9 Reasons Why Anime Is Superior to Western Animation

[Prede]

Originally Posted by AVPen

2. READ THE ARTICLE FIRST!
(something that both the author and his editor admitted to not doing before his response was published)

Well to be fair to Answerman, he can't magically know what article the guy was talking about . The question was rather vague and didn't say it was from this site. If he doesn't have a link to the original artcile, he can't read it . But your first point still stands.

[AVPen]

Originally Posted by Prede

Well to be fair to Answerman, he can't magically know what article the guy was talking about . The question was rather vague and didn't say it was from this site. If he doesn't have a link to the original artcile, he can't read it . But your first point still stands.

Maybe, but the article was named directly in the question (even though the questionee mislabled it as "Top Ten Reasons", rather than "Top Nine Reasons") and as ACBCTom pointed out, it takes less than 5 seconds to Google the article's title and find it.

(but even if the "Anime is Superior" article wasn't written by Chris, I still think that the author's response was incredibly rude, condesending, and insulting)

[hikaru004]

Originally Posted by AVPen

Maybe, but the article was named directly in the question (even though the questionee mislabled it as "Top Ten Reasons", rather than "Top Nine Reasons") and as ACBCTom pointed out, it takes less than 5 seconds to Google the article's title and find it.

(but even if the "Anime is Superior" article wasn't written by Chris, I still think that the author's response was incredibly rude, condesending, and insulting)

I wouldn't ruffle my feathers over it. A point was really "Why does it matter?" Does one have to be superior to the other for you to enjoy either of them? There are diamonds and coal in both categories imo but it doesn't prevent me from liking them both (Japanese and Western animation).

[Prede]

Originally Posted by hikaru004

I wouldn't ruffle my feathers over it. A point was really "Why does it matter?" Does one have to be superior to the other for you to enjoy either of them? There are diamonds and coal in both categories imo but it doesn't prevent me from liking them both (Japanese and Western animation).

Eh...there's far more coal on one side of the Pacific then the other...

[hikaru004]

Originally Posted by Prede

Eh...there's far more coal on one side of the Pacific then the other...

Well, I ignore the coal and focus on the diamonds. So, I love both regions' animation.

[broodwars]

Originally Posted by hikaru004

Well, I ignore the coal and focus on the diamonds. So, I love both regions' animation.

Exactly. Both regions have mountains of crap every season, so it's stupid to look at the 99% of bad animation over here and use that as a reason why the 1% of Japanese animation brought over here is superior. Both regions have good shows with their own strengths, and there really isn't a superior format. They're just different, and I have no problem enjoying both (even if Clone Wars and Spectacular Spider-man are really the only current quality Western animation products, IMO).

[Steve_the_Talking_Pie]

Regarding the answerman's response, I think the initial outburst of slurs and such was over the top ("loser asshole" comes to mind), but he had some points. The article itself is based for an anime community and written by an anime fan. When looked on from the outside it seems silly. Its kind of like an NFL thread such as 9 reasons why the Baltimore Ravens are the superior football team, or why horror movies are better than any other form of movie. Its an opinion piece, but its slightly close minded. A more appropriate topic would be "9 things that make anime an excellent entertainment medium".

The thing is there is a majority of users on this board are either solely, or heavily anime fans. My interest is still there but has died off quite a bit. Now I tend to prefer more live action movies. It tends to amaze some individuals watch certain anime viewers (not saying this was at all the intent of the article or that the article remotely said this) praise everything anime related, ignoring some formulaic, absurd plots and hating anything regarding Western culture. It does get frustrating as people ignore some wonderful cinema and TV because of this.


Simpsons Seasons 3-6 will stand as my favorite animation of all time. Wonderful stories, hilarious blatant & subtle humor, and all around copious amounts of heart. I don't think everyone needs to agree with me, however there is a lot that the world had to offer beyond Japan. Japan has provided wonderful stories both anime and live action, but there is a place where works from Italian directors such as Fellini and Argento provide viewing experiences that capture emotion and excellent entertainment. Every country has a film maker or an animator that deserves attention.

As said before, the message the answerman provided may have been harsh, but what it was hopefully trying to accomplish is that there is a big world of there. There is so much to offer that maybe it should have been an article that highlighted the beauty of the world of anime (something that could provide new comers with some interesting aspects of the medium) instead of comparing it to another medium that has provided us with some touching and wonderful shows as well.

[Chris Beveridge]

[quote=AVPen;1675240]

Originally Posted by Martinman

Look, I don't fully agree with Chris's article either (Miyazaki is the #1 reason of anime's superiority? come on...), but if you're gonna counter his arguement, you need to do two things:

Just to note; while it was nine reasons, it wasn't a list in any particular order. It's just how it ended up in the article.

[Martinman]

[quote=Chris Beveridge;1676339]

Originally Posted by AVPen

Just to note; while it was nine reasons, it wasn't a list in any particular order. It's just how it ended up in the article.

Chris, that wasn't my quote. I think you deleted the wrong user name.


Just so words aren't put into my mouth...