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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1584363" data-attributes="member: 151">But a lot of anime doesn't require that level of subtext to work, and much of it actually contains enough western references that if it's dubbed into English, you wouldn't really notice.  Consider Witch Hunter Robin, for example.  With a few name changes, if you were to ignore that all of the signs were in Japanese, you could readily ignore all the culutural subtext of Japanese society quite easily.  There is very little in the show that forces the viewer to directly address the nature of Japanese society.  The same could be said for shows like Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, the various Gundams, Akira and most of the other shows listed above.  I mean, I appreciate Gantz for the same reason that I appreciate the Sopranos...it's an interesting character study/fantasy that I'd never want to find myself on the inside of, but love watching the characters who are.  I enjoy John Woo's "The Killer" or Gungrave for the same reason that I enjoy "The Matrix", "Die Hard" and "The Terminator"...lots of action, and sometimes unbelievable stunts or gunplay.  The cultural subtext isn't necessary to appreciate it, and I suspect that most are drawn to it for it's root entertainment value.  If I don't appreciate what a big deal it is for a samurai to cut off his own top-knot, I still see the reaction of everyone around him when he does it.     Another thing to consider is that Anime is heaviily influenced by American animation, delivery and iconography.  That they've branched into their own style shouldn't blind foks to the fact that many of anime's idioscyncracies developed from an american/western visual language.</blockquote>

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