Why do you like anime?
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This seems like an odd question to me, like asking me why I like to watch TV. It's just a medium. There's crap on TV too. Some anime is good, some is guilty pleasure, and some is just terrible.
The problem is that the popular stuff overseas tends to be shonen or shoujo, which is aimed at teenagers, and while it's not automatically terrible, imagine teenaged-aimed shows in your own country. There's probably a lot of crap there too.
So, yes, I like good anime. It's just up to the individual to decide what's good.
The problem is that the popular stuff overseas tends to be shonen or shoujo, which is aimed at teenagers, and while it's not automatically terrible, imagine teenaged-aimed shows in your own country. There's probably a lot of crap there too.
So, yes, I like good anime. It's just up to the individual to decide what's good.
Because no other genre can focus such manlyness into a character and make it look like a plausable character trait. Seriously, try finding a real life equallvilant to Gurren Lagann's Kamina, or Van from GunxSword.
Also because it's a genre in which you can do pretty much anything. Other mediums tend to be rescricted by that pesky reality thing.
Also because it's a genre in which you can do pretty much anything. Other mediums tend to be rescricted by that pesky reality thing.
I got into anime back in the day because it was full of stuff you wouldn't really see anywhere else. I remember watching Ninja Scroll when I was ten and thinking: "Holy shit, what are these cartoon characters *doing* to each other!?" I'm pretty much over it now though - too much crap to wade through to get to the good stuff. That said, Akira's still my all-time favorite movie.
I like some anime, not every anime ive watched i like. Its like any other medium of entertainment. their are gems and big turds.
It just depends on your tastes.
It just depends on your tastes.
I like anime because it's long and readily accessable. It isn't two hours like a movie or heavily copyrighted and hard to access out of TV like most shows.
Also, it usually doesn't take as long to make, since it only requires voice actors, translators, and animators.
Also, it usually doesn't take as long to make, since it only requires voice actors, translators, and animators.
Hit a bit of a dry spell here, after being really invested for many years. I've watched all the notable titles by now, so my interest has pretty much waned. The primary thing I take away from them is the animation, especially if it's older, since I do that drawing thing sometimes.
Most obvious reason: Anime girls are hot.
Now, after getting that unfortunate business out of the way, I like it cause its a story. I mean, yeah, never EVERY anime is an epic story in the making, and for every anime like... like Cowboy Bebop, or Speed Grapher, or hell, I'll even say Hell Girl or Cyborg 009 there's a thousand almost hentai-like harem anime shows or narutos. And maybe I'm biased, but i like bleach and consider it a story anime becuase it starts slightly adult, or at least, tee, then rackets up to adult. It takes itself seriously.
So i like anime with a story, cuase its something you cant get in a cartoon state side (or, at least not many cartoons. I will admit, Code Lyoko was a good story cartoon, but that was Caname*). Everything is either retarded dumb and adult or brain dead dumb and kiddy. Anime kinda provides the balance.
*Caname = a word my friends and i use to mean Canadian Anime. Ex. Code Lyoko.
Now, after getting that unfortunate business out of the way, I like it cause its a story. I mean, yeah, never EVERY anime is an epic story in the making, and for every anime like... like Cowboy Bebop, or Speed Grapher, or hell, I'll even say Hell Girl or Cyborg 009 there's a thousand almost hentai-like harem anime shows or narutos. And maybe I'm biased, but i like bleach and consider it a story anime becuase it starts slightly adult, or at least, tee, then rackets up to adult. It takes itself seriously.
So i like anime with a story, cuase its something you cant get in a cartoon state side (or, at least not many cartoons. I will admit, Code Lyoko was a good story cartoon, but that was Caname*). Everything is either retarded dumb and adult or brain dead dumb and kiddy. Anime kinda provides the balance.
*Caname = a word my friends and i use to mean Canadian Anime. Ex. Code Lyoko.
