American-born Anime: True Anime or High-Quality Imitation?

[KagomeSakuraMoon]

Well I can't agree with Avtar I mean to me it seems there trying to hard to pass it off as "anime" I think the art work could be better and so could the story!! Its just like Tokyopop trying to call american comics''manga",even thought yes manga does mean that but no it doesn't look like it nor is it as good cause american companies be it animation or comic try to hard and to much to try to make it look like anime it kinda makes me mad!! And Totally Spies is made in Canada btw. American animations groups can't come up with there own ideas so they steal them!! It can only be called anime if it is made in Japan!!!

[older_gohan]

Just so you know, please read page four. We have already established the true meaning of what anime is.

[Malificus]

Well I can't agree with Avtar I mean to me it seems there trying to hard to pass it off as "anime" I think the art work could be better and so could the story!! Its just like Tokyopop trying to call american comics''manga",even thought yes manga does mean that but no it doesn't look like it nor is it as good cause american companies be it animation or comic try to hard and to much to try to make it look like anime it kinda makes me mad!! And Totally Spies is made in Canada btw. American animations groups can't come up with there own ideas so they steal them!! It can only be called anime if it is made in Japan!!!

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Anyway, just because it's Japanese, it doesn't mean it's good. What about Samurai Jack? That show has an excelent story and unique art style.

[older_gohan]

Not to mention it won a emy or something like that.

[hypes]

What about Samurai Jack? That show has an excelent story and unique art style.

No, Samurai Jack had an excellent concept. "Samurai go forward in time, try to go back". Over the actual course of the show, I saw very little plot or story development at all. Each episode was like a stand-alone of Jack trying to find Aku. (The thing with American shows, not just animation, is that they go on forever until they get canceled, so a complete story arc likes Jack's in pretty darn impossible).

And Kagome Sakura Moon, saying "American Animations Companies" can't make any good animation, is very wrong (and mean). Haven't you ever seen a Disney or Don Bluth film? Or at least the Justice League? (I like that show )

[KagomeSakuraMoon]

Samurai Jack isn't all that great to me.