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4 Panel Comic

Panel 1: an Apple Tree saying “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”

Panel 2: an Apple saying “Anime is trash”

Panel 3: the tree winds up…

Panel 4: …and throws the apple as far as possible with a FWOoOSH

  • America@sh.itjust.works
    422·
    1 month ago

    Correction, most anime is trash. Yes, even the one you’re thinking of. In fact, especially that one.

    • SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world
      231·
      1 month ago

      I mean most any media is trash. Why is anime any different than, let’s say, TV shows? The medium doesn’t make it better or worse, it’s the actual quality of the particular series that’s important.

      • idunnololz@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

        Look at the synopsis of all of the isekais and then tell me. A large portion of them feature harems, slavery, glorifying slavery, incest and more.

      • America@sh.itjust.works
        57·
        1 month ago

        Because it’s media for kids, which usually means that it’s significantly dumbed down or catered to emotionally developing people. For every Mr Roger’s or Arthur, there are 200 caillous

        • Axolotl@feddit.it
          2·
          1 month ago

          Animes are not only for kids; Introduce re:zero to a kid or try to ask them about what they think about Frieren meaning…

          • America@sh.itjust.works
            1·
            1 month ago

            The Lego box says 4-99. Just because they can’t understand how to free craft, that doesn’t mean that the toys weren’t made for them.

            Love me some one punch man. The nuances of the characters are entirely lost on the tikes. They’re still the target audience, in spite of their difficulty enjoying it.

            • Axolotl@feddit.it
              1·
              1 month ago

              Not for all animes though, i’d never make a kid watch Re:Zero or Berserk, maybe i’d try to make them watch Frieren, i doubt it’d work for more than 10 minutes…

              • America@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                1 month ago

                Frieren’s fine. It’s flashy and charming with an overarching story to engage with, even in the absence of any understanding of the complex grief and nostalgia and existentialism. Kids engage like fern and stark and would probably feel safe and curious about the fleshed out world. Fine for 12+

                Re zero, similarly, is just a very graphic story about self improvement. It’s, if anything, formative and gentle in its extreme horror. It’s The Diner at the End of the Universe, but Subaru is the cow. Fine for 14+ Imo. (I still consider that kids)

                But I agree about berserk. A story about the burden of existence and healing told through nihilism, morbidity, betrayal, and rape is a little too heavy. “Nothing matters, but also fuck you.” That is too many conversations to have in one sitting, and something terrible will slip through the cracks. 17+

                There’ll always be exceptions to the rule. But that’s a bit nitpicky, and denies the overwhelming intent, both in marketing and writing, to create stories for children. Is every one of them for kids? No. Are the tropes and agencies created with kids in mind? Mostly, yes.

                • Axolotl@feddit.it
                  2·
                  1 month ago

                  Frieren’s fine. It’s flashy and charming with an overarching story to engage with, even in the absence of any understanding of the complex grief and nostalgia and existentialism. Kids engage like fern and stark and would probably feel safe and curious about the fleshed out world. Fine for 12+

                  Mmh yeah i agree

                  (I still consider that kids)

                  Yeah i think that’s where the misunderstanding started, i consider 14+ as teens

      • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
        47·
        1 month ago

        Anime is much cheaper to produce than other types of media, so more low quality content gets approval than it might if it cost 5-10x more.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Well yeah. Tell someone to not think about ducks and where do their brains go? Duck boobs.

      Of course I’m thinking about trash anime. It’s my favorite kind.

    • teslekova@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      There is a logical dilemma here, in that Cowboy Bebop is an anime. Avatar we got away with because it’s Western, but Bebop is anime.