Hmm hard to say. I'm a big fan of the Ghost in the shell series and movies. Most of the ones I like infact tend to be short runs (or short compared to Naruto and DBZ).Wolfy1328 said:
Usually its the artistic styling, fresh view points and philosophies that are brought foreward by them. I find the japanese have a particular view to a lot of things which is refreshing.
Also in some of the more well known ones the storylines and characters develop in some intriguing ways, I was hooked on Deathnote for example.
I don't like all anime, but there are some series that are quite enjoyable.
Anything by Gonzo is typically some kind of money grab, with plot holes the size of Buicks and cliches like... you get the idea. Shangri-la was pretty good though, at least as far as the setting and some of the back story. Vipers Creed and Blassreiter were both visually appealing but the writing and story... eck.
Geneon tends to license titles that can be turned into merchandise, but some of them do have their own merits. Full Metal Alchemist, Neon Genesis Evangelion, etc.
The list goes on.
In the end though, the writing, subject material and characterizations tend to be very different from what you see in North American broadcasting and film. Similarly, animation is the only way to execute some of the required visual elements, due to limitations of both budget and reality, not to mention that the simplified yet exaggerated features allow for a much clearer depiction of emotion and mood while also giving an unprecedented level of control. If NA studios did similar work, then I'd be watching NA animation, but they don't so I can't.
My personal observation is that the powers that be see animation as either a medium strictly for overly simplified children's media, or as high-end visual effects. There's just no middle ground. Hell, even 3D animation isn't being used for consumption by people over over the age of 12 (maybe, the only series that I can really address that to is Reboot and I still find that series awesome), CG is used purely as an effects tools and then is put back on the shelf. Kind of sad really.
Anything by Gonzo is typically some kind of money grab, with plot holes the size of Buicks and cliches like... you get the idea. Shangri-la was pretty good though, at least as far as the setting and some of the back story. Vipers Creed and Blassreiter were both visually appealing but the writing and story... eck.
Geneon tends to license titles that can be turned into merchandise, but some of them do have their own merits. Full Metal Alchemist, Neon Genesis Evangelion, etc.
The list goes on.
In the end though, the writing, subject material and characterizations tend to be very different from what you see in North American broadcasting and film. Similarly, animation is the only way to execute some of the required visual elements, due to limitations of both budget and reality, not to mention that the simplified yet exaggerated features allow for a much clearer depiction of emotion and mood while also giving an unprecedented level of control. If NA studios did similar work, then I'd be watching NA animation, but they don't so I can't.
My personal observation is that the powers that be see animation as either a medium strictly for overly simplified children's media, or as high-end visual effects. There's just no middle ground. Hell, even 3D animation isn't being used for consumption by people over over the age of 12 (maybe, the only series that I can really address that to is Reboot and I still find that series awesome), CG is used purely as an effects tools and then is put back on the shelf. Kind of sad really.
Oh this thread's coming up again? Well I'll just put another reason that happens to be the biggest.
Well since I watch anime like Clannad and Toradora! and Kaichou wa Maid-sama and Rurouni Kenshin, I really enjoy their themes like love and compassion, and I also a lot watch for the lessons they teach you. Surprisingly it's made me a pretty moral, just person.
Well since I watch anime like Clannad and Toradora! and Kaichou wa Maid-sama and Rurouni Kenshin, I really enjoy their themes like love and compassion, and I also a lot watch for the lessons they teach you. Surprisingly it's made me a pretty moral, just person.
You do realize that Naruto...the anime that you said made the most sense to you, (for a short period of time) is probably one of the least sensible animes out there? There are hundreds of animes that make more sense and have a better story than Naruto. One Piece forever!
Good call, I had forgotten about that series. Very short-lived indeed, although I kept getting the feeling that they were trying to redeem the license as much as anything else. Marauder kind of confirmed that for me. Still, definitely aimed at a slightly older audience, dealing with more mature and complicated subject-matter. Too bad it didn't do very well, it might have helped set a new precedent for western animation.Fridge said:
