Your Stupid Anime Vs. American Animation Artical

Letter #1
From: Information withheld
Date: 10/01/2000
Subject: your stupid anime vs. american animation artical
I think you’re just some stupid, lifeless, overly proud american that
couldn’t know good animation if it bit ‘im in the @$$! First off you’re
trying to compare disney to Toho, Pioneer, or any other japanese animation
studio. And in response to your quest. about why a person can be entertained
by 5 minutes of us animation but not anime ( your “question of simple logic
for obsessed anime fans”) is a simple question indeed. That’s because
American Animation is all slapstick comedy that has no plot what so ever! A
person can’t be entertained by 5 min. of anime because it has plot, and each
episode flows together as a story. American animation is a story but not
in-depth. Using “The Simpsons” as an example, It’s a broken story of a
family. It’s funny, i won’t deny that but i want in-depth plot, action, and
good music in a show, not just cheap 30 min. laughs. And in response to your
section on video quality, the reason for animes slightly bad video quality is
because most animes people who don’t really like anime see are shows that
were relesed in japan in the 1980s or even the 1970s. DragonBall Z and Gundam
Wing (two common animes that casual fans know) ended in 1993 (dbz) and the
mid-80s (GW). So if the video quality is bad, the crappy american production
studio is to blame. And finally, Japan didn’t steal anime ideas from the
american’s piece of crap animation. Most were made mangas from old Japanese,
Chinese, Korean, or even vietnamese legends. The newer Mecha animes were
creations of a brilliant mind of a Japanese creator.
So say hello to the average 12 year-old American, J-anime obsessed guy.

P.S. Next time know the real fact before you write, not some 1819 “humorous
drawings” crap. And next time you ever play any videogame think of your
buddies in Japan.

Letter #2
From:Information withheld
Date: 10/04/2000
Subject: What are you talking about
I think you must be completely out of your mind. American animation has zero
to no character development. The reason it may seem that animes are “boring”
or hard to understand is because of story and character development. The ONLY
company that has any merit in American animation is Disney, and even they
bother me. They only target children with their corny musicals and talking
inanimate objects. The only American animation that has come out worth any
praise whatsoever is “Tarzan.” All other American animation is boring with no
angles or artistic touches from the director. Anime’s directors are true
artists. They direct as they would a live action film. The action lines you
referred to only exist if the movie has a low budget, not all animes have
them. You obviously did not do your research before making these false
statements about anime. The characters in anime are drawn much more
realistically than the completely exaggerated human characters in American
animation. You must take into consideration also the fact that anime is made
with a much lower budget than American animation. The quality therefore is
much more impressive when compared to the mediocre animation from America
with a higher budget. The stories in anime are much more complicated and
enthralling than ANYTHING AMERICAN ANIMATION HAS EVER DONE. You care about
the characters and you watch the story develop. Even at first if there is a
pattern in the episodes, the story begins to unfold slowly. When has American
animation ever dealt with stories about religion or ever explored the human
mind? NEVER. Anime is FAR, FAR, FAR superior to American animation in just
about every way.

P.S. If this is not to Marker Apenname directly, could the recipient please
forward it to him. Thank you.

John DeLucca
Letter #3
From:
Date: 11/24/2000
Subject: Anime vs American Animation (Comments)
Dear Marker Apenname,
I read your essay and found it interesting. I myself am an American
citizen who enjoys anime very much and I’ve liked it since I was 3 years old.
This I hope you find very interesting because it is associated with DISNEY.
Back in 1985 when I was 3 years old.. Disney casted a japanese dubbed
animated film called “Unico.” There were 2 movies of it but the third never
came out. I still have it recorded till this day and I hope this puts your
views and perspective in a better train of thought. Many people enjoy anime
and they enjoy for a reason. Please continue researching why and maybe you
will find out that anime isn’t just about color, quality, and plotting. Anime
is a new and vivid way to enjoy animation. Disney is usually more enjoyed by
children. Anime on the other hand, is a wide variety for all ages and
audiences. Thank you for your time and have a nice day.
Sincerely,
Rachel C.
Letter #4
From:
Date: 11/26/2000
Subject: Anime Versus American Animation
All I can do is laugh at your article. In fact, I printed it out, and my
friends and I all just laughed and laughed…

