| If a anime is made in Japan it could be called anime (or east asia as a stretch). If it is made in the west like Commiefornia then it would never be on mal. |
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| There's no such thing as "western anime" lol. Animation as a whole is called cartoons. Japanese animation is called anime. I know some "smort" people say "JaPnEsE cAlL AnImE tO aNy AnImAtIoN LoL" but you will never hear a true japanese call shows like big mouth "anime". |
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| "western anime" I wouldn't mind ATLA on here, but like family guy and others I don't think they have a place for those shows here. |
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| If they are counting South Korean and Chinese animations as anime then I don't see the issue. I would be fine with anything that has Japanese roots as an anime tbh, even if it's an english only show, I mean that would have higher qualifications to be one then the Korean and Chinese shows atleast. |
| I don't really have problem with it, more stuffs, more fun |
| I hope not. It will ruin this website even more. |
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| in order for something to be an anime it has to be made in japan |
Moogal12 said: Chris_Concept said: "western anime" I wouldn't mind ATLA on here, but like family guy and others I don't think they have a place for those shows here. True 100%. I want stuff that is similar enough to japanese anime. But since i understand this is hard to judge (since there are so many genres and types) i guess this will never happen. Exactly I feel like ATLA would probably be in the top 3 or 10 here on MAL |
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Moogal12 said: honestly idk because technically there not anime _spoon_ said: in order for something to be an anime it has to be made in japan Then why are some chinese movies on MAL? |
rohan121 said: why is Chinese anime on mal then????If a anime is made in Japan it could be called anime (or east asia as a stretch). If it is made in the west like Commiefornia then it would never be on mal. |
| ben 10 and invincible is the only one western cartoon I like btw ben 10 ultimate and alien force are GOAT |
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| Don't get your hopes up, I'm still waiting for all 33 seasons of The Simpsons to be added here...it would wipe all that weeb shit off the top 50 list for good. |
| No, I do not want trash like High Guardian Spice on here. I think that no matter how close western "anime" is visual-wise to anime, it will never be anime. Worgo said: I know some "smort" people say "JaPnEsE cAlL AnImE tO aNy AnImAtIoN LoL" but you will never hear a true japanese call shows like big mouth "anime". Someone's definitely going to try to use that argument in this thread lol |
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_spoon_ said: rohan121 said: why is Chinese anime on mal then????If a anime is made in Japan it could be called anime (or east asia as a stretch). If it is made in the west like Commiefornia then it would never be on mal. China and South Korea are both parts of east asia. |
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Worgo said: There's no such thing as "western anime" lol. Animation as a whole is called cartoons. Japanese animation is called anime. I know some "smort" people say "JaPnEsE cAlL AnImE tO aNy AnImAtIoN LoL" but you will never hear a true japanese call shows like big mouth "anime". But noone would call for example Aracne a cartoon, maybe animated tv series, if word "anime" is reserved only for Japanese work XD |
| Per MAL's definition of what anime is, what you're talking about does not qualify as anime. It's cartoon. Sure, they're all cartoons at the end of the day, but I just want to understand why this question keeps coming up? There are probably other websites where you can add cartoons and rate them. MAL is inclusive to Asian cartoons only, why would they add Western cartoons? |
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| You mean stuff like Vampire Hunter D (2001), Highlander: The Search for Vengeance, Afrosamurai, The Animatrix, Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, Blade, Heroman ect? |
| There are no "western anime". They're cartoons (poorly) LARPing as anime. Chinese cartoons and Korean comics should also not be on this website. |
| It's unlikely, but I would support it. |
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| technically western anime is cartoon and I would not support it because it would just saturate and divulge the meaning to anime or eastern animation in general |
| Never gonna happen. If people on here had their way, all non-Japanese media would removed off here. You really think all the western haters would let that slide? They can't even admit anime are literally Japanese cartoons.. |
| Sure, but let's not just limit it to animation either. I want to be able to list Sex and the City and Top Gear. |
