Is anime going to be the only animation soon?

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ohiostate000

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Please don't think I'm trying to be anti-anime (mainly because this isn't hateful in any way) but it seems like anime is going to be the only animation people will do. Think about, more and more American companies like Disney and Marvel are creating anime versions of their franchises and co-producing anime with Japan. Then you have dozens of anime-equse cartoons coming out every year. Even when there is no clear comparison to anime, you can see that some people are trying to make their cartoons into anime (so to speak). It doesn't stop in America, it's all over the world, especially in Europe. For know I know I'll get replies saying that it's ridiculous to think so but just because it's not all happening in a blink of an eye doesn't mean there isn't some progression going on.
 
No offense, but that's just being paranoid. Anime is not on the verge of taking over. People say the same thing about CGI.

The only country which produces true anime is Japan; therefore unless it comes from Japan, it's not anime.

The anime style is popular right now, sure, but it's still far from being mainstream. For every studio or show that tries to look like anime, there are at least 10 more that don't. The anime look is not going to become the standard animation style by any stretch of the imagination.
 
Considering that anime isn't as dominant on the schedules as they were a couple years ago, it's a bit iffy. And there have been several cartoons which are doing a non anime style.

The Spectacular Spider-Man- Some say it's more like Kim Possible in design, thus not a trace of anime.

The Secret Saturdays- Suppose to be similar to a couple of Hanna Barbera cartoons (Scooby Doo and Johnny Quest).

Batman The Brave And The Bold- Seems to be a call back to the Silver Age DC Comics than an anime.
 
Not every current animated series follows the anime art and animation style. Some do, but a lot don't. SpongeBob Squarepants, Spectacular Spider Man, Chowder, Flapjack, Foster's, Total Drama Island, Winx Club, The Venture Brothers, Metalocalypse, Skunk Fu, Johnny Test, to name only a few.

Anime is popular, sure, but it's still pretty much a niche market whose following still little more than cultish. It's hardly the be all, end all animation style of this or any era. There's no reason whatsoever to believe that anime will ever become the sole animation style on the planet.
 
I think it's more a ploy to net younger viewers who don't know any better. Case in point- Marathon, who does stuff like Totally Spies and Martin Mystery. Those shows are clearly anime inspired. A few years ago we had a member who refused to accept this, no matter how obvious it was. She was in e-mail contact with the creator and insisted he'd prove us wrong...only for him to confirm it.
The fact is that alot of younger viewers like anime but aren't learned enough to define it. Therefore it's very easy for a company to ape the common visual elements and the kid's imaginations will do the rest. Even a toy company like LEGO did this- they created Exo-Force, a toyline based on anime and Japanese mecha. Anyone above a certain age could tell it was pseudo, but the target market fell for it and even insisted the toys were based on an Exo-Force anime running in Japan. Even slightly lesser anime inspired shows like Avatar get sucked into this, with tunnel vision fans insisting it's Japanese anime.
 
Who decides that, who has that authority? Whether it's real or just a style doesn't change the fact that more and more studios are using it.




I'm glad you mentioned that. I can guarantee that once a few episodes have aired, anime fans will call it an anime rip-off. The same thing happened to The Batman, LOSH, Ben 10 and Storm Hawks. I bet if Freakazoid was made after 1999 it would fall under the same category.





Like I said before, it's a slow process, a slow progression. The signs are only faint now but it'll become more clear as time goes on.
 
If anime was as dominent on the schedule as it was decades ago, then I would consider the possibility, but considering that they air very little now, gives the possibility that it won't be dominent.

Did anyone refer to SSM as an anime?
 
This is only really affecting TV animation right now. Japan has been ahead of America for decades when it comes to making decent animation on a TV budget, so it's really not surprising that the US is going to take tips from Japanese animation.
 
Anime is just the Japanese word for cartoon. If you define the word as meaning animation from Japan, then it certainly won't take over. If you use the Japanese definition of the word, then it already has. :p

However, I do think the not-too-distant future of American animation will be heavily influenced by today's Japanese animation, simply because so many people going into the industry right now are huge anime fans.
 
I can never understand why people get worked up when producers want stuff being shipped out to Japan, when some of the best animation for action series like Batman: TAS and Superman: TAS were made by the best studios coming out of Japan.

Just because it's anime doesn't mean it's going to be face faults and sweatdrops.
 
Somewhere, at sometime, someone has called every show you can think of "anime". I've seen people claim Danny Phantom was "anime", or at the very least, "anime influenced", which goes to show a show is only as "anime" as they themselves will see it, there's no standard or universal description. While there are those who think a show are, there are those who aren't. It all depends how much knowledge they have and (usually) how old they are to know about the origin of certain tropes. People have claimed shows are "anime-rip offs" because they show someone shooting laser beams (which originated in DBZ, according to them) or feature a character having a transformation sequence (which originated in the 90s with Sailor Moon and Power Rangers, according to them), while older people will realize those have existed since the dawn of cartoons and comics.

So one could technically argue Japanese animation will take over when everyone believes everything is based on Japanese animated . Talk about a zen riddle.
 
Anime is Japanese animation so only authntic anime comes from Japan.
I think that it is just a fad that will probably die down in a few years.
 
In answer to the topic question: of course not!

Maybe if every single country in the entire world stopped producing animation except for Japan...but how likely is that?

And yes, only cartoons from Japan can actually be called anime, no matter the actual style. American shows like Batman, Animaniacs or Ducktales which were animated in Japan are not anime.
 
Originally Posted by Me
The only country which produces true anime is Japan; therefore unless it comes from Japan, it's not anime.




Um, geography and the dictionary. Anime is the Japanese term for animation, and in Western terminology, it refers to the animation style which was developed in and originates from Japan. Some shows mimic the anime style, like Xiaolin Showdown and the Marathon shows (Totally Spies, Martin Mystery, Team Galaxy), but are they anime? No, because they orignate from Europe, not Japan. (In fact, Martin Mystery was based on a book series in Europe). And despite what some fans may tell you, Avatar: The Last Airbender is not an anime. It was created by 2 Americans and its' mythos is more rooted in Chinese mythology than Japanese. A show whose animation is done in Japan or mimics the anime style are not anime in the Western definition of the word.





And that fact doesn't change the fact that an equal amount of studios are not. Does Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy mimic the anime style? No. Does Billy & Mandy? Again, no. What about Aqua Teen Hunger Force, iMucha Lucha!, Legion of Superheroes, Class of 3000, Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy, The Replacements, Phineas & Ferb, Kim Possible, Chowder, Corneil & Bernie, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Total Drama Island, House of Mouse, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ben 10, Squirrel Boy, Batman: The Brave and the Bold? Would you call any of those shows anime or anime imitators?


Like DG said above, unless every other nation on Earth besides decides to shut down all of their their animation studios, then anime (or the anime style) will not become the only style of animation on Earth. You have nothing to worry about. :cool:
 
Im greatly amused by the question--- but no, anime will never be the only animation.

There is simply so much animation in the world, it is impossible for anime to replace it.
 
Technically, 'anime' is a French word; the Japanese just borrowed it. Meaning that French stuff like Martin Mystery and Totally Spies are also anime, in the loosest sense.
 
Martin Mystery and Totally Spies are Franime, while stuff like Naruto and One Piece are anim?. Very simple, is it not? :D But anyway, no, anime can't possibly be the only animation in the world.
 
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