Do you prefer Japanese or American animation? Why?

Generally speaking, fans of one animation style tend to dislike the other. What do you think on the subject? Please include an answer to "Why?" in your comments.

Some examples of Japanese animation (which some people don't know _is_ Japanese animation): Astro Boy, Heidi, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Superbook, Robotech, Star Blazers, G-Force, Battle of the Planets, Voltron, Captain Harlock, Eagle Riders, Pokemon, Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Unico, The Hobbit, The Return of the King, Warriors of the Wind.

Some examples of American animation: any Hanna Barbera show (Jetsons, Flintstones, Johnny Quest, Scooby Doo, etc.), The Tick, Looney Tunes, Captain Planet, GI Joe, Men in Black, Garfield, Smurfs, Snorks, Care Bears, Lord of the Rings, and Rainbow Brite.

My examples are not comprehensive, but they are broad enough to give you an idea of the styles.

Votes	Answer
9	I prefer Japanese animation
24	I prefer American animation
20	I like both styles
5	I don't like animation
6	I haven't watched enough of either to form a valid opinion
2	Other (please specify below)

User	Comment
mandy	posted 11-Mar-2000 4:00pm I like both.... Jigglypuff is my hero. Aeon Flux makes me wet. and Scooby, well he's the cat's meow!!
nihon	posted 11-Mar-2000 6:31pm I prefer Japanese animation for the most part because there is a wider variety of styles and stories. A romantic comedy animation like "Maison Ikkoku" would never fly in the States, and it's even having problems as a dubbed/subbed import.
they	posted 11-Mar-2000 11:44pm American!! My favorite right now is The Rugrats... but Spongebob Squarepants is pretty cool too.
Frostbrand	posted 12-Mar-2000 12:02am When Japanese animation is good, it's Ghost In The Shell, Akira, and Princess Monoke(sp?) When American is good, it's Family Guy, South Park (by good I mean funny when it comes to that one), and Heavy Metal.
Eeah	posted 12-Mar-2000 12:19am I enjoy both styles.
pandora	posted 12-Mar-2000 1:50am I wouldn't call myself a fan of American animation, but I can't stomach Japanese animation.
Maarten	posted 12-Mar-2000 3:01am I seldom watch cartoons, and I'm not familiar with Japanese toons. I like Droopy, RoadRunner.
bill	posted 12-Mar-2000 7:54am giant robots have a limited range for me My favorite animations are "shorts", but those are often from all over the world (though rarely from Japan).
mandy	posted 12-Mar-2000 2:19pm Did anyone else ever see "The Family Dog" by far my favorite "short" animation. "Burpee Baby wants some too!" I wish I owned this.
Terranian	posted 12-Mar-2000 4:59pm The storyline are very exotic and strange.
Eeah	posted 13-Mar-2000 12:57am Twister.. I remember "The Family Dog"..
mandy	posted 13-Mar-2000 1:18am Eeah.. Yay!!!!! Hey...We bought a Stratocaster....My fingers hurt!!!!!
Eeah	posted 13-Mar-2000 2:56am WICKED! What color!?
supplicant	posted 13-Mar-2000 7:10am I like both styles but definitely prefer anime.
ILJ	posted 13-Mar-2000 8:40am Is there really such a thing as American animation anymore? Doesn't it all get contracted out to Korea or something?
cpierson	posted 13-Mar-2000 9:27am I prefer Canadian animation: The Big Snit, The Cat Came Back, etc. NFB shorts rule.
mary	posted 13-Mar-2000 11:20am I don't really get into either.
Jody	posted 13-Mar-2000 1:27pm I like either style, when well done.
ILJ	posted 13-Mar-2000 1:35pm Actually I tend to really dislike Japanimation. (Please excuse my split infinitive.) It's that two-frames-per-second look that I can't deal with (even Hanna-Barbera used at least 4fps! ), not to mention the enormous eyeballs and tiny noses.
mandy	posted 13-Mar-2000 6:35pm Black of course...
drdt	posted 13-Mar-2000 8:07pm No fair. You picked the crappiest examples of American Animation in history to compare to... oh, the crappiest examples of Japanese Animation. That's okay then. But you should check out Disney and Warner Brothers and Miyazaki.
