| Sometimes, but rarely now. |
| My parents consider it cartoon, my sister on the other hand think it's stupid she's one of those asian gangster wanna be :[ |
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| My parents think that animé is only for little kids and my mum in particular asks us when we would finally outgrow them. Of course, as animé has different genres and target audiences, she'd not be getting any answers any time soon. |
| What anime needs is more abs. I'm not talking about Goku-sized ones. I'm not talking about barely-there ones from bishounen/Yaoi Guys either. What I'm talking about is GAR Archer pan de sals. Now that's what I call ecchi! Yeah! |
| My parents never asked/maked fun on my animes. Actually, my wife watches anime with me and likes it !!! |
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| well i am somewhat lucky . since i have my own room, and my father rarely enters it ( he enters when he needs smth ) , so its kinda cool but..... my father saw me numerous times watching and said smth like : " U r 20 years old and u still watch cartoons . " ... then i give him my reply ...i simply say that i'm tired of watching TV and its god damn boring soaps and TV shows which r boring as hell or i watched them already ... and personally i avoid TV ... also i believe that my father doesn't recognize the difference u know ? for him its all cartoons , ofc i explained to him some things or even on some occasions i explained the synopsis of some anime which i found quite interesting in past few days/weeks ... as i stated be4 i avoid TV , for me its only about going out with my m8's , anime ( as my interest and hobby ) and etc. ( sport , obligations , responsibilities ) :D |
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| well sometimes.. anime in the other hands is really different from cartoons.. young adults shouldn't be ridiculed from watching anime.. its just like those drama soap opera shows or drama/comedy series on tv.. anime is not just for kids |
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| My parents don't really care what I watch. |
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| Yeah my family makes fun of it... I don't get it cuz both my brothers watch anime but not as much as I do.. |
| Sometimes my parents talk with me about anime and manga but they always confuse anime with manga and my father sometimes says that he also read anime in his youth (he means comics)... but I find it rather funny ^^ They don't make fun of anime or manga though. |
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| my rents barely know how 2 use a computer. so they dont bother me when i watchin animes :3 and they accept that they would probably never understand how computers work or anime :3 |
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| My parents never cared if I watched anime. As long as I have good grades they let me do anything in my free time. My sister is the only one who shows some interest from time to time but only for the fun parts. I remember when I was little they sometimes watched Inuyasha with me but only for about 10 minutes before they switched the channel. They thought that anime were cartoons. Only when I explained it to them they understood that it was anime not cartoons. They don't really care for it, through. However it's pretty funny to hear my little sister tries to immitate anime conversations. Even if my parents would make fun it wouldn't bother me but since I keep my anime-love for myself and don't start talking about it to them (they don't know a thing and it bores them) they are fine with it. |
| "In Romania the wife needs to tolerate her husband. The husband needs to tolerate his wife. Their house being a house of tolerance." "Does something like this write in there?" "Posibly, how am I supposed to know?" |
| For some reason my mum likes the fact that i have to read the subtitles, instead of just lazily looking at a screen, i have to read aswell :) but otherwise they dont care |
| My mom doesn't really care, neither does my dad. |
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| Hmm...for me my family is completely aware of my hobbies but don't actually understand it. I still get questionable comments from my dad every now and then but it's becoming less frequent. At least they let me go to conventions with my friends and bring back all sorts of weird things lol. |
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OminousFlare said: Well, my mum doesn't really probe about my anime, but she did claimed anime itself to be 'cartoons'. But you can't really blame her - she's one of those old-school Asian parents who's not even educated in the English language. My parents are pretty much like that, except every now and then they'll come a rage at me because I'm wasting my time because anime (or video games) doesn't help me at school. |
| ^ mycartoonlist <,<" the argument will go endlessly. Just like how people make argue on Pepsi=Coke /internet explorer=firefox LOL hmm,why not calling john= bob since both are human =) |
MorningGloryNov 5, 2010 5:46 AM
| My mum doesn't care, in actual fact she is enjoying Blood+ and Bleach atm. My stepdad doesn't like it though, saying that the only thing he's really seen is bits of Kanokon. |
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lollypatrolly said: You're not making a fair comparison. Pepsi and coke are different products with their own respective ingredients, so it's not a question of definition. soft drink =soft drink..... But i wonder why you can apply the idea on web browser but you can't apply it on soft drink(with almost similar taste).~.~" |
| Use to, but not anymore |
