Rules: #1. Be civil #2. Constructive criticism only #3. No destructive criticism #4. Going into the uncanny valley of making a valid point but also insulting the person at the same time is also not allowed #5. Avoid sensitivity, at the end Anime is just a cartoon with their own flaws and merits. #6. No weeaboos otakus or any other oos are allowed on this thread #7. You can ignore rule #6 if you follow rules 1-5 Argument? exactly what it says on the title.
The common age range of anime watchers is 7-18 who are minors and the design was based off of walt disney who made kids cartoons. I will reword that.
actually, anime was not based off of walt disney's cartoons, but the original manga (story line/book thing idek) that was simply put into animation. you say as if walt disney was the first animator lol
I would not describe it as completely different, generally all animations have the same design with exaggerated bigger eyes, larger mouth and possibly the most prominent feature a bigger head. Its just small differences within Anime storylines, looks and whats considered good or bad that makes a real difference in American cartoons.
Anime isn't over rated if people really love it. Now, if they just say that they like it just to say that, yes it is.
anime isnt overrated or underrated cos some like it and others dont what a stupid fucking thread some may argue it is others might argue it isn't, it's not a fact therefore it isn't is and it isn't isn't
Heres my two cents on the subject of Anime being over rated. The problems with anime nowadays are many. 1. Repetitive tropes, cliches and genres. For the past decade now the anime market has been saturated in shows repeating the same stuff over and over again ( like the COD franchise) and new stuff is rarely brought to the table. Every year there is a show involving moe or a slice of life, or even just one related to Highschool ( like does anything else happen outside of Highschool, like ever?). And while there is NOTHING WRONG with these genres, the fact that we are seeing these shows annually just make many anime fans like myself depressed with old ideals being constantly recycled. Take K-ON! for example. A Moe, slice of life show that takes place in Highschool with a group of girls playing in a band. Nothing is wrong with this setting. The problems begin when the same lay out of the this show is used almost every year by production companies. Shows like : Show by Rock! , Yuru Yuri, So Ra Wo No To and Hibike! Euphonium. 2. Fanservice Boy where do i start with this? The list of problems with fanservice is so long that I can write an article on it so I will try to keep this short. Like the Moe genre, there isnt anything initially wrong with fanserice, at least in the idea of it. The idea of 'Sex sells' works in all forms of media. How many ads do you watch everyday where an attractive person sells an absolute variety of objects ranging from food to perfumes and aftershaves? The problem however with fanservice in anime is that it is very distracting. Now this may be due to the fact that we Western audiences are not used to seeing such animated characters sexualised, to be fair its a bit off putting. However seeing such characters (especially those who are not even in highschool ) with highly sexualised assets or are seen from an inappropriate camera angle just takes away the seriousness from the show. Its hard to feel the tension in the show because you keep getting distracted by the main female character who has the tits of a forty year old prostitute. It also makes it harder for female anime fans to relate to a character that they would admire due to it having a body of a model and being almost as naked as the day she was born. One good example of this is a show called HighSchool of the Dead. It has everything that a good show asks for. Good animation, a decent story, awesome music and ZOMBIES (because who in the West doesnt like zombies?). The big problem with this show is the ludicrous amounts of fanservice. I mean take a look at the opening, it just screams fanservice. : (I could complain more about the show, but i would rather just leave this review by Gigguk who pretty sums up all of its issues.) Link here: However despite this, I DO NOT MIND fanservice if its based in a satirical or comedic show. Here, it can actually add to the shows enjoyment as we can see past the to enjoy the range of jokes that it has to offer, no matter how dark or lewd they are. Recent examples would be : Shimoneta and Prison School (shows that actually use fanservice to its advantage as the characters are totally satirical). 