| Well Japan certainly produces more cartoons. |
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| Is this topic gonna be posted everyday? |
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| Adventure time>>>>>>Anime |
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| Nooot exactly. In terms of art style and uniqueness: Adventure Time, Samurai Jack, few others beat most anime shows in terms of artistic approach and unique style. In terms of plot, complexity, character depth and overall darker themes: Avatar - I don't think i need to explain this one, do I? Batman Beyond - Arguably THE BEST batman adaptation to date, with thousands of fucked up plotlines, ongoing series-arc-style mysteries, actual deaths and arguably darkest incarnation of batman so far. Avengers: EMH - arguably not as dark as the above comic adaptation, but still amongst better ones. EMH and its popularity played quite a big part into Marvel deciding to do the avengers live action movie. While design-wise its nothing that outstanding, its one of last serialized serious Marvel shows with spot-on characterization for various marvel-verse characters. Xmen-Evolution - after relatively "safe" approach of first x-men show, Evolution was a departure toward a darker and more serialized nature. The show was certainly not perfect, but it was one of arguably first mainstream cartoons to not hold back on actually going through with character deaths. Otherwise American side is a mixed bag, but French animation studios produced quite a few great shows back in their time, stuff like The Magician - french amalgamation of Batman, Dr.Strange and Tony Stark, which tackled quite a few dark subjects, including, but not limited to drug abuse, rape, revenge, etc and went to quite a few dark places, especially towards the end of its run. Bassically - stereotypes are bad. Quality depends on writing and budget, not country of origin. |
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| See this kind of topic so damn much xD Haven't watched that many western cartoons that i can still remember, but i remember samurai jack being awesome, was never sure if that was american or asian, thread above makes me think it's american. That's the only one that really sticks in my mind, well that and teen titans :D |
| Does anyone else need a doctor to confirm that someone without a head is dead? |
| Oh boy. It's because of stuff like this that some people want American cartoon and stuff like RWBY to be called anime. |
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DramaEnthusiast said: Wilio said: Well Japan certainly produces more cartoons. The best ones the West produces nowadays all come from DC in my opinion, the Batman movies that come now and then are gems. Couldn't have said it better myself, not to mention tv series' like Batman Beyond. |
| Simpsons > Anime > Dog poop > Clannad. |
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FailAtLife said: I'll give it 50, but even that's generous.Avatar alone is better than 80% anime. |
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Starchaser187 said: dankickyou said: Adventure time>>>>>>Anime I think I just died a little inside Indeed. |
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| These topics are getting old, but I haven't posted my opinion on it so to hell with it. Like someone mentioned, Japan produces A LOT more animation then America. They also produce a lot more variety in terms of genres. So if you are judging quality by selection and variety, yea Japan is better in my opinion. If we are going on a show by show basis, and by genre,I don't know probably more equal at that point. A lot of "hardcore" anime fans seem to hate most things western, not all of them of course. I think in terms of comedy and kids shows, American and Japanese animation are tied. I grew up watching American cartoons and still watch shows like South Park and Futurama. I do wish Americans made a wider variety of animated shows, but we have Hollywood movies... Some of my favorite cartoons: |
| family guy>all comedy anime |
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| Western animation and Japanese animation are usually aimed at different types of audiences. |
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Vixion said: family guy>all comedy anime I honestly think Family Guy sucks. It was ok at first, but it really should have remained cancelled. |
BlindSamurai said: TinkleTinkle-Hoy said: after the 4th season that show slowly went to shit. American dad/Bob's Burgers is where it's atVixion said: family guy>all comedy anime I honestly think Family Guy sucks. It was ok at first, but it really should have remained cancelled. Yea and it got cancelled after the 3rd season, so one more ok season then it went to shit... Should have just remained cancelled. I am not a big fan of American Dad either, haven't seen Bob's Burgers. From the major adult cartoons, The Simpsons, Futurama, and King of the Hill are my favorites. Haven't watched The Simpsons in ages though, probably since around Family Guy started. |
| I think some cartoons are better than most anime (namely The Boondocks), but as a whole anime is better than Western cartoons imo. |
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Slimek said: Western animation and Japanese animation are usually aimed at different types of audiences. this |
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| Only cartoon that I will never forget will always be Megas XLR, everything else was just meh... some a bit better, some worse, but still meh... |
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| Is it just? Hell no! It totally is! Infinite Stars Yes!!! |
| Oh for fuck sake, this topic is posted practically every day. But I'll humor you, it is a difficult question to answer. The answer really depends on what you mean by "better". Do you mean to ask if the average anime is better than the average cartoon, or if the best anime are better than the best cartoons? If the former, it's tough to say, as there are a lot of shitty cartoons, but about 85% of all anime are shit. If the latter, there isn't a doubt in my mind; Can anyone really look at Monster, Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, any of the top tier anime from a critical standpoint, and say that there are any cartoons that are better? I don't think so, or at least I hope not, even the best cartoons such as The Tick (Forget about the horrible live-action version), Samurai Jack, The Simpsons, and ATLA don't even come close. Sure, they're pretty amazing in their own right, but as good as Monster? I think not. Also, for those of you who might nit-pick and say you don't like any of the anime I said were top-tier, those are just my favorites, put cartoons up against your personal favorite anime, and tell me cartoons are better. |
