Why do we like anime? - Page 2

CoolNard · (#11 (**permalink**))

I think this could go hand in hand with the discrimination thread, lol.. XD

Samael · (#12 (**permalink**))

Innitially for me it was the originality of it all. You don't see much like it coming from a culture that largly considers comics and animation to be for children, so to see animated series and comics with mature situations, developed characters, and well written stories is a refreshing departure from the day to day television and movies in the US.

Before getting into anime though, I had always been a fan of martial arts films and such, and when I was a child my favorite tv shows were things like Gatchaman (renamed G-Force at the time) and Voltron (first anime I ever saw), so I suppose I have a sort of predisposition to the astetics of anime and asian cinema despite being totally unaware at the time that it was "anime".

moocow49 · (#13 (**permalink**))

More analyzing. Do you ever watch TV for fun instead of analyzing every piece of every episode?

samokan · (#14 (**permalink**))

because its exaggerated, its fun, its entertaining, its amusing, its crazy, its out of this world, it wild, its weird, its scary, its funny, its informative, its cool and its anime

ShibaInu · (#15 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by Samael

Innitially for me it was the originality of it all. You don't see much like it coming from a culture that largly considers comics and animation to be for children, so to see animated series and comics with mature situations, developed characters, and well written stories is a refreshing departure from the day to day television and movies in the US.

i second the motion...in anime, characters are well-developed, there is no absolute bad guy or good guy, stories are not just aimed at a specific audience like kids but other age groups as well...something revolutionary and mind-blowing for me when i first watched the anime movies like Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Ninja Scroll...

Samael · (#16 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by moocow49

More analyzing. Do you ever watch TV for fun instead of analyzing every piece of every episode?

To answere your question, I don't watch much TV at all really. Most of the anime I watch is downloaded or on DVD. And I really don't feel I'm analyzing anything here, I just have an understanding of my own psycology when it comes to things I enjoy. Is that a problem?

I'm not sure what I've done to piss you off exactly, but whatever it was it was not my intention.

terra104 · (#17 (**permalink**))

its the alternate reality...
ive been watching anime as long a i remember, of coarse it was dubbed in my language.
i found out later that getting the original language (subbed ofcoarse) is much better!

otaku1 · (#18 (**permalink**))

I beleve we love anime becus it takes use to a place whar we now we cannot go

ozirhanz · (#19 (**permalink**))

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ozirhanz · (#20 (**permalink**))

I love anime and manga for the artwork, the complex and fascinating social/cultural/psychological analysis it delves into, the literary depth of the stories, the way emotions and interactions are stylized...

I love anime/manga like I'd love a good book and great artwork. Of course, there is a lot of schlock anime/manga out there, so really I'm only referring to "intellegent" anime that possesses the above qualities, but I guess that's begging the question somewhat.