fuyuki said: Imagine seeing adult anime fans from a third-person point of view. Mostly a bunch of weirdos watching little 2d girls, or teens at school, or some tryhard deepshit. Guess I'm in the minority since I often find little girls annoying in anime. |
| Maybe because of the art style of most Anime nowadays. |
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| because anime is animation, and most people think that anything animation is for children |
| Because most of anime are shonen and shoujou which are childish (in my point of view), people (non anime watchers) don't know about seinen and josei shows because they aren't popular. |
| Eh been there done that didnt know shit about anime back then now Im ashamed I thought that... People think anime is childish because it has drawings and they mostly know about Pokemon etc... they basicly dont know a shit about it so just show them boku no pico lol |
| A lot of people are close-minded and don't even take into consideration the fact that there might be animations for adults. They never watched animations for adults, may never even heard of it, so they assume that animes are same thing as cartoons from Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon since they are more familiarized with them. |
| ignorant and close minded people, enough said |
| Probably because most anime is aimed at kids, with merchandise etc. Only a small minority is made for adults. |
| "This emotion is mine alone. It is for Madoka alone." - Homura or how I would descripe Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. |
Grizzziff said: Neck beard? nay, full on flaming face bush of maximum man glory. I blame the fan base, while the limited variety statistic does play a role, the fans have a habit of enforcing the childish vibe . All the stereotypical little fan habits, all the overly serious fans arguing to the death over their shows, the format catches the blame for that. It can't be helped, as long as the typical fan behavior is recognized as adults screaming NYAN at a convention, or some grown ass anituber guy singing praises to his waifu, anime will be viewed as childish. I do think that mindset is coming to its end though, I saw a photo of Elon Musk rocking a Kakegurui t-shirt. A few more years and the fan base will be as publicly diverse as the science fiction/superhero genre, and catch less hate as a result. All of this is personal opinion though, as I have no way of proving it. That's a fooking beautiful beard sir. |
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Jacksen said: Because contrary to popular belief it isn't as popular and admired as you would like to think.Why is anime still seen as childish? Everyone I know makes fun of it until they start watching. Then they seem to really like it lmao. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| Because the community cares too much whether people think it is childish. Only teenagers care so much whether people take them as adult because practically they're not. |
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CHC said: Because the community cares too much whether people think it is childish. Only teenagers care so much whether people take them as adult because practically they're not. That's unfair though, because anime is often labelled as childish either way, for reasons that go beyond a few obnoxious teens on the internet. Denying that a certain social preconception exists for animation, and that many activities anime fans indulge in are catalogued as weird and childish, is giving too much power to a random 15-year-old who just wants to appear more mature than he/she is through their tastes and hobbies, like every other teen. Using anime for that is not different from using rock music and yet rock music doesn't quite create this prejudice in a larger scale. |
| well most people think anime is for kids because its drawn, and probably the only kind of anime they have ever seen is shounen and they were pushed away by all the screaming and power of friendship. if you want to change someone's mind about it just show them berserk or eva, i doubt they will ever say its for kids after that |
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jal90 said: CHC said: Because the community cares too much whether people think it is childish. Only teenagers care so much whether people take them as adult because practically they're not. That's unfair though, because anime is often labelled as childish either way, for reasons that go beyond a few obnoxious teens on the internet. Denying that a certain social preconception exists for animation, and that many activities anime fans indulge in are catalogued as weird and childish, is giving too much power to a random 15-year-old who just wants to appear more mature than he/she is through their tastes and hobbies, like every other teen. Using anime for that is not different from using rock music and yet rock music doesn't quite create this prejudice in a larger scale. What you said is right but I didn't really mean to comment on the cause of the public perception of anime. What I actually meant is "don't care about how other people think of your hobbies if you think you're mature." When I was 16 I was into poetry and literature and I was thought to be a pretentious weirdos by other kids in my class. Is poetry a childish thing? No. Is it inherently a pretentious weirdo's hobby? No. Even something that has a prestigious status in high culture is not going to be viewed highly amongst teens. It's just how the world of teenagers operate. If you're frustrated about how they think of you hobbies, just don't talk about that with them and you'll be OK. When you get into a college and when you get to work, no one really cares about your hobbies unless they're also interested in what you're interested. And to be honest I think there's just nothing wrong about an adult watching a show for kids. Most Ghibli's movies are for kids. Some of the best TV anime production is for kids (Sailor Moon, Doraemon, Shin-chan, Komocha, etc.) Personally I love kid show when they're well done. I feel nothing about anime being labelled as kiddy, because even the more "mature" shows do in fact usually target a rather young audience (12-22). The label is not entirely untrue. I've friends in their 30s who are casual viewers have no problem with telling everyone that they're fans of Doraemon, Cells at Work, Cardcaptor Sakura, etc. The problem is whether you're mature enough to have no shame in enjoying kiddy fun. It's easy to act all solemn, edgy and "mature". But as Picasso said, "it takes a long time to grow young." |
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| Because anime is mostly for kids.... |