| "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream!" - George W. Bush |
| FACT: Anime has Lucky Star and School Days FACT: West has Batman: The Animated Series, Avatar:TLA, Ed Edd N Eddy, and even Regular Show and My Little Pony FACT: Generally comparing 2 completely different cartoon styles/cultures/plots makes you sound ignorant. With that said, I go with the side of I don't care. |
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| No anime beats CatDog. |
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DramaEnthusiast said: What's your opinion on the subject? In the past? No. In the present? You bet it is. American animation in particular has been going down hill for the past 10-15 years or so. Unfortunately, the industry here refuses to change and produces one piece of crap after another. I miss the likes of Animaniacs and stuff - but those are long gone. TinkleTinkle-Hoy said: I honestly think Family Guy sucks. It was ok at first, but it really should have remained cancelled. The "Simpsons" syndrome. Great in the earlier seasons. Going down the toilet the longer it goes on. |
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FailAtLife said: Avatar alone is better than 80% anime. According to Sturgeon's law, 90% of anime is crap so this is not a compliment for Avatar. My answer: maybe, maybe not. |
| I don't care the western animation anymore |
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| If you'd asked me a couple of years ago, I would have said that anime is far superior. Now, not so much. Not because of the media itself, but because I've been watching less and less anime shows lately. On the other hand, I've been watching more western animation like Avatar, MLP, South Park and movies by Disney, Don Bluth and Dreamworks. |
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FailAtLife said: Avatar alone is better than 80% anime. One Piece alone is better than all American cartoons. |
| Eeew. Noo. |
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| Well, I don't know about superiority, but I don't care about western stuff, and I'm only interested in anime. |
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Agent_Meow-Meow said: I like both equally. I will agree however that the overall quality of most western cartoons has dropped over the past few years, but there are still a few great shows like Avatar the Last Airbender, Futurama, Archer etc... as if Anime quality ALSO did not decrease over last few years. Hello Highschool lolicon Moeblob generation. |
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| Anime fans Funny how they say anime is superior to cartoons but when there is a really good cartoon whose animation seem similar to the Japanese art, they want to claim it as anime. smh In all seriousness, Anime has an edge only because they have a variety of genre and appeal to all ages. Cartoons are pretty much directed at 2 different audiences. Either kids 10 under, or teens 13-17 older. Kids cartoons are dumb downed so much to the point that its looks like its for 4 year olds. Teens cartoons are usually comedy or action rather than any other genre. There are very few different genres for that age. |
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SOExclusive said: Kids cartoons are dumb downed so much to the point that its looks like its for 4 year olds. Teens cartoons are usually comedy or action rather than any other genre. There are very few different genres for that age. We can all agree Courage The Cowardly Dog is awesome and creepy as shit. |
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DateYutaka said: storytelling anime wins = anime is better yes i look a story tellinng first in a debate like this cause how i rate anime would be unfare to non Japanese Tv Animation to messure that way I rate Avatar last Airbender higher than plenty of anime that is on my list, and its not even anime. Thats just my personal opinion |
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HKA-4M-T7 said: SOExclusive said: Kids cartoons are dumb downed so much to the point that its looks like its for 4 year olds. Teens cartoons are usually comedy or action rather than any other genre. There are very few different genres for that age. We can all agree Courage The Cowardly Dog is awesome and creepy as shit. I actually loved the stupidity in the show. It was Courage screaming that made me love the show |
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| Because you don't need an overly complex story, godlike animation, or 2,000 stereotypical characters (or fanservice) to enjoy something. Sometimes I'd rather watch a mouse get away from a cat than 500 episodes of characters trying to do something, and failing at it. It's like picking soda over expensive wine. While Wine has its diversity and charm, sometimes you'd rather lay back with a cold one. ;) |
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HKA-4M-T7 said: Because you don't need an overly complex story, godlike animation, or 2,000 stereotypical characters (or fanservice) to enjoy something. Sometimes I'd rather watch a mouse get away from a cat than 500 episodes of characters trying to do something, and failing at it. I could watch Tom and Jerry over and over again. But when it comes to this argument, I often find people comparing stuff from the past vs anime today. That's not equal representation, because "anime" as a term didn't even exist back in the days of Tom and Jerry, Hanna Barbera, etc. Back in the 50's and 60's, there was pretty much Astroboy and Speed Racer. I'm sure there are a few others, but I'm not bothering to mention those. If you were to compare American animation vs Japanese animation today, America loses by miles. To think, Amercan animation manages to ruin Bugs Bunny with today's crap. |
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| Anime surpasses everything and anything, there is nothing that can top anime, ever. End of discussion. |
| So, What do you think is on the other side? |
| In my opinion, Boondocks is one of the best comedy shows. On top of all Cartoon and Anime comedy. |
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