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Feb 3, 2016 8:34 AM
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So, do you?

I feel western animation has really hit a high point these past few years, with some great shows like Rick and Morty, Gravity Falls, and Star vs the Forces of Evil setting the bar way above where it was 10 years.

oh yeah, and Adventure Time might be one of the greatest things ever created :p
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Feb 3, 2016 8:35 AM
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Not a fan of episodic cartoons (even in Anime) so no, I don't watch many. And I don't like English voice acting that much. If anyone has recs that are similar to my favourite Anime, hit me up.
Feb 3, 2016 8:42 AM
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I do. It gets me entertained. But, I don't get out of my way to watch it.

I watch cartoons for kids like Regular Show, Gravity Falls, Phineas and Ferb and Adventure Time... They're both good watches.

I also watch cartoons with adult content like South Park, The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Futurama, Family Guy, Cleveland Brown, American Dad and Family Guy.
They're a good watch if you just wanna laugh at things.
Feb 3, 2016 9:12 AM
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I like Spongebob, and who don't
Western should take old carl bark and don rosa for donald duck and scrooge mcduck , so many good story there








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Feb 3, 2016 10:26 AM
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Worst stories ever, worst styles ever (not everything but most). Sure I really really love some. But I cannot congratulate it as it can be way way greater. You all wanna see Adventure Time or Gfalls anime styled, well even anime style wouldn't save their ridiculous stories. It'd save the style but the stories are still weak comparable to anime which is always excellent to me.

If we talk about the styles which are used in most western animation:

The only animation works which can be 'recognized' on top, are the works by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Laloux René Laloux a french animator and director. He is a genius. Only has a few short animations which seem artistic haven't watched those and has 3 movie animations which are excellent.

This guy's worlds and stories and style are top notch. Uncomparable to american animations and is as great as anime. Granted anime style is much better for me, but if some creators don't want to use anime style then these are the only other acceptable styles to use.

I'm talking about Gandahar and Fantastic Planet. Time Masters is also great with the story but the animation/drawing styleis looking like something american which I don't like, on the other hand the backgrounds look like smth from Fantastic Planet which is great. But the character's look is in a style which should not be 'recognized' in Time Masters. It is not bad by any means. But as far as the characters drawing/animation style looks like, I can't say it's something I love.
Feb 3, 2016 12:09 PM
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yep, western animation has reached quite a high in recent years, while most new anime is pretty bland... also nobody mentioned over the garden wall yet. that's probably the best animated show of the past some years i've seen.
Feb 3, 2016 12:19 PM
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robiu013 said:
yep, western animation has reached quite a high in recent years, while most new anime is pretty bland... also nobody mentioned over the garden wall yet. that's probably the best animated show of the past some years i've seen.


Good call, I totally forgot to mention Over The Garden Wall.
Feb 3, 2016 12:30 PM
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Of course

Western animation and cartoon VO actors (not anime dubbers, obviously) are great and I like great things

One of my favorite movies of all time, Les Triplettes De Belleville, is an animated movie
semss said:
I like Spongebob, and who don't
Western should take old carl bark and don rosa for donald duck and scrooge mcduck , so many good story there
^This
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Feb 3, 2016 12:38 PM
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I can't recall any Western TV shows that I like right now, but there are some Western animated movies that I really enjoy like Coraline, The Lion King, and The Incredibles—just to name a few. Some of them have great stories, and are stunning to look at.
Feb 3, 2016 12:41 PM

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Very rarely when I have to watch a movie but end up watching Disney
Feb 3, 2016 12:44 PM

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Before I knew about Anime I did watch quite some, but once I learned about Anime, then I stopped watching any Western Toon. It's only very rarely that I watch it now, like if it's with the family or something like that...
Feb 3, 2016 12:45 PM

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South park and Simpsons are better than most anime tbh. And yeah Gravity Falls is great and so is Adventure time and regular show.

I personally am a big fan of Ralph Bakshi especially Heavy Traffic. Also love The Yellow Submarine.
Feb 3, 2016 12:48 PM

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I like some of it, of course I watch Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks movies all the time.

I also like:

Rick and Morty
Gravity Falls
Avatar
The Legend of Korra
Feb 3, 2016 1:01 PM

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I like some of it, of course I watch Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks movies all the time.

I also like:

Rick and Morty
Gravity Falls
Avatar
The Legend of Korra


Avatar/Legend of Korra - Imitating anime but still doing it better than a decent chunk of anime out there
Feb 3, 2016 1:04 PM

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and don't forget the newer shows look gorgeous





Feb 3, 2016 1:09 PM
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Nah not really. I watch TV shows though.
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Feb 3, 2016 1:09 PM

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and don't forget the newer shows look gorgeous







Yeah they do look great. However the method of animation they used for Gravity Falls left it with a fair share of animation errors.

