A lot of anime, when based on a manga series, is full of filler, so I generally much prefer to read the manga than watch the anime, but if there are some good fights or banter, I tend to enjoy watching those kinds of anime (as long as they aren't excessively lengthy). I can honestly read an entire volume of a manga (8 or 9 chapters, maybe 10 if there's not a lot of dialogue) in the time it takes to watch a half-hour episode of that same series' anime, so that makes watching them a little less appealing in most cases.
Western cartoons tend to be more humorous and satirical and often rely on shock value, while anime is generally a somewhat more serious (even if of the comedic genre) storytelling medium. But yes, there is a lot of sexual portrayal of women of all ages, it's just a cultural thing that permeates their art in a way we may be too prudish to comprehend (or maybe they're just excessively perverted...I'm of the mind that the jury's still out on either) and if that bothers you, there is plenty to choose from that doesn't veer into that territory (at least with the younger ones), so there's no reason to paint the entire art form with the same brush, as it were. And it's not like American cinema doesn't do that same sort of thing when it feels it's convenient (Star Trek Into Darkness was a great, disappointing example of that).
I'm fine with Western cartoons (since they rarely have graphic novels that can be read, or if they do, they're rarely of the same quality) and Japanese manga with the occasional anime, they both have a great deal to offer and, even if the experience turns out to be unpleasant, I'll have learned something and further refined my tastes.
Western cartoons tend to be more humorous and satirical and often rely on shock value, while anime is generally a somewhat more serious (even if of the comedic genre) storytelling medium. But yes, there is a lot of sexual portrayal of women of all ages, it's just a cultural thing that permeates their art in a way we may be too prudish to comprehend (or maybe they're just excessively perverted...I'm of the mind that the jury's still out on either) and if that bothers you, there is plenty to choose from that doesn't veer into that territory (at least with the younger ones), so there's no reason to paint the entire art form with the same brush, as it were. And it's not like American cinema doesn't do that same sort of thing when it feels it's convenient (Star Trek Into Darkness was a great, disappointing example of that).
I'm fine with Western cartoons (since they rarely have graphic novels that can be read, or if they do, they're rarely of the same quality) and Japanese manga with the occasional anime, they both have a great deal to offer and, even if the experience turns out to be unpleasant, I'll have learned something and further refined my tastes.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
