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Subject: Anime vs. Western Animation.

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I am going to go with Western. For the ratio of good shows it better. Even though both have good and bad ones.

  • 01.07.2013 5:44 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Not really. Your mom is over quite enough to make my fears mute.
Posted by: colbyrules8
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Posted by: Teh_Zoid
Anime sux
What series have you watched?

  • 01.07.2013 5:45 PM PDT
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posted by:Achronos
Less self-righteous posturing and ad hominem attacks will keep this thread open and its participants' posting privileges retained.

First is that a lot of animation is... metaphorical in nature. Western animation is often much more so than anime (but not always of course). What I mean is, take South Park for example. Everything in that show, especially the characters don't look like actual people do. Their heads are ovals, their eyes are ovals, and their bodies are just kind of... little blobs, and yet, we still know what they are, not because they actually look like those real objects do, but because the shapes they use are metaphors, symbols for the things they represent. It's a kind of hieroglyphic-like thing almost. These kinds of things we call cartoons.

The difference is generally obvious to people when talking about non-animated visual art. We call the former type a cartoon or comic, and the latter type a drawing.
For animation however, the word cartoon is used to mean any kind of drawn animation, but that's a slightly different use of the word. Basically, the first type of example (more western things) are animated 'cartoons', whereas the second type (a more 'anime' paradigm') are animated 'drawings'. Now, there are both western and non western examples of both types (for example, Panty and Stocking and to some extent Lucky Star are more on the 'cartoon side' and are anime) , and it's a sliding scale, more or less rather than either or.

I personally prefer anime, because I prefer the animated drawings to animated cartoons. Anime tends to have an incredible sense of space and geometric kinetics, too.

  • 01.07.2013 5:45 PM PDT

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I just finished watching Elfen Lied.

Anime doesn't suck at all.

  • 01.07.2013 5:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Not really. Your mom is over quite enough to make my fears mute.
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Posted by: Zoomzoom97
I am going to go with Western. For the ratio of good shows it better. Even though both have good and bad ones.
Good shows? You could probably only name off twenty, if that because only the decent ones get on Tv.... Even then I could name off ten or twenty series that would absolutely crush any western animation show out now, and I'm not even a seasoned anime watcher.

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Posted by: Co M4N
Anime can be very weird at times.


In all honesty, not much weirder than american cartoons. Ever watched adult swim? Hell even family guy is wierder than most animes.

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As far as being funny goes, Western.

By far.

Other than that, Anime.

  • 01.07.2013 5:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: ODSTworrior94
Both have their good and god awful shows.


/thread

  • 01.07.2013 5:49 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Not really. Your mom is over quite enough to make my fears mute.
Posted by: colbyrules8
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Posted by: ODSTworrior94
Both have their good and god awful shows.


/thread
Yes, but you guys aren't taking into consideration that most Anime series (like 99%) aren't ever aired on TV and the only Western Animation shows you find are backed by huge names and even then they are beat by quite a bit of anime. I guess it is all opinion because they are different but I encourage everyone to try some beginner series out like Elfen Lied or Claymore and go from there and you'll see the true beauty that Anime can bring to the table. It's unlike anything I've ever watched.

  • 01.07.2013 5:50 PM PDT

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Posted by: Zoomzoom97
I am going to go with Western. For the ratio of good shows it better. Even though both have good and bad ones.
Good shows? You could probably only name off twenty, if that because only the decent ones get on Tv....


Hello Mr. Biased. My name is Zoomzoom. Today I will explain to you what I mean when I say the word, ratio. There is rather a large amount of Anime. There is far more Anime then Western animation. However that means there are a broader range of show types and various programs. All vary in entertainment value.

Western has less shows, so that means they have less bad shows on average.

Anime has more shows, so that means they have more bad shows average.

Hence why I used the word, ratio. Oh and if you try to argue those points, you will not win sir. I suggest you just respect my opinion and I will respect yours and then we can carry on and not bother wasting our time. Thank you.

