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[Wademan94]

I think it has to do with most mainstream animation being kid-friendly, and that there's this cultural belief many people have that "kid-friendly" means "exclusively for kids". It comes down to people thinking kids are dumb, and that they shouldn't like things that "dumb kids" like because they're better then that. Basically, it's snobbery.

I don't know if the idea is really dying out that quickly but anime becoming more and more mainstream is probably helping.

I mean why yes, let's have a 10 year old watch South Park or Rick and Morty. I mean it's kids right? Animation is for kids only right, despite the themes of it? Bunch of knobs who say that. It's for all ages.

Anime is helping in that case to prevent it which is great. Hell, part of the reason why I got into the medium was to actively look for anime that proves that opinion wrong, mainly to my brother.

Parasyte - Which is sure as gory with some scenes I have looked at. Like the legendary parasite head thing eats head scene

Kino's Journey - I don't think most of those short stories in the anime would be easy for a kid to comprehend, probably struggle to understand what is going on. Hell the manga is 16+ because of it.

Reminds me of the time one of my bio parents mocked me because I bought a 3+ game. It was Captain Toad.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Animation is a medium, not a genre. A medium that can encompass any genre you can set your mind to. And to me, the best and strongest animated works are the ones that resonate with adults just as much as kids.

 

[TheMightyP]

You guys: "Animation has been cinsidered for kids, but thank God Anime is changing that!"
Me who got banned from watching Regular Show and Adventure Time when I was younger

 

[Hat N' Clogs]

KingofPhantoms So the sim is postponed?

 

[Lamperouge]

Hey, I'll gladly stay a man-child if animation is seen as a "childish" medium that should only ever appeal to the younger crowd.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

KingofPhantoms So the sim is postponed?

It is, for now.

I might be able to start it at 7:00 PM PST tonight. 6:00 PM is already out of the question. We'll see if enough people (mostly those who are participating via corresponding districts and tributes, yourself included) are available to watch it by that point in time.

So yeah, we'll see.

 

[Lamperouge]

It is, for now.

I might be able to start it at 7:00 PM PST tonight. 6:00 PM is already out of the question. We'll see if enough people (mostly those who are participating via corresponding districts and tributes, yourself included) are available to watch it by that point in time.

So yeah, we'll see.

I'd be able to watch it for about an hour and a half.

Got work early in the morning so I can't stay up too late, though.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Hey, I'll gladly stay a man-child if animation is seen as a "childish" medium that should only ever appeal to the younger crowd.

Hear, hear dude. I'll be watching anime and cartoons til the day I die.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I hit 600 subs on YouTube! Nice!

 

[Wario Bros.]

Weirdly, this was found in the Nintendo giga leak stuff:

And it's based off a prototype build of Dr. Mario rather than the final build (back when its placeholder name was "Virus")

Garfield in Dr. Mario World when?

 

[Hadokeyblade]

Considering most cartoons nowadays aren't even made for kids in mind but rather an oddly specific subset of adults I don't see the "animation is for kids" thing sticking in the future.

 

[Aurane]

Someone animated some of my voice over and GRACIOUS ITS SO GOOD.

Thought you might like this, Aurane

This is actually really good. I like it.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

This is actually really good. I like it.

If you’re talking about the voice, thanks! And if you’re talking about the animation, I agree! Another YouTuber named Lukasz asked me if he could animate this as well, which is nice.

 

[ZephyrZ]

You guys: "Animation has been cinsidered for kids, but thank God Anime is changing that!"
Me who got banned from watching Regular Show and Adventure Time when I was younger
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I wasn't allowed to watch Spongebob. My mom thought it was too "rude".

...I still watched it anyway.

 

[Hadokeyblade]

I just beat the big bad of what I assume is the base Persona 4 story.

According to the walkthrough I looked up there's still one last boss fight in the March portion of the game before the ending. So after like 2 months I'm almost done with the game!

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I wasn’t allowed to watch Regular Show. I also wasn’t allowed to watch Pokémon for a while.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I've loved watching animated shows and films my whole life and it's a big part of who I am. They've been a big and I'd like to think good influence on me, and they still are.

If we're not talking animated TV that doesn't fall under the category of say, Rick and Morty, then a good animated show respects it's audience members of every age and tells a story with a balanced sense of maturity that allows anyone of any age to enjoy, understand and relate to it. Just because kids can enjoy it doesn't mean it's not made for older audience members, too.

Likewise an animated show doesn't have to incorporate gore or other 18+ to be for adults as well. I feel that shows like Gravity Falls and Steven Universe fit this category perfectly.

 

[snowgolem]

I wasn’t allowed to watch Regular Show. I also wasn’t allowed to watch Pokémon for a while.

I can relate to not being allowed to watch Regular Show, but Pokémon? Jeez.
Then again, I wasn’t allowed to watch Spongebob whenever I was in my Grandma’s house.

 

[Lamperouge]

I hit 600 subs on YouTube! Nice!

Movin' on up~

Congrats, dude. Only 400 more subs until you reach four digits.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

I'm having some timezone issues. SDGQ is doing a Quest 64 run at 5:20 AM EST.

I can't figure out when it actually starts in my timezone. My current time is 8 PM. I think it's like 2:20 AM, but I can't be sure.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

I can relate to not being allowed to watch Regular Show, but Pokémon? Jeez.
Then again, I wasn’t allowed to watch Spongebob whenever I was in my Grandma’s house.

Remember kids, Pokémon is bad, it promotes s a t a n i s m

 

[snowgolem]

Okay, unrelated, but this is the ideal Fighter’s Pass 2.

