Top 10 Reasons Anime is Better Than American Cartoons
Yeah, that is true. Anime characters have great, different personalities and looks. They are realistic and relatable. Cartoon characters are mostly weird or cute and nothing else. They can't be realistic, cool, or dangerous.
Anime characters make me feel like I'm a part of them too. When they are sad, I'm sad. When they are happy, I'm happy too. When they cry, I cry. When they laugh, I laugh too. That's why anime characters are way better than cartoon characters.
Many times, American cartoons try to achieve good characters, but they get exaggerated, or creators try to make them fun and energetic, only to come off as annoying. The only exceptions I have to this are SpongeBob characters and Gravity Falls characters.
In anime, however, characters are actually real. Even in fantastical anime like One Piece, you have a boy who has an ultimate dream and tries to achieve it but stumbles through obstacles along the way.
Anime has a lot of depth in the story. There usually is a deeper meaning you can get from it. Unlike American cartoons, anime can get really serious with certain topics. Cartoons are based around light topics. In anime, characters grow a lot as individuals. They change through their experiences, while characters in cartoons usually stay the same.
I think anime also can grasp the viewer's attention even if they don't like the art because of the story. That's how I ended up loving One Piece, even though I vowed to never read or watch it because I thought it was a childish, stupid anime. The plot lines in anime are really clever and well thought out.
Due to anime's ability to have a serious nature, I feel for the characters. American cartoons are all about comedy without a plot, so I never care about the characters. Isn't there an entire video on YouTube devoted to all the Kenny deaths from South Park? How am I supposed to care when he dies literally every episode?
Anime is different because it lets me connect by making the characters real and relatable. Even if we're not talking about heavily emotional anime where I cry over characters dying or being seriously injured (like Kagari from Psycho Pass and Izaya from Durarara), I still feel emotions for the characters.
Have you seen Fairy Tail's strongest females? Just look at Erza Scarlet and Mirajane Strauss in battle form. Piss either of them off and you're in big trouble.
Have any of you seen Hyperdimension Neptunia? It's based around all female characters.
Sure, it's fanservicey, but all the characters are bosses. It's not even nearly as fanservicey as, say, Sword Art Online. I haven't ever seen any likeable, strong female characters in American cartoons.
Hell yeah! Yoko Littner is not only a strong female character, but she has character depth added to her as well! Unlike Isabella!
All of the above. They draw better, there is more action, and nobody beats Japanese imagination. The best anime/cartoons I have ever seen in my life were all Japanese: Ninja Scroll, Akira, Battle Angel, The Hakkenden, Neo Tokyo, Doomed Megalopolis, Karas: The Prophecy, Princess Mononoke, Ghost in the Shell, and too many others.
The American cartoons bore me with their stiffness, thick lines, and blocky look. All the Batman cartoons, to date, are a perfect example.
Hell yeah! You gotta love how the animation in every anime looks. It's beautiful, and really, I like the mouth dub kind of thing. Unlike the cartoons where the voice must be in sync and animated at the same time, or something, you know what I mean.
Anime scenes are pretty realistic. But in cartoons, you see that the fight was off-screen or just a cloud with stars and swirling lines. Alternatively, you also see a tornado (like in the old Looney Tunes).
I love fight scenes more than any other scenes by far, and anime exaggerates them so you can't help loving them! Don't believe me? Watch Naruto or Bleach and you'll see.
The fight scenes can be incredibly violent, almost as violent as a Quentin Tarantino movie. Characters bleed, bones are broken, and some of them even die.
All anime love stories are better than American cartoon love stories, especially Sword Art Online. Who says a virtual reality series has to be only about fighting and epic moments?
Romance was the main thing that helped compel me to watch Sword Art Online. I really liked Kirito and Asuna as a couple and never regretted watching this anime.
Seeing Kirito and Asuna be number 1 on a Top 10 Anime Romances video by WatchMojo was one of the reasons I finally watched Sword Art Online. And guess what? I really loved the romance and the anime as well.
I'm a boy and I love romance, so I loved Kirito and Asuna and how their relationship developed over time. I find it quite stupid how people hate romance when it's supposed to be a part of their life if they ever want to get married.
Cartoons always portray their antagonists as losers. They try to send the "good guys always win" message, which is not very realistic. However, the antagonists of anime are very dangerous and present a real challenge to the protagonists. It is impossible for the protagonists to defeat them without undergoing rigorous training.
In Bleach, for example, Ichigo Kurosaki had to risk losing his Soul Reaper powers in order to reach the final Getsuga Tensho and defeat Sosuke Aizen. Many characters in anime even die while fighting the antagonists, as seen in Naruto when Pain (or Nagato) killed Jiraiya.
Everyone has a different sense of humor. One guy might find a joke of lifting a girl's skirt to be hilarious, but the guy next to him finds the joke to be immature and creepy.
The cartoons and anime I have watched have a variety of comedy. Even though I didn't find some jokes funny, I could see the effort put into it.
A lot of American cartoons rely too much on slapstick humor and random gags that are just annoying. Anime does it better because it's not constant. It's funny when it wants to be and can be dead serious when it needs to be.
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In anime, when a character is in despair or sad, it is often better than in American cartoons. An example is when anime characters feel pain or sorrow, they scream out in pain, somewhat like a real scream. In American cartoons, I hear "IT HURTS" or "DOH," which isn't very appealing to me.
I'd rather listen to anime openings than the Adventure Time opening. It starts out epic, but then turns into pitiful singing. The song is trash compared to Guren no Yumiya, Crossing Field, and Ignite.
Nichijou's music is great for cartoon and anime fans because it sort of sounds like music that would be in a Looney Tunes cartoon.
