Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Why are people so obsessed with anime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrigunBebop Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Because we touch ourselves at night. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunStarHero Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hentai. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Just now, TrigunBebop said: Because we touch ourselves at night. No Just now, GunStarHero said: Hentai. No The gloves are off. Not taking any prisoners here. A line has been drawn in the sand. What drives people to watch 3000 animes and like 2 live action things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilgar Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Why I Watch The Animes : I find myself fascinated by the animes because it has so many different 'types' from the usual action adventures to slice-of-life to abnormal comedies, etc. etc. The artwork can also vary greatly depending on who the artist is so I'm usually able to find something to fit whatever mood I'm in. And, depending on which anime I'm watching, I can be moved to do stuff myself. Examples would be something slice-of-life that includes cleaning sequences of any sort since I usually end up cleaning something and some, like 'Flying Witch' actually have cooking tips in them. There's also the cultural aspects of things where stuff is similar yet different or it has a particular meaning and sometimes finding out that meaning is it's own level of enjoyment. Summary, I'm a nerd and watch foreign cartoons because cartoons. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuggnificent Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 My brother is a huge anime fan. He probably has watched 3000. He found a website on his phone full of anime. He explains them to me...they all sound like drug fueled fever dreams to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
André Toulon Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Because live action shows became terrible after the 90s....It all started with reality TV, then writers became so awful after that, when they tried to write good TV the best they came up with was shitty shows like The Big Bang Theory 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrigunBebop Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Poof said: 23 minutes ago, Poof said: No No The gloves are off. Not taking any prisoners here. A line has been drawn in the sand. What drives people to watch 3000 animes and like 2 live action things? Because some people like weird shit, and there are far more weird anime than there are weird movies/tv shows. Edited March 7, 2018 by TrigunBebop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Fantasy and escapism. It is easier to tell more complex stories with the medium as well. Just look at live action movies based on anime, aside from Kite. Most are pretty awful simply because it is very difficult to properly convey the action. Also giant boobs that defy gravity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Who is Anime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, Poof said: Why are people so obsessed with anime? Anime characters are WAY more interesting than any real people. And, they almost always do stuff that's impossible for any real people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Kawaii high school girls speaking esoteric ching chong language of Confucius, mainly. And then there's sister fucking and pedophilia for the extreme degenerates. It was mistake, to put it simply. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudasai Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 because when i was a kid we had a channel in d.c. (channel 20) and i remember a show called 'kmba, the white lion'. i would watch before i left for school. it was like nothing i had ever seen; the morning lineup had tom/jerry, then bugs, etc. i was fascinated with the artwork, (as i was a self proclaimed artist ) and the way it had been 'dubbed' (the saturday lineup featured 'johnny socko', 'ultraman', and the various kung~fu movies, which was my introduction to dubbing.) until one afternoon after school, the lineup changed. 'speed racer' was added. man. i was hooked. that's when i started looking for this 'style' and the sources were limited. then 'voltron', happened. and that's all that she wrote. i have been hooked since. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naraku4656 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 i haven't watched anime in like 7 years but i guess it was something to do idk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 It's just another media format to me. I don't treat it much different from watching cartoons, cultural differences aside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortedreasoning Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 its usually more entertaining to me than a lot of normal tv. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Yaoi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, katt_goddess said: Why I Watch The Animes : I find myself fascinated by the animes because it has so many different 'types' from the usual action adventures to slice-of-life to abnormal comedies, etc. etc. The artwork can also vary greatly depending on who the artist is so I'm usually able to find something to fit whatever mood I'm in. And, depending on which anime I'm watching, I can be moved to do stuff myself. Examples would be something slice-of-life that includes cleaning sequences of any sort since I usually end up cleaning something and some, like 'Flying Witch' actually have cooking tips in them. There's also the cultural aspects of things where stuff is similar yet different or it has a particular meaning and sometimes finding out that meaning is it's own level of enjoyment. Summary, I'm a nerd and watch foreign cartoons because cartoons. But live action offers literally all of that. -Many different genres -Different directors, videographers, production ppl to give each show a different artistic style -Slice-of-life shows exist in abundance in live action as well -And live action international shows & movies to explore different cultures Im not saying anime sucks. I watch it but i wouldnt say i watch it anymore than anything else. I MUST know what it is that drives the "It has to be 2d" anime fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, fuggnificent said: My brother is a huge anime fan. He probably has watched 3000. He found a website on his phone full of anime. He explains them to me...they all sound like drug fueled fever dreams to me. He sounds precisely like the anime fan in question here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Noboru Yamaguchi said: Because live action shows became terrible after the 90s....It all started with reality TV, then writers became so awful after that, when they tried to write good TV the best they came up with was shitty shows like The Big Bang Theory If u think big bang theory is the best thing out there... You must actually be a middle aged mom in disguise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Lasty said: Its a drawing. Theres no detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, TrigunBebop said: Because some people like weird shit, and there are far more weird anime than there are weird movies/tv shows. As someone who likes weird shit youre 100% wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, Poof said: I MUST know what it is that drives the "It has to be 2d" anime fan Crippling retardation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Ginguy said: Fantasy and escapism. It is easier to tell more complex stories with the medium as well. Just look at live action movies based on anime, aside from Kite. Most are pretty awful simply because it is very difficult to properly convey the action. More bullshit. See this is why anime fans catch so much shade. Its like a superiority complex "its better