Apr 23, 2008 11:44 AM
Why do we love anime?
People always ask me this question "Why do you love anime? It's kids stuff" or "Anime is boring.It's just like boring old cartoons" or even "Why waste your time watching anime? You might as well watch a movie or a tv series? It's much interesting." People think that anime is just an animated character doing some on the screen & we are the dumb people who watch it. I mean....WHAT"S UP WITH THAT!!?! Anime is not something boring or lame or even stupid. They say things like that because they have never experienced anime the way we do. Have you even encounter things like that before? I think its mainly because the people saying such things are stereotyping all anime with anime like Pokemon and Dragonball which you could say is childish.
Imo, some anime is much more in-depth and thought-provoking than many movies. love to watch animes, it is one of the greatest inventions that japanese ppl came up with. many of my friends too tease me about watching "cartoons" however these are way more than any cartoon ever can be. to me anime is what i get high on, it is what i use to get away form it all, i just love anime.ANIME is the best!! It frees me from STRESS! haha!! Sometimes I can't relate with my friends because they've been talking about american series like desperate house wives, etc.. I only watch anime. childish it may seem, but it's a lot better than any other programs! CERTIFIED ANIME FREAK! hah hah!
Imo, some anime is much more in-depth and thought-provoking than many movies. love to watch animes, it is one of the greatest inventions that japanese ppl came up with. many of my friends too tease me about watching "cartoons" however these are way more than any cartoon ever can be. to me anime is what i get high on, it is what i use to get away form it all, i just love anime.ANIME is the best!! It frees me from STRESS! haha!! Sometimes I can't relate with my friends because they've been talking about american series like desperate house wives, etc.. I only watch anime. childish it may seem, but it's a lot better than any other programs! CERTIFIED ANIME FREAK! hah hah!
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jaykho213
| Apr 23, 2008 11:44 AM |
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UserZero | Apr 23, 2008 6:11 PM
I've found that if you watch the right shows, a lot of anime beats most American TV in terms of depth and plot hands down, (and I don't just mean American cartoons either.) So much garbage comes out of the big Hollywood networks these days. I probably wouldn't watch any American TV at all anymore if it wasn't for the the Discovery Channel, and similar informative programming.
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Bluesnow | Apr 23, 2008 5:41 PM
I watch anime for the same reason I'd take in any other entertainment... novel... or movie/television>.>Its because its entertainment... it makes you laugh and moves your emotions... it makes you think and be shocked... It lets you experience things most people could never experience and broaden your horizons and opinions. You don't have to look far to find some very deep~ thought provoking or artistic anime. I mean... there are still ALOT of pointless anime... but they make you lol and thats what matters rightXD??? Happy = good... (There's just as many pointless tv shows... though I think I'd rather poke my eyes out with spork than ever watch another reality TV show...and maybe ears too if its american idol) I don't blame people that reject anime as childish though~ its not their fault... they were just never introduced to it~ and I think its harder to get into anime as you get older because... Lets face it... Anime isn't exactly considered mainstream "cool" XD But video games are becoming more mainstream in society for people of all personalities and backrounds~ when I was just little video games were just for dorks~ Maybe one day anime will be seen as more than just cartoons~ but I think the quickest way to do that would involve some major changes in the anime industry as a wholeXD (Which is hard for me to imagine at this point) |
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Krelian | Apr 23, 2008 2:25 PM
I've never been given any grief for watching anime, but I do know a fair few people who just blow it off as "cartoons." Here in the US, the term cartoon reminds most people of Mickey Mouse and the like - stuff geared towards children, so many of them just dismiss it outright. The same happens to video games, and to a lesser extent with fantasy and sci-fi television/movies as well. I think the crux of the issue is that anime is a fairly new form of entertainment, and it takes a while before something new can be taken seriously by the general public as a form of artistic expression and such. Movies and television faced the same problems, though that sentiment has since dissipated. As its popularity grows and we grow older, anime will be taken more seriously, but in the mean time I doubt there's much to be done but ignore the criticism. |