I have seen many questions on this category stating that Anime is superior to American animation. Then they compare the best examples of Anime to the worst examples of American animation.
They compare anime that is targeted to an adult audience to American animation that is made for children.
The point of this question (It's actually more of a statement) is not to say American animation is better, or worse than Anime. It is only to ask people to use more intelectually honest comparisons.
When you compare Steamboy to Sponge Bob Squarepants, obviously Steamboy is superior. However, when we compare Steamboy to Lion King then you have a much more even comparison.
2006-06-30 07:24:55 · 4 answers · asked by Duck Danger 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
The fact that the two are so different is kind of my point. I see many questions posted here that compare the two. Usually posted by someone who say something to the effect of "I like anime because it is better than american animation" Then people will agree using examples like Spongebob or the Smurfs for american animation and giving examples like "Ghost in the Shell" for anime.
My point is that is not a fair comparison. I do not belive that is you gave truly fair compairison between the two, you would find they are of equal quality. Anime tends to deal with more violent, adult themes while American animation is typically comedy.
I agree that the two styles of animation are dramatically different and should be judged on thier own merrits. However, if someone insists on making a comparision they should use comperable levels of quality. If you want to use the Smurfs as your example of American animation than use Speed Racer as your example of Anime.
2006-07-01 10:15:35 · update #1
Although anime and cartoons have similarities, it's still unfair/biased to compare each other. It wouldn't be fair at all if one compares a specific anime to another cartoon. There are many pros and cons to this but in my opnion anime is better because of the art. Anime is more detailed comparing to cartoons but that's only my preference. The point is that the comparison between anime and cartoons is unfair.
2006-06-30 12:36:04 · answer #1 · answered by Etania 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yay! Intelligence at last! I applaud your courage by exposing yourself to us idiots! You can't compare the two. it would be like trying to compare a car to a watermelon. you compare anime to anime and cartoons to cartoons. I know, cause i am an anime addict, but my sense of nostalgia makes classic cartoons irresistable. But the're different joys, like a day at the beach, or a great big ice cream cone. Both bring joy, but not in the same way.
2006-07-01 15:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by Terri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i prefer anime. i don't really like the adult american animation that much cause they're mainly about comedy and adult anime has more than that. they have real long plot lines and interesting side stories. i love anime!!! ^.~
2006-06-30 16:09:44 · answer #3 · answered by taytay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, common sense in this day and age! You must be on the endangered species list.
2006-06-30 16:09:09 · answer #4 · answered by quikzip7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