Check these out
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South Park will forever be my favorite series, so yeah.
Feb 3, 2016 1:16 PM

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Sometimes on TV.

I think my favorite is The Amazing World of Gumball. It's funny.
Feb 3, 2016 1:48 PM

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is awesome I guess, or magnificent...








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semss said:
is awesome I guess, or magnificent...
Indeed

Though I've heard most Americans today don't know who Barks and Don Rosa are (which is pretty sad imo)
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Feb 3, 2016 2:40 PM

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Yes when I was younger. The most recent western animation I've viewed is Wakfu.

Wakfu
Batman Beyond
Samurai Jack
Megas XLR
Futurama
Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Ed Edd and Eddy
Courage the cowardly dog
Feb 3, 2016 2:44 PM

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RWBY

Eh, just RWBY mostly. I don't really watch TV anymore.
Feb 3, 2016 2:59 PM

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When I was a kid I used to watch a ton of cartoon like the ones mentioned above. Nowadays I watch shows like Family Guy and South Park but even that very rarely, as I find them to be less and less funny.

I did enjoy Bill Burr`s F is for Family, too bad it had only 10 or so episodes.
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Feb 3, 2016 3:07 PM

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Used to but not anymore. Think the last western cartoon I watched that I really enjoyed was star wars the clone wars.
Feb 3, 2016 3:11 PM

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Only adult comedy like Rick and Morty and Archer for example.
Feb 3, 2016 3:18 PM

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Yes as much as anime. Steven Universe season 2, Adventure Time season 7, Regular Show season 7, Mickey Mouse 2013 season 3, Southpark season 19 , Moonbeam City, Clarence season 2 are far more entertaining than the anime I'm watching this season except for Assclass season 2. I'm also really looking forward to Batman the Killing Joke , Justice League vs Teen Titans and Kulipari Army of Frogs more than any anime being released this year.
Feb 3, 2016 3:21 PM

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DrGeroCreation said:
Yes as much as anime. Steven Universe season 2, Adventure Time season 7, Regular Show season 7, Mickey Mouse 2013 season 3, Southpark season 19 , Moonbeam City, Clarence season 2 are far more entertaining than the anime I'm watching this season except for Assclass season 2. I'm also really looking forward to Batman the Killing Joke , Justice League vs Teen Titans and Kulipari Army of Frogs more than any anime being released this year.


Killing Joke and Justice League vs Teen Titans should be good considering DC Warners track record.
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DrGeroCreation said:
Yes as much as anime. Steven Universe season 2, Adventure Time season 7, Regular Show season 7, Mickey Mouse 2013 season 3, Southpark season 19 , Moonbeam City, Clarence season 2 are far more entertaining than the anime I'm watching this season except for Assclass season 2. I'm also really looking forward to Batman the Killing Joke , Justice League vs Teen Titans and Kulipari Army of Frogs more than any anime being released this year.


Killing Joke and Justice League vs Teen Titans should be good considering DC Warners track record.
Yeah plus Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamil are reprising their roles as Batman and the Joker respectively for the Killing Joke.
Feb 3, 2016 3:29 PM

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Forgot to mention that I'm also looking forward to a second season of Justice League Gods and Monsters Chronicles although Warner Bros hasn't announced it yet and Long Way North getting subbed or dubbed.
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Forgot to mention that I'm also looking forward to a second season of Justice League Gods and Monsters Chronicles although Warner Bros hasn't announced it yet and Long Way North getting subbed or dubbed.


Didn't know that was happening. The first Gods and Monsters was pretty decent but I'm hesitant to say that it needed a sequel.
Feb 3, 2016 4:39 PM

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Of course. They have some of the best stuff out there.

Rick and Morty, and Gravity Falls are certainly the best of the newest series, and Over the Garden Wall is the best cartoon miniseries.

The Venture Bros is also back, so that gives me something to keep up with.
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Comic_Sans said:
semss said:
is awesome I guess, or magnificent...
Indeed

Though I've heard most Americans today don't know who Barks and Don Rosa are (which is pretty sad imo)
yeah, pretty sad hear that, it's just like the old story about don rosa, that even his neighbor in america not know what his job was, damn, murica...
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Would enjoy Spongebob Squarepants any time, although I don't watch it deliberately. If by some chance i get presented with it, then i'll watch at my pleasure.
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DrGeroCreation said:
Forgot to mention that I'm also looking forward to a second season of Justice League Gods and Monsters Chronicles although Warner Bros hasn't announced it yet and Long Way North getting subbed or dubbed.


