So over on TAB's blog in the comments section, in response to a comment from TAB regarding the shows he watches -- mostly animated fare, including "Justice League Unlimited" -- I asked why he hadn't included "Teen Titans" among his viewing list. I mean, it's in the same superhero show category and airs right before JLU (or at least it did before they broke in with episodes of "The Batman") -- and I kind of think of the shows as two parts of the same superhero viewing hour, so... yeah. Anyway, he pretty much responded that he didn't like the show because it's got an anime flavor to it -- and TAB doesn't like anime. Another of his readers then commented that he doesn't get into anime either, noting, with respect to the TT show, that he's used to the Titans as rendered by the comic book artists, so he finds their new animated appearance to be offputting. That (as noted below), I can understand. As for the rest, well, here's what I wrote:
I dunno about the "generational thing" excuse. I can respect the opinions of folks who dislike certain animes for this or that reason, but folks who dislike anime just because they don't like the "look" of it is, to my mind, pretty much the same not liking black-and-white films because they're not in color or not liking foreign films because the characters don't speak English. (I can see not liking the Teen Titans 'toon for that reason, though, as Neil mentions he's used to the Perez look for that particular series.)
Anyway, not all animes are as "wacky" as Teen Titans. Some are wackier. But then there are also a number that deal with very serious subjects -- Grave of the Fireflies, for example, is a heartrending depiction of the struggles of two Japanese orphans following the WWII bombings. My favorite anime (TV series), "Azumanga Daioh", follows a group of (more/less) normal girls through high school. Not everything's about random wackiness and giant robots and bouncing breasts and buildings exploding. (Though there are a fair number of animes containing those as well!)
Maybe the generational thing has to do with the younger set being less rigid when it comes to what they'll try? I mean, kids have more free time than you working adults, so they've got time to check out new and unfamiliar things -- whereas the older crowd, which has so little leisure time, prefers to spend those few idle moments with things it knows well.
Yup. Anyway, probably won't have that promised Scary-Crayon update ready until tomorrow night -- I'm thinking I'll make it a special Father's Day piece (like last year's Splinter article, except it'll be a tribute to another fictional "father") -- so keep an eye out for that. Ja!
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