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Indeed! I can name plenty of things that aren't just some guy (or gal) in spandex running around and solving crimes/saving the world/having a personal crisis. Stuff like Alan Moore's Watchmen, which IS about superheroes, but not the usual stereotypical kind you usually see these days. And his series V for Vendetta, which was about... I can't quite sum it up. It was something about a mysterious figure trying to get revenge for something that had happened to him years before while also trying to start a revolution that would free the people of England from their totalitarian government. It also focused on a bunch of other characters that were being affected by all of this. A real gritty story, I must say. There are SO many other things I could bring up, but I have other things to say.
That's what I KEEP trying to say. You really don't know jack about anime unless you actually WATCH it. And like I've stated somewhere else, if you ever happen to catch any episodes of Dragon Ball Z, don't go assuming that every other anime out there is the same. I like DBZ myself, but it really DOES tend to focus more on people flying around and beating the crap out of each other than creating a deep storyline. Anime is just like regular TV. There's not just one type. You've got your action/adventure/drama/etc. type show such as Cowboy Bebop, you've got your romantic comedies such as Love Hina (also, most anime romantic comedies are totally oddball, much unlike what you'd tend to call a romantic comedy in America, which is more like some mushy emotional stuff combined with lousy jokes), you've got stuff that goes out into the genre of horror such as Hellsing, which is a horror/action type show. You've got straight up comedies such as Excel Saga, which is completely insane. Although my knowledge of anime is still rather limited to what comes on TV and is out on DVD (that I can afford), I've seen plenty of it, and can easily say that it's not something to just ignore because you don't really care for American cartoons. There's plenty of anime out there, and I'd say there's just about something for everyone floating around.
There's also another upside to anime. It can't be turned into reality TV.
Who the frell cares what anyone else thinks? If people don't get that comics are much more than "just for kids" then it is up to us to break that stereotype.
Indeed! I can name plenty of things that aren't just some guy (or gal) in spandex running around and solving crimes/saving the world/having a personal crisis. Stuff like Alan Moore's Watchmen, which IS about superheroes, but not the usual stereotypical kind you usually see these days. And his series V for Vendetta, which was about... I can't quite sum it up. It was something about a mysterious figure trying to get revenge for something that had happened to him years before while also trying to start a revolution that would free the people of England from their totalitarian government. It also focused on a bunch of other characters that were being affected by all of this. A real gritty story, I must say. There are SO many other things I could bring up, but I have other things to say.
Perhaps others will correct me but my impression is that "Anime" is it's own genre of animation. What I think of as "Anime" is generally Japanese animation and often more intellegent than other "Cartoons". I also think of Miyazaki animation as a whole different genre of Japanese animation too. There are so many different kinds of animated shows/movies that I think it is hard to lump them all into one category or label.
KoshN, the shows you described is not "Anime" at all but what I would consider just plain old American "Cartoons".
My head hurts a bit after reading this thread but I have a little story that sort of relates. I had a girlfriend spend the day with me yesterday while I was "recouperating" and we decided to watch some stuff on the TiVo.
Now, I have been home for the last few days so most everything that was interesting to me has been deleted. However, as I was paging through the programs she commented on "Cowboy Bebop" and wondered what that was. I told her and she was up to trying it out. After watching the first two sessions she thought it was odd but much better than she expected out of a "Cartoon". She was also quite shocked that it was airing on the Cartoon Network since she thought that it was a channel just for kids programs. I then explained to her that not everything animated is for kids and in fact, there is a lot out there made just for adults (like Bebop).
She then wondered if it was for adults only how do you make sure they don't watch it. She didn't realize that they only showed these programs late at night when kids shouldn't be watching TV anyway.
Wow, I think that is the most I have posted in the last few days!
That's what I KEEP trying to say. You really don't know jack about anime unless you actually WATCH it. And like I've stated somewhere else, if you ever happen to catch any episodes of Dragon Ball Z, don't go assuming that every other anime out there is the same. I like DBZ myself, but it really DOES tend to focus more on people flying around and beating the crap out of each other than creating a deep storyline. Anime is just like regular TV. There's not just one type. You've got your action/adventure/drama/etc. type show such as Cowboy Bebop, you've got your romantic comedies such as Love Hina (also, most anime romantic comedies are totally oddball, much unlike what you'd tend to call a romantic comedy in America, which is more like some mushy emotional stuff combined with lousy jokes), you've got stuff that goes out into the genre of horror such as Hellsing, which is a horror/action type show. You've got straight up comedies such as Excel Saga, which is completely insane. Although my knowledge of anime is still rather limited to what comes on TV and is out on DVD (that I can afford), I've seen plenty of it, and can easily say that it's not something to just ignore because you don't really care for American cartoons. There's plenty of anime out there, and I'd say there's just about something for everyone floating around.
There's also another upside to anime. It can't be turned into reality TV.
