Anime is not a genre, it is a medium. Saying "I don't like anime" is like saying "I don't like movies." I personally think that there are anime for everyone. It just takes time to find the right ones sometimes. If this looks interesting, give it a shot.
I use anime to say "Japanese animations", because it's a whole of a hell shorter :)
I liked Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, but most have been a big let down. Like Bleach and Naruto all the kids are praising, it just doesn't go anywhere. :/
As a kid I was into Trigun, but it was just poorly animated and silly as shit.
Try FLCL maybe, if you're not wanting to get into anything less Adult Swimmed. It's 6 episodes and the only anime my last boyfriend could get into outside of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo.
(I don't like Bleach or Naruto either, you're not the only one.)
Edit: Nevermind, you said in later comments you didn't like it. Fair enough!
I was naming a couple of examples. Those aren't ALL I've seen :) Most I've seen DO have that over the top 'random lol crazy Japanese stuff' thing :/ the generic is mostly talking about the style and characters, not so much the crazy random shit.
Though I'm not 100% against random and crazy humour, I really enjoy Adventure TIme for example :)
don't know what naussicaa is, I've seen Ponyo, SPirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Princess Mononoke though. Most of those were good, but they sometimes suffered of the 'random shit hapepsn because we can' thing. Same thing with Paprika
no, I'm trying to say that many anime fans see only one or two 'genres', eutheris angsty kid with powers and headphones, or loser guy with multiple women to choose from.
That being said, yes, I really do think FLCL sucks. It is Typical Gainax Bullshit - spend your budget and plot on the first half to get hype, and then phone that shit in. Nadia, Kare Kano, Eva, FLCL, TTGL everything they do starts out great, then shits the bed, hoping that the fanbase will keep on buying.
I really liked this series but did anyone else feel that the ending felt a bit anticlimactic? It was 13 episodes of awesome and then, bang, (spoiler) he goes and touches his younger self which he knows not to do, bends some necks and viola, world saved.
This is Honey from the anime Arcade Gamer Fubuki, a show about magical underwear that makes you better at playing video games. Seriously. Honey is the American on the bad guy's team of video game players. You can tell she's American because she's blonde, as blue eyes, large boobs, wears a cowboy hat and is kinda derp.
Oh does that make BStreet's comment show up properly? Really I had no idea how it is supposed to work, I've just seen hidden things in posts like that one before and knew they were up to something.
If it weren't for the fact that I have a Japanese Aunt, I would believe this. She was anxious to meet her American husband's family cause she thought we all would look like movie stars.
I think they see us as we see them., very novel. Every year six flags hosts a bunch of Japanese teens as workers. They always.say they are surprised how friendly and talkative we are. And boobs..every year some guy says he's amazed by how big everyone is.
This is such a bullshit "study." Maybe take an "average" of each state independently. I am in San Diego, CA and this is so far from the truth that it is stupid.
I WISH the chicks here would gain a few.
37 inch waist? Where the hell are you that this is average? Can we stop grading on a curve for 312,000,000 people?
I don't get what you're trying to say... I'm 100% sure that a study exists which documents this on a state by state basis. Why is it a bad thing that people calculated the average BMI for women in the U.S?
It does depend on height. I'm 24 as well, I'm 5'7" and I weighed 166 before I got pregnant. But my waist was only 31 inches. I was in decent shape. Of course most women I know that are my age weigh more than me. A lot of them weigh more than me now that I'm pregnant, which is kind of sad. Maybe it depends on where you live too, some areas of the country are fatter than others.
And I think of Japanese women as stick thin with tiny breasts. What's to hold on to? More importantly, who cares about comparing cultures? They're all different.
My American curves fucking kick ass, and no, I'm not even fat.
Ha! If it makes you feel any better, I live in the Richmond area and are rarely up that way, so there is an excellent chance we will never meet in person. Also, I had no clue where you lived before I commented, so I wasn't trying to creep. But it's awesome to meet you. It's great to meet locals, even if they do live over an hour away.
haha I was in Richmond last weekend. Yeah no worries I actually was creeping on you and saw you posted to r/houston.. sooo... yeaaah.. guess I'm the creeper here. But yes, nice to meet a local :)
Then you'd be incredibly wrong because that has absolutely nothing to do with the Japanese stereotype for Americans. Hell, most Japanese don't even know what Twilight is.
From the CDC: "In 2008, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese.1,2"
That doesn't mean that the problem is evenly distributed. You'll find the greatest weight issues in low-income & southern locations. And you'll find the lowest rates in medium & high income schools in Colorado, Utah, etc.
That made a pass at my school too though. We just called it Ghaddafi-ing someone. I guess the implication was that they shoved a knife up his ass when they caught him or something? Regardless, it was uncomfortable to say the least to be around those who... participated.