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lollypatrolly said: I can, I just didn't mention it since I thought it'd be obvious and redundant. between Anime and Cartoon This is the only similarity ,Animation = Animation. that all. Just because that Coke are invented first that doesn't mean that both are equivalent.Same goes to Anime...Well,i am just try to differentiate between both in term of Name,but it seems like the other forum thread has gone into even more deeper(the content inside) than just names -_-" ...good luck on that argument,its gonna be a long and frustrating one ...< I am done with this argument> |
lollypatrolly said: The term cartoon encompasses all anime The term anime does not encompass all cartoons (except in Japan, where it does). Coke and pepsi are structured differently. They have common elements, but pepsi is not a sub-genre of coca-cola or the other way around. This. Anime's are cartoons, face facts, why is there any argument here? Are you against it because you have the feeling that calling them 'cartoons' somehow lessens them or makes them seem more childish? Pffffft. Who cares. Also - MorningGlory said: between Anime and Cartoon This is the only similarity ,Animation = Animation. that all. Errr, nah. The only DIFFERENCES between Anime and Cartoons are, in fact, that Anime is a form of animated cartoon that originated from Japan, and generally have a recognisable style (most of the time). Also on topic, no. The closest to my parents asking or making fun of anime/manga was when my mother picked up volume 1 of Yotsuba that was sitting on my desk, looked at the front and back cover, gave an odd look, and put it down, never asking or mentioning it again. |
lollypatrolly said: You can't find your favorite Anime when you typing "cartoon" in the Google....The term anime does not encompass all cartoons (except in Japan, where it does). . I am pointing out the naming right here pal. |
| THE NAME!!!I been arguing this name thing many times!!! human can keep their own names why can't Anime keep their own as well  sry, I can't help but to post this . |
MorningGloryNov 5, 2010 8:15 AM
| I live in a hostel... but, when I do go home, my mum doesn't really say anything about my watching anime... I'm sort of famous in my family for watching 'cartoons' 24/7, and it's been like that since I was little, so, to them, the anime I watch now is no different from what I watched back then (everything, ranging from Tom & Jerry to Transformers: Beast Wars)... |
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| I live only with my mum...and she said once that are ugly...but that was only once, and then she kinda started to like them :P |
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| To be honest, not really. My family mostly enjoy anime, like Naruto, DBZ, etc. |
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OminousFlare said: Birix2 said: Are you against it because you have the feeling that calling them 'cartoons' somehow lessens them or makes them seem more childish? As with the feeling of having your manhood questioned when someone calls you 'gay'. However, whereas the definition of homosexuality is pretty much straight to the point, the definition of 'cartoons', as I've stated, is more controversial, so it's more difficult to ignore whether anime is properly labeled when referred to as 'cartoons'. The definition of Cartoons is not controversial at all, actually. as a post a few up from mine has explained in greater detail. And what kind of analogy is the homosexual reference? Seriously? tl;dr - you're getting butthurt because you are, indeed, wrong. Sorry to sound like an ass, but you're fighting a losing battle Hell, animenewsnetwork back this up pretty nicely. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=45 And I quote - Anime : アニメ Japanese word for cartoon and animation. First line, can't miss it. |
| my parents are generally pretty supportive of anime. both of them are fans of various Miyazaki movies and my dad has always been a big fan of Akira Kurosawa movies which of course arent anime but its not a huge jump. ive actually recently gotten them to watch some series. i have them watching Mushishi atm |
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| My mon watched all episodes of death note with me õ/ Her say '' was cool '' :) |
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| My Dad is ok with it he watched Zeta Gundam with me and liked it. My Mom loves anime especially Reborn, Fruits Basket, Tsubasa Chronicles, and Spiral. |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| They thought it was childish at first but as soon as I have started going to the local anime club and anime conventions and found out the kind of people that go to them (many of them at least college age) they have become quite fine with me watching them but I tend to avoid showing stuff like that anyway as there may be an awkward moment any time ¬_¬ They just wish that I am little less obsessed with it XD |
| my dad always makes fun of me..saying that im still a kid for watching 'cartoons' =o= |
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| I hide it from my parents. I remember my dad was watching it behind me, and kept repeating "boobies.... boobies". Hilarious, but annoying at the same time. So I usually watch it when I'm alone, or something. |
| The only anime my parents know about is Bleach. I told them Bleach was ending soon, my mum said 'what happened to Roooooookia?' and my dad said 'we must all go in the end'. >:( |
| my parents don't mind if i watch anime |
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| Heh I wish my mom would be interested in what I spend all my time on. But no, she doesn't care. |
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