To everyone who claims to hate anime...why?

 To everyone who claims to hate anime, have you guys ever even taken the time to watch a series? And no I don't mean DragonBall Z, Naruto, Bleach or any of that bullshit that used to come on cartoon network when we were younger. I'm asking if you guys have ever sittin down and taken the time to watch a popular anime series that isn't over 100 episodes and aimed at 12 year olds? I mean about 4 years ago I was just like you guys, I said I hated anime because they always had generic simple storylines and most episodes involved a lot of heavy breathing and "awwwing". I thought anime was only aimed at 14 year olds and you had to be a fucking idiot to watch it. 
 
That is, until I saw Death Note and to say the least I was blown away. There were no steroid junkie guys with blonde spiky hair punching each other for 10 episodes straight, there wasn't any pointless conversation about gaining physical power. Instead what I saw was one of the greatest games of cat and mouse I had ever seen, I saw an anime that made me deeply question my morals. This show depicted a man who tried to create a utopian world by using extremely controversial methods, and it depicted another man who would do everything in his power to stop him. For over 30 episodes I watched these two men play with each others heads like a game of chess, constantly predicting each others moves and acting on each others methods in a decisive manner. I was on the edge of my seat for every twist and turn and by the end of the series all I was saying to myself was....wow.
 
But then I thought that deep philosophical animes like Death Note were a rarity, of course every other anime is about spiky haired ninjas doing crazy shit with their hand right? right?......Dead wrong, I then stumbled on an anime called Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and again I was blown away. Once again I found myself questioning my morals and wondering if the cold, calculating, damn near genocidal protagonist was really right in what he was doing. Sure his goals were noble but his methods were barbaric. The series followed two galactic nations as they fought each other for complete control, one nation was a "righteous" democracy and the other was a Totalitarian nation that at first glance resembled the Empire from Star Wars. At first I was going to write it off as some good vs evil BS but once again I was surprised. Neither side was depicted as evil in any way, the Totalitarian nation was prospering under a fair but rash leader and the Democracy was actually falling apart because of its rampant corruption. What followed was one of the best political thrillers I had ever seen in my life, I wont spoil the things that happen but damn I was blown away.
 
I started looking for more animes that didn't fit the stereotype and the ones I watched simply amazed me, Code Geass, Kenshin OVAs, Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, Phantom requiem, Ghost in the shell, Great Teacher Onizuka, the list just went on and on. And then I finally realized that the anime genre is just as varied as any form of media out today. Sure there's alot of spiky haired teenagers fighting off evil over 200 episodes, but there's also animes that focus on Politics, Philosophy, Serial Killers, Gangs, Warfare, Romance, etc. So when I see people that say they hate anime I just believe they haven't even bothered to try it.
 
 
I don't care who you are or what your taste are, I guarantee to anybody out there that they can find at least one anime series that they will simply love.

 To everyone who claims to hate anime, have you guys ever even taken the time to watch a series? And no I don't mean DragonBall Z, Naruto, Bleach or any of that bullshit that used to come on cartoon network when we were younger. I'm asking if you guys have ever sittin down and taken the time to watch a popular anime series that isn't over 100 episodes and aimed at 12 year olds? I mean about 4 years ago I was just like you guys, I said I hated anime because they always had generic simple storylines and most episodes involved a lot of heavy breathing and "awwwing". I thought anime was only aimed at 14 year olds and you had to be a fucking idiot to watch it. 
 
That is, until I saw Death Note and to say the least I was blown away. There were no steroid junkie guys with blonde spiky hair punching each other for 10 episodes straight, there wasn't any pointless conversation about gaining physical power. Instead what I saw was one of the greatest games of cat and mouse I had ever seen, I saw an anime that made me deeply question my morals. This show depicted a man who tried to create a utopian world by using extremely controversial methods, and it depicted another man who would do everything in his power to stop him. For over 30 episodes I watched these two men play with each others heads like a game of chess, constantly predicting each others moves and acting on each others methods in a decisive manner. I was on the edge of my seat for every twist and turn and by the end of the series all I was saying to myself was....wow.
 
