moon and think that they can apply their opinion to all anime. Then take the fact that most anime dubs are pretty terrible and that most people who don't watch anime (or foreign films) habitually are not very likely to seek out a sub instead.

This is sort of a problem when the genre "anime" really refers to the fact that is Animated and from Japan (or at least done in a Japanese animation/art style).

Take, say, Gurren Lagann and Grave of the Fireflies. Both fall under the category: anime.

...

The only thing binding these works together in a genre is their place of origin and the fact that they are animated.

Both are really good, don't get me wrong. But they heartily disprove the conception that all anime is pretty much the same (without going into opinions of lack of quality is certain works).

 

[Tanto-chan]

People tend not to like anime because they either haven't seen a good dub (which is hard since you have to look for those outside of the TV scheduale (usually)) or they see the hardcore otaku crowd and want nothing to do with it or think we're all devil worshiping sadists.

For the record i love it <3

 

[Denamic]

It's such a broad term that saying that you 'dislike' anime would be a gross generalization.
Like saying you hate games because you played one that sucked once.
Most people who do say that they don't like anime don't even have any idea what it is in the first place.
Like so:

"Scrawny 90 pound anorexic 12 year-olds out-muscling trained 300 pound muscle-bound wrestlers," to name one reason I dislike anime...out of, like, seven million.

I've seen a lot of shows that I simply loathe.
But there's more to anime that shonen superpower bullshit.
Just watch Beck, Mushishi, Black Lagoon, Monster, Dennou Coil or any other actually GOOD anime.

 

[Mastercylinder]

For the record I don't hate it or not like it, I just have trouble getting into it. Granted I like some anime, but I tend to lean toward older titles (Astro-boy, Gatchaman, Robotech, Speed-Racer and Azu-Manga-Daioh) (I also LOVE Hiayo Mizaki films) and every time I see a new one I really want to watch, well I never have time to hunt it down.

I also find it kind of nerve-racking finding the "original version" and usually when I come home I wanna good laugh and sad or serious action oriented stuff just doesn't cut it.

It may not apply to me but other reasons might be that culturally it's just alien and it's easy to get the wrong idea about things . . . plus people remember totally ass importations like Pokemon and well yeah.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

Because anime has niche appeal? Really, even in Japan manga and anime is considered a very different thing; you'd think it'd just be cartoons to them, but it's not, it's something quite else.

But really, I like Yahtzee's interpretation on it. "Anime isn't a genre. Anime is an art style."

 

[Warforger]

I have heard this a lot on forums and irl, but I find it hard to understand. I can see older adults not liking it because they think its a kids' cartoon, but I know teenagers who understand the subject matter and still don't like anime. Disregarding hentai, what are your reasons for not liking anime?

Oversized swords, not to mention when they're covered in bandages.... what the fuck?

huge spiky hair, people don't look like that in real life nor will they ever.

Facial expressions

Loads of cliche crap, like "with enough will power to fight for my friends and home I can defeat someone who was trained, is a veteran at what he does and knows what he's doing even though I'm straight from the most safest place ever", c'mon, doesn't happen in real life and it isn't a good message to send to kids, just like Cinderella (i.e. don't do anything, if your being oppressed just take it and a fairy god mother will come in and make everything all right).

Its a cartoon.....

Shitty character dialogue, the characters always seem pretty cut & paste along with the dialogue.

 

[Stephanos132]

Don't much like cartoons (or, indeed, much of any television) in general. As far as anime is concerned, the art style leaves me cold a lot of the time, so I draw my lines at a good few ghibli films (which my ex had to virtually tie me down to watch), say meh to all else and leave it at that.

 

[Xan Holbrook]

I've never understood it, but I don't dislike it. Fans, more than anything, irritate the shit out of me and only turn me away. I'm sure its brilliant, I've yet to fully embrace it though.

 

[Nouw]

I don't see the appeal in anime, other than cute girls with cat ears. My two cents.
Also people, he/she's asking why don't you like anime, not "U DON'T LIKE ANIME! U HERETIC MWHWHAHAHAHHA."