2009-05-08, 04:22
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Hmm, "Would the Simpsons work as an anime?" It really depends on what you are arguing as the primary aspects of the cartoon known as The Simpsons. Specifically, if you are simply talking about a pseudo-realistic portrayal of an average (lower) middle-class family, then realistically the show can be placed in many cultures across the globe (...well, as so long as the respective society has the same basic tenets for family life as explored in the American version of the show); the many parodies and cultural jokes ultimately add to the setting, but they do not create the setting nor are they exclusive to American televsion, the various jokes can be transposed quite eaisily with the various cultural jokes of whatever society decides to make their own version of The Simpsons. But, if you are talking about production style, writing, or directing/acting, then those various aspects cannot truly be remade in a foreign culture. The basic premise may be (almost) universal, but the production and design is uniquely American.
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2009-05-08, 04:57
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It would definitely sell, the original got too much reputation to be criticized now, and even as an anime, it could have a good deal of comedy-after all, it's the concepts that make a story funny. However, the type of comedy that the original has isn't something that can be transferred in an anime series, so while it could be a success in its own way, it wouldn't have the spirit of the first series in it.
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2009-11-19, 17:07
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Somehow reading this thread and seeing that pic of the Simpsons above reminds me of that episode of South Park when it switched into anime style art and that silly "let's fighting love" song.
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2009-11-19, 22:25
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I think the question as to "What is an anime" needs to be defined first before you attempt to shoehorn the Simpsons into said definition. If we go by the Japanese definition of anime, the Simpsons is already an anime.
If you're considering the art style, then yes, it could work, because the writing (I believe) is the strength of the show, not the aesthetics. Changing the appearance in no way, changes the core of what the show is about. I also pose the question as to what kind of appearance defines anime. One could look at Windy Tales or several of the films that compose the Animatrix as anime (which they are) and yet the art style of those pieces are not what one thinks of when they think of anime. If we go by a definition of anime as animation produced in Japan, then probably not, as the Simpsons is very much a satire of North American life, culture, and society. That said, a show in a similar vein about Japanese life, culture and society would probably still work, if it were produced in Japan (assuming similar skill in writing).
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Haha no.
