Why do you watch Anime?

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Why do you watch Anime?

Postby nifear4 » Mon May 12, 2008 11:42 am

I'm doing a sociology project and I need to find out why in "general" people like to watch anime. So I ask you this basic question, Why do you watch anime?


P.S. The reason why I ask you this, is because my opinion doesn't matter in this research paper.

Thank you for those that give me comments.
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Postby Oli.C » Mon May 12, 2008 12:30 pm

For me the main thing is probably the story telling, I often find it so unique and captivating that sometimes LA couldn't compare.
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Postby mirkosp » Mon May 12, 2008 12:42 pm

Story is the main reason I watch anime, but it's important the style as well. :P
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Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Mon May 12, 2008 2:56 pm

Story telling if its a serious anime, or because I laugh more at anime comedies more than I do cartoons. The artwork(read as 'fan service') also has a minor part in it.
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Postby ShatteredFlame » Mon May 12, 2008 3:15 pm

Cartoons nowadays suck ass!
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Postby nifear4 » Mon May 12, 2008 3:31 pm

Ah thank you for replying. can you please tell your friends to give me their opinions as well.

arigotou!

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pokemon

Postby cmnalyn » Mon May 12, 2008 4:16 pm

because pokemon is an anime
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Postby Kevmaster » Mon May 12, 2008 4:27 pm

why not?
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Postby Savia » Mon May 12, 2008 4:36 pm

I watch anime because I am a fan of animation as a storytelling medium and Japan is one of the most important investors in the art nowadays. The art style is interesting, the sense of humour is fun, and the stories are often excellent.
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Postby Ghet » Mon May 12, 2008 4:44 pm

cause all the kewl kids watch anime and i want to fit in

do i gets friends yet? o=
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Postby xexyzl » Mon May 12, 2008 6:19 pm

This is a thought-provoking question to me.

Instead of a long-winded speech about why Anime is crap that would likely piss a lot of people off, I'm gonna just say its more entertaining than western TV and animation. Nothing really specific.
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Postby LivingFlame » Mon May 12, 2008 7:02 pm

Honestly, I just find it entertaining. No real deep reason that I can think of besides that. :\
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Postby Super Shanko » Tue May 13, 2008 2:36 am

I like the crazy ass plots that can range out pretty far.
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Postby OropherZero » Tue May 13, 2008 8:56 am

I got tired of the Simpsons, then I got tired of TV coz its all reality TV now then I got tired of LA and Hollywood movies because its always the same damn thing, especially when it comes to drama, then when they run of ideas which they never really had, they make a movie out of a comic book story. Good job Hollywood. At least there is a lot of variety with anime, ~20 new shows a season, so I can pick and choose what I want to watch based on my tastes for entertainment.
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Postby Sukunai » Tue May 13, 2008 9:44 am

I might be the only one to say it this way, but contrary to popular opinion, I'm not sitting here with a boner oogling under age school girls flashing their undies :)

I'm extremely well educated, I've read and seen a mountain of history, and science.
I am fully aware of the facts, not the spin doctored crap, but the actual science and history of this sorry little planet and it's nasty little sentient race.

And after a dose of catching up on the latest atrocities, the invariable delusions, the bullshit, the political meddlings and all the rest. I NEED the harmless funny charm of anime.

It's not stressful. The real world sure as shit is though.

The difference between anime and a soap opera, is the soap opera is still real people in the real world. It might be made up, but it's just them pretending to be doing all the shit everyone is actually doing to each other.

Anime is a lot more fun. It's overly pretty girls, overly buff guys, mechs, space battles, ninjas, martial arts, monsters, love and romance, silly adventures, epic quests, good guys vs the bad guys.

And you don't get any of that on trendy crap like the Simpsons, or obnoxious poorly drawn garbage like South Park. That stuff is all dated, and a week after it airs no one cares if they see it again.
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