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EndlessMaria said: Sure, but let's not just limit it to animation either. I want to be able to list Sex and the City and Top Gear. I bet you wish you could add Gummo to your list too. Nice cameo by the way - you really sang your ABCs like a champ. Still awaiting your feedback on the character poll: https://strawpoll.com/brbzssdk1 P.S. Johan missed you. 😢 |
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| To be honest, I don't want them to do this AT ALL. |
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Moogal12 said: Will it ever be a thing? I personally find no problem with it. They seem to have some chinese stuff already so why not? The reason why is because MAL contains northeast Asian animation. (specifically, South Korea/Japan/China) Use another site if u want to add western cartoons. Xxloop said: If it's in the style of anime and the characters act like anime then and they talk like anime characters then it's anime. Is a fork a utensil? Yes. But is every utensil a fork? No. There are many different types of utensils, and some look alike but that still does not mean that they are the same thing. So just because anime is an animation doesn't mean every animation it's an anime. |
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Xxloop said: Well no duh, but if something looks exactly like anime then it's anime. Do we call forks made in Japan eastern forks? I mean 90% of anime made in america look like cartoons but if someone made a show that looked 99% like naruto in America then how would that be a cartoon? I guess if I cook spehgetti while living in america imma refer to it as white hot noodles. Spaghetti and noodles are two different things. One is pasta and the other one ain't. Apparently, u don't know what pasta is so here: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=pasta&form=HDRSC2&first=1&tsc=ImageHoverTitle Just cause they look similar, doesn't mean they are the same thing. Is like calling a show made in America a "k-drama". Just because both are tv shows, doesn't mean both are k-dramas. |
MacchiaStellaFeb 28, 2022 9:07 AM
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Xxloop said: I guess if I cook spehgetti while living in america imma refer to it as white hot noodles. Pasta and noodles prove how something can have different names and look similar.   Both look alike but one was created in Italy while the other one was created in east-asia. So, just because a western cartoon can look like an anime doesn't mean it's one. One was animated in the west while the other one in Japan. Xxloop said: So if a k drama with Japanese actors was made in america it wouldn't be a k drama either? Never said just because they're tv shows, that they're the same anyway. Kinda obvious. K-drama is Korean bruh lmao. Japanese actors = k-drama? |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
| I think it incredibly bourgeois to have a list of television series bound by country of origin. Only a lesser mind would constrain himself so. A superior mind, such as I, cares not for the country of origin of what he consumes. Moogal12 said: _spoon_ said: in order for something to be an anime it has to be made in japan Then why are some chinese movies on MAL? Racism. They “associate” the Chinese with the Japanese because of visual appearance. Which is the only reason for this infernal term “the west”; it's a term that in modern usage is entirely rooted in race. During the cold war it was synonymous “N.A.T.O. nations”, back when “third world” meant “neutral countries”. Now, it simply seems to mean little more than any country whose majority population looks indigenous European. — Many a fool says it is about “shared cultural values”, but never can he proffer such a shared cultural value that isn't either widely shared outside of “the west”, or has numerous exceptions inside of it. |
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MacchiaStella said: Xxloop said: I guess if I cook spehgetti while living in america imma refer to it as white hot noodles. Pasta and noodles prove how something can have different names and look similar. Both look alike but one was created in Italy while the other one was created in east-asia. So, just because a western cartoon can look like an anime doesn't mean it's one. One was animated in the west while the other one in Japan. Xxloop said: So if a k drama with Japanese actors was made in america it wouldn't be a k drama either? Never said just because they're tv shows, that they're the same anyway. Kinda obvious. K-drama is Korean bruh lmao. Japanese actors = k-drama? Well Korean actors then, nvm whether it's refered to as anime or not doesn't matter anymay. |
| I would be happy if they added Castlevania like it gives Anime vibes even the animation so in conclusion if they added anime like cartoons it would be awesome |
Worgo said: There's no such thing as "western anime" lol. Animation as a whole is called cartoons. Japanese animation is called anime. I know some "smort" people say "JaPnEsE cAlL AnImE tO aNy AnImAtIoN LoL" but you will never hear a true japanese call shows like big mouth "anime". It really is a thing. I understand wanting to keep east and western animation separate for semantics sake, but it isn't wrong. This argument really needs to die already. It's just so dumb. |
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