Hold on you asian anime lovers. Yes anime is better generally, cuz Americans care about comedy more which is better after all. Simpsons lasted longer on TV than DBZ and any other anime.But when they make an action show (Like Justice League Unlimited) it is as good if not better than shows like Zatch Bell, One Piece, and maybe even Naruto
Why is anime way better than American cartoons?
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 02:28 AM
besides avatar, anime is better cause they have realy good plot and the details are some much beeter
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 02:29 AM
Avatar, all Marvel comics, and Justice League are pimpin
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 04:47 AM
yeah anime is much better because it sucks you into the storyline. not to say there aren't any good american cartoons:some though just seem so crude
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 04:53 AM
One reason why anime > American cartoons is that anime often deals with psychological issues that cause the viewer to think. Whereas most American cartoons are simply designed to be cheap entertainment. Just a guess.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 05:19 AM
Because artoons have grader humors
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 02:42 PM
the original is anime. therefoe it's bound to be better 
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 04:39 PM
It's because anime has a story you can follow. American cartoons are random and don't really have anything you can follow. Anime characters are more realistic through surreal images than american cartoon characters and almost anybody can relate to an anime character.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 06:58 PM
anime also tend to have a better storyline, or at least a history line, i haven´t watched lots american cartoons but wath i have seen are all just comedies where waths hapends in a chapter dosen´t affect the others chapters
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 07:03 PM
Well tamerican cartoons cant be violent, gory, or have nudity in them so ANIME
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 07:04 PM
i don't believe one or other to be better. they're plain different, for different audiences.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 07:31 PM
Both "cartoons" and "anime" are basically the same in that they are both animated forms of entertainment. The difference is that they're from different cultures. Both have examples of great work and horrible work. Many who are enamoured with anime praise it for the way it is often more open to audiences in that both youth and adults can enjoy them. However, there are also numerous examples of sub par anime with terrible animation and terrible story concepts. What people seem to either be ignorant of or deliberately leave out of their delivery of praise for anime is that manga/anime is extensive. For every one good manga or anime you see, there are several others that are basically the "GI Joe"s of the genre. Whether they're about selling a product or a "safe mainstream/rehashed/cliched" concept.It is difficult to cite "American" cartoon examples of exceptional work. This is due to several reasons including that many of the cartoons we're familiar with are quite low quality in terms of story and most are simply a part of a larger marketing machine. Business is business but let's face it, in mainstream animation in North America, it's 99% about selling a product like GI Joe. However, there are diamonds in the rough like the WB DC Comics cartoons like the Batman: The Animated Series. While it's based on a big name property, the people behind it(Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, etc.) put sincere effort behind it to produce a quality animated show. The stories were not about selling the latest "Batman with Joker-smashing punch action ability!". Timm, Dini, and company were fans of the character and sought to basically create a cartoon they would've liked to watch as fans. This resulted in a "cartoon" that was both fun entertainment for kids as well as often a thought provoking "animation" for older viewers. Some may think "What's the big deal?". Consider the amount of marketing/product placement that big comic characters go through. For something like the B:TAS to be created is a rarity when you think of the corporate hurdles that have to be overcome just to be able to create something that reaches beyond the big business mentality of "make something that covers all/most demographics".Posing questions like why anime is better than "other" cartoons/animation is like saying "Why is pepperoni pizza better than vegetarian pizza?". It's not so much about the "toppings"/subject matter as it is about your personal taste as well as the quality of the product. Good pizza is good pizza just as good animation is good animation. Just as people can pick off the toppings they don't like and enjoy the rest of the pizza, people can critique animation/cartoons and still enjoy it.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 08:37 PM
