school project on anime. help wanted from members of a-m-v.org

kasumi1214_2005 · Post by **kasumi1214_2005** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:30 pm

hello everyone1 i need some help from u guys.i'm doin' a history project which can be bout anythin' i want and ofcourse i chose anime! so now i'm doin' a project and i have to like answer the question which i made up myself which is "Reasons to why anime is so popular and why do so many people like it" so i wanted to no from u guys.so plz help! thanks!

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Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 2:37 pm

Here's an idea: you put together a questionnaire with fairly specific questions, and we'll help you by answering it.

Otherwise, the current for of it is rather vague and, well, we don't want to just write a whole essay on the subject on here for you

spacekase · Post by **spacekase** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:11 pm

Otohiko wrote:Here's an idea: you put together a questionnaire with fairly specific questions, and we'll help you by answering it.

I agree. I could go on and on about anime and my opinions thereof. In fact, I did for my college english final.

Just post some questions and I'll answer.

OtakuMan22 · Post by **OtakuMan22** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 3:47 pm

QUESTIONS!? PFFFT! Why be so passive?

I've done papers on anime before, and have written what might as well be freakin' essays on the subject here in the boards.

Here are some hypotheses that you can use:

1) Anime is popular in the U.S. because of the unique perspective of the Japanese culture that it brings. It makes the viewer curious about Japan.

2) Anime is popular in the U.S. because it tackles subjects that would normally not be touched by American animators on a large-scale level. (Independent 5-minute shorts... yes)

3) Anime is popular in the U.S. because the way it tells a story in a continuing arc with compelling characters and strong intelligence make it an enjoyable experience.

I think you'd have some good arguments with those hypotheses. There are plenty of books out there for research, and you might just find them at your library!

Hope that helps!

~Otaku-Man

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:51 pm

Why don't you write the whole damn thing for him

EmilLang1000 · Post by **EmilLang1000** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:53 pm

Another reason it's popular is how it looks.
Can any of us deny that the first time we saw an Anime, we said "I've never seen a cartoon look like that before - that looks COOL!"
Part of Anime's allure is that it combines the best aspects of cartoonish animation with realistic animation into a graphically interesting pleasing medium. When you enjoy how a show looks, you're more accepting of the show as a whole usually.

OtakuMan22 · Post by **OtakuMan22** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:16 am

Why don't you write the whole damn thing for him

I've tried that before. Didn't work out too well. The proctoral assassins the PTA sent out were a pain to deal with!

And good suggestion there Emil! Why didn't I think of that?

~Otaku-Man

P.S. You're in Rochester, right? Heard about the opening of Hammer-Girl Anime? Only anime goods store (and I mean nuttin' but anime, manga, toys, wallscrolls, plushies, clothing, 12 different flavors of Pocky (chocolate banana is SOOOOO good), and more!) in all of Rochester? It just opened up a few days ago.

:plug plug: http://www.hammergirlanime.com :plug plug:

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:42 am

Plug that store in your sig. I'll probably check it out once school starts.

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:22 am

Maybe I'll swing down when I goto Dexcon 9 but I don't feel like getting
lost in the city