  • 01.07.2013 5:52 PM PDT

Posted by: path1k
which ever one Avatar: The Last Airbender falls under, that's the one i'm vying for
I would consider kinda like American Anime, but I don't think that is a real term. It should be though.

  • 01.07.2013 5:54 PM PDT

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anime. because plot.

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Why did you chose two of the worst possible examples?

  • 01.07.2013 5:55 PM PDT
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There are good and bad shows aplenty in both categories; however, I tend to prefer anime over western animation. They generally have more interesting soundtracks, characters, themes, episodes, and I like the culture and art style.

There are good western cartoons but most these days are aimed at young kids and slated to run on for hundreds of episodes reusing cheap slapstick gags over and over. It just isn't entertaining or engaging.

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I like Animes better.

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Posted by: ODSTworrior94
Both have their good and god awful shows.

  • 01.07.2013 5:58 PM PDT

We work in the dark to serve the light.

Anime seems more creative to me. So many different art styles within one medium. Western has tons of art styles, but Anime seems more diverse.

[Edited on 01.07.2013 5:59 PM PST]

  • 01.07.2013 5:59 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Not really. Your mom is over quite enough to make my fears mute.
Posted by: colbyrules8
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Being alone.
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Posted by: Zoomzoom97

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Posted by: Zoomzoom97
I am going to go with Western. For the ratio of good shows it better. Even though both have good and bad ones.
Good shows? You could probably only name off twenty, if that because only the decent ones get on Tv....


Hello Mr. Biased. My name is Zoomzoom. Today I will explain to you what I mean when I say the word, ratio. There is rather a large amount of Anime. There is far more Anime then Western animation. However that means there are a broader range of show types and various programs. All vary in entertainment value.

Western has less shows, so that means they have less bad shows on average.

Anime has more shows, so that means they have more bad shows average.

Hence why I used the word, ratio. Oh and if you try to argue those points, you will not win sir. I suggest you just respect my opinion and I will respect yours and then we can carry on and not bother wasting our time. Thank you.
You're honestly an idiot. That's not even a comparable statistic because the only way Western shows can be made is by bringing it in front of a board and getting it approved by a large network.

Tell me, how many western shows are there airing right now, and if you even think one or two of them is -blam!-, then the ratios are closer than you think.

[Edited on 01.07.2013 6:05 PM PST]

  • 01.07.2013 6:03 PM PDT

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Intelligent and thought provoking shows + timeless classics that appeal to all ages > pedo pandering trash


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  • 01.07.2013 6:11 PM PDT

anime is for buttlickers

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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.

Aren't Family Guy and South Park animated in Asia too?

  • 01.07.2013 6:15 PM PDT

-blam!- Was that actually blammed out? Or did I just type it? You'll never know.

Well anime was specifically originated with cutting costs and production time as much as possible in their animation. Nowadays that's not a problem, but the results of needing to produce it cheap and fast have stayed as a stylistic thing. Not in everything, but often.

I prefer western animation because it usually looks tidier and is actually more animated.

  • 01.07.2013 6:16 PM PDT

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Aren't Family Guy and South Park animated in Asia too?
It's all animated in Korea.

  • 01.07.2013 6:17 PM PDT
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Anime:
>Tends to be more independant and have greater artist freedom making a wider range of styles but also more varying quality.

>Tends to have more intracate plotlines and more relatable/fleshed out characters.

>Tends to have fairly poor actual animation. Nice pictures and designs, but repetitive and still, almost more like a motion comic.

Western animation:
>Produced by larger companies, less content but stricter quality control.

>More energetic and fluid movement, as well as disregard for realism which makes it more exciting

>More stylized designs, usually more simplistic, fun to watch but can't be taken seriously.

Vast generalizations of course, stuff like Avatar or Panty and Stocking don't adhere to this, but this is how i see it on a whole. Anime is better for story or emotional investment, while western tends to be pretty much solely geared for comedy.

Of course I still prefer anime for both, but only because i have a weakness for anime's cutesiness.

[Edited on 01.07.2013 6:22 PM PST]

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