KingLes98
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| Beaux wrote: | | KingLes98 wrote: | | You are all forgetting that story isn't really what makes anime good, not most of the time anyways, if that were true than all animes might as well be books. |
I hate this argument... It's basis lies in the implication that all a book has is story, as opposed to animation which has, well, animation or video games which have gameplay. As a fan of great stories regardless of medium, I must say that this statement does a disservice to literature by dismissing that literature has any sort of art to it besides writing a story. One such technique would be adding to suspense by withholding vital scene description by simply avoiding naming the character. This allows for scenes which can be revisited later filling in pieces of the puzzle that couldn't be done in any visual work. As such, I find your argument ignores the fact that while animation has animation and video games have gameplay, literature has its own unique experiences.
Sorry for the tangent, and looking back I am sort of doubting that any of this needed to be said considering it is unrelated to the core discussion and very nitpicky, but I might as well post it toward anyone reading who might find this interesting. This is also by no means a personal attack, as I'm sure you were aware of this and just not thinking through your statement. |
Sorry for being ignorant on books I could never read one properly all the way through, bleh my poor taste in books! > Anyways for any anime new comers I highly suggest the anime FLCL. If you like FLCL, chances are you will like a whole lot of other animes  It's really bizarre and totally unexpected! The soundtrack is amazing and the animation is mesmerizing so it plays out like one long music video.
Watch it for free and legally on Youtube now
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Beaux
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Joined: Jun 25, 2011
Age: 17
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Location: Mississippi, USA
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FLCL is great and if you enjoy such silliness, check out Gurren Lagann which is also by Studio Gainax! Gurren Lagann does get quite serious at the end, but that only makes it even more awesome. If you want something serious, though, you might want to pass both of these. Evangelion's good if you like Freudian psychology and postmodern existentialism. And angst. Lots and lots of angst. My mom enjoyed the first episode of Fullmetal Alchemist which is an all time classic, too. It's surprisingly deep for a shounen action show.
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