01-29-2004, 07:47 AM
I wanted to make this point seperately from the last one.
hbk101 said "The strength of anime as a whole is its intricate, inventive story telling and detailed character development, which I haven't seen in most of American cartoons. These unique qualities of animes make up for its inferior visual animation quality that cannot compete with the budget of likes of hollywood and Disney stuff. Without those qualities, mind as well watch "Jackie Chan adventure" "Ducktail" "X-men" and so forth. They certainly are no worse (I'll say better) than Pokemon."
I agree that is true of a small percentage of anime. There are a number of titles that have inspired discussions about things beyond the anime itself but for the most part, the anime I've seen tends to fall into some form of formula. Lumping all anime into one category would be like lumping all Hollywood movies together into one category. You have your comedies, your dramas, your art flicks, your porn, your kid shows, your action show, and even documentaries.
Saying that one whole sub genre is "the worst anime" because it doesn't appeal to you is very narrow minded. Instead, I recommend looking at why a particular series is popular and who it's popular with. If you see a show getting great ratings and every 12 year old boy on the block is wearing the t-shirts, and playing the games you can guess that the show is intended for 12 year old boys. If you're tastes aren't the same as a 12 year old boy, that doesn't mean that what they like lacks in merit.
hbk101 said "The strength of anime as a whole is its intricate, inventive story telling and detailed character development, which I haven't seen in most of American cartoons. These unique qualities of animes make up for its inferior visual animation quality that cannot compete with the budget of likes of hollywood and Disney stuff. Without those qualities, mind as well watch "Jackie Chan adventure" "Ducktail" "X-men" and so forth. They certainly are no worse (I'll say better) than Pokemon."
I agree that is true of a small percentage of anime. There are a number of titles that have inspired discussions about things beyond the anime itself but for the most part, the anime I've seen tends to fall into some form of formula. Lumping all anime into one category would be like lumping all Hollywood movies together into one category. You have your comedies, your dramas, your art flicks, your porn, your kid shows, your action show, and even documentaries.
Saying that one whole sub genre is "the worst anime" because it doesn't appeal to you is very narrow minded. Instead, I recommend looking at why a particular series is popular and who it's popular with. If you see a show getting great ratings and every 12 year old boy on the block is wearing the t-shirts, and playing the games you can guess that the show is intended for 12 year old boys. If you're tastes aren't the same as a 12 year old boy, that doesn't mean that what they like lacks in merit.
Gullible isn't in the dictionary.