No, anime is very much a genre -- it's a specific style. It comes in five different media forms in regular use (graphic novel, illustrations, renderings, hand-animation, computer animation) and some others in rarer use, but that doesn't change its status as a genre. Horror is also a genre, which also comes in all of the previously mentioned media forms.
I'm not particularly fond of horror, nor am I particularly fond of anime.
Naokohiro wrote:
Anyway, I still find it annoying how misinformed the world is. Get used to it - man, the misinformed definition of "anime" is among the most unimportant out of the MANY usual misconceptions of the common person. Anime is not a genre, it's not what you watch on TV, it's more of a gateway. (Like Movies or Video Games.) Gateway??? But you're correct - "anime" is not an actual genre of TV series, in fact, there is no such actual English word, and it originates from Japanese ('anime' is a simply a Japanese word for 'animation')... it is commonly used in English, but that usage doesn't refer to a genre, but more of a type - it simply means 'Japanese animation', which can still be of any genre - action, romance, fantasy, sci-fi... So many people are missing out on the anime that isn't on TV and isn't popular, yet is still very good... So, I still even know people who say, "anime is crap." You are so right. This is the same for basically most stereotypes. | |
Jtgibson wrote:
No, anime is very much a genre If so, what do you think of my post? In short, it is of my belief that You Are Wrong. Anime can be considered a derivation of animation, but it is not a TV show (or animation, or other) genre. It comes in five different media forms in regular use (graphic novel, illustrations, renderings, Those do not belong to 'anime', because they are not animation. | |
They don't have to be animation to have the style of the "anime" genre. Like it or not, "anime" refers to the style, not to the actual media. Don't expect anyone in the world to individually label each and every individual Japanese-origin media form by the Japanese names: they're all very easy to lump into "anime", just as the rest are easy to lump into "western" (in terms of the style adjective, not the American era).
The drawings are almost exactly alike in almost all cases... when they attempt to make the art look different while keeping the anime plotlines and concepts (whether magic-girl or super-exaggerated-normal-people), they typically look strange. Likewise, any attempts from American studios to produce anime also look strange. | |
Jtgibson wrote:
They don't have to be animation to have the style of the "anime" genre. Like it or not, "anime" refers to the style, not to the actual media. No, you have a point in that the style of anime can be used in non-animation as well, but the term 'anime', unless specified otherwise in context* refers to animation - neither is anime a genre, like it or not =P, read my post: anime shows can be grouped into genres just like every other show, and the same genres at that. *: That would be as follows, for example: "anime-styled graphical novel", "anime-styled illustration/drawing". | |
Jtgibson wrote:
Like it or not, "anime" refers to the style, not to the actual media. You are among the misinformed people I was talking about. The only true definition of anime is Japanese animation. | |
Of course, the irony here is that you both lose: neither you or JT will be able to get back the minutes of your life (your only life) wasted writing those posts.
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Naturally, you lose more, however, since the same follows for you, except your post's point was fairly useless. =P
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I've made this chart to help clear up the confusion of what counts as anime.
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Elation wrote:
Of course, the irony here is that you both lose: neither you or JT will be able to get back the minutes of your life (your only life) wasted writing those posts. I couldn't agree more =) but then again they can always finish this conversation in the afterlife/some absurd sanctuary/new life after being reincarnated. Dante | |
This applies for you too: [link]
Therefore, we both lose - but I win. :P SuperAntx: Nice, heh. <s><small>of course, it doesn't clear anything up at all</small></s> | |
Anyway, I still find it annoying how misinformed the world is. Anime is not a genre, it's not what you watch on TV, it's more of a gateway. (Like Movies or Video Games.) There's so many different kinds of Anime, you can't simply not like it, or like it. So many people are missing out on the anime that isn't on TV and isn't popular, yet is still very good... So, I still even know people who say, "anime is crap."