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Originally Posted by Haggis
I've got Petshop Of Horrors the manga. It's one of those where I could have picked it up, looked at the art work and decided it wasn't really my sort of thing, but I really got into it, kind of unusual, very moral and a little bit creepy too.
I think a lot of people my age can be very dismissive of anime as childish cartoons, when you say it's for all ages, even adults too then they think you're simply talking about sex and violence. I try to explain to them what films such as Spirited away and Giant Robo have to say about society, religion, technology etc. in an effort to change their minds, but I guess you just don't get it if you don't sit down and watch it.
Of course a lot of it is simply fun to watch too, I made my mate watch Azumanga Daioh, I was nearly in tears with laughter but he just sat there looking very confused and just a little bit scared too - just as well I didn't put Dragon Half on I guess.
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Yeah, I have some problems trying to get friends to understand that anime isn't just about fan service, or sex, or violence, and that it's not all kids stuff like Pokemon. Although, I think people in our age group are more interested and less dissmissive of it than people in their 40's or 50's. Recently, I was talking to my dad about how Howl's Moving Castle talks about war and its effects and also about the concept of beauty. Then I tried to explain how Princess Mononoke talks about man's negative impact on the environment. He didn't get it.
I had to explain to a co-worker the other day that there are thought provoking series' out there. Ghost in the Shell, Parnoia Agent, and etc. He just assumed all anime is like Pokemon.