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Japanese vs American
Tweet Topic Started: Jul 19 2017, 06:44 AM (959 Views)
+ Ssj3vegito96	Jul 19 2017, 06:44 AM Post #1
Posts: 10,327 Group: Elite Member Member #10,438 Joined: November 2, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Dragon ball/Z/GT/S, Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood, One Punch Man Favourite Manga DB/Z/S	Which shows are better? I think on average 'Murica does it best. The industry isn't so saturated and rushed like it is in Japan so I imagine that's why there are so many high quality, especially in art and animation, and finding a good and quality Japanese anime is like finding a needle in a haystack at least imo
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+ Steve	Jul 19 2017, 08:17 AM Post #2
Greetings. I will be your waifu this season. Posts: 19,471 Group: Legend Member #5,710 Joined: February 7, 2011 Gender Male Country United Kingdom Favourite Anime Hunter x Hunter(2011) What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Berserk all day erry day	The Japanese anime may be more saturated but there's plenty quality among the quantity I'd say. The only thing I ever really find to be comparable is the likes of Avatar and animated Marvel/DC movies(mostly DC ones) Unless this counts animated movies from Disney and Pixar etc etc? If we're just talking about cartoons vs anime I'd say anime wins, big-ish production things like Your Name or the average Studio Ghibli movie are phenomenal compared to Justice League movies and such.
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+ Son-Goku	Jul 19 2017, 02:34 PM Post #3
孫悟空 Posts: 13,358 Group: Elite Member Member #12,886 Joined: January 24, 2016 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime DB/DBZ/DBS, Code Geass, Gintama, YYH, Death Note, and SAO. What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Fairy Tail, and Naruto.	There is some good American animation, but I think Japanese anime is far superior.
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* Mitas	Jul 19 2017, 04:48 PM Post #4
It truly was a Shawshank redemption Posts: 12,129 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,993 Joined: December 16, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime DBZ What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga DBZ, Full Metal Alchemist	I'm actually not a big fan of anime, so for me it's easily American. There are a bunch of animated American shows I like (Bob's Burgers, Archer, F Is For Family to name a few), but it's rare for me to find an anime that engrosses me in the same way. Then there are the animated Disney films and other cartoons I have fond memories of from my youth. And that's not even counting 3D animation like Steve mentioned. If that's involved, America blows it out of the water. I think it's because Japanese humour just seems to really miss the mark for me and too many animes try to be funny.
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Darker	Jul 19 2017, 05:00 PM Post #5
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,356 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	Wait, so we're talking about anime vs cartoons, and not japanese anime vs non-japanese anime, like any of those shows that take clear inspiration from anime, ala Avatar: The Last Airbender?
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* Mitas	Jul 19 2017, 05:30 PM Post #6
It truly was a Shawshank redemption Posts: 12,129 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,993 Joined: December 16, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime DBZ What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga DBZ, Full Metal Alchemist	There's no such thing as non-Japanese anime, right? Doesn't 'anime' just mean 'animation' in Japanese?
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+ Ssj3vegito96	Jul 19 2017, 05:59 PM Post #7
Posts: 10,327 Group: Elite Member Member #10,438 Joined: November 2, 2013 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime Dragon ball/Z/GT/S, Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood, One Punch Man Favourite Manga DB/Z/S	Pretty much yeah. I'm not talking about 3D animated movies. I'm talking about cartoons. Anything from the new castlevania series to last airbender to young justice. That's mostly what I had in mind Edited by Ssj3vegito96, Jul 19 2017, 06:00 PM.
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Darker	Jul 19 2017, 06:19 PM Post #8
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,356 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	So, what, are we just going to separate them into categories? 'cause japanese cartoons don't have as much variety as other cartoons. They're usually pretty simple or pretty straightforward, and they don't abuse CGI as much as 'murican stuff, where CGI seems to be the norm for everything nowadays. Either that or flash. It's kinda unfair to compare, especially since anime's been taking inspirations from shorts and animated movies from the US for quite a while now, though they haven't been around as long as other animated media from other countries, mainly from the beginning of the Disney Renaissance era, which is late 80s (notice how the big lively eyes was a trope everywhere around that time). It'd be better if we compared similar 'murican and japanese animations rather than compare them in general. For example, let's put Samurai Jack against Afro Samurai, or Boku no Hero Academia with any superhero cartoon (granted Boku no Hero Academia's gonna lose that one ). Because in general we have a pretty clear winner due to more variety in almost every aspect.
