tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33604424.post75911540548042041..comments2023-10-20T11:37:39.595-04:00Comments on Screaming Rants of Henry Thurlow (Animation Blog): "Anime" vs "Not Anime"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04037198773171822154noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33604424.post-68663531165993338312016-10-21T12:11:58.681-04:002016-10-21T12:11:58.681-04:00I think the "just don`T be a dick about it&qu...I think the "just don`T be a dick about it" comment is spot on.<br /><br />Personally, (if this wasn`t clear in the post) I do still use the term "anime" when referring to Animation produced in Japan as opposed to "cartoon" or "animation" when referring to western shows.<br /><br />If it`s a "kinda middle of the road" situation I just go with the flow. If the person I`m speaking with is calling it an "anime" then that`s fine, if they`re calling it "American animation" or whatever ... then I just with that as well.<br /><br />"Don`t stress it ... cause in the end everyone is actually working together to produce all this stuff" is the moral I`m going for.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037198773171822154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33604424.post-19012374710612493012016-10-21T04:07:35.746-04:002016-10-21T04:07:35.746-04:00> Genocyber and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
So...> Genocyber and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust<br /><br />So yes I still think if it isn't made for a Japanese audience it isn't under what I define as anime. Why even define something if you don't have clear borders anyway? Just use cartoon, which anime would be a part of. <br /><br />But we do speak of anime, because it is something foreign - something that wasn't made with us in mind. We differentiate between that because it is useful in that case.Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144492695957055617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33604424.post-83184484321054542612016-10-21T02:00:40.928-04:002016-10-21T02:00:40.928-04:00I think this is one of those things where the &quo...I think this is one of those things where the "it's fine, just don't be a dick about it" rule of thumb easily applies. <br /><br />It's fine if someone wants to keep using the term "anime" to refer pseudo-exclusively to animation that is produced within the Japanese animation industry (e.g. produced by studios based in Japan and/or by people who have made their careers in said industry) as long as that person is open-minded about the fact that isn't a perfect definition. As long as they understand that it is just their personal defintion, they aren't a dick about the corner cases, and they're open to discussing titles that don't meet their personal criteria for "anime" ... well that's fine, call it whatever you want! 99.9% of the time, we all know what they mean by "anime", and the other 0.1% of the time it'll just be a shrug and "Yeah, that's a weird one, I guess it partially is and isn't what I would call anime, but whatever it doens't really matter." If they want to call that new show they're watching from Hong Kong "donghua" instead of "anime" but they're just as open to liking and discussing the show either way... well that's fine by me, whatever floats your boat.<br /><br />But on the other hand, people who think that they need to build walls around their precious definition of what is and isn't "anime" and act as if it is some sort of trascendently superior industry to any other animation which mustn't be tarnished by association with anything that doesn't meet their rigid definition... yeah those people need a reality check. Though it's fun ask them why they do/don't think The Red Turtle is anime since it was made by Ghibli, and then watching their head explode.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694831185009731762noreply@blogger.com