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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TwinBahamut" data-source="post: 3732875" data-attributes="member: 32536">Yeah, this is very much a stylistic quality of anime. Shows up in comedy anime more than in serious anime, but it is there. This is most likely a result of how every anime draws its roots from the work of Osamu Tezuka (which very much has these aspects), which in turn is directly inspired by Disney animation.Can't say that I know what you are talking about... Maybe you are refering to anime that is cheaply made? Reusing animation and overly long static images are hallmarks of a low-budget production.Yeah, this happens. It annoys me, too, but it is a trope seen in some anime. I wouldn't call it one of the stylistic elements that define anime, though... Keep in mind, these are names where the creators use the English words even in the Japanese version, so it is intended to have a slightly different effect for Japanese audiences. It is also important to remember that actual Japanese names are not terribly different. For example, a common Japanese name is "Yuuki", which literaly means "courage".True, especially in works originating from a manga. This is an artifact of drawing styles, as well as a general way of creating interesting visual effect in an easy to draw manner (since animation needs as many shortcuts as possible in order to remain under budget). Not universal, though.This is only an aspect of particular genres of anime (martial arts/shonen anime, mostly), and is not at all different from how things in equivalent genres of other styles (Hong Kong martial arts films) work. Arguably, this is actually based in how martial arts historically functioned.I don't think I have seen anything that fits this description, really... Any specific examples to help me out?Ah, I see what is going on...Keep in mind, only a small fraction of anime is talked about very heavily. There are two distinct subsets which get talked about the most: the mainstream and currently popular anime (which tends to fall into a very narrow realm of genre), and the older anime from before it became relatively mainstream, which has somehow establsihed a wierd anime "canon" taken from the 80's to early 90's.The former category comprises Dragonball, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, Inuyasha, etc. Of what I just said, all but Inuyasha were all published in the same magazine in their original manga form, a genre publication called Shonen Jump. You practically have to follow a certain formula of characters, plot, and ideology to get published in Shonen Jump. Inuyasha was published in Shonen Sunday, a magazine targetting the same audience and general genre as Shonen Jump.The latter category, the anime "canon", is mostly stuff that is fairly popular and is consdiered iconic, but I hate a lot of it... Ninja Scroll is in this list, but I can't stand that movie.As a whole, a lot of the anime that would appeal to a broader variety of tastes is the stuff that is not talked about a lot.</blockquote>

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