| If anybody says this sort of thing to me, I will tell them to see Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne first before making this assumption that they're childish and flip them off. That will completely change their view of anime. |
  “I will leave this city and go to another one. I hope that I will meet someone. Someone just for me. But if that special someone falls in love with me I will have to leave that someone. Even so, I want to meet that special someone. This is what I think as I leave the city with no people." - Chii (Chobits) |
| Just show that person a dark anime and prove them wrong. |
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| lol at people giving false impresions about anime to their casual acquaintances to hide their insecurity about watching chinese cartoons recommending adult anime to those people wont change the fact that anime is mostly for kids via demographics and most profitable ones being the kiddy ones |
Coach_Koro said: Correct me if I'm wrong about this, but anime's mainstream western popularity peaked in the late 90's with shows like Dragon Ball, Pokemon and Yugioh which are generally aimed at a younger audience. It's possible that that period shaped people's perception of anime and still affects it today. Pretty much, though it was more like 1997-2011 for being really big, when shows were airing lots of anime on multiple TV stations then it dropped off. But a lot of those people kept watching through the internet and DVDs/BDs, converting other people, and having kids who watch anime so it is more widely known than before. I think the hobby is still in niche territory though. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| cuz normies will be normies and the less you care the less it'll bug you |
They are considered to be teenish not childish, because the majority of the protagonists are teenaged. |
ZarutakuApr 4, 2019 3:10 PM
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cevat24 said: Kruszer said: Pretty much, though it was more like 1997-2011 for being really big, when shows were airing lots of anime on multiple TV stations then it dropped off. But a lot of those people kept watching through the internet and DVDs/BDs, converting other people, and having kids who watch anime so it is more widely known than before. I think the hobby is still in niche territory though. It depends on the country. America has its own animation industry so they didn't really have to import that much anime but some countries imported a good deal of anime because they were cheaper than American cartoons. In Europe France comes to mind. They even made a live action City Hunter movie recently. I don't think many Americans know the existence of City Hunter except hardcore fans. Latin American and Asian countries too got anime. Now there are not that many anime on TV I guess. In my country only the last season of Captain Tsubasa airs on Cartoon Network other than that I haven't seen any since Bakugan which was insanely popular too. City Hunter was released here but it was a long time ago and it's out of print I think. I haven't seen it but I've seen Angel Heart which is like it's unofficial sequel. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97" |
cevat24 said: Kruszer said: City Hunter was released here but it was a long time ago and it's out of print I think. I haven't seen it but I've seen Angel Heart which is like it's unofficial sequel. After looking at your list I feel like a newbie but anyway I think you should check out City Hunter it's one of the best anime from the 80s imo. It has a pretty kickass soundtrack too. I might, but 140 episodes plus various movies and specials is a long haul for me. I usually go for the shorter stuff. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97" |
| Probably because the majority of the anime community itself is childish and set bad examples for the medium. Also, every other anime's cast of characters are of children or early-mid teens. |
EvildoerApr 4, 2019 6:34 PM
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| Because they’re cartoons, especially in the US cartoons are seen as something immature. I mean really the onl popular animation we get here are children’s shows and shit like family guy, which is sad because it’s such a diverse and beautiful medium that Japan has fully utilized. Also a lot of popular anime tend to be somewhat childish, part of their success is that they appeal to anyone regardless of age (DBZ, pokemon, sailor moon, etc) |
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| Probaby because they've only watched popular Shounen anime or have had no experience with anime at all. Simply put, they don't know shit about anime. And to those people, animation = cartoon which = shows for children. *ah also, it may be gaining popularity, but most of the new fans only watch anime every once and a while, and when they do watch anime they watch shows like My Hero Academia, OPM, and Tokyo Ghoul. Even if they watch those and Attack on Titan it won't show them how mature anime can be. I'd say anime is not admired as you think, however it is gaining popularity, the shounen genre especially. |
EhtaApr 4, 2019 7:35 PM
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| Why do you care so much? People will continue to say anime is for children, so stop bitching about it. Stop caring about what other people think. |
| Actually, now I rarely hear that anime is for kids. Maybe people around me are just more open-minded or something, but most of them saw a couple of animes themselves and they liked it, so they are not making fun of it anyway. But yeah, as many people have mentioned, they are probably thinking of the common titles like Pokemon or Naruto which are actually aimed at younger audience. |
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| Guess because it's related to cartoons in the West, and cartoons = equal childish. Also, anyone who doesn't watch anime thinks that anime = hentai. Tons of people, especially in secondary school, think it's weird. |
| This isn't the 2000s, If anything Anime elitist weebs tend to shit on western shows more than the other side does. |
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| It's pretty funny. Some people I know think of it as just porn while others think of it as for kids. I'd have to imagine that the side that thinks it's just porn don't know that some of the shows that air on Disney XD are anime. Meanwhile, I'm quite confident that people who treat them like kids cartoons probably don't watch it in the first place and only know about the ones that air on primetime TV which are indeed made targeting children. |
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