Is it normal that I can't take anime seriously as a form of art? I see it more as a form of entertainment for children, or in some cases adult entertainment. But when people start calling it art, I just can't take it seriously. I go to an art school, so I learn about all forms of art, including modern, classical, abstract, pop among many others, whcih includes early japanese art. But anime...I just can't take it, or it's fans seriously as an art form.
is this normal?
It's not about the technicue of how it is drawn or rendered, it's the message it carries. Many anime movies have a message that is completely not understandable to kids, so they watch it just as some cartoon, without understanding what's going on.
Anime is not porn, it's a normal movie, just drawn.
Modern art is hilarious, and if that can be considered art, then anime can as well.
As far as the otaku go.. (hardcoreanimefans)
I feel your pain.
I went to an anime convention for five days and left smoking cigarettes and hating anime for the next few years of my life.
But seriously, you shouldn't let people ruin things for you.
ChrisUFC? WTF!?
What people don't understand about anime, is that it is 100% art!!!! Have you actually looked at it you morons!? Do you look at the f**ing backgrounds!? The older versions were actually painted, the drawings are made with fine detail in some of them and the situations they're in consist of many art forms! How could you NOT see it as art!?!?!?!
If for some retarded reason you dont like it then dont dis it. Its definatly not for nerds or little kids. Thousands of teens watch beautiful romance ones. Theres comedy and horror and everything you could dream of. If you understood it like I do, you'd kill yourself for making that comment.
And yes its entertainment. But expression is something the japanese are strong in. Their music is so creative and everything they do has morals. They have strong expression in their animation. Animation; look it up in a dictionary. Its an art form. And what do you think anime is? Exactly.
And yes there are ones like Pokemon and stuff for kids and are crappy, but they are still art. Just crappy art.
I hope ive made myself clear. Dont stereotype things.. Its what i hate about humans the most.
Now if that is not quite good enough, I do have one surprise for you. Check this link out: http://www.moca-la.org/murakami/
It's a link to the Takashi Murakami exhibit that was featured at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles last year. It is a little crazy, but at least some of this stuff is undeniably art.
I like sci-fi and robots and things, but I cannot STAND the crap theat they push in episodes of gundam, and I hate the way the mobile-suits 'fight' and so on, but if you take a freeze frame of one of those when they arent moving.
I mean, hell, somebody has gone in, and they've drawn the litte armour panels, the joints and servos, even teeny-tiny rivets and air vents. it's incredible!
The japanese can do so much with a brush and a pen. INCREDIBLE!
It's the 2 hour movies like these, real anime, that it get's it's reputation from.
Just consider this: Shows with people acting can be bad shows too. It's about the story line.