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Hamuko said:
Hmm... I have a lot to say. I'm going to answer your question, but let me get a few things on my mind out of the way... please read it all!! First: Let me start par saying that there are different types of anime. Some are for teenagers, some for children, and some for adults. Contrary to popular(misguided) belief, people watch animé for many reasons, not only perverted ones(although some do. Not that it's a bad thing. People can watch whatever they want, for whatever reason they want, toi know). Secondly: animé and dessins animés are basically the same thing... animé is just what people in Japon call cartoons. Really. The only difference between animé and western dessins animés are where they were made. Some people like to say, "Ohhh, no!! They're different!! Western dessins animés and animé are soooo different!!" ...How? animé just seems to have a larger following and is aimed at a bigger audience, but they're essentially the same. (Also, some "Otaku" out there like to bash western dessins animés because they think animé is superior. Please do not do that. Would toi like it if someone bashed animé because they find western dessins animés superior? Most of toi probably answered no. Then don't bash western cartoons. If toi don't like them, that's fine. But please, do not try and make them out to be super-duper terrible, just because they didn't come from Japan. Many say, "Oh, but Western dessins animés are sooo stupid!!" ...listen. I can name a bunch of animé that are really, reaaallyyy stupid, so don't go there. Also, don't pull the, "But animé is soooo much better drawn! The artwork is so much prettier!!!". There are a bunch of animé with terrible animation/artwork. Western cartoonist work really hard to make cartoons- just as hard as animé creators. Don't bash their work just because of where it came from. Of course, this only applies to a select few animé fans.) Third: If toi think that animé is a "bad role model" for kids, maybe you're watching animé that's not made for kids, but for a plus mature audience. Some animé are perverted, some aren't. Some are violent, some aren't. It depends on the genre of the anime(ex; action, romance, comedy...) and the audience it was aimed at(ex; kids, young adults, adults). Very much like... books. Yeah. Some livres are perverted, and some may present some mature themes and characters that may be considered "bad role models". But that doesn't mean livres are disgusting and gross, right? Fourth: Now, for an actual answer to your question. People like anime... because they like it. Why do some people like TV? Why do some people like reading? Why do some people like (fill in the blank)? They enjoy it, and that's the only reason they need. Aaaaand that's all.
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