childish anime

Gatsthedarksword · Post by **Gatsthedarksword** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 9:27 pm

okey, i know it's been argued to death about anime versus cartoons but today after about an hour of ball jokes started by the teacher asking us to clean the mouses in web mastering, i finally said, "ok it's over, not funny anymore, you can stop now." and of course i got the "ahhh come on it's funny." so i say "sure it was funny for the first bit but now it's stupid and childish." this is what i hear. "ok mr. anime" so i ask "you think anime is childish?" "yeah those cartoons are childish." now any anime fans know it's a little agrivating to hear cartoons to describe anime, but now they call it childish as well, so i very calmly ask "childish? you want kids watching scenes of rape and gore and violence on a scale your tiny mind would explode is it was exposed to." and they got quite for about half a second "yeah i think gore and violence is awsome."---ever been so astounded, astounded by stupidity that you just feal like beating some one to death. yeah i found that stupidity to much to do anything about and let it drop but later i got them back, i started banging my head against my knee as hard as i could, repeatedly. oh yeah there afraid of me now! which is way more fun than having their respect. anyway, if your pissed off at some peoples disgracefull opinion of anime put it in here and vent, cause i would hate to see any member of the org behind bars for justifiable manslaughter.

belkram23 · Post by **belkram23** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 9:44 pm

ha, that'll show em. i dont usually run into the childish or cartoony comments. most people round here havent even heard of anime, or if they have, all they know is whats been shown on cn. which is what drives me up the wall. when people judge all anime by just the crud cartoon network shows, which might be decent if it werent dubbed and edited to poot. or even worse, when supposed "fans" of anime brag about how great dbz and sailor moon are, and then just stand dumbfounded with a big question mark above their heads when you mention other series' like evangelion and berserk. I used to be pretty ignorant of anime. the most i'd seen was clips from vampire hunter d on sci fi, and unico from who knows where. even the more popular animes like cowboy bebop i had never heard of. however, when i found there was a title i was ignorant of, i went out and tried to see it as soon as i could. sadly though as i am poor, i'm limited to the low bandwith and low selection of kazaa

Rini210 · Post by **Rini210** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 9:57 pm

Such uneducated people. I hate it when people do that. But yes, go you for not loosing your temper! I would have gotton so pissed off at them and done something... violent? Well, yes, childish animé is so not an option, unless they're comparing it to something such as Pokémon, Sailor Moon, or Hamtaro. They're so stupid for related anything and eveything animé to those shows, not even thinking that there, perhaps, could be more. I guess it was sorta funny, though, how after you said that "childish? you want kids watching scenes of rape and gore and violence on a scale your tiny mind would explode is it was exposed to." and how they just stopped for a moment. Lol, show them who's boss! And, thus, I'm ranting about nothing again, and I will end this post.

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:29 pm

just strap them down and have them watch end of eva, perfect blue, and akira
they'll never talk again, i promise 8)

kthulhu · Post by **kthulhu** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:31 pm

RadicalEd0 wrote:just strap them down and have them watch end of eva, perfect blue, and akira
they'll never talk again, i promise 8)

I prefer tying them over a barrel, stuffing an apple in their mouths, and letting Manny the gimp have his way with them.

Of course, I try to solve all my problems that way, so...

TheRealNeoHentaiMaster · Post by **TheRealNeoHentaiMaster** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:41 pm

RadicalEd0 wrote:just strap them down and have them watch end of eva

I wouldnt wish that on my worst enemy. Seriously, after seeing that movie I came to the conclusion that all serious Eva fans were just really big masocist.

Anyway, this whole argument can be ended by just realizing that anime is not a genre has some people seem treat it(including fans). Its simply a medium for film making just like live action movie making and is used to make flims that are just has diverse.

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 10:56 pm

Sure there are childish animated programs from Japan. Do you mean to tell me that you think every animated work from Japan is meant for viewing by all ages?

To describe all animation as childish is absurd. And yet to say that all animated programs are serious thought-provoking pieces is equally ridiculous.

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Wed Nov 06, 2002 11:52 pm

I like it when you draw a really cool picture for a project in english class and some girl blurts out "It looks like some guy from pokemon"
oh.. god.. the american ignorance

Anime Jedi · Post by **Anime Jedi** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 12:15 am

Even with all this, and the anime that is directed to younger audiences, all you have to do is understand it at a more mature level. Pokémon, it's primarily aimed at children, well I'm pretty sure, but if you think about the plot and the ideas more thoroughly, it becomes more interesting than just some kid with little monsters that he does the same thing over, and over, and over... Although this is true

. Anyways, that's how i love almost all anime, I just understand it differently.

Trepe · Post by **Trepe** » Thu Nov 07, 2002 12:15 am

I think what people need to overcome is the cartoon format. Once they move on from the fact they're watching a "cartoon," they'll begin to see a medium full of rich plot, developed characters, creativity... everything that makes our favorite anime great. Many people have said it countless times in the past: "Disney has ruined animation for most adults. Cartoons are for kids." At least it's comforting to know that our generation won't be as ignorant as our parents are when we're that age (hopefully ^_^).