There's a lot to love about Anime, but I just can't stand the Japanese cultural elements. - Edit 1
Before modification by Aemon at 26/01/2012 09:24:07 PM
I like the art style typical of Anime, and I like that it's a low-effort sort of animation that allows virtually any story to be developed on-the-cheap. There are thousands of Anime shows out there that could never, ever have made it as normal television shows, and I think that's awesome.
Unfortunately, I've never watched an anime in which the characters act ANYTHING like normal human beings. They fly into ridiculous fits of emotion at the drop of a hat, complete with crazy animations and background colors. I can only assume this is something that Japanese people appreciate for some reason. It also seems that, outside of a very few mainstream anime (like pokemon), the plots NEVER make consistent sense.
Anyway, I like anime for its style and low barrier to entry, but most of it just comes off as so incredibly foreign that I have a hard time developing an interest. I wish we could see more Americanized anime being produced.
EDIT: The above notwithstanding, I was absurdly addicted to Digimon in my youth, and still occasionally rewatch some of the episodes.
Unfortunately, I've never watched an anime in which the characters act ANYTHING like normal human beings. They fly into ridiculous fits of emotion at the drop of a hat, complete with crazy animations and background colors. I can only assume this is something that Japanese people appreciate for some reason. It also seems that, outside of a very few mainstream anime (like pokemon), the plots NEVER make consistent sense.
Anyway, I like anime for its style and low barrier to entry, but most of it just comes off as so incredibly foreign that I have a hard time developing an interest. I wish we could see more Americanized anime being produced.
EDIT: The above notwithstanding, I was absurdly addicted to Digimon in my youth, and still occasionally rewatch some of the episodes.