Do you think that most anime fans are bias towards anime? That they're so blinded by their fandoms that they think no other animation in the world can compare with that of Japan's? That American cartoons are the lowest form of animation there is, and that even the best cartoon can't compare to anime. Have you met they people, or are you one of them?
shareI also Enjoy Batman, Tiny Toons, Loony Toons, those saturday morning cartoons you see during saturday mornings.
Kiddy Grade got me really into Anime, been following the works of the voice actors. Monica Rial (Lumiere) for example,
The reason Anime has the edge is because they last and try to finish the series The good american cartoon series gets dropped before it concludes while brain dead cartoons seem to thrive, I love a good cartoon but they seem long inbetween And i hope they abopt the anime attitude and continue till the finish.
sharei like the adult attitude that animes take but i also like those saturday morning type cartoons...i guess i like loads of types of animation, but prefer anime more, however i wudnt call myself bias...
shareI'm an animation student, and we don't study the Asian market because trends in the Western market show bias toward anime. That—while the props and backgrounds are gorgeous and luscious and detailed—education in their techniques wouldn't help over here.
And vice-versa.
North Americans see anime as too erratic and jerky, while Asians see our cartoons as too pedantic and predictable. I'm a fan of both. You'd be an ass to just completely disregard one or the other, but thinking about, it's interesting in what way I enjoy them.
Take Fullmetal Alchemist and Batman/Superman/Batman Beyond, for example.
Fullmetal Alchemist isn't a typical anime. It's not overly weird or nauseating like most anime. It's genuinely funny, well-written, well voiced (I watch everything subbed, by the way), unpretentious, unpreaching, and relentless in delivery of its central themes. It's suitable for all ages, without being dumbed-down for the younger ones. It's real, without being too grounded in reality. It's also very European, in both its art direction and storytelling.
Now, take everything by Bruce Timm. Censors are a bitch, you must believe. Therefore, we can't get away with much on American TV. But, within its limits—and this is where a good artist shows how good they really are—WB've gotten as close as anyone has ever gotten to producing a wholly-adult cartoon that is also in English. This was all done by staying true to the characters and getting the best writing, music, voice telent and everything pulled together seamlessly. We probably won't see something that good air in the states in a long time, and watching the more recent The Batman has shown me just how little most animators "get it." Western and Asian.
But, anyway, every studios' animation is done in Korea, so shouldn't they be priased, too?
i love anime, but i also love western cartoon as well, i grew up with the likes of Looney toons and co, i especially love the early 90's cartoons of batman, spiderman, xmen and so forth, Ive only recently got into anime (year and a half) but i dont disregard american cartoons, but i prefer the older stuff at times compared to the newer stuff. well its generally the saturday morn cartoons that i rarely watch (only cause im rarely up at that time haha)
shareThere may be some people like that, and honestly i've almost swayed in that direction... but i realize all styles of animation have their merits and their faults. There are plenty of American cartoons that i absolutely love because of their style and skill that was put into them, but i honestly look foreward more to animé because of its storylines and the depths as to where they will take the viewers.
...besides, Disney scares me with a passion. O_O
i grew up with anime...especially with sailor moon. after seeing an anime the western cartoons seem dumb (don't get me wrong).i like the old cartoons like tom&jerry, mickey mouse, 101 dalmatians etc.the new cartoons(series) are...dumb. some of the anime are better than hollywood movies with huge bugget. for me anime rules!!!
I started watching the American cartoons like family guy and the simpsons before anime and its just a different cartoon that America doesnt have. Cartoons like South Park and Aqua teen are just crap, and dont really have plots, anime does. It is abit small minded of people if they just say they dont like Ameican cartoons because they think its the lowest form of animation, its still quality.
sharei like american cartoons too. but anime is just in another league in itself. i've watched over 100 anime's many of them conveying so many emotions in me, some making me question reality, and some even making me shed a tear. in fact, there were 2 particular anime's that actually made me cry, like histerically.
shareThere are tons of crappy anime... And there are lots of really good "western" cartoons. But I won't be bothered to name any since you sound already biased...
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