by hime-chan » Tue Jul 11, 2006 5:55 pm
i have a feeling that you're taking stereotypical anime that mainstream western people know about, like pokemon and sailor moon, as your basis for "h8"-ing anime.
as said earlier, anime, is animation that comes from japan, let me give you an example that you probably wouldnt think of:
in japan, there is a childrens show called "pitagora suichii" or "pythagoras switch". every week, the show has a feature called "the 10 stick anime", which is basically, an anime made entirely out of 10 sticks (like the sticks from stick figure flash movies), be it them having a race, to joining up to make stick men.
it is still classed as an anime, even if it's a small feature of a childrens show, because it's an animated thing that comes from japan.
do you remember the 2 final fantasy movies? they came from japan, didnt they? they're still anime, regardless of their style, i have freinds that dont understand that concept aswell, i gave up telling them after a while.
now, if you're refering to the style of anime we have at this present day, i doubt that it'll last another 20 years, due to CGI and stuff like that, but that isnt a bad thing, it doesnt stop people from liking anime, heck i dont think you can really "h8" anime, but you can "h8" certain genres of anime, for instance, i really dont like watching things that scare me, so i wont watch scary anime, but i do enjoy comedy, so i'll watch a comedy anime.
"anime" wont end unless every single trace is wiped out, say the earth is destroyed, and no trace of anime has left the planet, then it will have ended, but as long as someone can watch even 1 minute of an anime, it's still there.