Why don't people like anime?

[Aurgelmir]

I used to like anime, just grew tired of it.

Well I mainly read manga, and man were there some good manga out there. But then Tokyo Pop started saturating the marked with so much crap, and I found it hard to find mangas I liked.
And well honestly the type of mangas I used to like I sort of grew out of.

All of that teenage angst was cool when I was a teenager, and had angst. But now I am 27 and honestly is rather angst free.

And the anime department followed down the drain with the manga.

I still can watch some if I find something I like, but I don't gobble up everything anymore.



Best part about anime vs western live action TV:

Anime has a beginning and an end, and is often meant to last 1-2 seasons. Where as western TV lasts for as long as the cow can be milked.

PS: Naruto and crap like that does not apply to good anime.

 

[BlastedTheWorm]

Is it the terrible, formulaic plots?

Is it the appalling dialogue?

Is it the horrific voice acting?

Is it the unlikeable, overdesigned characters?

Is the the fact that the fanbase consider it above other cartoons?

Is it the stiff, cheap animation?

Is it the fact that, as a westerner, any cultural references fall completely flat?

Is it the obscene amounts of filler?

The shameless amounts of fanservice?

 

[eatenbyagrue]

Not so much the medium, but the crowd. The really weird crowd. The fat pale ones who speak broken Japanese and cosplay even outside of conventions.

 

[minarri]

I used to love anime, but my love has grown into disgust. For one, the voices tend to rub me the wrong way--the female voices and children's voices in particular make it feel as though someone's pushing a hot poker into my head. Secondly, I don't want to be associated with the stereotypical "anime fan" culture because it grosses me out.

 

[Reshkar]

I thought anime were for kids, until I watched Fullmetal Alchemist & Elfen Lied... that pretty much made me a fan of anime.

EDIT: I'll never be judgemental again( a very hard promise tho :S )

 

[PiFace314]

A lot(if not most) animes take themselves really effing seriously even though they are the animated equivalent of a brain fart on the short bus.

.... Yeah, that mental image has scarred me for life. Anyways, some anime have lovely stories, and they can be genuinely touching, just like movies. It's just that most adults focus on the "animation" part, which makes them inclined to think that it's just for kids. Or, conversely, they think it's all porn, which tends to turn a lot of people away. I just feel that if people just got over their prejudice a lot more people would watch anime. But I highly doubt that this will ever happen.

 

[Draithx]

I can't believe people are seriously dismissing an entire medium based on a single/few bad anime shows that get shown on western television. That's like reading/watching Twilight and saying all books and movies are bad.

 

[s0p0g]

Because they have different tastes than you. I know it's way out there but think about it for a while and it might make sense.

and yet another /thread !

 

[SinisterGehe]

I hate anime series but I like many anime movies...
Why I hate anime as series? It is lame, boring, fan service by making girls with massive boobs and making them flash them in every corner (I am male btw, I hate oversexualition of anything...). Stories are dull, characters are mostly dull. Those damm Intro songs that take 1/5th of the episode, stupid midway cuts and after that repeating last scene... And the art quality is... (Because they need to do them fast, yes I know!)

I find many movies to be good tho, like I stated above.

 

[PiFace314]

I hate anime series but I like many anime movies...
Why I hate anime as series? It is lame, boring, fan service by making girls with massive boobs and making them flash them in every corner (I am male btw, I hate oversexualition of anything...). Stories are dull, characters are mostly dull. Those damm Intro songs that take 1/5th of the episode, stupid midway cuts and after that repeating last scene... And the art quality is... (Because they need to do them fast, yes I know!)

I find many movies to be good tho, like I stated above.

*sighs* See, this is why I don't like stereotypes. Yes, a lot of SERIES are like that. No, it does not mean this applies to ALL OF THEM. I've watched some perfectly amazing anime with extremely good stories, quality animation, and no fan service.

RomeoxJuliet
Paranoia Agent
Bacanno
Wolf's Rain

And there are so many more out there, if you'd only give them a chance.

 

[KatieKyosuke]

Why do (a lot of) people not like buttsex?

just because it's not their thing.
to each their own.

... I'm sorry, whut?
That seems so irrelevant to the actual question on this thread.

 

[rokkolpo]

Why do (a lot of) people not like buttsex?

just because it's not their thing.
to each their own.

... I'm sorry, whut?
That seems so irrelevant to the actual question on this thread.

I was making a point.
The point being that everyone has their interests in different things and I went ahead and chose buttsex for no apparent reason.

 

[De-Moti]

Probably because of opinions or some crazy shit.

Spoiler: My reasons for disliking anime are:

Uh...

*tumbleweed rolls through*

There aren't any. I love it.

You sly little ninja...

 

[Gigano]

Like all other mediums, the majority of products are poor, and it takes effort to find the good stuff. Far more so if you don't automatically get to see the entire palette on TV, cinemas, and the local blockbuster.

It makes sense that the casual surface observer with no real interest or curiosity would only see the kids shows and hear hysterical reports on tentacle rape orgies, and quickly dismiss it all as either unpleasantly weird or for kids. That some "anime connoisseurs" - who obviously aren't connoisseurs, since a key parameter of that is knowing quality from shit - proclaim everything in it as the second coming of Jesus doesn't really help either.

So lack of exposition and interest, and thus a lack of knowledge on how varied products within the medium are. And/or simply a dislike for the art styles.

 

[ThoseTwoDudes]

Anime is not an medium. It is like saying all cartoons from France are their own medium. Anime is just Japanese animation. It is just a submedium of animation, along with 100% cgi movies in my opinion.

 

[viranimus]

Cant speak for anyone else.

Its repetitive

Its predictable

Its oversaturated

It imposes cultural conventions that go against personal ideology (such as how Conformity IE a rag tag group of teens and some anthropomorphic chibi comic relief will always vanquish stronger oppresive overlords who represent individualism, drive and ambition

People who love anime seemingly dont get that if you dont love anime you really dont want to listen to someone prattle on endlessly about how awesome one piece is, how deep Deathnote is or how much you spent on getting a naturo headband which you intend to wear to Graduation.


While I have a myriad of other reasons, that is just enough vile and venom needed to illustrate the point.

 

[Samwise137]

I respect the art but I can't watch it because it makes me feel ill.

 

[deathandtaxes]

This always annoys me, anime is NOT a genre it's a style. It's not like saying you dislike action movies, the content of different anime's varies wildly and while there are genre's within anime which are often formulaic this does not make anime formulaic.

Another way of putting it is saying you dislike all Hollywood films because you hate westerns, which makes very little sense if you know anything about Hollywood or the variety of films which are made there.