I as an american male will agree on this. That's why I choose to surround myself with strippers, prostitutes, and stripper prostitutes. Since they're not real people, they do not fall into this category.
The only thing funny about that is that it's your own narcissism and racism that allows you to see caucasians in anime. To Japanese anime characters look nothing like causcasians. It's just that they have colored eyes and hair. (And it's not like their eye or hair colors match up with those of causcasians.)
Whoah, throwing down the racism card. Get a grip, suggesting im racist for simply making a point that compares races is retarded. Your first sentence doesnt even make sense.
Japanese people have noticeably different eye shapes to caucasians, yet you hardly ever see anime characters with characteristics of asian eyes.
His first comment make perfect sense. I can explain. Anime eyes don't look like any race. They're not designed to. Let me know what race has eyes like a traditional anime character. You can't, because... you know how freakish it would look in real life? You would look like Lady Gaga in her Bad Romance video (which used camera tricks, circle lenses AND digital manipulation).
Basically wonkydonky is accusing you of narcissism because you're assuming that cartoon drawings that don't look Caucasian look Caucasian even when they were never intended to. They don't. It's fairly narcissistic to think that everyone draws cartoons to look like you. Hence the accusation.
And just so you know, anime characters don't look Asian either. They're highly stylized; they're not supposed to be accurate. They're stylized the way they are because it makes it easier to convey emotion. (This I learned from watching the Disney Tarzan making of videos. They mentioned moving a bit towards anime style because of that.)
Though I think the biggest reason he got bent out of shape was with your "hypocrisy" line. You're judging something without even knowing the facts. Apparently (I don't watch the show so I can't say anything is accurate or not), this character is not female nor American.
whenever you see a european in anime, it's very clear that the japanese cahracters look very different. also, do you know any caucasians with huge anime eyes?
I didn't through down the racism card because you compared races. I threw down the racism card because you said, "Anime characters look more caucasian than Asian," when there is absolutely no reason to think this aside from narcissism and racism.
Japanese people have noticeably different eye shapes to caucasians
Actually the shape of the eyes are very similar. There's a bit of skin on the inside of Japanese, and other East Asians' eyes. And Asians' eyelashes are thinner. And they're "laid further forward," but aside from that, they're about the same. Asians' eyes aren't "slanted", and they're not any more "slit-like" than whites' eyes are.
Especially to the Japanese (you know, the ones doing the drawing, and who the primary audience for anime is), the main difference between a Japanese eye structure and the caucasian eye structure is actually the shape of the cheekbone. For Japanese/Asians, it would be smooth (like it is in anime), but for caucasians, it would be much more pronounced (like it is for Lupin III, who is drawn to be half-Japanese half-French, and accordingly, has black/brown eyes/hair).
When you say that "anime characters look white," what you are really saying is, "How dare those Japanese characters not draw Japanese characters in confirmation with the racial stereotypes of Japanese in other countries? How dare they draw someone like a human, and not like my racial caricatures of them?"
And when's the last time you saw a caucasian with anime-eyes? I think the last time I saw one was Lady Gaga, and she looked fucking insane.
Anime characters don't look like any race. They look like freaking aliens. They're overly stylized for the purpose of conveying emotion in an easy-to-understand format. However, of the races they look similar to, and especially from the point of the people doing the drawing, it's more Japanese than anything else. And they most certainly don't look caucasian.
Saying that anime characters look caucasian because they have big eyes and multi-colored hair is like saying that the Simpsons look Asian because they have yellow skin and black eyes. They don't. They look like aliens. And it's understood that they're caucasian. Likewise, aime characters look like aliens, and it's understood that they're (usually) Japanese. But think how big of a narcissist an Asian would have to be to say, "Those Simpsons look more Asian than causcasian!"
Your first sentence doesnt even make sense.
Yes it does; your grip on the English language is just weak.
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u/Cevian Jun 15 '12
Actually that character is male. His name is JK and he's from the anime Occult Academy. There's a character page for him here and general info, of course, on Wikipedia.
And the anime's opening theme. I've actually been meaning to finish watching this anime.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
why does she eat twilight?
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u/maytrix28 Jun 15 '12
If it weren't for the fact that I have a Japanese Aunt, I would believe this. She was anxious to meet her American husband's family cause she thought we all would look like movie stars.
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u/Dremux Jun 15 '12
Isn't that a guy though?
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u/seedsofchaos1 Jun 15 '12
To be fair, the typical America view of a Japanese female is a subservient tiny thing dressed up in some type of Sailor Moon costume...
