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Before hating, read description:I am an anime fan (true fan, not fanatics) and I love anime from childhood, before it was cool (in 90') so You can't even tell me a hater cause I have bigger right to call myself a fan than some maniacs.
This statement is a fact, cause any person from Japan tell You it is just cartoon. Cartoon is an animation and it's origin of the anime name so please don't say it isn't. If You don't like the truth then just don't say anything if You can only shows Your fanatism, not love.
Regards, true anime fan, never obsessed.
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I will never understand people who get triggered when someone calls anime a cartoon, it's really annoying.Β Β I totally agree with this stamp.
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Yeah, I don't see how "cartoon" is an offensive word for anime. True, the obvious difference between anime and Western animation are the animation frames. Characters in anime move differently and even freeze in scenes where they're just in the background (which is something I'm really not bothered with btw). The sweatdrop thingy when the anime characters are scared or anxious is also something that's not common for Western animation, but it's still a cartoon. Not to mention that there are Western cartoons that are clearly inspired by Japanese cartoons (I intentionally wrote "Japanese cartoons" instead of "anime"). Totally Spies and French cartoon Wakfu are great examples of this.
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I know why people think that anime is not the same as cartoons because it's popularly believed that the word cartoon is only limited to Western animation. When they mean cartoon, they mean Western animation not realizing that cartoon is a universal term so it refers to any animation from around the world. So many people forget that the word cartoon is an informal synonym of animation. It also means funny comics.
I'm an anime fan as well (been a fan since childhood) and I actually got into Western animation first before anime.
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I see now. Yeah, it's because Japanese culture, let alone all Asian cultures (I'm actually Asian myself. I'm Vietnamese. I don't live in Vietnam though, I live in the USA because family emigrated.) are still alien in the West to this day. It's why lots of people think that "Asian" is a nationality/ethnicity and would ask questions like "Are you Japanese or Asian?". This will shock you. Asian cultures clash with Western cultures A LOT (Especially American culture) becauseΒ certain values contradict with each other and are complete opposites. Asian cultures are all about collectivism while in certain Western cultures, it's individualism.
From what I noticed lots of American and Canadian cartoons utilize a lot of gross-out humor (ex. Total Drama. There is a lot of blatant vomiting in that show), particularly kids cartoons back in the late '90s and early 2000s' and I can tell it's because of Ren & Stimpy since at the time it came out, gross-out humor is rare in kids' cartoons. For me, it's hard to differentiate American cartoons from European cartoons based on the animation. I can tell if a cartoon is British because of the accents (Angelina Ballerina is British and so is Peppa Pig) of the characters. I didn't know Total Drama and 6teen are Canadian becauseΒ some Canadian accents sound exactly like American accents. But I do know that Canadian kids' cartoons are less restrictive with sexual content (Total Drama, there were nude scenes that were blurred) and innuendos compared to Americans' because, in American culture, sexual content is highly stigmatized to the point people make big deals about it which is why the age of consent is 18 (although in some states, it's 17 or 16, most people want 18). You may or may not find it strange that America makes huge deals about teen sexual activity. In Vietnam, the age of consent is 16.
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It's mostly in America where people would ask "Are you Japanese or Asian?" because America, despite being a diverse country is still very ignorant of foreign cultures. Lots of people don't look at maps or globes and would guess countries wrong, some don't even know where America is even located. And some people get shocked that Asia doesn't consist of only China, Japan, and Korea and go "I thought it was just China, Japan, and Korea." Learning about the basics of geography is primary school stuff and it's sad that even adults and teens don't know. It's no wonder Americans are stereotyped as stupid by foreigners.
I can tell if a show is Canadian because of how Canadians say "Sorry" now. They put emphasis on the "O". Or if they mention Canadian cities like Toronto.
Yeah, it's definitely by storyline and humor. British cartoons, for example, get away with showing onscreen violence in kids' cartoons as seen in Watership Down and The Animals of Farthing Wood. Plus, British cartoons like any other British media has a lot of dark humor. It's why Family Guy is more popular over there than in its native America. French cartoons get away with showing sexual content that will cause American parents to complain. In Code Lyoko, a French cartoon influenced by anime, the characters are all middle school students and there are some suggestive scenes and yes, the show is intended for kids. There is one scene where a girl was trapped by moving tree roots and one of the roots went under her shirt. A 10-year-old girl was showering (didn't show any necessary parts), she gets attacked by her zombified best friend, runs out of the shower, and puts on her bathrobe while running.
Oh yeah, remember W.I.T.C.H.? The Italian magical girl cartoon darker than Winx Club? Unlike in Winx Club, the girls in W.I.T.C.H. are much younger and are 13, the youngest main character being 12. In the show, they kinda censored the magical girl transformation sequences but in the comics it's based on, they did show them naked but didn't show any naughty bits (you can obviously tell they're naked). Italian culture is obviously different from American culture. These scenes are considered child pornography in America. The protagonist is insecure about her chest size (obviously normal for girls to feel like that at that age) and she likes being in her magical girl form because she's bustier. Every time she transforms, she would arch her back and stick out her chest. I doubt these scenes are meant to be fanservice because the comics and show are both for kids, not teens and adults.