What did you do? Watch two episodes of Dragon Ball Z and base your so
called “theories” upon that? You haven’t even grazed anime in the slightest,
due to the idiocy which plagues this article. Sure, I’m American, but I
certainly don’t think they produce the best of cartoons. I enjoy anime quite
a bit. In fact, I think most animes are highly superior to that of which
Americans throw out at us. You want to see a proud product of America? Take
one look at the disgustingly drawn “Wild Thornberries” and “Rugrats.” Just
TRY and tell me that’s something to be proud of, I certainly don’t think it
is.
You mention how anime uses nothing but jagged lines. I dare you, yes, DARE
you to go watch Tenchi Muyo OAVs, and try and point out all those “jagged
lines”. The animation is fluid, the animation is detailed, the animation is
shaded just right and you certainly can’t prove me wrong. Your
“Americans-Can’t-Do-Wrong” idea just makes me sick! You praise Disney so
highly, but shall we look at the fact that Disney is *hardly* original with
the fact HALF of their movies and stories originate from Grimm Fairy Tales,
or other writers? Not to mention half the time the distort the story so
horribly, that you’re disgusted!
In your article, you state: “Why is it that people can watch as little as
five minutes of American animation and still find it entertaining, but it is
not so for Japanese anime?”
I laugh. I laugh long, and loud my poor, disillusional man. You should very
carefully state that SOME anime has this effect, or that SOME people react in
the manner that you seem to have. I am capable of watching an entire SERIES
and remain interested, even if I’ve seen it god knows how many times. It
still holds intrest. Because guess what? It’s ENTERTAINING. Because guess
what? It has PLOT. I admit that I adore the Looney Tunes cartoons – but how
could you possibly connect a coyote that chases a road runner to a group of
people who are trying to…oh, let’s say save the world? Or find some
mystical power? Or any of the countless anime plots? You can’t, so don’t try.
If anyone, American that is, deserves credit for great cartoons, it would be
Warner Brothers in all their glory. But it doesn’t make them better than
anime, or vice versa, due to the way everything has changed! And the fact
they’re two totally seperate things! Now Bugs Bunny is only for selling
stuff, not for the great laughs he used to produce. It’s all changing, so you
had better get with it.

In another paragraph, you state: “For instance, there might be a few scenes
of comic relief mixed in here and there. Also, an American cartoon might be
bound to a simple rule that the good guys must always win in the end, but how
they win is a different story. In different episodes, the good guys will win
through different means, not just fighting. That’s called ingenuity! “
No, my dear, that’s called ANIME. Now, everyone’s tastes differ, I know
that. But let me reccomend something: Slayers. Tenchi Muyo. Record of Lodoss
War. Trigun. These animes are amazing, to me. All of these incoperate humor,
especially Slayers, Tenchi Muyo and Trigun. However, they all have
exceedingly serious moments yet humour can be sprinkled in to prevent viewers
from having an excess of that seriousness.
Also, good guys don’t always win in animes. Sometimes they lose, because of
a mistake or a desiscion they made. That points out obvious human flaws,
which make it all more realistic. However, most times good guys win just like
in the American cartoons. And they DON’T always solve it by fighting.
You seriously need to make sure you know what you’re talking about before
you go and trash it the way you did. You apparently know NOTHING about anime,
and should be horribly ashamed of this so-called “essay”.

Try not to write anything on this again – it’ll spare you the humiliation.

Letter #5
From:
Date: 4/20/2001
Subject: ah-HEM….

Did you write the one about comparing American animation to Japanese anime?
If u did, no offense to you but it sucks.
You seem to be all huffed-up on America. Believe me buddy its not that
great. While American children watch things like powerpuff girls and Dexter’s
lab and rot their brains with crap, the Japanese children watch things with
cultural influences.
It seems for your “essay” you didn’t research anime too much. You
clearly didn’t realize the fact that the camera angles are much more complex,
there ARE good plots, and they put more emphasis on things, such as when the
main character is talking, there is a close up of the mouth, and if someone
is, say, sad, they focus on the eye.
You were too busy puffing out your chest about America that you
skipped over some of the greatest cartoons ever made. You probably have never
watched more than 2 episodes of an anime show. Now, I’m not necessarily
putting America down, but ya know what I have to say? Stuff it up your nose
and move on!!!
*Have a nice day,*
~ Emilie ~