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Does anyone else think Japanese animation is played out? Everywhere I look on TV, I see all these shows from Japan that look identical. I am so sick of these cartoons.

I find it quite underplayed but I guess its where you are. I have zero interaction with anime on a daily basis. Perhaps you just run in circles that make you prone to exposure?

There are many different kinds of anime, and pretty big differences between them. I like some, I don't like others... it's pretty much all a matter of opinion.

It really depends on preference, I think. Especially so as to which language the characters are speaking in. Emotions and words are translated differently when going from Japanese to English (even if unintentional), and so that might affect you.

kick_me_softly wrote:Does anyone else think Japanese animation is played out? Everywhere I look on TV, I see all these shows from Japan that look identical. I am so sick of these cartoons.

Yeah, I agree, Japanese animation has been around a long time and it always looks the same. I have started to check out some of the US shows that take the style and make it different. Batman Beyond was like that, and so is the new TMNT cartoon. Right now, there is a really cool cartoon called Storm Hawks that looks a little like anime, but is definitely different.

I saw Storm Hawks and it reminded me a little of the style that I liked from Teen Titans, but it was edgier.

found this at youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/stormhawks

The reason you see so many Japanese animation shows is because the fanbase is huge! It's not about the animation, it's about the storylines. And they aren't ever going to change, so get used to it!

Blech, yeah, I am so sick of shows like Pokemon!

That would be a bad analogy, I think. But the message comes across fine. ;P

For the record, all anime definitely doesn't look the same. Not even close. They have the same basic style, but the drawing even from anime to anime can vary quite a bit. Of course you can still choose to not like any of it, since that's up to you... but there's definitely an entire catalog of anime that covers pretty much every genre. To lump it all together just doesn't make sense.

Most anime are better than others. For me its impossible to compare say Pokemon with Storm Hawks coz obviously the latter is far better.I watched the first couple episodes and was blown away by how stylized it is, and how good it looks. I forgot sometimes that it was a cartoon!

Like I said, it's up to personal preference. For instance Storm Hawks is a fun show (I like it myself) but many people prefer the traditional drawn anime as compared to more computer animated fare. I go much more for content than animation style myself, and even that varies a ton. To each his (or her) own, I say

I agree with xpolockx and plainsimpleme. you cant please everyone.

I don't watch Anime =x