In Italy and France, it seems depicting people in their early teens in suggestive situations is okay in cartoons made for kids. I think this is fine because again, it's kids' cartoons so the target audience is kids.
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Why Anime is cartoon?
Cuz, both of them are animated, nuff said *drops microphone*
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Yep, despite they're animated, culture is the cause of difference. Anime don't need to be deep, there are many some animes that can make you laugh and happy. Speaking about hentai, ecchi, etc.... I'm trying to avoid it because I'm getting sick to fanservices (also, am i the only one who think that Anime males barely got fanservices, while females always treated like sex toys in ecchi anime?).
And cartoons don't need to be always happy and stupid. Look at Randy Cunningham. In the first season, it was full of jokes, but also some action. But, later in Season 2, it started to get darker, especially look at the last Season 2 episode. However, i only like cartoons with well-written dark moments, not a forced dark moments that ended up look like watching drama.
Tbh, not all Japan people are perverted. That's are stereotypes, generalization, and biased viewpoint because Japan's legal age is 14Β Β . But, no. Not all Japanese are perverts.
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Plus cartoon does not mean Western animation. Lots of people think that.
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Yep. Cartoon is basically another term of Animation. Everything that are animated are cartoons. Even Anime.
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true, weeaboos think anime isn't japanese cartoon
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"BAWW, ANIME IS NAWT CARTOON!!!!111!!!" Sounds so much otakus and weeaboos.
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Some people say anime are special. I don't care if something is japanese or not - If I like it I watch it, if not, then I not watch. Simple :_
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I will never understand this "ANIME IS NOT CARTOON!!!!" thing
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So true. In fact, anime in Japan does actually mean cartoon.
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People should really learn their facts before getting butthurt about it.
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Exactly ^^ I like anime but I don't adore it as it'd be "divine" or sth 
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Yup. I've gotten a taste of both. Be it anime or regular cartoons, same thing ^-^
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Yeah ^^ I agree with You, I like some anime and other countries' cartoons ^^
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yes it's just that japan is the only place where cartoons with deep stories or even any kind of plot is mainstream
i love non-anime cartoons too but i think you get what i mean
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No. Anime have NO deep stories. And I am anime fan so... I know what I'm talking about. Most of them are just cartoons for kids or just about sex. Not many of them has a good story indeed. But cartoons are just the same. Most of them are crap, not many are cool.
Anime are not better than other cartoons. No.
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i also said a plot most of (not all)cartoons don't have a plot but most animes do even if they aren't deep(not all) and most animes i know are +13 even if they have no plot
there are other cartoons for adults but they often have no plot(example south park.)
seriously i wish more non japanese people make cartoons with plotΒ
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I know bilion animes that are craps and know bilion other cartoons that are crap. I don't understand why people favor anime if they are not better or worse than other cartoons. They are just euqal.
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because even lots anime are crap there are still more good anime than good other cartoons and most of anime have a plot maybe they are crappy plots but they still have plots. look at what i said in previous don't get me wrong i still have cartoons i love but i love them mostly because they are funny.
maybe they have few cartoons in usa similiar to anime plot-wise but i'm not american so i don't know american cartoons very well they hardly Β do cartoons in my country and when they do it's for 0-6 year olds
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Trully I know non-anime cartoons with plot and with good plot than anime with any plot, even crappy.
But think what You want to think. If You want to say that anime are better then say that but for me it's just fanaticism. It's the reason I don't like otakus cause they think the anime are so good and so much better than other things.
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i said most not all just to let you know
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I understand you completely!
I loved anime and manga from my childhood, and I still do; just right now I either rewatch old beloved series or rarely watch anything at all - I think I grew up from the popular 'childish' series, and go for something different. My lack of time is also the reason.
But yes, it is a cartoon, as well as manga is a comic. I love the people like you, brave enough to state facts like this, not afraid of the lot of childish haters
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I'm also an anime fan and I agree with this.
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I love anime, but I don't think it's quite the same thing as a 'cartoon'. Cartoon has a very childish connotation, and a lot of animes are actually geared toward more adult audiences because they contain mature themes.
It's like calling a graphic novel a comic. They are similar, but not interchangeable.
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I love cartoons cause they are less childish than most of the movies for the "adults". Most of the anime are very childish and has no sense (the worst are hentais/yaois/yuri cause it's normal animated porn; I like hentais etc but not as a anime, only as a pics). I don't like most of animes just because they are not high-flying ones. And If we talking about value so... there are plenty of stupid animes. There are some of good animes. There are many of stupid cartoons and there are some of good cartoons. In this sphere anime has no differences of cartoons. And containing mature contens don't mean it isn't childish.
And it's not only my opinion, it's a fact cause every person in Japan could say that. They would call e.g. American Dragon as a anime. Cause it is the definition of this term. Anime is for japanese people an animation, which every cartoon is, so I don't understand why people want to cheat selfs.
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