i guess that said it all...i want to remark a comment, that i thought quite fond; there is BAD anime as there is BAD cartoons. And otherwise too.Both "cartoons" and "anime" are basically the same in that they are both animated forms of entertainment. The difference is that they're from different cultures. Both have examples of great work and horrible work. Many who are enamoured with anime praise it for the way it is often more open to audiences in that both youth and adults can enjoy them. However, there are also numerous examples of sub par anime with terrible animation and terrible story concepts. What people seem to either be ignorant of or deliberately leave out of their delivery of praise for anime is that manga/anime is extensive. For every one good manga or anime you see, there are several others that are basically the "GI Joe"s of the genre. Whether they're about selling a product or a "safe mainstream/rehashed/cliched" concept.It is difficult to cite "American" cartoon examples of exceptional work. This is due to several reasons including that many of the cartoons we're familiar with are quite low quality in terms of story and most are simply a part of a larger marketing machine. Business is business but let's face it, in mainstream animation in North America, it's 99% about selling a product like GI Joe. However, there are diamonds in the rough like the WB DC Comics cartoons like the Batman: The Animated Series. While it's based on a big name property, the people behind it(Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, etc.) put sincere effort behind it to produce a quality animated show. The stories were not about selling the latest "Batman with Joker-smashing punch action ability!". Timm, Dini, and company were fans of the character and sought to basically create a cartoon they would've liked to watch as fans. This resulted in a "cartoon" that was both fun entertainment for kids as well as often a thought provoking "animation" for older viewers. Some may think "What's the big deal?". Consider the amount of marketing/product placement that big comic characters go through. For something like the B:TAS to be created is a rarity when you think of the corporate hurdles that have to be overcome just to be able to create something that reaches beyond the big business mentality of "make something that covers all/most demographics".Posing questions like why anime is better than "other" cartoons/animation is like saying "Why is pepperoni pizza better than vegetarian pizza?". It's not so much about the "toppings"/subject matter as it is about your personal taste as well as the quality of the product. Good pizza is good pizza just as good animation is good animation. Just as people can pick off the toppings they don't like and enjoy the rest of the pizza, people can critique animation/cartoons and still enjoy it.
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 09:40 PM
i agree with the guy who create this topic !!!!!! not many american is cool !!!!!!!!
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Posted 19 March 2006 - 09:40 PM
i agree with the guy who create this topic !!!!!! not many american is cool !!!!!!!!
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 06:10 PM
Consider this...The japanese culture provides the world with many great videogames...American culture killed the souls of millions with Goatse Man.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:35 PM
Defined plotlines typically they don't plan on going for fifty billon eps like simpsons they simply tell their story and are done thats why I like it.
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Posted 21 March 2006 - 08:49 PM
Anime has a much better storyline than american cartoons, so yeah. Anime ftw. (short skirts make it better ;-))
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 04:41 AM
thats cause the animation and the historys are much better
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:04 AM
Cause Americans SUCK with art.^Yes, that's politically incorrect, so I'll go about with this one:Japan's imagination + creativity is MUCH bigger than America's will ever be.So are the Koreans.
Edited by xGracex, 23 March 2006 - 05:04 AM.
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:59 AM
Honestly, I don't think this comparison is fair to make, because styles can be different in varying cultures. I mean, I grew up mainly on cartoon adaptations of American comic books (Batman and X-Men), but my first anime was Gundam 0079, and I like both of them equally...but that's just me. Meh.
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 12:56 PM
Anime seems better than american Cartoons because most amercian cartoons are geared to a younger audience, where as anime is typically geared to an older audience
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:07 PM
Even if I love The Simpson and The Griffin, I agree with that take-a-toast-in-your-face memberCause Americans SUCK with art.^Yes, that's politically incorrect, so I'll go about with this one:Japan's imagination + creativity is MUCH bigger than America's will ever be.So are the Koreans.
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:29 PM
Hm I think 'cause animes fit to everyone and they have a story that kinda binds you to the anime. U wanna see the next epísodes to see how the story evelopes
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 07:03 PM
Personally, I prefer the artwork as they seem so simple yet portray so much more.
