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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Epametheus" data-source="post: 584938" data-attributes="member: 719">Heh.  Anime is pretty much the only thing I watch anymore -- I don't even find western live action shows to be that interesting anymore, let alone western animated shows.Well first off, I won't deny that there's plenty of anime that's filth.  I generally succeed in not watching it.  I find comparing anime with American animation to be fairly pointless -- even Digimon has a real plot, and that really is a kid's show.  When I actually find a western animated show to be good (like Batman Beyond), it's in part because the show reminds me of anime I've already seen.  On the other hand, Transformers: Armada, which is actually an anime that's been brought over here, is something that I regard as a genuinely bad show -- probably due in part to the fact that it reminds me a lot of western animation.Random bit:  There's a very simple answer to why girls in anime are drawn fairly young.  It's because they are generally supposed to be young.  The legal age of consent in Japan is 13, though it varies by local.  The legal age of marriage is 18 for males and 16 for females.  The age of majority is 20.  What's defined as jailbait here in the US is defined as fair game over in Japan; they simply have a different set of standards.Oh, and a lot of the girls in short skirts are actually wearing their school uniforms.With that out of the way...I generally watch most anime for the plotlines.  Some anime is good despite the lack of real plot -- Cowboy Bebop being a case in point (most of Bebop's plot is taken care of in about 5 episodes spread across the series, even though it's a 26 ep series).  Some shows, like Trigun or Noir, simply take their good sweet time getting around to the plot.  Kenshin doesn't have its real plotline until ep 28 or so, but the Shishio arc (which is about 30 episodes) actually validates the existence of the show.  Eva, on the other hand, is plot intensive from the very beginning, and so is Saikano.  Basically, I like for the shows that I'm watching to actually have a point to them.I wouldn't say that anime is popular; just a few shows are actually popular, while the rest simply have cult followings.Edit: just rewording a sentence.</blockquote>

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