kiyone	posted 14-Mar-2000 12:06am I prefer Japanese animation because it isn't condescending to its viewers like so much American animation is. The Japanese realize the power of animation and use it well. Most Americans don't.
Eeah	posted 14-Mar-2000 2:00am Twister.. Very cool.. Is the pick board white? Is it black as a whole?
Maggie	posted 14-Mar-2000 1:12pm American
Resy	posted 14-Mar-2000 3:11pm better motion - clearly defined colors -
Frostbrand	posted 14-Mar-2000 5:01pm Americans tend to believe that animation is simply for children. Remember the Heavy Metal debacle? Despite the fact that it was rated R, and the creators made it clear in interviews and articles that the movie wasn't for children, and despite countless critics saying quite plainly that was not a children's movie, American parents still said "Gee. Animation. My kids will love that." And they would go, be sickened, and ask for their money back! Same thing with the South Park movie. American parents are retards. That's why I'm going to raise my children in Japan, because that seems to be the country left on this planet that still gives a crap about education! End rant here.
they	posted 14-Mar-2000 5:58pm Brian: Don't forget about Beavis and Butthead. I always thought Bugs Bunny was more geared towards adults because it had references to things that only adults would 'get'. I feel the same way about Rugrats.. kids might watch it, but they don't understand the comedy of it.
Frostbrand	posted 14-Mar-2000 6:14pm they: Thanks for the reminder.
mandy	posted 14-Mar-2000 7:45pm The pick board is white
joachim	posted 15-Mar-2000 11:52am I may prefer it, but Anime is still overrated.
they	posted 15-Mar-2000 12:29pm Does anyone remember Bell and Sebastian?
Jeanne	posted 15-Mar-2000 3:40pm American, absolutely.
Frostbrand	posted 16-Mar-2000 12:29pm Jeanne: Why? I mean, American animation does have it's advantages (it's usually funnier than Anime, though I prefer Anime when I'm in the mood for a serious film), but why do YOu, specifically prefer it over Anime? I'm merely curious.
Jeanne	posted 18-Mar-2000 5:35pm Brian: Just personal preference. I like American because it is what I really know. It is easier to my eye. I watched a Pokeman show once and it just isn't for me. Maybe its the colors, the characters. I like Disney, Walter Lantz.
Frostbrand	posted 18-Mar-2000 6:12pm Pokemon is as represenitive of Japanese animation, as Octopus's Garden is of Abbey Road. Pokemon is definately not the best thing to come out of Japan, but movies like Akira, Ghost In The Shell, and Macross more than make up for it. To be fair though, although I find most of it too sickeningly sweet, I do enjoy some of Disney's more recent projects, especially those that sneak in those obscure references that adults, and people like me love so much.
nihon	posted 23-Mar-2000 12:21pm Some of my favorite animation is listed below. Not all of it is high-quality animation, but it doesn't have to be for it to be enjoyable. American: The Tick, King of the Hill, The Simpsons, (the newer) Batman, Sleeping Beauty (Disney), Toy Story, Babylon 5 (a lot of it is computer animation). Japanese: Maison Ikkoku, anything from Studio Ghibli, Wings of Honneamise, Seikai no Monshou, Yawara!, Presence (from "Robot Carnival").
grinder	posted 24-Mar-2000 2:14am The women have nicer breasts.
SueBee	posted 25-Mar-2000 7:40pm I prefer American, but probably just because it's what I grew up with. The first Japanese animation I ever saw was Speed Racer. I watched it, but thought the style was really weird looking.
Frostbrand	posted 25-Mar-2000 7:45pm mandy: My step-grandfather's guitar looks exactly like that one.
mandy	posted 26-Mar-2000 1:17am It's not a bad little guitar....

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