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<blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 3770592" data-attributes="member: 10397">Exactly. Its important to bear in mind that the broadest definition of &quot;anime&quot; is neither a genre, nor an art style, it is simply any animation from Japan (or some times Asia in general.) It covers all genres, types and styles, and different ones are targeted at different age groups and demographics. &nbsp; And I think the overall attitude toward animation is very different. Most people in the US dismiss anything animated, especially until recently, as purely fare for young children, and as generally having little to no element of seriousness or sophistication. &nbsp; Also, I think some of it is because many other cultures don't have the same assumption that we do that people under 18 are incapable of understanding or enjoying anything sophisticated, complicated or &quot;deep&quot;.&nbsp; The Manga connection is important as well, because as WizarDru says Manga is very culturally accepted in Japan, far more so than comic books here, and most anime are tied to manga, or at least many.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Merlion, post: 3770592, member: 10397"] Exactly. Its important to bear in mind that the broadest definition of "anime" is neither a genre, nor an art style, it is simply any animation from Japan (or some times Asia in general.) It covers all genres, types and styles, and different ones are targeted at different age groups and demographics. And I think the overall attitude toward animation is very different. Most people in the US dismiss anything animated, especially until recently, as purely fare for young children, and as generally having little to no element of seriousness or sophistication. Also, I think some of it is because many other cultures don't have the same assumption that we do that people under 18 are incapable of understanding or enjoying anything sophisticated, complicated or "deep". The Manga connection is important as well, because as WizarDru says Manga is very culturally accepted in Japan, far more so than comic books here, and most anime are tied to manga, or at least many. [/QUOTE]

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