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Message: <blockquote data-quote="s/LaSH" data-source="post: 1143608" data-attributes="member: 6929">It's interesting to try to define anime style, isn't it? Put Ghost In The Shell next to Pokemon, and then tell me what style is getting tired...Now, as for Americans doing anime-style stuff: If they do it well, and it looks cool, then go ahead, I don't care. If they do it poorly, then it sucks and I don't watch it. I confess knowing virtually nothing about the background thereof, but a show titled 'Totally Spies' seems vaguely anime-esque to me yet isn't really all that good (although I have heard that one episode had Simon Templeman in it). That's something I'd avoid - it's a pander, as opposed to an actual adaptation of the 'style'. Which I think I mentioned is like saying 'the style of books', because it's rather general.One thing I hate about anime, however, is the comedic things - giant sweatdrops, super-deformed faces, that kinda thing. This doesn't infect all anime, fortunately - or it's understated; DragonBall Z may have dramatic sweat, but it's in individual droplets rather than a bucket-sized swelling. I confess I felt that humanity was doomed when a recent Transformers series actually gave Predacons giant sweatdrops. We can all agree that the people involved should be shot, right?Anyway, I don't care if it's Japanese or American - Japanese cartoons can be more mature and have cooler stand-alone images, while American cartoons can have a higher budget and animate more accurately and fluidly. That's the rough assessment I've made of the two styles. Now when they come together, you get really freaky cool stuff.</blockquote>

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