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Originally Posted by annelie82

You mean "how" as in "how do we get adults to watch anime?" Well, you got me, I have no idea...Though, I suppose advertising is one factor that contributes to anime and cartoons being construed as "children's entertainment". If anime was advertised by regular magazines and newspapers (and not just by children's mags and in comic books), adults would obviously take more notice of it. TV advertisments would obviously have to be broadcast during "prime time" (in the UK, for instance, this would be between 7pm and 11pm approximately) when more adult viewers are likely to be tuned in. The content (in terms of humour, storyline highlights, themes and underlying messages etc.) of the adverts would also have to be "intellectualized" to suit adult tastes. Changes such as these could make anime more appealing to adults, I suppose.

Amazingly detailed.. O.o lol..., which brings up another question.. how can we get 'them' to advertize anime in a maturer sense? XD~! sorry, asking too many questions has never been my strong point.. i think...

Originally Posted by annelie82

I agree. The argument/excuse that non-animated films and tv shows are more concerned with reality (i.e. that they are less "fictional") than anime doesn't hold true. That said, it is clear that anime provides a different lens through which reality can be observed. For instance, I've always found animated violence less icky and off-putting than non-animated violence, probably because the former involves two-dimensional, computerised figures beating each other to a pulp, whereas the latter includes actual people beating each other to a pulp (albeit with the aid of hollywood make-up and special effects). It's just easier to take things to the extreme in anime without overdoing it. I guess this is what "opponents" of anime/science fiction mean when accuse anime/sci-fi fans of "shying away" from reality... Then again, tv watching in general is about escaping reality in some way, right?

Ahhh... I can't disagree as well. But I feel that watching tv can be utilized in more ways than just one - escaping from reality, though that doesn't really have anything to do with the topic on hand.. O.o

Originally Posted by annelie82

If you have confidence in yourself and what you do others will too eventually, I strongly maintain that. The problem is that many anime fans nowadays expect to be made fun of all the time; consequently they interpret most - if not all - comments sent their way as an attempt to scorn or belittle their interest in anime. If anime fans chose to regard potentially demeaning comments as an opportunity to inform and attract others to the world of anime, they would probably be rewarded with curiosity and respect, rather than continued mockery.

Uhh... You really said everything i wanted to say lol.., nothing much I can type now.. XD~!
Anyway, the word here is "probably", what happens if they carry on with mocking you?

Originally Posted by annelie82

Gee, loong post. Sorry if reading it has made your eyes bleed. Heh...

lol, my eyes came rather close to.. but i guess that's what i like about you ^^

P.S. fuu: lol, i think you and curious_jane have alot in common =P