AnimeNfo

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

 What do you want from anime??

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

I watch to amuse myself, to remember past events in life, to escape from reality (just for a while), and a whole lot of other reasons.

Least of which is to see panty shots.

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I just wish that there are anime that can be watch with my valentine's date. It can be quite romantic. I read the thread " Has anime ever made you cry" I think there are people who cried before. Anime for valentine is must be very interesting

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

Well, you can check out the recommendations thread for a good one to watch with your valentine.

[Caireen (#65939)]

Not all endings are unsatisfying! There are some I've watched that leave me with a wonderful FEEL GOOD feeling and you have to remember that a lot of stories can't possible have a conclusive ending, because the characters the story is based around will carry on with their lives once the chapter the viewer has just watched, is finished!!
If you want to watch something that is so conclusive that there is no way a continuation is possible, try out Texhonlyze

[Seven Of Four (#63088)]

I watch Anime... "because"

[kazi (#88254)]

Creativity is always nice to see. That's why I like OP so much.

[Villain (#24670)]

Re: What do you want from anime??

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

In general, I want to be entertained.

Some series I want to get involved. I want it to expand on a world that isn't possible. Take a supposition "What if..." and expand on it. This is the same reason that I read sci-fi and fantasy.

Some series, I want to see the characters. To watch as they become people that I can almost feel like I know. To go through their problems, and not mine for a while, which is I guess to escape reality for a bit.

Panty shots... LOL! No, I don't watch anime for the fanservice. While I'll admit that I find many of the female character designs appealing, some of them disturbingly so, I don't really need to see their undergarments. In many cases I find the fanservice moments to be artificial, and a disruption of the story. For the other cases, I guess it could be categorised as a "guilty pleasure."

Another part of the reason that I watch anime is for insights into Japanese culture. Even if the story takes place in a fantasy world, some of the perspectives and assumptions made by the writer come along with it. I find it interesting to see those parts that enter into the story. Actually, in a way, I think the panty shots are a part of that aspect as well.

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

Most romance anime always end up in a good way. I haven't watch romance anime with sad endings.. I mean in cruel way. I don't like happy ever after romance anime.....

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I want a romance anime with no happy endings...

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[JoReTa (#98757)]

Why? Why not?

Sheer escapism, to laugh, to cry, to live vicarously, to be scared and frightened, to be saved. To be romanced, to be reasured that there are sillier men around than that idiot boyfriend. To hope. To learn, to think, to fight, to discover.

Did I miss anything?

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

Any anime with no male character??

[Sumomo (#45447)]

Well, opposed to others here, I want sad endings.
Those endings make me remember the animes in a much deeper way, than the happy ones.

The happy ones dont really make me feel anything, it just feels like every other movie.
But those that make me cry, makes me think, makes me feel.

Grave of the fireflies is by far my favorite anime because it moved me so much.

[CakeOrDeath (#86677)]

[Ken Hayashi (#52012)]

[Manuel (#77615)]

I watch anime, because television sucks. A good anime has everything: Humor, action, suspence, impact and panty shots.

Indeed Berserk ended fine, but my favourite last Ep is Under the Sky so Blue from Trigun. Magnificent! The FMA movie is very satisfying as well.

But back ontopic. My main reason to watch anime lately is to be entertained and to find nice screenshots, from which I can make fanart. See my topic Anime/Game fanart for the fanart. I also like to share opinions about the latest eps of Bleach / Naruto with a nephew of mine.

[-gecko- (#79870)]

I watch anime for entertainment, so I'll watch just about anything.

The best for me are ones with character depth and a great story. Also I learn alot about Japanese culture. You don't get that from TV in the US. I prefer animation to live action.

Comedic fasnservice and shows that make you cry in happiness are a real plus!

[Nuhsshun Takamoto (#69832)]

i watch anime to hear stories, just like a book or a story from a friend, anime itself has a way of expressing its own story... probably why my favorite genre is romance

[Luther (#82867)]

I watch anime because it distinguishes itself apart from the rest of the animated world. Anime has given us different genres for people with different tastes. This is the main reason I watch anime because of its diversity and maturity compared to american cartoons. Another reason is that the styles of animation are intriguing that every different character and background design fits the whole perspective of the story. Anime also brings a new spice to reused plots and gives the plot a more different perspective than the western counterpart. Last but not least it's fun. Anime is there to entertain and it shows.

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I think american realised the their animation is not as good as japanese animation. Now they try join venture with japanese to make their own animation. I think it is a good start. Hope american animation can remake into anime.

[Nuhsshun Takamoto (#69832)]

Knowing the friggin americans they will only butcher and beat to death the only thing that makes anime well... anime heh the damn americans kill ANYTHING thats based like anime, only 1 sucess in my book... teen titans, and that still isnt that closely bound to anime. i say keep anime at its roots, IN JAPAN

[SupraGuy (#92823)]

Personally, I don't think it matters what the Americans do. If they produce "anime-like" animation it'll either be good or bad, but it will not affect anime coming from Japan. Japan does not make anime specifically for export, they make it for Japanese audiences. If the American animation gets good enough that they want to re-dub it in Japanese, that might be one thing, but in that case, wouldn't that indicate that it's at least as good as what they would want to produce? I'd expect that they'd hire the same seiyuu as they do for their own anime.