Didn't know that was happening. The first Gods and Monsters was pretty decent but I'm hesitant to say that it needed a sequel.
Well it's not a sequel to the Gods and Monsters movie but a second season of the Gods and Monsters Chronicles mini series which was only 3 short episodes . I'm interested in seeing it because it could greater expand on this new alternate world and give backstory for the other alternate DC heroes.
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they were my childhood summed up. was really fond of samurai jack and totally spies among a few others but i forgot the name since i didn't understand english back then xD
last time i watched any was gravity falls when it first came out but there's no heart to watch it now.
Feb 3, 2016 8:37 PM

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Yes I will always prefer western animation over anime. So many good shows have came out this past decade.

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-Beavis and Butthead
-Courage The Cowardly Dog
-King of The Hill
-Ed, Edd and Eddy
-Samurai Jack
-Rocko's Modern Life
-Here's one ya'll might vaguely remember. Reboot

The cartoons of my youth.
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Is there a site like MAL for american cartoons? i feel like it'd be easier to get more into them if there was
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I watch more western cartoons than anime.
I watch everything going on Cartoon Network (but not Ben10) I love Amazing World of Gumball, Clarence, Regular Show and MAD. Steven Universe its okay, but I think its a little overrated lol
Disney Channel and XD are cool too, Gravity Falls, Kick Buttowski and sometimes Phineas and Ferb (though that one is pretty boring and repetitive) I watch Nickelodeon sometimes, Penguins of Madagascar are awesome and I also watch the Simpsons and Futurama too if im really bored.

Old school cartoons are okay too, but I prefer the new ones.
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semss said:
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Indeed

Though I've heard most Americans today don't know who Barks and Don Rosa are (which is pretty sad imo)
yeah, pretty sad hear that, it's just like the old story about don rosa, that even his neighbor in america not know what his job was, damn, murica...
Lmao yeah I think I read that in an interview in one of the Don Rosa collection books that came out here in Scandinavia a few years ago (they're really nice by the way, I own two of them)
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Is there a site like MAL for american cartoons? i feel like it'd be easier to get more into them if there was
There is no Mycartoonlist.com but there is Toonzone.net to talk about cartoons , Cartoonbrew for cartoon news , Big cartoon database for episode guides and production information and Traktv to record the latest episodes of cartoons you are watching.
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No I don't. I find none of them interesting enough to watch in any way.
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Watch some "adult cartoon", but ain't liking the humor of Family Guy so only watch few their episodes and like to try a South Park, it seems great.

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semss said:
yeah, pretty sad hear that, it's just like the old story about don rosa, that even his neighbor in america not know what his job was, damn, murica...
Lmao yeah I think I read that in an interview in one of the Don Rosa collection books that came out here in Scandinavia a few years ago (they're really nice by the way, I own two of them)

@o@

so he's really popular in europe not just a statement especially in scandinavia, that's make it clear for me, the last story i read is about that quest of kalevala, if i'm not mistaken








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semss said:
Comic_Sans said:
Lmao yeah I think I read that in an interview in one of the Don Rosa collection books that came out here in Scandinavia a few years ago (they're really nice by the way, I own two of them)

@o@

so he's really popular in europe not just a statement especially in scandinavia, that's make it clear for me, the last story i read is about that quest of kalevala, if i'm not mistaken
Hähä sörry lål

I'm not sure about the rest of Europe but yeah Don Rosa and Barks are really popular here in Scandinavia

Donald Duck is still popular in most European countries I think, especially in Scandinavia and Italy
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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semss said:

@o@

so he's really popular in europe not just a statement especially in scandinavia, that's make it clear for me, the last story i read is about that quest of kalevala, if i'm not mistaken
Hähä sörry lål

I'm not sure about the rest of Europe but yeah Don Rosa and Barks are really popular here in Scandinavia

Donald Duck is still popular in most European countries I think, especially in Scandinavia and Italy
i think i read it somewhere long ago, but my memory could be mistaken about the detail, but clearly his work appreciated by his fan outside, compared to america, but look like ppl in the future maybbe forgot about him and his work, sadly.. even kid today not buy donald duck comic anymore, especially in my country... if only there some interest to take his work to life, i mean in animated version
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Better than anime tbh

Especially in humor. Damn does Japan need to work on that.
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Family guy, simpsons, and the cleavelands, watches these.. Although I also watch gravity falls and stevey wonders.
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Nope. The last western animation I watched was Legend of Korra's first season and that was it.
I did think of trying Adventure Time after everyone I knew kept pestering me about it but never really got to it.
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