| I don't think a superior entertainment medium exists, all entertainment mediums have their flaws and limitations. I'm not a fan of anime comedy at all so I mainly watch western cartoons for comedy, anime for me doesn't have the same amount of freedom when it comes to settings like western cartoons, anime isn't interactive like video games, anime doesn't have a lot of non superpowered, non supernatural crime drama shows like live action tv shows , anime doesn't have a lot of non supernatural, non superpowered historical shows. |
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Shrabster said: Anime is probably my favorite medium. I can sit through just about any anime regardless of how bad I find it and still have fun unlike with movies and games. I have a much lower tolerance for movies, I can still poke fun at the bad ones I watch but I feel it's in a much more jaded and cynical way versus the genuine enjoyment I get out of anime. Games have sucked since 2008 and the culture around them is disgusting at this point. Everything is so corporate and political nowadays. The only people in the industry trying to make works on par with the artistic achievements of other mediums are Hideo Kojima (as sloppy as his works are) and Fumito Ueda. Shadow of the Colossus is still the only game worth two fucks story wise. Overall though, I don't think any one medium is better than the other. Each one has a handful of worthwhile works to offer followed by piles of trash. Except games, they are just weaker as a medium as a whole due to their nature and lack of talented people in the industry. Ever been to the indie gaming scene? You might stuff you'll enjoy there. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: To be fair I don't follow the indie scene too much and generally only hear about them if they get popular like say Journey. If that's what you're even referring to anyway and not more obscure stuff. Ever been to the indie gaming scene? You might stuff you'll enjoy there. |
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| That is the main source of entertainment for me, I could probably say it is my favorite medium but that's all. I barely ever play any games anymore and I rarely watch TV programs/series, and although I listen to some, I am not a big fan of music as well. So the only options left for me are anime or animation in general and movies. I cannot further say it is the superior medium because I could still find some good pieces of movie that fit my criteria for being good or great regardless I watched way lesser tittle of it compare with anime. That finding alone, I can already say that there is high probability there are lot of movies out there I have yet to find and defeat the assertion anime is the superior entertainment medium for me. |
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| I find soccer,some video games and tv series to be better than anime. But it's a matter of taste, that's all. Nothing superior about it. Superior is not the right word. |
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| Of course. After all, this is the same medium that gave us such untouchable masterpieces as Elfen Lied and No Game No Life. |
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| basketball is objectively better look at how much better and more human like the quality looks |
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Shrabster said: TheBrainintheJar said: To be fair I don't follow the indie scene too much and generally only hear about them if they get popular like say Journey. If that's what you're even referring to anyway and not more obscure stuff. Ever been to the indie gaming scene? You might stuff you'll enjoy there. Five Nights at Freddy's, Jazzpunk, Thomas Was Alone. These games are more experimental and have a different ground. They're not competitive, so they don't have those assholes that pollute League of Legends. |
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| I definitely think books are the best means of storytelling. Authors don't even need visuals to create a vast world with developed characters. This also leaves more creativity for readers to create fan fiction or fan art. I also think gaming is a very underrated medium. |
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vriskabell said: I definitely think books are the best means of storytelling. Authors don't even need visuals to create a vast world with developed characters. This also leaves more creativity for readers to create fan fiction or fan art. I also think gaming is a very underrated medium. Books lack the visual element, though. Once you run away with visuals, there are stories you tell only with them. I don't see JoJo working as a novel. |
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TheBrainintheJar said: I don't think the visual element is necessary. That's actually the reason why I like books so much. There's loads of canon material, but because there's no visuals, it allows for each person to use their imagination for what the world and characters look like to them, you know what I'm saying?vriskabell said: I definitely think books are the best means of storytelling. Authors don't even need visuals to create a vast world with developed characters. This also leaves more creativity for readers to create fan fiction or fan art. I also think gaming is a very underrated medium. Books lack the visual element, though. Once you run away with visuals, there are stories you tell only with them. I don't see JoJo working as a novel. |
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| The super entertainment medium imo is Gaming. Others come equally after it. |
| I wouldn't say it's superior but is my main source of entertainment. That and gaming. |