and smarter in every way you can imagine" fuck off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Noboru Yamaguchi said: Because live action shows became terrible after the 90s....It all started with reality TV, then writers became so awful after that, when they tried to write good TV the best they came up with was shitty shows like The Big Bang Theory I never got the "every sucked after..." thought process. At worst there's more things coming out with easier access, so yeah there's more crap. But there's just as many good things coming out now as there were in the 90s or earlier. I'd argue the ratio of good/bad isn't any different. Just more shows to wade through at any given time. Edited March 7, 2018 by naraku360 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Cau said: Who is Anime? Hes you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Poof said: But live action offers literally all of that. -Many different genres -Different directors, videographers, production ppl to give each show a different artistic style -Slice-of-life shows exist in abundance in live action as well -And live action international shows & movies to explore different cultures Im not saying anime sucks. I watch it but i wouldnt say i watch it anymore than anything else. I MUST know what it is that drives the "It has to be 2d" anime fan Yeah, I guess I'm not the 'super fan / obsessive' that you might be aiming for because I do watch a lot of different things. The only steady anime I have is Toonami on Saturdays and CrunchyRoll for the occasional subtitled binge. My anime DVD collection isn't exactly huge either. But the one thing I can say that anime, to me, has over live action is the amount of work that can go into an anime. It's lines on paper in the end and it takes a lot of work and attention to detail to make those lines move and tell the story as written. A floating cherry blossom is rendered carefully, not tossed in front of a fan. Something is transformed and not just CGI'd. I like to step away from reality when being entertained. Anime definitely encourages that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, 1938 Packard said: Anime characters are WAY more interesting than any real people. And, they almost always do stuff that's impossible for any real people. I dont find them more or less interesting. How are they more interesting? In fact how many animes have as the protagonist a slender and/or short male with a chip on his shoulder about his superior skills or powers that allow him to beat up bigger guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 10 minutes ago, Poof said: Hes you Oh. I don't know why anyone would be obsessed with me. I'm just as lost as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasty Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 24 minutes ago, Poof said: Its a drawing. Theres no detail Details are gross. Look at real boobs under a microscope if you want, but I prefer anime fanservice when it comes to video entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Obsessed in what way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SlappyKincaid Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) For every god-tier anime, there's scores of shitty garbage ass ones, same with nearly every other form of media. There's things that can be done in animation that cant be done in live action, at least well. Blah blah blah, weeaboo weeaboo etc Edited March 7, 2018 by SlappyKincaid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackiemarie90 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Poof said: Why are people so obsessed with anime? I guess it makes it easier for fantasy stories, and the plots tend to be more mature than regular cartoons, in fact down right intriguing and thought provoking narratives than other cartoons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 There was a never a time I was so obsessed with anime that was all I'd watch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyKincaid Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said: I guess it makes it easier for fantasy stories, and the plots tend to be more mature than regular cartoons, in fact down right intriguing and thought provoking narratives than other cartoons. Sometimes. "Sometimes" is a key word here, because there's a lot of really good ones, and a whole lot more of reeeeeeaaaaallly bad ones 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlappyKincaid Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) Edited March 7, 2018 by SlappyKincaid oh god i didn't realize it was this huge... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mochi Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Poof said: Why are people so obsessed with anime? because for better or worse it's fun to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I bet if I moved this to the anime folder, you'd get reported for trolling wouldn't be the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, 1938 Packard said: Anime characters are WAY more interesting than any real people. And, they almost always do stuff that's impossible for any real people. Stuff like give creepy old casino janitors hand jobs in between student council meetings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSAID Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 It plays itself to a certain set of oft crippling mental definencies more than medical crime dramas (which I also watch) and cooking based competitions (these too), to the point where it's easier to just keep watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginguy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Poof said: More bullshit. See this is why anime fans catch so much shade. Its like a superiority complex "its better and smarter in every way you can imagine" fuck off I thought anime fans caught shade because they are fat neckbeards who hide from the sun.... I'm not saying one is better than the other, I'm saying that the kinds of stories that anime feature have elements which are either extremely difficult or expensive to convey in a live action format. It is much easier to animate a bunch of dragons and orcs and tentacle rape slugs in an anime format than it is to film actors interacting and then add those fantasy elements in during editing. You can add in those elements in a show like Game of Thrones or Westworld, but those are expensive to do. It is easier to animate in an anime format, not to mention cheaper. If you cheap out in the live action, you end up looking like a crappy Syfy original movie where you can tell the sharktopus is fake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 NANI?!? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Poof said: I dont find them more or less interesting. How are they more interesting? In fact how many animes have as the protagonist a slender and/or short male with a chip on his shoulder about his superior skills or powers that allow him to beat up bigger guys? You haven't seen enough anime, then. Try Hell Girl. (Jigoku Shoujo) Plenty of complicated people... with some out of this world demon action tossed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1938 Packard Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 48 minutes ago, scoobdog said: Stuff like give creepy old casino janitors hand jobs in between student council meetings. Are you telling me you didn't see Paprika? Why do you always have to steer everything toward sex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue_Alphonse Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Adminderaptorpat said: I bet if I moved this to the anime folder, you'd get reported for trolling wouldn't be the first time Ya know, before I replied to this I actually was going to. Now you see why I didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarPanda Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Because it's kawaii asf 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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