"Cartoons are just for kids."
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Actually, it's not. It's an abbreviation for "Animeshon," which is a phonetic Japanese spelling of -- you guessed it -- "animation." So, "anime" is quite literally short for animation.Rakkana said:
Yeah, I know several people like that, I couldn't disagree with them more.
I personally can't get enough of "The Emperor's New Groove". I never get tired of that movie.
I personally can't get enough of "The Emperor's New Groove". I never get tired of that movie.
Unfortunately, I have. People that usually scoff at me and my love of cartoons.
However I would like western Cartoons with more substance, it's obvious to me that even though they are making 'adult' cartoons, they aren't giving them any real weight and instead most of them have been turned into dumb comedies, with only a few exceptions. It would be nice if we could get a Western equivalent of a sci-fi espionage drama like Ghost in the Shell or a large scoping story like Avatar or Gargoyles, except without having the need for comedic foils and not being afraid to show blood or kill people. You know, animation that is the equivalent of prime time TV drama. (the kind with good writing that is)
However I would like western Cartoons with more substance, it's obvious to me that even though they are making 'adult' cartoons, they aren't giving them any real weight and instead most of them have been turned into dumb comedies, with only a few exceptions. It would be nice if we could get a Western equivalent of a sci-fi espionage drama like Ghost in the Shell or a large scoping story like Avatar or Gargoyles, except without having the need for comedic foils and not being afraid to show blood or kill people. You know, animation that is the equivalent of prime time TV drama. (the kind with good writing that is)
Pretty much my whole environment, including family (except for maybe one or two individuals) are like that.
And they don't think that just about cartoons, but games and pretty much every other nerdy hobby is also considered childish. Heck, when I wanted to put up a 30th Anniversary Star Wars poster my dad commented that "I wasn't a child anymore." Like, what the hell?
And they don't think that just about cartoons, but games and pretty much every other nerdy hobby is also considered childish. Heck, when I wanted to put up a 30th Anniversary Star Wars poster my dad commented that "I wasn't a child anymore." Like, what the hell?
To put it better: all anime are cartoons, not every cartoon is an anime.Rakkana said:
I got my knowledge from Wikipedia! Whats your reference!Owyn_Merrilin said:
"Anime (アニメ?, an abbreviated pronunciation in Japanese of "animation", pronounced [anime] ( listen) in Japanese, but typically Anime-en-US-pronunciation.ogg /ˈænəˌmeɪ/ (help·info) or /ˈænəˌmə/ in English) is animation originating in Japan."
Close enough... I was stretching it a little.
Please go read what me and the other guy agreed upon.[/quote]Rakkana said:
He's a she. Just pointing that out.
And yes, television cartoons and anime belong in an even closer sub-group, the one of animated cartoons. I like to compare it with biology myself, like this:
Thanks science!
He's a she. Just pointing that out.Cowabungaa said:
And yes, television cartoons and anime belong in an even closer sub-group, the one of animated cartoons. I like to compare it with biology myself, like this:
Thanks science![/quote]My point was that you weren't building on anything. And didn't know it was a she. My bad.
What you said really doesn't want to quote...
There are toons for kids and toons for adults. They can cater to every audience just like everything else.
In response to the title of this thread: P [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129167/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120913/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120363/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435761/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103359/]f [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106364/]t [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279077/]
Yes, each one of those letters links to a cartoon that I find to be not just for kids.
Yes, that took me way too long to do.
Yes, each one of those letters links to a cartoon that I find to be not just for kids.
Yes, that took me way too long to do.
Honestly? It's been a long time since I learned that little snippet. Could have been anything from the internet to a book, although wikipedia does back it up.Rakkana said:
Terminology
Japanese write the English term "animation" in katakana as アニメーション (animēshon, pronounced [animeːɕoɴ]), and it is widely assumed[by whom?] that the term アニメ (anime, pronounced [anime] ( listen) in Japanese) emerged in the 1970s as an abbreviation.[citation needed] Others claim that the word derives from the French phrase dessin animé.[3][16] Japanese-speakers use both the original and abbreviated forms interchangeably, but the shorter form occurs more commonly.
Japanese write the English term "animation" in katakana as アニメーション (animēshon, pronounced [animeːɕoɴ]), and it is widely assumed[by whom?] that the term アニメ (anime, pronounced [anime] ( listen) in Japanese) emerged in the 1970s as an abbreviation.[citation needed] Others claim that the word derives from the French phrase dessin animé.[3][16] Japanese-speakers use both the original and abbreviated forms interchangeably, but the shorter form occurs more commonly.
It has a citation needed tag, but I'm almost certain I read it in a book somewhere back in middle school. It was probably one of those How to Draw books.
P.S.: The weird G in the middle of the word in my quote is an e with a line over it in the original. For some reason it didn't take in the copy-paste.
Edit to the Postscript: It did take. For some reason it didn't show up correctly in the preview.