Isnt Anime for kids? How do you respond?

[She-Chan]

I argue with my friends alot of times about anime but the most important thing that I am happy watching anime. if they don't like anime they lose a way of enjoyment in life.

[_DaViD_]

Lol i dont think anime is for kids, there are anime that kids cant understand so if someone tells u that is for kids, just give him a cd with death note episodes, code geass or any damn anime that is more complex than kids one's and talk with him after watching them to see whats his opinion.
if its the same just tell him to GTFO xD!

[She-Chan]

When I was a kid I coudln't understand anything of the anime, I was just watching to waste time and I had weird thoughts.

[K.M. Revolution]

But for me some anime are for kids

anime is a form of entertainment in which creativity flows....

[She-Chan]

I know but the animes for kids are usaully called "cartoons" + anime is the short of Japanese animation and this anime for kids is usaully American

[oompa loompa]

Originally Posted by K.M. Revolution

But for me some anime are for kids

anime is a form of entertainment in which creativity flows....

i totally agree. thats the best way to put it. its the same as movies or shows except its animated.. just because its animated doesnt mean its for kids, and the stereotype about animation, rather than what anime is itself, is why people think anime is for kids. its not any different really.. the concepts can only be so different

[She-Chan]

we are now discussing this problem here but the real problem that none of those people who think that anime is for kids will change his/her mind and we will still have problems with friends and family

[Reno]

Originally Posted by She-Chan

and this anime for kids is usaully American

Mm no... all anime was made in Japan.

[oompa loompa]

Originally Posted by Reno

Mm no... all anime was made in Japan.

'cartoons' though?

[She-Chan]

Originally Posted by Reno

Mm no... all anime was made in Japan.

I meant cartoons

[siya]

Originally Posted by Reno

Mm no... all anime was made in Japan.

THat's not ture..There are American anime artists and their anime arn't made in Japan..granted..alot I've seen don't seem to be very good..but still xD

[BritishBearBoy]

Some Animes are probably for the younger generation (Or dubbed so that they are anyway ¬_¬), But I think it is mainly directed at people from 17-40 years of age. Exept Ghibli films and such which are in a lot of cases violent but amazing at the same time and also for the younger audiences too. But most Anime's have a lot of swearing and violence in them, you get it in basically every one out there.

If you look at Full Metal Alchemist, it can have a really Kiddy atmosphere at times, with the silly faces etc, but there is also quite a lot of swearing and stuff.

[Tripfag]

Originally Posted by siya

THat's not ture..There are American anime artists and their anime arn't made in Japan..granted..alot I've seen don't seem to be very good..but still xD

Anime = Japanese cartoon.

That simple.

[Spectacular_Insanity]

Maybe, but as I see it, Anime is not a genre, it's a MEDIUM, but most people (outside of anime watchers) can't see that. My parents for example. They can't get past the fact that it's drawn and have voice-actors in stead of RL filmed actors. It's just like any other form of entertainment, but freed from constraints of, say... reality. If you can imagine it and draw it, that's the real difference.

In any case, genre is still not the right way to define anime because there would be too many sub-genres. It's a medium because it is merely a method to relay ideas and entertainment. Would it really be that much different if say, Death Note were portrayed not as anime but as RL actors with special effects? Probably, but the different perspective is something to consider.

[roninhobbit]

My father doesn't understand why I enjoy anime, but he loves the movie 300 (as do I). I tried to explain to him how close 300 is to anime, in the sense that 300 is much like Beowulf, and Beowulf is almost anime. Not stylistically, obviously, but in the sense of RL versus animation + voice acting. For whatever reason, he can totally understand sitting down and watching Beowulf, but still thinks I'm weird for watching anime.

I think people, especially after a certain age, just can't get past the whole 'cartoon' aspect, no matter what you tell them. In their defense, I think it's silly for people to obssess over cars from the 70's, so to each his own.

(As a side note, a chibi-anime version of 300 would be the most entertaining thing in the history of time.)

[Wirbelwind8]

Originally Posted by Tripfag

Anime = Japanese cartoon.

That simple.

I talked to my Japanese friend and he said that all Americans call Japanese animation "anime", but that Japanese think of "anime" as ANYTHING animated. So, I guess it depends on your perspective.

[BritishBearBoy]

Where I live the deffinition for Anime is "Japanese Animation".

[mazer8]

Originally Posted by Wirbelwind8

I talked to my Japanese friend and he said that all Americans call Japanese animation "anime", but that Japanese think of "anime" as ANYTHING animated. So, I guess it depends on your perspective.

Well it's just because it's what they call anything animated and since anything animated that comes out of Japan loosely follows a certain style that is quite different than the general american style....we classify it as anime.

[Wirbelwind8]

Originally Posted by BritishBearBoy

Where I live the deffinition for Anime is "Japanese Animation".

I wholeheartedly agree with that definition. I was just pointed out what the Japanese think of the term and what its definition is to them.

[King Lycan]

Originally Posted by Tripfag

Anime = Japanese cartoon.

That simple.

so ur telling me that shows like Berserk and FSN are for kids