But then I thought that deep philosophical animes like Death Note were a rarity, of course every other anime is about spiky haired ninjas doing crazy shit with their hand right? right?......Dead wrong, I then stumbled on an anime called Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and again I was blown away. Once again I found myself questioning my morals and wondering if the cold, calculating, damn near genocidal protagonist was really right in what he was doing. Sure his goals were noble but his methods were barbaric. The series followed two galactic nations as they fought each other for complete control, one nation was a "righteous" democracy and the other was a Totalitarian nation that at first glance resembled the Empire from Star Wars. At first I was going to write it off as some good vs evil BS but once again I was surprised. Neither side was depicted as evil in any way, the Totalitarian nation was prospering under a fair but rash leader and the Democracy was actually falling apart because of its rampant corruption. What followed was one of the best political thrillers I had ever seen in my life, I wont spoil the things that happen but damn I was blown away.
 
I started looking for more animes that didn't fit the stereotype and the ones I watched simply amazed me, Code Geass, Kenshin OVAs, Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, Phantom requiem, Ghost in the shell, Great Teacher Onizuka, the list just went on and on. And then I finally realized that the anime genre is just as varied as any form of media out today. Sure there's alot of spiky haired teenagers fighting off evil over 200 episodes, but there's also animes that focus on Politics, Philosophy, Serial Killers, Gangs, Warfare, Romance, etc. So when I see people that say they hate anime I just believe they haven't even bothered to try it.
 
 
I don't care who you are or what your taste are, I guarantee to anybody out there that they can find at least one anime series that they will simply love.

My answer is simple: I just don't care for a lot of the anime tropes. I do really like the art style, it's just the storytelling tropes that turn me off.

Dude, if you haven't watched FMA (the original one) then go and watch it right now. It's a marvelous, well developed anime.

I'll give it to ya straight, alot of it barely makes sense, characters only annoy and the story is always dull. Art style is good though

I'm willing to bet there are some people on this site that dislike anime simply because Jeff once said "Anime is for jerks".

Death Note is a joke. To be fair, all anime is a joke as far as storytelling is concerned, kinda like video games.
 
Manga > Anime for most cases imo.

You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.  
 
But it can't be because of the storylines because anime is so broad that you could be talking about a number of different shows...from shows about 3 sisters who do nothing (like the 3 girls in my avatar)...to something like Death Note

I don't hate anime, I just rarely find one that I enjoy. 
  
Usually they have to have a limited run, no 100+ episodes of delaying confrontation, no silly comedic reactions, and no puppy love romances.  

" TL;DR "

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

" @RJay_64 said:

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

 But damn...can you imagine how bad some things would be?  I mean, let's take Death Note. Some of the ridiculous writing sequences would be just laughable if an actual actor was doing it. "

Delete. Delete! DELETE! DELETE DELETE DELETE!!!
 
Spoilers for Death Note obviously.
 

" I'm willing to bet there are some people on this site that dislike anime simply because Jeff once said "Anime is for jerks". "

There's a lot of reasons I hate anime, but one of the biggest is way they constantly interrupt action sequences in order to explain what is happening in those action sequences.  They would work much better as radio plays.

" My answer is simple: I just don't care for a lot of the anime tropes. I do really like the art style, it's just the storytelling tropes that turn me off. "

You can keep making these blogs, where you passively attempt to attach negative labels to people who don't like anime so you can dismiss them for not validating your little hobby. You can keep doing that or you can go to a site where people there like anime. Like, a site based around anime.

" There's a lot of reasons I hate anime, but one the biggest is way they constantly interrupt action sequences in order to explain what is happening in those action sequences.  They would work much better as radio plays. "

" @Kagamine said:

" TL;DR "

It's in Off-Topic "

Anime is for jerks.

" @Axxol said:

" @Kagamine said:

" TL;DR "

It's in Off-Topic "

So? "

While I like a good story as much as the next guy, I er. enjoy a good story. Soo much (Not all) anime is just the same trope filled cliched crap repeated infinitum. Sure some of it is original, and really fucking cool. I love Ninja Scroll, and will never be able to remove Neon genesis from my head as hard as i try. And Akira will always be FUCKING AKIRA BITCHES.
 
But so much else is the same shit over and over. And I personally have a very hard time dealing with certain cultural differences that come across in anime. i don;t care much for characters who constantly scream and shriek. I know its a Japanese thing, its something they do, and I gaijin don't get it. But its still fucking obnoxious. And as someone who is relatively blase and passive in my emotions and expressions, the super-dee0duperly hyper exaggerated facial expressions, just irk me to no end, and jar me out of the experience. 
 
