Why do YOU, watch anime?

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 4:59 pm

I just wanted to get to know what draws everyoen else to japanese anime.

I watch some of it simply on the basis that therer realy isn't anything good on television or in the theaters right now. I also watch it because I have a soft spot for inner meaning, stories with a moral or message, the kind where you walk away with something. This doesn't mean that I don't watch movies or TV at all. I record Law and Order, and I still watch Empire of the Sun and Lorenzo's Oil. And by the same token I don't watch all anime. My favorite animes are Grave of the Fireflies, Metropolis, the Escaflowne movie, and Spriggan, but there are other animes that I won't touch with a ten foot pole. (Gundam Wing, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, DBZ, Hamtaro.)

Beefmaster10000 · Post by **Beefmaster10000** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 6:52 pm

I watch anime because I love Anime! I can't really explain to you why, though.

<-----Though, Washu is definately a good reason. She just rules!

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 10:58 pm

Personally I love GW, Hamutarou (especially Mini Moni's music video for the movie), Sailor Moon and DBZ.

I also have enjoyed the other 200+ series that I've seen.

There are very few I have come to hate, but every once in a while, a Street Fighter 0 comes along.

Anime Jedi · Post by **Anime Jedi** » Thu Oct 31, 2002 11:15 pm

Don't mind me, I'm just tired, so I'm going to copy one of my better responses.

copied:
Damn it, this is hard to put into word! Well, here it goes...

To me, it's a way for my imagination to go crazy. Anime is a concept without (ok, little) boundries. It makes me feel free. There is so much to it, that, I will never understand it all. And what's great, is that it's normally not tied down to rules where certain things are allowed and not allowed (until it's dubbed and brought to the rest of the world).

Also, that it's so diverse. There is no age limit or restriction. You can almost do anything!

All in all, when I watch anime (depends on which one) I feel more at ease than watching anything else. I've found that my liking of other shows has dropped dramatically since I've been hooked on anime. But that's no big deal.

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 1:38 am

To look at the pretty colors.

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 1:45 am

*points to sig*

Same reason I watch any other movies or television.

Tom the Fish · Post by **Tom the Fish** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 7:24 am

I wonder this myself sometimes, since I don't especially like Sci-Fi stuff outside of the anime genre (not that all anime is sci-fi. re: love hina, princess nine, etc). I think it's because I perfer the Japanese style of story-telling. Most of my top ten movie choices are Japanese: Seance, Seven Samarui, Afterlife, Hana-Bi, Happiness of the Katakuris, etc.

There's just a patience and whimsey to those movies I can't find in american films for the most part. An anime series that comes to mind in the style of storytelling I enjoy is Niea_7.

Also, in most anime series, every character is well represented. Take Battle Athletes, for instance. Even the villans are made to be well-rounded. Dilandu in Escaflowne comes first to mind.

And then there's the entire Studio Ghibli library, which is a whole genre unto itself....

Of course, there are american movies that work for me as well. Slingblade, Jackie Brown and Annie Hall are in my top ten as well. Along with Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast so the French don't feel mis-represented.

Sorry for the confusing, rambling e-mail.

Tom

Farlo · Post by **Farlo** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:49 am

unbridled violence...and the fact that it is the only outlet for my vid creation....plus great storylines *mostly*

Tsuji Mania · Post by **Tsuji Mania** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 1:07 pm

Haha, Happiness of the Katakuris?

Heh, Miike is a f'd up guy. Hazard City looks intriguing though.

Personally Seven Samurai is so cliche. I respect it for being a pioneer film, but besides that, it's not really an interesting piece.

Kikujiro no Natsu is my fav. movie of all time. And that is saying a lot actually.

mysticscythe66 · Post by **mysticscythe66** » Fri Nov 01, 2002 2:06 pm

I personally watch anime because i wish to escape from america..... lol and i love the stories, anyone know where to get a good avatar?