I doubt that any cartoon background music will ever surpass or even be as great as anime ones like Sis Puella Magica.
Anime intros are well-crafted, long, and professional. Cartoon ones, on the other hand, are short, plain, and beginner-like. Cartoon intros look like they have no art or creativity in them.
Although some American cartoons do have catchy intros (look at Rick and Morty or even The Simpsons), it's the fact that anime has more great intros that makes this reason valid.
Anime intros are the best. Most are one and a half minutes long, but the songs are so good I'd listen to them even outside of anime. For cartoons? Nah.
It adds more to the plot and changes what is going on in the storyline! It's crazy and I love it!
In Madoka Magica, none of the other Puella Magis were brought back to life until Ultimate Madoka revived them in the new world she created. Their deaths in the previous world (Madoka kind of died because she rewrote the universe while destroying herself, and Homura probably died) actually contributed to Madoka's character development and had significant storyline purposes.
If Mami had survived the fight with Charlotte, Madoka would have become a magical girl, Kyoko wouldn't have come to Mitakihara, and Homura would have had to reset the whole situation (unintentionally worsening Madoka's fate). If Sayaka hadn't turned into a witch, Madoka wouldn't have thought of the wish to erase witches and might have wished for something else, like the cake idea Mami gave her. If Kyoko had killed Sayaka's witch and stayed alive, Madoka wouldn't have been that desperate or thought of her final wish.
Madoka being that powerful makes sense. Initially, she might have wished for a loaf of bread, then lettuce, then meat, cheese, and later a tomato and another loaf of bread. In the end, she wished for a full sandwich. In other words, Homura adapted a colder personality each time she reset time, and Madoka's potential and powers as a magical girl increased every time.
In the world of anime (and manga), there is something to watch for everyone, no matter their age, gender, or preferences. You can find anything from thriller, adventure, and action to romantic comedies, and any kind of childish theme you can come up with.
No matter the theme you think of, there's sure to be an anime about it!
I like some American cartoons, but anime has always appealed to me a lot more. In my opinion, many American cartoons are super stupid and unfunny. Anime is usually a lot more serious and easier to take seriously.
Anime features many great supporting characters who help the main character. In Dragon Ball Z, you have Master Roshi, who was Goku's master, and King Kai, who teaches Goku the techniques that help him fight against the Saiyans. There's also Bulma, who, despite her constant nagging, proves to be a real help with her technology, especially the Dragon Ball Radar.
In Fullmetal Alchemist, there's Winry, the very Auto Engineering who gave Ed his automail that got him back on his feet, and let's not forget Pinako. There's also Maes Hughes, who becomes the closest thing to a real father to Ed and Al.
It's not really that important, but it does annoy me that certain characters haven't aged at all. The Simpsons have been on the air for over 20 seasons, yet Bart and Lisa are still in grade school. Don't you think by now they would be in college, or at least Lisa?
Goku is 12 at the end of Dragon Ball and he's 45 at the end of DBZ.
Most characters in American cartoons are 10 years old for the whole series or something (except for Adventure Time, Steven Universe, etc.). In anime, they actually age (okay, except Ash).
I haven't watched much anime, but I saw two anime series where the characters change clothes every episode.
In Gravity Falls, the only character who changes clothes is Mabel. I've seen a few characters in Clarence change clothes a few times, and some characters in Steven Universe, Adventure Time, and Regular Show as well.
The only legitimate anime series that contains toilet humor is Gintama, but other than that, there is just one anime with toilet humor. Plus, it doesn't overuse toilet humor, and at least the toilet humor can be funny.
Most cartoons, such as Sanjay and Craig, Breadwinners, Fanboy & Chum Chum, and Uncle Grandpa, have overused toilet humor. Sigh... sure, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy had a lot of toilet humor as well, but at least it wasn't overused.
Now, most cartoons that aren't well-written superhero shows don't seem to be like that anymore.
I'm not saying all cartoons have a cheap plot, but most do. For example, SpongeBob SquarePants has no direct plot along with cringe-worthy characters, as does Phineas and Ferb. However, in most animes, they actually have a plot that you can understand.
For example, Eren and a few other characters from Attack on Titan have a main goal of defeating Titans and bringing humanity back. In Soul Eater, Soul and Maka's goal is to make Soul a death scythe and for Maka to be a powerful meister like her mother. But that doesn't mean that every anime in history has a great plot.
Yes, I can relate to Kirito from SAO because I win everything (including a harem) by being edgy and saving girls.
I can relate to Kirito from Sword Art Online, Eren from Attack on Titan, or Shinichi from Parasyte -the maxim-.
I have to agree on this one! England from Hetalia - I can relate to him.
I personally think that the characters in anime, both boys and girls, are cuter, prettier, and more handsome than most cartoon characters. Many boys in anime are so attractive. Sure, they all look like they have the same face, but that's the point of art style.
Each anime has different art styles from each other, which makes it quite refreshing. They don't have the same body builds and bodily features.
I totally agree! Most American cartoon characters who are meant to be "cute" are not cute at all, with a few exceptions of course.
Death Note lesson: Too much power and greed can lead you nowhere.
Anime isn't for everybody.
Yeah, even anime like Sword Art Online, Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist, Gurren Lagann, and Parasyte -the maxim- have actual plots. Even Americancartoonssuck is right (by the way, loving the username). Pokemon isn't the only anime, you know!
I have seen plenty of both anime and American cartoons, and I can say for certain that anime is more likely to have big plotlines than Western cartoons.
Anime has real plots, not a bunch of random things happening for no reason.
And maybe virtual reality if they watch Sword Art Online.
Yes, because this actually inspired me to learn Japanese.