3. Lack of anything new or unique This relates directly with the first point. The major issue with anime these days is that there is nothing really new coming out. A lot of anime production companies, writers ,studios (even mangaka artists and authors) are not moving away from many of the tropes, genres and characterisitcs of shows that are being repeatedly made today. The reason for this is that they are playing it safe. Why should they go out and make something new which could fail when they could just refollow the formula of making a show that is constantly loved by anime fans. The constant reuse of Mecha, Moe, Ecchi, Slice of life shows with bunny costumes, airheaded characters, and Tsunderes is only holding onto the Otakus who prefer those genres and tropes. So as a result many people who are attempted to be introduced to these are normally put off by these characterisitcs of these shows and do not ever give them a second chance. As a result the anime community is getting larger, but only slowly because we people decided to either to give it another chance, or that we were able to see a show past its flaws to get to the good stuff ( like Elfen Lied or Highschool of the Dead). Even Miyazaki, one of the founders of Studio Ghibli (if you do not know either of these names then you cannot call yourself a true long time anime fan) stated that anime suffers because the industry was full of Otakus - those who just wanted the same thing over and over again in their shows. As a result keys aspects like how people react to things in real life. A lot of these are left out in these shows and therefore the quality of shows, at least on a story level do not really evolve. We see less character development, and characters just do what the author tells them to rather than actually doing something that seems natural or developed. I mean, in my opinion this is where anime is regarded as 'over rated'. Outsiders take one look at anime, see the moe, the mechs, the fan service and the tropes and just instantly turn away. And that is a FUCKING SHAME because we as anime fans know down in our hearts that anime is so MUCH BETTER than that. We have seen how good it gets, from shows like Ghost in the Shell with a story that keeps us on the edge of our seats, to others like Garden of Sinners with an amazing soundtrack and animation to boot. With characters who are so realistic, badass and cool like Spike Spiegal or Edward Elric. Some of those who we would aspire to be and even wish to even exist in their fictional world. We have seen the likes of amazing studio producers and directors like Satoshi Kon. People who created shows that made us question life and existance. I could spend so much time here talking about great shows that have been simply overlooked by people due to the three problems mentioned above. Maybe the reason why we applaud shows like Code Geass and Cowboy Bebop so highly is because those kind of shows come about so rarely. Classics like 'Monster' and Full Metal Alchemist simply overlooked. Even if these shows have inspired media in the Western World. I mean the Matrix was inspired by Ghost in the Shell, and its a shame that people have not sat down and watched that. So many good, artisitic, mature and awesome shows that are simply ignored or forgotten, because people cannot ignore the stereotypes that go with todays anime. Sorry for the long post, but this should sum up most of the problems. I kind of went on one massive rant lol. I mean , look at the amount of shows like Evangelion, Madoka Magica and One Punch Man where they deconstruct their own genres. How many shows in the west do you see that even attempt that???????
You deserve a medal for this post when I saw this thread I was expecting some weeaboo making some long rant and I see this nice +1
Did you read it, or did you just go straight to the video? If you went straight to the video then you missed the point dude. Sigh
I don't care about anime, sorry dude. I just got an alert for this thread. I scrolled down and found this big paragraph, and seeing how this wasn't anything necessarily important to read, I kept scrolling down and eventually I saw the thumbnail. I mean come on, what do you expect? "Hey look, an essay about anime!"
All i can say is that if you are put off from watching anime due to fanservice, creepy cute girls and All i can say is that if you are put off from watching anime due to fanservice, creepy cute girls and stupid cliches then it is understandable. But please understand that if thats all that comes to mind when you think of anime then you are simply ignorant. All i was doing was simply saying that while these aspects have kinda of soured the expectations and impression of anime, overall that is not the case and that there are good shows out there that you could enjoy where none of those tropes exist. (i.e Fate/Zero) I mean anime has inspired quite a few shows before. For example, The Matrix, a well known sci-fi film, was inspired by Ghost in the Shell. In fact its so popular that they are making a live action film version of it in holly wood with Scarlett Johansson.
Or maybe I don't care about it. Yea, yea, anime is different and unique but it doesn't affect me. Ergo, tits.
