Argh!! What's up with my friends watching Anime? with poll

brxndxn

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It all started when my brother came home one day with a Dragonball Z vhs. He told me it was this wonderful cartoon that all his friends had been watching. I knocked it a little bit... and he said I should watch an episode before I judge. So, I did. It was completely retarded.

I wonder whether he's watching it because it's cool to watch or if he actually likes it. He's 19.. Why is he watching a cartoon meant for a 10-year-old?

Now, I have friends coming over and trying to add stupid Anime crap onto my Replay TV.. Yea.. it has 100 hours - but that doesn't mean you can record crap. Like, all my brother's friends (most happen to be my friends too ages 18-22) seem to like Anime... but not casually.. They like it in an odd crazy way. If I say anything bad about Anime, it's because I'm a 'hater' or 'uneducated' or 'don't get it' or 'biased against the Japanese'.

They're even using Anime names as their characters in games and ordering Anime T-shirts and stuff. I just cannot understand it. I've seen 3 or 4 episodes of Dragonball Z (too lazy to get off the couch while everyone else is watching) and it's horrible. I've seen an episode or 2 of Whatchamacallica and Whatthehellwasthatshoiwa and it's all just dumb. Screen blinks, man flies through the air, big punch, screen flash, man down, background flying by making me dizzy...

So.. do people watch Anime because it's a fad and it's cool to watch it right now? or, do they watch it because Anime is deep?
 

dc

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dragonball has good life lessons. :)

edit: oh yeah, and it's stupid to make a generalization that anime sucks from watching a series or two. there's good stuff and there's crap, just like every other type of medium/entertainment.
 

Chaotic42

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I used to watch Dragonball Z. Heck, I even have a T-Shirt of it.

Now I don't watch anime anymore. It just annoys me for some reason.
 

Gunther

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I watch anime because I think its fun and entertaining. But I think Dragonball sucks... I feel sad for you that the first anime you have watched is such a bad anime :( You should go out and check out the other anime available, there might be something that perks your interest.
 

cheapgoose

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i like hentai......and anime too.

cowboy bebop, blueseed...there's some great stuff outthere.
 

CanOWorms

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I don't like anime that much either. I like Cowboy Bebop.

I like Robotech since I grew up watching it but all those anime fanboys will go crazy saying that it's not a real anime and that it's an abomination that was created by an American who took pieces of 3 (?) different anime and made up a story. But that's what I like about it - a STORY. Most of the anime have no story or you need to read some sort of book or have knowledge of the characters before you watch!

Just my opinion :)
 

Adul

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Originally posted by: cheapgoose
i like hentai......and anime too.

cowboy bebop, blueseed...there's some great stuff outthere.

There are a lot of good stuff out there, and some of it definitely meant for adults. Some of the stories lines to some series get very deep as well.
 

PrincessGuard

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For every Cowboy Bebop or Evangelion, there's a hundred Pokemons and DBZs. Just like for every Gargoyles or Aeon Flux there's a hundred X-men: Evolutions and Totally Spies.

Some people like crappy anime because it is foreign and exotic, not because it is inherently better than the crap that comes out of Hollywood.
 

NinjaGnome

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Ive never really been too interested in this whole anime thing. Only cartoons I watch are family guy and the simpsons
 

Maleficus

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There is a lot of really good anime out there, DragonBall Z is not an example of that.
 

fs5

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I never got anime, I watch some of it and never got why anybody would like it so much. DBZ is stupid, the american re-voiced stuff is just crap.
 

dc

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Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I don't like anime that much either. I like Cowboy Bebop.

I like Robotech since I grew up watching it but all those anime fanboys will go crazy saying that it's not a real anime and that it's an abomination that was created by an American who took pieces of 3 (?) different anime and made up a story. But that's what I like about it - a STORY. Most of the anime have no story or you need to read some sort of book or have knowledge of the characters before you watch!

Just my opinion :)

<crazed otaku mode>
robotech is a bastardization of macross, mospeada, southern cross. HARMONY GOLD = TEH SCUK.
DUBS ARE EVIL!!!1111111111
</crazed otaku mode>
:)
 

Kadarin

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The only anime I've ever even remotely had the slightest interest in was La Blue Girl.
 

Supermercado

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All 3 of the people I lived with last year were obsessed with it in many of the ways you described. They still are. Watching it all the time, T-shirts, etc. Personally, I think it's stupid and would much rather spend my time watching a football game or something or doing stuff with friends rather than sitting in front of my computer 24/7 watching cartoons.
 

LordJezo

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Anime is not just DBZ.

A lot of the more popular stuff is a lot better then any sitcom on American TV.

Good anime has a set plot, makes you think, has great characters, and doesn?t carry on aimlessly like sitcoms do.

The closest thing I can compare it to would be something like 24 or Band of Brothers. Both of those have a set plot, limited episodes, and finish at a certain time.

Go watch something like Lain or Boogiepop Phantom. I bet you wont enjoy them simply because you simply won't understand them.

Anime, with the good series anyway, requires a lot more thinking and a longer attention span then almost any US TV show. It's not that I am knocking sitcoms, they have their place, but something like Evangeleion (sp) or Haibane-Reinmei (spelling again) are much more enjoyable.
 

NuKe9

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I see no one has mention some other good "gateway" anime.

Here are some other series to check out:

Outlaw Star - good action series (for some reason I liked this better than Cowboy Bebop. I'll get lynched for typing that I'm sure-LOL)
Escaflowne - possibly the best anime ever made (IMHO of course)
Noir - Chicks with guns kicking ass, what more could you want?
Vandread - Very funny with good action. Has a very interesting story.

And these movies stand out for me:

Spriggan - thin story, but incredible action and animation
Escaflowne The Movie - a bit darker than the series
Macross Plus
Ghost in the shell - great action, this is a must see
Ninja Scroll - same as GITS. these are simply required watching

BTW, DBZ does have it's moments. Have you ever seen a fight last 20 episodes? LOL.. I guess that can be a good and bad thing. Most of the time DBZ is very cheesy, but you have to give them credit for the awesome fights. *example* Cell games or the Buu fight with Vegetto.
 

tweakmm

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Some anime is good and some is...not so good. You guys should do yourselves a favor and check out Serial Experiments: Lain. It's possibly the best anime I've ever seen.