Originally posted by alitnil

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I know there are a lot of fans out there of the genre, but bare in mind my opinions do not reflect my opinions of the fans, just the genre.

I am no fan of japanese anime. I'm not saying i have not given it a chance, cuz believe me i have. With that in mind i will now say that Dragonball Z is what i consider to be the only watchable anime to date. That and certain episodes of Trigun and Cowboy Bebop.

Wait, let me start over again.

This what i think anime is:
-For some reason, every anime artist has decided to loose there originality and draw every character the same way (yes, not exactly, but still waaaaay too similar.)
-For some reason, a only a few highlights in each show have great animation while the rest of it suffers from the "Flinstone" syndrome.
-for some reason, feelings create large objects. the tear drop sweat mark, the squinty embarassed eyes, the squiggley spiral eyes for that knocked-out or "D-oh!" expression.

-For some reason, most shows have the same cast of characters. for example, the main protagonist is a determined and brave person/alien/ninja alien destined for greatness. His/Her/Its allies are the following: a self righteous yet ultimatly loyal friend whom the main charcter has probably fought in the past. A tiny cute animal/girl/bug alien that serves as comic relief (but that goes for any show). There usually is no love interest. a dark an mysterious/hard ass ally that by all means should be the strongest charcter, but isn't because the main charcter is some special magical/manifest destinied/robotic hero.

Of course there are execeptions to these accounts, but you'll find that this criteria is met in just about every different show.

I will give props to Yugio and pokemon. not for the shows, but because theyfollow the code of He-man. A show designed and created to sell toys and games.

I won't deny that anime is a wildly successful genre. So successful is it that it has been fused with western animation. Teen Titans being the biggest and best example.
Totaly Spies and Samurai Jack also fit that category. i like samurai jack.

So there it is. My gripe about anime. Please reply to this thread because i want to know how you all feel.

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-For some reason, every anime artist has decided to loose there originality and draw every character the same way (yes, not exactly, but still waaaaay too similar.)
-For some reason, a only a few highlights in each show have great animation while the rest of it suffers from the "Flinstone" syndrome.
-for some reason, feelings create large objects. the tear drop sweat mark, the squinty embarassed eyes, the squiggley spiral eyes for that knocked-out or "D-oh!" expression.