Japanese anime isn't going to stop just because other places change their animation style. If North American animation gets better then I see that as a win-win situation. Particularly if North American animation can start to attract an older audience, so that animation can be accepted as more than just a kid's media by the mainstream population. To my eyes that can only increase anime's popularity, meaning greater volume sales of DVDs and/or manga, which will in turn allow the companies bringing it over to make greater profits with lower prices.

Bck to topic:

I watch anime primarily for entertainment. I enjoy the storylines, which are more in-depth than the average production. I also like sci-fi/fantasy, which the anime genre is full of. Even stories that are primarily something else usually have some of these elements to them. Oh yeah, and for comedy, I like funny where they don't have to add a laugh track to tell you when they've cracked a joke. Laugh tracks in comedies seem somehow insulting.

The character designs are also appealing, which makes it fun to watch. The exaggerated expressions and actions add comic relief.

I also enjoy the little titbits of Japanese culture that I get through the storylines. Some of the little things that the writers and animators may not even be doing deliberately as Japanese culture, but simply because that's what they would see as normal.

[Manuel (#77615)]

Nuhsshun Takamoto and SupraGuy: You couldnt have said it better. Teen Titans is the only American 'Anime' I really like, but it does feel like the US is stealing anime.

Actually, Hollywood is the studio that made the world meet animation. We should be thankful.

And we all want anime to be more popular and less expensive, I give you that.

[nauXolo (#69311)]

I watch anime for entertainment. I particularly like anime because of much of it is built on longer relationships, or epic fights... so it allows me to get more into the series. Even if some animes are episodic, those animes that have either 1) a cool central personality or 2) some character change

If american cartoons had any of these attributes, I wouldn't mind watching. Also, I find English to be a really yucky sounding language... so the whole japanese "exotic" appeal is prettyi nteresting too

[Rx (#82062)]

Good question. I guess I've never really thoguth about it. I want well.. girls, action, I look at alot more but the only person that can supply that is Ken Akamatsu.

[Luther (#82867)]

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I hope all animation developers can bring up their animation. I like superheroes animation like Justice League....

[Ch1pPy™ (#106014)]

[cranston (#84421)]

Superhero cartoons used to appeal, but I was much younger then. The only superhero cartoons even mildly entertaining to me these days are the comic spoofs, like the one with that "I am Valhallan, the mighty god of rock!"

The main thing now which is lacking in American cartoons is that the target audience is obviously young kids. Cartoon-violence and action-excitement is what they give. There just isn't any drama in those cartoons.

Wait a minute, there is 1 exception. Transformers The Movie. The one where Optimus [spoiler:5782f42975]kicks the bucket.[/spoiler:5782f42975] This may be the one cartoon I still like to see as an adult.

~cranston (not interested in rehashing the 'Is Transformers an anime or cartoon' debate at this point in time)

[Tithis (#105944)]

I watch anime mainly to entertain myself and let me escape from reality a bit. What makes it appealing to me is different though.

Its appealing to me because I'm stuck somewhere between being an adult and being a kid. Anime appeals to the adult side of me by having such complex plot lines and character development paired with stories that really make you think. It also appeals the to childish side of me by being so incredibly imaginative, anything can happen in an anime.

Many forms of media appeal to one side or the other. But very few appeal to both.

[shireen (#57486)]

I mainly watch anime for entertainment and to laugh Just to kinda help me relax and cheer me up

[slippy (#46880)]

[Brandino (#102083)]

I watch anime for the entertainment and to laugh mostly. Its also so much easier to get into than american cartoons.

[ForgottenPassage (#106807)]

Re: What do you want from anime??

[Cody (#102298)]

When I'm watching anime what I want is a good and very detailed story with detailed characters that all have a purpose no extras, and I dont want a predictable story, I like lots of suspence

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I don't want anime to be too long. The story will be boring

[Caireen (#65939)]

[megumi24 (#104887)]

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

I don't know any long series anime that i felt not boring... I really need to dig for more anime.

[Ch1pPy™ (#106014)]

[Caireen (#65939)]

[Leoruthion (#54021)]

Everyone have their own view. I think more than 26 episodes is long. It depends on the anime itself. Fullmetal Alchemist is a good long series anime for me.

[Cody (#102298)]

Well 26 episodes is the average length because that means it'll run half a year. But I don't necessary think that any anime above 26 episodes is long because some series that have 26 episodes, each episode is only like 19 minuets not including the opening and ending theme, while some others could be 26 episodes and 24-25 minuets per episode without counting the opening and ending. Now that might not seem likemuch but if you add those minuets you can get an extra hour in all.