http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/210303

That isnt wasting of time just watch, theres many forms of art there that are great, i just happen to really like the one Doors posted because simply theres not enough of it around. You have to find the ones that really are good, dont just go for ANY flash, i have seen my fair share of true art conveyed through flashes in newgrounds that are good(ignore the bad) to make me go there again and again. Brakenwood, FFA+, Sunscreen Tree up there, and alot of other flashes. Tons, just fliter out bad stuff like you usually do.

Generalizing anime only to the crap ones are like how we compare it to spoongebob(which i dont like). Watch Genshiken which is about the Otaku culture(and a girl that hates that culture), see what people who like this stuff do. Cosplay, watch anime, read manga and discuss about plot twists(which most american shows fail to get and only have episodic natures which i HATE and therefore hate DBZ and Inuyasha about). Otaku is a culture in a way. If you hate it so much you dont have to participate.

The real anime that is good usually dont spawn over 28ish episodes(or in Full Metal Alchemist's taste, 51). Most of them are very touching in terms of people banding together and overcomming hardship and also have alot of plot twists for the most part. The comedy is also something i like, its just not the american comedy i see everyday here, its sorta one of those asian things Oo I have very little interest in american animation and i am probably opposite in whatever the original poster said, i like asian animation compared to american ones, and even the episodic anime, seems ALOT more involving than the american ones except Teen Titans...but the creator also had some anime stuff in it.

I have Dragon Ball Z for tape in chinese dub and its much more better, the english one butchered alot of things up and theres almost NO staring at those tapes so i didnt know what alot of ppl said about DBZ until i watched an english one the first time. If you want anime most of the time, watch the subtitled ones that arent translated by an american company and instead from a fansubber.

I recommend you watch Full Metal Alchemist, Chrno Crusade, Genshiken, and even Fruits Basket subbed from fansubbers. Those are top quality anime that are worth your time. Just most people do not see enough of the good ones to really know most animation...and base it off DBZ and Inuyasha which are one of the worst ones out there...and even personally i consider Kenshin and Trigun anime weak compared to their manga counterparts and to the ones i listed.

Ramen is "doll noodles" in china and yes i am pretty sure its from china then japan sorta took its own name and improved on it. I can suvive on ramen no prob as long as its not the instant ones