Quote Originally Posted by aeris2001x2
Well firstly, please drop the bias/insult of *violent* cartoons tag.

Anime is a type of cartoon true. Hence they are both a type of television or seris or movie. Hence, they are all entertainment of equal rights.
I never made that bias towards anime, I was just referrencing to what DMKA called them. Cartoons and anime share the same tag IMO.

So we are agreed that they are all a kind of fruit? so they are the same beast, but with differerent sub species. Western Animation, genrally, is the sour off kind (there are exceptions). Western movies, tv etc are the wild card that must be exactly ripe before being picked. some great, some crap.

Anime is almost always the glorious divine fruit. of course, there is still some crap, but this is the visual entertainment i choose.
I don't know what you mean by "ripe" when it comes to cartoons, but it's like when I grew up on TMNT. I loved the show, thought it was the greatest cartoon ever. I didn't have to wait for it to "ripen", because it was already a show that I was hooked on. When you say anime is the divine fruit, I assume you mean it's more to your liking...not that the actual quality is better or worst than "cartoons." Although if I were to watch "anime" and "cartoons" I can tell the difference, but if a Japanese artist makes "anime" more to the likings of Garfield and an American artist makes a "cartoon" more to the liking of Ronin Warriors...what separates them then?

We may disagree on how we judge the fruit...clearly you will not see Anime as the divine fruit. But by your logic it is very little different to the cartoons, movies and tv that gets released in the west, and thus should be treated with the same respect.

Of course, the west can not allow Anime to compete on a level playing field at the Oscars or golden Globes. If they did an Anime would almost certainly win best picture every year .
I don't see cartoons as a divine fruit either. I treat cartoons these days no more than "anime." Although I do admit to being biased, I still try to keep an open mind as to how anime is different from cartoons so much so that it entitles them to a standard above cartoons. As for Oscars, I don't think anime can compete with them...ever. Mainly because animes can't win best actor or best supporting actresses(yes, I know you were joking on them competing for Oscars).