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~~Doggo Champion 2k17~~	Jul 19 2017, 07:17 PM Post #9
Posts: 7,931 Group: GTFO Member #6,380 Joined: June 20, 2011 Country United States Favourite Anime here comes What Browser do you use? o shit waddup! Favourite Manga dat boi	I hate most American cartoons, even the acclaimed ones like Rick & Morty and Bob's Burgers. They just don't appeal to me. I'll watch an episode from time to time when other people are watching and laugh with them, but it's never something I would want to binge alone or get into. The only American cartoon I've ever loved was Avatar. Oh, and I also don't enjoy superheroes, so most of them are out the window for me based on that alone. Definitely Japanese cartoons. It's hard to find any American cartoon that has the same level of depth and maturity without it being a comedy or something Batman. @Darker: Samurai Jack is better, but that's only because Afro Samurai sucks (IMO) Compare it to an actual samurai anime, for chrissake. Edited by Doggo Champion 2k17, Jul 19 2017, 07:18 PM.



Darker	Jul 19 2017, 07:30 PM Post #10
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,356 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	If you're looking for a REALLY mature and serious cartoon, watch Gargoyles.
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+ Steve	Jul 19 2017, 07:54 PM Post #11
Greetings. I will be your waifu this season. Posts: 19,471 Group: Legend Member #5,710 Joined: February 7, 2011 Gender Male Country United Kingdom Favourite Anime Hunter x Hunter(2011) What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga Berserk all day erry day	I think the advantage anime has here is that it has everything. American cartoons only really have kids stuff and then stuff with more adult themes like Family Guy. Barely any actual romance series or slice of life or even horror, to my knowledge anyway. Heck there's even an anime about swimming, many in general about various sports and there are many diamonds among each of these categories. I think the problem with a lot of American cartoons is that they drag on a lot, Family Guy was supposed to end after 150 episodes and it's still going and it shows that it was supposed to end. Has nowhere near the charm or level of comedy it used to. Same with Simpsons, American dad and basically any of the long running ones. I've never watched a short cartoon series as gripping as the likes of Erased. If we're talking stuff like Lion King then America obviously takes kids movies but teen and adult movies are debatable.
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Darker	Jul 19 2017, 08:24 PM Post #12
The Lord of the Dark Posts: 15,356 Group: Member Member #11,968 Joined: January 7, 2015 Gender Male Country Spain	I'm not sure stuff like The Lion King or other old Disney flicks are for kids. They're more for young and old teens than anything else (or to be more accurate, the whole family), even if there's barely any blood.
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+ Son-Goku	Jul 19 2017, 08:27 PM Post #13
孫悟空 Posts: 13,358 Group: Elite Member Member #12,886 Joined: January 24, 2016 Gender Male Country United States Favourite Anime DB/DBZ/DBS, Code Geass, Gintama, YYH, Death Note, and SAO. What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Dragon Ball, Fairy Tail, and Naruto.	Darker Jul 19 2017, 08:24 PM I'm not sure stuff like The Lion King or other old Disney flicks are for kids. They're more for young and old teens than anything else (or to be more accurate, the whole family), even if there's barely any blood. Idk, it's not that I don't enjoy those movies now. But I only watched them as a kid. Occasionally I've seen them when older. Yeah, though I think I'd agree that they're more family movies. But most people seem to associate them with children.
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* Mitas	Jul 19 2017, 08:30 PM Post #14
It truly was a Shawshank redemption Posts: 12,129 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,993 Joined: December 16, 2007 Gender Male Favourite Anime DBZ What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga DBZ, Full Metal Alchemist	You're crazy if you think Disney films like Lion King etc weren't aimed at kids. Sure, they were family films, but kids under 10 were easily their target audience. Edit: Also, someone mentioned Rick and Morty. I completely forgot to mention that above, I love that show. Edited by Mitas, Jul 19 2017, 08:31 PM.
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Daniel	Jul 19 2017, 08:34 PM Post #15
I like Pokémon Posts: 2,576 Group: Beautiful Mind Member #5,540 Joined: December 22, 2010 Gender Male Country Canada Favourite Anime Dragonball Z, Death Note, Attack on Titan, One Punch Man, Yu Yu Hakusho, I like a lot of stuff. What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Deathnote, Black Cat, Attack on Titan, I like a lot of stuff.	America does comedy shows better than anime (on average, at least), there are some really funny anime, but Archer, Rick and Morty, sometimes even Family Guy never fail to make me laugh. Anime does everything else better imo. Edited by Daniel, Jul 19 2017, 08:38 PM.



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