I would much rather watch a bad ass Hong Kong action movie, than another anime about a guy living with 6 outrageously attractive women of various ages, hair color, and body type who oddly are attracted to him, but who won't  tap that.

" @Kagamine said:

" @Axxol said:

" @Kagamine said:

" TL;DR "

It's in Off-Topic "

So? "

So it doesn't have to be in Anime Vice "

" @RecSpec said:

" @RJay_64 said:

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

 But damn...can you imagine how bad some things would be?  I mean, let's take Death Note. Some of the ridiculous writing sequences would be just laughable if an actual actor was doing it. "

Pardon? Death Note would be one of the easiest, since it wouldn't need much special effects. And how are the writing sequences ridiculous? "

" Anime is for jerks. "

" @Axxol said:

" @Kagamine said:

" @Axxol said:

" @Kagamine said:

" TL;DR "

It's in Off-Topic "

So? "

So it doesn't have to be in Anime Vice "

I never said it should. "

" @JB16 said:

" @RecSpec said:

" @RJay_64 said:

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

 But damn...can you imagine how bad some things would be?  I mean, let's take Death Note. Some of the ridiculous writing sequences would be just laughable if an actual actor was doing it. "

Pardon? Death Note would be one of the easiest, since it wouldn't need much special effects. And how are the writing sequences ridiculous? "

   It's already happened. "

" You can keep making these blogs, where you passively attempt to attach negative labels to people who don't like anime so you can dismiss them for not validating your little hobby. You can keep doing that or you can go to a site where people there like anime. Like, a site based around anime. "

" @Shirogane said:

" @JB16 said:

" @RecSpec said:

" @RJay_64 said:

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

 But damn...can you imagine how bad some things would be?  I mean, let's take Death Note. Some of the ridiculous writing sequences would be just laughable if an actual actor was doing it. "

Pardon? Death Note would be one of the easiest, since it wouldn't need much special effects. And how are the writing sequences ridiculous? "

   It's already happened. "

 Exactly, and the only fans of it would be fans of the anime. In no way whatsoever did that reach beyond the anime or manga's fanbase. "

" I'm willing to bet there are some people on this site that dislike anime simply because Jeff once said "Anime is for jerks". "

I don't hate anime. I just hate sorting through the crappy anime to find something I like.

" And I personally have a very hard time dealing with certain cultural differences that come across in anime. i don;t care much for characters who constantly scream and shriek. I know its a Japanese thing, its something they do, and I gaijin don't get it. But its still fucking obnoxious. And as someone who is relatively blase and passive in my emotions and expressions, the super-dee0duperly hyper exaggerated facial expressions, just irk me to no end, and jar me out of the experience.   I would much rather watch a bad ass Hong Kong action movie, than another anime about a guy living with 6 outrageously attractive women of various ages, hair color, and body type who oddly are attracted to him, but who won't  tap that. "

" @RecSpec said:

" @Shirogane said:

" @JB16 said:

" @RecSpec said:

" @RJay_64 said:

" You can take any anime storyline and make it into a live action show, so maybe people just don't like animation and want to see real life characters.   

 But damn...can you imagine how bad some things would be?  I mean, let's take Death Note. Some of the ridiculous writing sequences would be just laughable if an actual actor was doing it. "

Pardon? Death Note would be one of the easiest, since it wouldn't need much special effects. And how are the writing sequences ridiculous? "

   It's already happened. "

 Exactly, and the only fans of it would be fans of the anime. In no way whatsoever did that reach beyond the anime or manga's fanbase. "

Is that really unusual?  Do you see the Harry Potter films making grand concessions for those that aren't fans of the novels?  No, it's just your standard adaptation. "

" I'm willing to bet there are some people on this site that dislike anime simply because Jeff once said "Anime is for jerks". "

