Not an Anime fan

[Adrift]

Is there anyone on this forum who isn't an anime fan? I've got nothing against the fans of anime, but anime itself, the purposely bad line quality (speed lines, limited frames/sec, etc.), storylines, and character stereotypes is too much to take. When VHS copies of Japanimation first got big in the US in the 80s up to the early 90s it was really pretty interesting to see adult type themes and gore in cartoons, outside of Heavy Metal the movie and some Ralph Bakshi films nothing like that was ever really seen in the US. As the genre has progressed though, there's not a whole lot new to offer. I can't watch any of it anymore without being bored to death by oversaturation.

And why are there so many fans of anime on this forum specifically? Is it because so many people on this forum know each other? Is it because there is a huge young-ish crowd posting here? Is it because Internet Message Forums and Anime fans go together like milk chocolate and peanut butter?

If... IF... I were to start watching anime again, what's out there that's really doing something new and worth the view. Keep in mind I'm not at all interested in a series but probably a film or something. Last thing I saw that looked slightly interesting was Cowboy Beebop the movie, and I only watched that because the hype was too loud to ignore.

[Manwë Súlimo]

I never got into Anime.

[Adrift]

I never got into Anime.

Yay! that's one.

[Number Six]

I don't like anime for anime's sake, but if it intrigues me I'll watch it.

[Adrift]

I don't like anime for anime's sake, but if it intrigues me I'll watch it.

Is your avatar an anime character?

[Gabby]

"My neighbor Totoro" is a good anime movie.

No, I'm not into anime, but my kids are starting to get into it.

I actually kinda like Bleach though.

[Gabby]

Oh and "Spirited Away" is not too bad.

[Darth Executor]

I like bleach too. Naruto's better though.

[Adrift]

Oh and "Spirited Away" is not too bad.

Yeah, i've seen Spirited Away, Mononoke, and the one about the castle. I think I even owned Spirited Away (probably have it boxed up someplace). Very pretty films especially the first two, but none of them make a lick of sense really. Well they do, but they'd probably make more sense if whatever is lost in translation wasn't... lost. That and the fact that all the faces have that creepy abnormal japanamation look to them where their eyes fill up half their face. Other than those complaints they are, again, very well animated. Interesting to look at like modern art. Wouldn't mind playing them on a tv set with the sound turned off while doing something else.

[Adrift]

I like bleach too. Naruto's better though.

Can't say I've seen either of those, though I'm pretty sure one of them, or maybe both, come on the cartoon network.

[Meta Knight]

Pokemon all the way.


Okay, seriously, I'm not a huge fan of anime in general. There was one show, but I can't remember what it was.... .HACK// maybe....

[mostlyharmless]

Can't say I've seen either of those, though I'm pretty sure one of them, or maybe both, come on the cartoon network.

Don't bother, they both fit in the genre of shonen anime and given what you have said about why you dislike anime you will find nothing of interest there.

Personally I think there are so many anime fans because internet addicts tend of have an interest in scifi and fantasy. Anime usually deals quite well with these subjects which are very hard to make tv series or movies about. Another reason is the artwork, some of us just appreciate this style of art and animation. And further some of us really like the window it gives into another culture. An lot of anime projects cultural values and relations that have a unique japanese flavour even if they are horribly overexagerated. In the same way lots of anime lovers really like hong kong movies or chinese movies for their cultural uniqueness.

If you watched anime for its 'adult' themes and gore then you have never really appreciated anime as a unique entertainment form any more than watching western movies or cartoons for their adult themes and violence would be satisfying.

[GhostontheNet]

Is there anyone on this forum who isn't an anime fan? I've got nothing against the fans of anime, but anime itself, the purposely bad line quality (speed lines, limited frames/sec, etc.), storylines, and character stereotypes is too much to take. When VHS copies of Japanimation first got big in the US in the 80s up to the early 90s it was really pretty interesting to see adult type themes and gore in cartoons, outside of Heavy Metal the movie and some Ralph Bakshi films nothing like that was ever really seen in the US. As the genre has progressed though, there's not a whole lot new to offer. I can't watch any of it anymore without being bored to death by oversaturation.

And why are there so many fans of anime on this forum specifically? Is it because so many people on this forum know each other? Is it because there is a huge young-ish crowd posting here? Is it because Internet Message Forums and Anime fans go together like milk chocolate and peanut butter?

If... IF... I were to start watching anime again, what's out there that's really doing something new and worth the view. Keep in mind I'm not at all interested in a series but probably a film or something. Last thing I saw that looked slightly interesting was Cowboy Beebop the movie, and I only watched that because the hype was too loud to ignore.

My friend, you've been watching the wrong anime. As I see it, the medium of Japanese animation is a lot like the novel, really - there's a lot of really good and really bad stuff. As far as good anime titles go, some of my personal favorites are Witch Hunter Robin, Gunslinger Girl, Steamboy, Last Exile, Tsubasa, Kodocha, xxxHolic (pronounced as an accented 'holic'), Fate/Stay Night, Ghost In The Shell (everything so far), and the Read or Die. Trinity Blood is also looking quite interesting, although I haven't had a chance to watch any new episodes in quite a while.

[faithymom]

I'm not a fan.

[Matt the Bat]

I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy, but I generally don't watch anime for the same reason I don't watch TV or movies that often, because I don't feel like sitting down most of the time to watch it and most anime is simply not THAT interesting to me. However, one of my favorites is Cyborg Kuro Chan, for its atypical style of art and its humor. Again, I don't know what kind of stuff you'd be interested in, and the stuff I've liked you probably would not be into (mostly older animes I watched growing up). And I don't have a problem with anime as an artform when its well done.