Why don't people like anime?

[IronStorm9]

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?

 

[Sleekgiant]

I like anime......even Lucky Star, but thats me

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Cause it's all opinions. If people don't like it off the bat they don't always need a definite reason.

It just doesn't appeal to them.

 

[EeveeElectro]

People are allowed different tastes.

Can I hear a /thread over here?

 

[Worgen]

because its cartoons and some people hate cartoons, I call them terrorists

 

[Jedamethis]

Spoiler: My reasons for disliking anime are:

Uh...

*tumbleweed rolls through*

There aren't any. I love it.

 

[Sacman]

It's subject to sturgeons law like any other medium...<.<
That is 90% of everything is crap...
and anime is no exception... though I do enjoy quite a few anime shows myself...<.<
look at the avatar...

 

[Arkvoodle]

Because other people do, and sometimes people are desperate to be as different as possible from the frighteningly hardcore otaku crowd.

 

[toquio3]

Well, I dont hate it, but I think anime doesnt take itself seriously half the times, with the traditional japanese pervertedness, over the top scenes, hairstyles and 12 year old kids voicing characters that are clearly adults.
But I like a good story, and I dont care if its with real actors or animated ones.

 

[RatRace123]

I don't like anime, and it's mainly because I don't watch it. I don't go out of my way to find the mature complex stuff, my only experience with it comes from occasionally stumbling on episodes of Naruto aired on Cartoon Network, I usually watched a minute of it before changing the channel in disgust.

Probably not the best representation for decent anime, believe it.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

Well, I actually do love anime, but there are certainly some trends in it that I find aggravating. Particularly, the way that anime often treats women (there are exceptions, but I'm talking about the medium as a whole) is often immature. The whole fan service thing, the fact that anime women regularly have breasts so large that any real person would have broken their back carrying them around, the various stereotypical roles that anime women so regularly play. Don't get me wrong, these things don't absolutely ruin anime, but they do make me ashamed to admit that I'm a fan to people whose opinions I don't know on the matter. I can defend anime, intellectually speaking, from a lot of the criticisms that are raised at it, but with that one the only defense that can be raised is "well, there are some exceptions!"

 

[GBlair88]

Anime is actually quite popular on this forum. Not my thing but each to their own.

 

[standokan]

I Guess to some people anime has this weird geeky vibe around it, which is why they don't want to be ascociated with it, which is why they don´t watch, i do watch it though, and read manga, which is even worse (to some people) then anime.

 

[rokkolpo]

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

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

 

[PureChaos]

i like it, looking for a new one to watch actually but don't want to do yet another recommendation thread. got one in mind anyway, Kuroshitsuji (AKA Black Butler). anyone seen it? someone mentiioned it a while ago and said they really liked it.

 

[Distazo]

I personally have never gotten into anime but I blame the public perception of cartoons. The common anime on tv isn't exactly good anime (at least sofar as I have hear people talking about good good anime). If I were exposed to different kinds of anime I probably could change my opinion.

Other than that, the art style bugs me at times.

 

[Armored Prayer]

I don't hate it at all, but it has been awhile since I watched one.

They need to air more on TV. And not the crappy ones.

As for why others don't like it? I'm guessing its because they just don't prefer it.

 

[Julianking93]

I guess it's because people see it as just a stupid and childish cartoons.

Those people who disregard anime as being immature cartoons are just idiots themselves.

It's like saying all comics are immature because they're books with pictures.