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| No but its a medium that has produced one of my favorite works of Fiction I dont watch a lot of Anime but FMAB and Steins Gate left a mark on me. These two shows were so goooooddd |
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| I enjoy playing and watching sports a lot more than watching anime, even though I'm an anime tragic! So i consider anime to be a good entertainment but not the best entertainment |
| I'd say Videogames are better, since the interactivity makes it more active. Anime can be an active medium, where the viewer takes actions like paying attention or deducing stuff, but for the most it's pretty pasive. It's not a bad thing per se, but it's there. That's assuming beign active makes it more entertaining, and I believe it does. |
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vriskabell said: TheBrainintheJar said: I don't think the visual element is necessary. That's actually the reason why I like books so much. There's loads of canon material, but because there's no visuals, it allows for each person to use their imagination for what the world and characters look like to them, you know what I'm saying?Books lack the visual element, though. Once you run away with visuals, there are stories you tell only with them. I don't see JoJo working as a novel. I don't see what's good about 'loads of canon material'. Quantity isn't quality. Do you think JoJo will be effective as a written story? If so, why? |
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| Now that I've read this post, I realized its been nearly a year since I've watched TV Shows and Movies! I'm mostly reading Manga daily or every alternate day. Hmm, perhaps Manga is the superior one for the time being!? I feel lazier and less interested in Anime compared to when I was first started it. :( |
| I personally think video games are, but anime/manga would probably be next. |
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| In my opinion if I would compare it to a classic film then there is one major advantage for anime that comes to my mind and this would be the vast freedom to simply put anything that comes to your mind into a story which then later gets animated. In the classic film the possibilities are limited. |
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cartoonartist said: In my opinion if I would compare it to a classic film then there is one major advantage for anime that comes to my mind and this would be the vast freedom to simply put anything that comes to your mind into a story which then later gets animated. In the classic film the possibilities are limited. Not that limited, all you need is some good CGI, I'm sure MAL would appreciate that. oh wait |
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TheBrainintheJar said: I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I never said JoJo would be effective as a writtten story, it's perfect the way it is. I meant that I like how books in general can be written with such imagery that you don't necessarily need any visuals. vriskabell said: I don't think the visual element is necessary. That's actually the reason why I like books so much. There's loads of canon material, but because there's no visuals, it allows for each person to use their imagination for what the world and characters look like to them, you know what I'm saying? I don't see what's good about 'loads of canon material'. Quantity isn't quality. Do you think JoJo will be effective as a written story? If so, why? I just used 'loads of canon material' as the basis for the reader to create their own fan art or fan fiction. I know not everyone likes to read, and I'm fine with that, but I was just stating reasons why I like reading. Hope that clears everything up! |
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| I personally like anime the best though I also really like video games though all I really pls is Zelda and Pokemon though Mirror's Edge Catalyst and The Last Guardian look great. I've watched a few TV series but I never cared for most of them to the same degree as anime. My favorite series is probably The X-Files. As far as movies I like anime better than most movies but there are some movies that I really like. |
There is http://www.backloggery.com/, but it seems to be somewhat niche compared to stuff such as MAL and Goodreads And yes, I really like anime but I prefer videogames, sorry, it's just that videogames are what I've been raised with since early childhood. |
| It has the nicest looking girls in it. :D |
| I don't think it's superior medium of entertainment, but it's my preferred one. |
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vriskabell said: TheBrainintheJar said: I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I never said JoJo would be effective as a writtten story, it's perfect the way it is. I meant that I like how books in general can be written with such imagery that you don't necessarily need any visuals. I don't see what's good about 'loads of canon material'. Quantity isn't quality. Do you think JoJo will be effective as a written story? If so, why? I just used 'loads of canon material' as the basis for the reader to create their own fan art or fan fiction. I know not everyone likes to read, and I'm fine with that, but I was just stating reasons why I like reading. Hope that clears everything up! If you need loads of canon material, you're better off with RPG sourcebooks. These are meant to give you a world to have your own story in. The reason you may think books don't need these visuals is because many of the stories don't rely on visuals. Ever read an action scene? What did you find more engaging - a written action scene or a visual one? |