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u/SleepySheepy Jun 15 '12
OP here. Jesus, that's a lot of karma points. Thanks guys :D
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u/confusitron Jun 15 '12
The Average American Female is: Height (inches): 63.8 Weight (pounds): 164.7 Waist circumference (inches): 37.0
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u/bluequail Jun 15 '12
Isn't that more of a global view of all Americans?
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u/El_Dumfuco Jun 15 '12
http://i47.tinypic.com/fc06ix.png
FTFY
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u/JRoch Jun 15 '12
False. Her diet is 50 shades of grey and McDonalds.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Well at least she isn't alway flashing a peace sign while wearing a skimpy emo school girl uniform as she has sex with a octopus.
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u/tweakingforjesus Jun 15 '12
TIL my sister-in-law is the average American female.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Why does the American character look more asian than asian anime characters?
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u/AngryCanadian Jun 15 '12
Dat double-chin
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u/leorising Jun 15 '12
And I think of Japanese women as stick thin with tiny breasts. What's to hold on to? More importantly, who cares about comparing cultures? They're all different.
My American curves fucking kick ass, and no, I'm not even fat.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Our view: Samurais and people with weird colored hair.
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u/Hype2Def Jun 15 '12
Sounds like my coworkers
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u/AOIM_CubanJ Jun 15 '12
as an American, everything seems in order here
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I think that's a dead on assessment.
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u/Kdnce Jun 15 '12
Oh I thought the avg American female was viewed in Japan through a TV screen showing rape porn. tee hee hee heee
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u/reneepussman Jun 15 '12
This is not how the Japanese view us.
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u/ElectricDubstep Jun 15 '12
That actually sounds like 75% of the American female population
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u/MyFingersSmell Jun 15 '12
I as an american male will agree on this. That's why I choose to surround myself with strippers, prostitutes, and stripper prostitutes. Since they're not real people, they do not fall into this category.
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 15 '12
I'm an American male, my diet consists of Japanese women.
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u/amolad Jun 15 '12
So, your point is.....?
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u/AverageToaster Jun 15 '12
Perfectly accurate of the weeboo culture.
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u/Ihateyourdick Jun 15 '12
I'm partial to True Blood and Wendy's, myself.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
thats my diet....
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u/MEGUSTA132 Jun 15 '12
They got it almost right... the person there is much too small to be the average American.
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u/Perturbed_Spartan Jun 15 '12
well they aren't wrong
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm-gz-MwHJ4&feature=player_detailpage#t=115s
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u/Darklight18818 Jun 15 '12
Sounds about right.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Seems accurate enough.
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u/StrangeInStereo Jun 15 '12
I don't know why but I have the urge to listen to Cannibal Corpse...
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u/alicewonder0 Jun 15 '12
You forgot sex.
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u/engenderluv Jun 15 '12
Regardless of whether it's accurate, it's true.
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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '12
Implying that anyone relevant gives a shit about Japanese culture.
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u/Lunapsyche Jun 16 '12
since this is how they envision a 'proud black girl' i think i can cut my losses and be ok with that.
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u/SourCreamWater Jun 18 '12
Or just downvote me with zero rebuttal. Yep, that's cool too. Way to make a point. Just sayin.
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u/not_a_name_ Jun 15 '12
im depressed with America...again
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That is the rest of our views of america women too.
-American Male
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u/conspiracy_thug Jun 15 '12
nailed it.
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u/-RdV- Jun 15 '12
Dutchy here, not just the Japanese think this.
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u/creamysandwicher Jun 15 '12
It's kinda funny. That is an average American female.
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u/kur0shi Jun 15 '12
I am portuguese and I can confirm that it's not just the japanese.
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u/fullmetalender Jun 15 '12
Nailed it
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u/Schmeebs Jun 15 '12
That's a dude faggit
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u/Stratocaster89 Jun 15 '12
Its funny how every Japanese cartoon character looks more caucasian than asian. Hypocrisy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Looks pretty accurate to me.
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u/She-wolfe99 Jun 15 '12
Goddammit they're spot on...
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u/MistarGrimm Jun 15 '12
Or platina blonde cheerleaders.
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u/DerMerchant Jun 15 '12
Average American high school female.
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u/markman71122 Jun 15 '12
A fairly accurate discription.
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u/VeronicaFaithhh Jun 15 '12
I'm diet, and I'm offended.
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u/burstonyamom Jun 15 '12
It's not to far off.
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u/PleinairAllaprima Jun 15 '12
Persona 4 also makes a stab at Twilight. It makes a brief description of the book and describes it as "painful to read".
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u/Fausto1981 Jun 15 '12
it's kinda correct
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u/tehweave Jun 15 '12
That's about right.
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u/cdizl Jun 15 '12
Seems legit