Anime Comedy vs U.S. comedy

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Anime Comedy vs U.S. comedy

Postby CaTaClYsM » Sun Nov 10, 2002 3:50 pm

which do you like more and why.
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Postby belkram23 » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:04 pm

its hard to say. cause to me, it seems us comedy is a little bit more diverse. at least if you mean all us comedy and not just cartoons and shows. i'm sure japan has stand up comics, but the only japanese comedy i've seen has been in its anime, and its almost always goofy, silly, childish humor. i.e. goofy faces, fainting ...etc but in us comedy, you've got goofy comedy like my fav. spongebob :), you've got your parody comedy like southpark, you've got your stand up comedy, which is pretty diverse in itself with greats like chris rock, jerry seinfeld, dennis miller, dennis leary. however goofy comedy always makes me laugh the most and forget my probablems. so i'd say i prefer the japanese comedy.
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Postby Clara Yuri Asaki » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:04 pm

Anime Comedy doesn't usually revolve around making fun of someone else, which most American Comedy does. The comedy in Anime has more heart too. No, the comedy in American stuff isn't bad. They both are real funny! I just like Anime comedy more! ^_^
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Postby JustinCredible » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:22 pm

What about Canadian humour huh?
Anyways the humour is based around the culture and with Japanese culture being different than US culture as Canadian Culture is different also... then its comedies that the country produces would reflect that.

In the end its a matter of taste
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Postby Mroni » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:45 pm

This is really a retarded conversation. Alot of Japanese humor dosen't make any sense while american humor does for the most part. More importantly what some people consider funny others don't. Don't you dare leave out british comedy I prefer it to both alot of times. I have never seen an anime for example as funny as Black adder or for that matter South park the movie


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Postby Anime Jedi » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:29 pm

JustinCredible wrote:What about Canadian humour huh?
Anyways the humour is based around the culture and with Japanese culture being different than US culture as Canadian Culture is different also... then its comedies that the country produces would reflect that.

In the end its a matter of taste

Like Just for Laughs, Royal Canadian Air Farce and the Red Green Show. I love those shows!

Anyways, I prefer anime comedy. Unless it's stand-up comedy like Just for Laughs, then that's when I really hit the floor laughing! :lol: I just find anime comedy to be funnier, but easier on those who are fragile. In the newer sitcoms, I find some people get offended at the jokes, which is not funny. :(
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Postby The HentaiMaster » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:53 pm

comedy is comedy ppl it's all god i love em booth. cose booth make me laugh :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Gatsthedarksword » Sun Nov 10, 2002 8:36 pm

dang thats a good question. well its not so simple, anime comedy compared to stand ups it would probably loose but if your talking american movie comedy versus anime comedy. anime no contest, i think the culture gap ads to why anime comedy is really funnny cause they make a joke about sex or lifstyle and stuff like that and because the japanese culture is so diferent some people luahg just because it's the same.

anime is funnny cause for the most part it's either sexual humor or humor about how people are. and sex is funny depending on how you look at it. american comedy is always either arnold swarzinager stuff of small jokes in an action movie or things like south park were the whole thing is devoted to comedy and is just nasty to watch sure it's funny but at times it's disturbing and disgusting at the same time. anotherthing about anime is it streams between comedy and movie. like the city hunter motion picture. it had alot of comedy and it's main goal was that but it had a plot and a conflict and everything else. american comedy is either all comedy or just a very little not so funnny humor.
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Postby Roke » Sun Nov 10, 2002 9:15 pm

Well, if you consider laughing at how awful most of their music is, or maybe even just laughing at how funny Ein looks, thats pretty good, but I prefer American comedy, because to me it has more structure.
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Postby CaTaClYsM » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:36 am

American for me hands down. if you think that movie comedy isn't worth jack then you should see rat race, space balls, UHF, american comedy comes in all shapes and sizes. And then there is who's line is it anyway, the ultimate improv. comedy show ever. and lets not forget that thsi is simpy american, not live action, there is also the simpsons, south park, family guy, and the man show. can't leave that out.
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Postby Sierra Lorna » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:51 am

For the most part, I can't really single out separate comedy styles into separate countries or cultures, because even within a country, there are separate styles of humour.

I don't like slapstick. I just don't find it funny, most of the time anyway.

I love casual humour. Cowboy Bebop's got that awesome sense of casual, laid back humour.

I've seen some pretty good stuff coming from Britain, though. Mr. Bean is one of the funniest I've seen, and Chicken Run was just hilarious! :lol: I've also seen some really funny anime humour (Eva, Trigun, Bebop, Escaflowne and many others all had their funny moments).
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Postby Alucard_FoN » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:54 am

I like anime comedy and american comedy. I don't go out of my way to watch american comedy shows though, as I'd rather be watching anime.
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Postby CaTaClYsM » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:55 am

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Postby (NERD Studios) Arturo » Mon Nov 11, 2002 3:28 am

Character based comedy is what I like the best. Ironically enough the funniest moments I've ever seen in anime and video games have all been from decidedly non-comedic characters. Guts from Berserk, Saitoh from Kenshin, Wolfwood from Trigun, and Snake from Metal Gear Solid have some of the funniest lines I've ever heard and they fit perfectly with their character. I still like normal humor but it can't even begin to compare to character humor in my eyes. I suppose I'd like American comedy more if the characterization was better but I've yet to see anything that even comes close to those titles.
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Postby Tsuji Mania » Mon Nov 11, 2002 2:16 pm

This goes back to the cartoon thing. There are a helluva lotta different comedy styles, but when it comes down to it, you essentially have several specific types that appear in both socities.

Physical, Situational and Cultural.

These three basic forms exist in many cultures and of course they're present in Japanese and American cartoons.

The Simpsons is essentially the same type of cultural, physical and situational comedy that appears in many Japanese cartoons like Excel Saga. (Yes cartoons) For instance, without the culture pop-ups, I doubt very many of you would understand any of the jokes because they're dripping with cultural refferences that are impossible to understand unless you've spent heavy-duty time in Japan. Even many Japanese people who watch a series such as ES can't understand all of the jokes. Likewise, most people who watch the Simpsons won't understand all the jokes and refferences.

The difference is not within which is funnier, rather it is which is employed more often.

In Japan I strongly believe there are a great deal of cultural and situational comedies. Naturally there is physical as well. Lina Inverse smacking Gourry, Naru decking Keitarou (which becomes incredibly annoying) Kagome sending IY plumetting to the ground, etc. But there are a greater number of cultural related jokes in the average program.

This is why The Simpsons is so popular, because it plays with things that are important to our cultural and that we all can understand. It's like a nation-wide in-joke.

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