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TheBrainintheJar said: Visual scenes, of course. They have the advantage since they're accompanied by sound effects and music. However, I appreciate when authors are able to paint a picture with their words, no visual or audio needed. I also don't think action sequences are the determining factor to how good a piece of fiction is. vriskabell said: I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I never said JoJo would be effective as a writtten story, it's perfect the way it is. I meant that I like how books in general can be written with such imagery that you don't necessarily need any visuals. I just used 'loads of canon material' as the basis for the reader to create their own fan art or fan fiction. I know not everyone likes to read, and I'm fine with that, but I was just stating reasons why I like reading. Hope that clears everything up! If you need loads of canon material, you're better off with RPG sourcebooks. These are meant to give you a world to have your own story in. The reason you may think books don't need these visuals is because many of the stories don't rely on visuals. Ever read an action scene? What did you find more engaging - a written action scene or a visual one? While anime is my main medium of entertainment, books will always be my favorite. I really like seeing people like you around, though, with the affinity and appreciation for anime's visual prowess. |
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| I've read novels with better visuals than manga (all in my head, though), manga with more motion than anime and anime that feels more real than live action movies. Dont limit yourself to one medium and try new things, I daresay. |
TheBrainintheJar said: vriskabell said: I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I never said JoJo would be effective as a writtten story, it's perfect the way it is. I meant that I like how books in general can be written with such imagery that you don't necessarily need any visuals. I just used 'loads of canon material' as the basis for the reader to create their own fan art or fan fiction. I know not everyone likes to read, and I'm fine with that, but I was just stating reasons why I like reading. Hope that clears everything up! If you need loads of canon material, you're better off with RPG sourcebooks. These are meant to give you a world to have your own story in. The reason you may think books don't need these visuals is because many of the stories don't rely on visuals. Ever read an action scene? What did you find more engaging - a written action scene or a visual one? Not having visuals can be positive too. You're not bound by whatever is shown. If you dont like how something looks, well too bad, it cant be changed. With written works, you can just alter it however you want inside your head. |
| I would say my order of preference is video games > books > scripted cable/sub television (like hbo) > anime > cinema |
| It has the most attractive girls, so yes |
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| Fuck no. If anything its the medium with the most garbage. Still the good anime make it worth it, I like as much as games at least. TV shows are vastly superior though since the golden Age began. |
FuzzyMcFluffens said: TheBrainintheJar said: If you need loads of canon material, you're better off with RPG sourcebooks. These are meant to give you a world to have your own story in. The reason you may think books don't need these visuals is because many of the stories don't rely on visuals. Ever read an action scene? What did you find more engaging - a written action scene or a visual one? Not having visuals can be positive too. You're not bound by whatever is shown. If you dont like how something looks, well too bad, it cant be changed. With written works, you can just alter it however you want inside your head. It's less about whether you like or not the visuals, but whether the visuals add to the story. The visuals can inform you more about the atmosphere. There's a graphic novel called FLOOD! which is told only in visuals. vriskabell said: TheBrainintheJar said: Visual scenes, of course. They have the advantage since they're accompanied by sound effects and music. However, I appreciate when authors are able to paint a picture with their words, no visual or audio needed. I also don't think action sequences are the determining factor to how good a piece of fiction is. If you need loads of canon material, you're better off with RPG sourcebooks. These are meant to give you a world to have your own story in. The reason you may think books don't need these visuals is because many of the stories don't rely on visuals. Ever read an action scene? What did you find more engaging - a written action scene or a visual one? While anime is my main medium of entertainment, books will always be my favorite. I really like seeing people like you around, though, with the affinity and appreciation for anime's visual prowess. Even authors who paint a picture with their words don't do what true visuals do. The medium is the message. Describing something doesn't give you an exact image of what it is. Rather, it tells you what it feels like. A good author doesn't describe the room to the exact details, but gives the details that immerse you in the right atmosphere. Maybe this explains this better. Visuals and texts are different types of information. Text isn't sensory. It's all abstract. Visuals, however, engages your senses directly. Senses are how we experience the world, so it's important to delight them and experiment with them. I don't think either medium is better than the other. Both are simply different ways of telling stories, each with their limitations and strengths. |
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| Other than the gaming industry, I honestly do. Feel there's a lot more variety of shows than in western TV. That's not to say it's without flaws, as everything does. |
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