Spoiler: Pic

Phoenix fans who don’t even know what S+P is, would you be cool with this?

 

[Wario Bros.]

My parents put almost no restrictions on what I could watch on TV growing up.

I could get away with stuff like from Adult Swim with ease.

 

[snowgolem]

Remember kids, Pokémon is bad, it promotes s a t a n i s m

Whatt?? I really hope adults like that are extinct at this point, children deserve to watch Pokémon

My parents put almost no restrictions on what I could watch on TV growing up.

I could get away with stuff like from Adult Swim with ease.

My parents are honestly just dumb about it.
I can watch Adult Swim if I tell them about the show first, but if a YouTuber says **** then I have to turn them off.
I don’t even know anymore.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Whatt?? I really hope adults like that are extinct at this point, children deserve to watch Pokémon

My parents are honestly just dumb about it.
I can watch Adult Swim if I tell them about the show first, but if a YouTuber says **** then I have to turn them off.
I don’t even know anymore.

Once, I asked them “Hey, can I watch Pokemon?” And they replied with “Of course!” So it’s more likely that they thought we didn’t have access to the show, and worded it poorly. They aren’t super strict or anything.

 

[Alicorn]

I can relate to not being allowed to watch Regular Show, but Pokémon? Jeez.
Then again, I wasn’t allowed to watch Spongebob whenever I was in my Grandma’s house.

What did your Gramps have against the Sponge?

 

[Deleted member]

I stopped watching Cartoon Network when TTG came in the spotlight.

I do not know how Cartoon Network is now, and I am sure there are some good shows in there, but I feel like when TTG came into the spotlight, it just wasn't for me anymore.

 

[Aurane]

When I was a kid, I use to carry around a stuffed Raichu plush that was basically my comfort tool when out in public. One day, my mom and I went to the store to buy groceries. A mother of 4 came up to me and tried to take it. My mom intervened, and they got into an argument. The lady said to my mom that the plush comes from, "a cartoon show that teaches kids satanism".

If that woman took that plush, I can almost gurantee that I would of became a demonic child from hell. So its debatable.

 

[snowgolem]

Once, I asked them “Hey, can I watch Pokemon?” And they replied with “Of course!” So it’s more likely that they thought we didn’t have access to the show, and worded it poorly. They aren’t super strict or anything.

Oh, alright.

What did your Gramps have against the Sponge?

My grandma is heavily religious and is the type of person who won’t get me a game I want if it says “crude humor”.
Of course, this was a while ago. She just didn’t like the stuff like butts being shown and people’s faces or skin being torn off.

 

[Z25]

My only problem is that ignoring how good Skyward Sword is I just don't see a Switch port being worth freaking 70€.

60€ I can maybe stand dissapointingly, but 70€ is just a price I 100% can't afford at all.

Heck, I already have trouble with my parents trying to buy 15€ games so imagine.

Im thinking the port comes with a jog on or something designed to mimic motion controls. Who knows though.

 

[Dutch Raikuna]

Summing it up with anime and cartoons.

I can prove it wrong with two examples from both east and west that they can prove everyone wrong about animation.

West - Avatar. Who the hell doesn't like this show? Cause it is nothing short of amazing. A simple enough premise that is easy for all ages to understand, great world-building, still damn funny at times, characters have fantastic arcs (I'm Team Toph for my favorite), tells a mature story without making its audience feel dumb and about 10 more reasons. One of my biggest regrets is not watching properly. I watched a few of the episodes a year and half ago and it holds fantastically.

It's one of my favourite Western Animated Shows along with Futurama.

As for East? Uhh, that's a hard choice actually without my personal bias kicking in.

 

[Alicorn]

Why do some god fearing people have to be so bland?

 

[Diem]

Why do some god fearing people have to be so bland?

Uh, pardon?

 

[Hadokeyblade]

Summing it up with anime and cartoons.

I can prove it wrong with two examples from both east and west that they can prove everyone wrong about animation.

West - Avatar. Who the hell doesn't like this show? Cause it is nothing short of amazing. A simple enough premise that is easy for all ages to understand, great world-building, still damn funny at times, characters have fantastic arcs (I'm Team Toph for my favorite), tells a mature story without making its audience feel dumb and about 10 more reasons. One of my biggest regrets is not watching properly. I watched a few of the episodes a year and half ago and it holds fantastically.

It's one of my favourite Western Animated Shows along with Futurama.

As for East? Uhh, that's a hard choice actually without my personal bias kicking in.

Depends on what Avatar your talking about Aang's show is a masterpiece that I'm surprised got on children's television.

Korra sucks after the first season.

 

[Hat N' Clogs]

Uh, pardon?

They're referring to how some don't like tv shows for various reasons, whether justified or not.

 

[Alicorn]

Some does not mean all, my Grandparents are bible thumpers so it does have me a little crossed.

 

[Hat N' Clogs]

Some does not mean all, my Grandparents are bible thumpers so it does have me a little crossed.

And that's why I said "some" when I was talking about you and what you were saying.

I'm keeping it accurate.

 

[Aurane]

At the end of the day, I'll respect you if you respect me. It's as simple as that.

 

[Alicorn]

I'm sorry if I ruffled any feathers

 

[Lamperouge]

My nephew borrowed my copy of Sonic Rush and lost the game card...

I'm both angry and big sad right now.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I hate that I'm still waiting for Detective Pikachu Switch news.

You'd think that its movie counterpart being a critical and commercial success last year would have pushed The Pokémon Company to show it off by now (June's Pokémon Presents would have been a wonderful time to do so).

I want to get out of the 3DS game's cliffhanger, dang it!