"  To everyone who claims to hate anime, have you guys ever even taken the time to watch a series? And no I don't mean DragonBall Z, Naruto, Bleach or any of that bullshit that used to come on cartoon network when we were younger. I'm asking if you guys have ever sittin down and taken the time to watch a popular anime series that isn't over 100 episodes and aimed at 12 year olds? I mean about 4 years ago I was just like you guys, I said I hated anime because they always had generic simple storylines and most episodes involved a lot of heavy breathing and "awwwing". I thought anime was only aimed at 14 year olds and you had to be a fucking idiot to watch it.   That is, until I saw Death Note and to say the least I was blown away. There were no steroid junkie guys with blonde spiky hair punching each other for 10 episodes straight, there wasn't any pointless conversation about gaining physical power. Instead what I saw was one of the greatest games of cat and mouse I had ever seen, I saw an anime that made me deeply question my morals. This show depicted a man who tried to create a utopian world by using extremely controversial methods, and it depicted another man who would do everything in his power to stop him. For over 30 episodes I watched these two men play with each others heads like a game of chess, constantly predicting each others moves and acting on each others methods in a decisive manner. I was on the edge of my seat for every twist and turn and by the end of the series all I was saying to myself was....wow.  But then I thought that deep philosophical animes like Death Note were a rarity, of course every other anime is about spiky haired ninjas doing crazy shit with their hand right? right?......Dead wrong, I then stumbled on an anime called Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and again I was blown away. Once again I found myself questioning my morals and wondering if the cold, calculating, damn near genocidal protagonist was really right in what he was doing. Sure his goals were noble but his methods were barbaric. The series followed two galactic nations as they fought each other for complete control, one nation was a "righteous" democracy and the other was a Totalitarian nation that at first glance resembled the Empire from Star Wars. At first I was going to write it off as some good vs evil BS but once again I was surprised. Neither side was depicted as evil in any way, the Totalitarian nation was prospering under a fair but rash leader and the Democracy was actually falling apart because of its rampant corruption. What followed was one of the best political thrillers I had ever seen in my life, I wont spoil the things that happen but damn I was blown away.   I started looking for more animes that didn't fit the stereotype and the ones I watched simply amazed me, Code Geass, Kenshin OVAs, Black Lagoon, Cowboy Bebop, Phantom requiem, Ghost in the shell, Great Teacher Onizuka, the list just went on and on. And then I finally realized that the anime genre is just as varied as any form of media out today. Sure there's alot of spiky haired teenagers fighting off evil over 200 episodes, but there's also animes that focus on Politics, Philosophy, Serial Killers, Gangs, Warfare, Romance, etc. So when I see people that say they hate anime I just believe they haven't even bothered to try it.  I don't care who you are or what your taste are, I guarantee to anybody out there that they can find at least one anime series that they will simply love. "

" @Akeldama said:

" Anime is for jerks. "

And here we have the laziest poster and biggest sheep in the thread. "

Another anime thread??? *monstrous sigh*

" TL;DR "

" @Kagamine said:

" TL;DR "

Then get the fuck off Giantbomb were people actually care about eachother's opinions enough to read.  I don't like Anime for the reason mainly that i hate the over-top nature of it. "

"I also hate it when people dismiss something just because it's main stream and it's cool to hate the "popular" ones... I've been following Naruto far before it was released in North America, and it was and still is one of the best manga/anime's around. I could go into long detailed posts about why I feel like this, but I'm not in the mood. It just sucks when people hate on the popular thing just to be different. I've seen so many different anime series, some barely known, and some main stream as hell. Giving a chance to both, I found much to like. "

Ahnime is for jerks

" Ahnime is for jerks "

I used to think it was alright, but all the weird sexual depravity and perversion has just put me off entirely.
 
("Ahnime"... I thought it was pronounced "an-eem".)

" @blacklabeldomm said:

" Ahnime is for jerks "

Yeah. Damn those ahnime-loving jerks! How dare they question my opinion! "

" @Ace829 said:

" @blacklabeldomm said:

" Ahnime is for jerks "

Yeah. Damn those ahnime-loving jerks! How dare they question my opinion! "

you asked why I hate anime, anime is for jerks. I do not like jerks, I am myself not a jerk, therefore there is no reason for me to like anime "

" @blacklabeldomm said:

" @Ace829 said:

" @blacklabeldomm said:

" Ahnime is for jerks "

Yeah. Damn those ahnime-loving jerks! How dare they question my opinion! "

you asked why I hate anime, anime is for jerks. I do not like jerks, I am myself not a jerk, therefore there is no reason for me to like anime "

Stop spelling ahnime wrong! Jeez. If you're gonna hate on something. Spell it right. "