what's with the art scene being completely raped by anime?

Question

it's everywhere, especially in fanart, I'm getting really sick of it. whatever happened to originality?

Answer 1

obliterated.

Answer 2

I've always disliked the fad anime has become. I've always loved to draw, and was pretty good at it so for some reason everyone I went to school with felt the need to show me their scribbles of dragon ball Z characters they copied of things they printed off the internet.
I think the appeal to it is that the characters are very flat so its easy to copy, but there are lots of details so it looks fancy.

Originality is probably the rarest thing in art. Everything really is copying something or someone. Anime actually originated when the Japaneses started imitating early American cartoons (Betty Boop for example) and they eventually evolved into what they are today.
You wont find an artist out there that doesn't have some outside influence on his or her artwork. Using perspective in a drawing is copying great masters works, Not using perspective to avoid that isn't original because someone's already thought of that.
I really hope the whole craze for anime simmers down some, I hope to have a career in the animation industry and I can't say I'd have a terrible amount of fun working on a card-captures/ bayblades, 22 minuet commercial which is essentially what the American-anime cartoon world is.

Answer 3

I've been sick of it since it all came out and became popular. I remember being in my high school art class and some of the students would be drawing that sort of thing and showing it to my teacher and she'd get pissed they drew anime stuff. She hated it and so did/do I! I don't think you can classify it as art because these peopl are just copying others work, not coming up with their own characters! They all look the same anyway, it's ridiculous!

Answer 4

You must be talking about manga. Anime is usually based off the manga, the comic book. The Japanese are unaware that westerners use those terms to refer to the Japanese art style. They're basic words.
I assume you're discussing the Japanese style, not the stories behind the manga and anime, because I have come across admirable originality in that sector.
Understand that there are many different types of styles when it comes to the Japanese comic book industry. Its just that certain types are being taught to those interested in the style, from How-to-draw-manga tutorials in books and online. Also, the anime/manga series most popular are the ones most exposed, so aspiring students take their art cues from those ones.
You're not into mange/anime, I take it. So you have only been seen the most popular shows-- shall I list? Inuyasha, Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo, Fullmetal Alchemist...
but, don't all those series have different art styles? How can you say theres no originality?
If people create fanart of those series, its very likely they admire the style its drawn in, PLUS the story itself. Its no wonder they try to emulate it.

Answer 5

Originality takes effort. Copying a style takes far less.

I'm tired of it too, but it won't go away if we don't draw 'outside the box' and show people some good original work.

Answer 6

I feel your pain; it's fairly easy for any shmoe to emulate anime art that they see because it's so simplistic. I guess it just serves to make you have that much more respect for the people who actually are creating original and unique art instead of ripping off childrens' cartoons.

Answer 7

Ah, jeebus, I know what you mean. I think it's just a fad of this decade. Hopefully, the obsessors will go away after a while, but until then, stay strong with your own style.

And to you anime freaks: Find some originality!

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And get a job!!!

-Kara