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    Default Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Hi, I've been searching the web for american made animes. I'm a big fan of RWBY and Avatar. I've seen teen titans and Kappa Mikey which combine a lot of elements from anime. I was wondering if anyone here could give some recommendations of american-made animes which resembles Avatar or RWBY?

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    There are none. I'm sorry. Also what's the point of calling anything anime if you're going to use that word to describe western aninmation too?

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    To me, anime is a genre or style which originated in Japan. So yes, there could be American made anime if it is done in that style, though I am not so sure RWBY is quite an anime style. It is anime influenced. But that is probably for another thread.

    We have Korean anime, so why not American?

    If you say that only Japanese animation is anime, that is like saying only American films can be film noir. Are you telling me Kurosawa's Straw Dog and Drunken Angel are not film noirs? Because they are.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PictureGuy View Post
    To me, anime is a genre or style which originated in Japan.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Well, I guess what you're searching for is anime influenced animation. There are quite a few even though they're not exactly like Avatar, I'd still recommend them. I don't know if you heard of Martin Mystery, Code Lyoko or Oban Star-Racers. You should check those out! They're all French animated series but that doesn't mean they're not awesome. France has one of the biggest anime cultures in the world and you can clearly see it in some of their animations.
    If you're interested in seeing Korean 'anime', give 'Yobi, the five tailed fox' a try.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Ok, thanks for the recommendations. I don't agree with you, Invaderben. In my eyes RWBY fulfills every elements of the drawing designs which is in any other anime-series. You got the same eyes and the unnantural spikey hair-styles or any other odd hair-styles which anime character usually have. I've also seen the same generic character stereotype in RWBY as you experience in most animes. So I think you can conclude that RWBY is an anime that is like any other anime-series.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    I'm also of the opinion that if it's not Japanese, it's not anime. I can see that RWBY took inspiration from anime, but the overall quality was so bad. Not just the art, but the voice acting an dialogue...I don't think it deserves to be in the same category....
    Just my opinion though.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jasanime View Post
    I'm also of the opinion that if it's not Japanese, it's not anime. I can see that RWBY took inspiration from anime, but the overall quality was so bad. Not just the art, but the voice acting an dialogue...I don't think it deserves to be in the same category....
    Just my opinion though.
    So what is your opinion of Korean anime, or "anime" if you prefer. I have not seen much that I can recall, but from what I have seen it is too close to the original style to be merely influenced. Look at this clip:



    I will take it at their word that this is all Korean. But I can't tell the difference.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    I honestly don't count Avatar and a lot of French animation as anime because it departs so heavily from Japanese stylization at times, and also has heavy Western influence. However, something like RWBY seems close enough to anime that I would consider it anime. Honestly, there's not a good way to define anime aside from a style, so I just look at how it's done and decide based off that. Avatar, heavily anime influenced? Yes. Anime, not in my subjective opinion. It's just like impressionistic, post impressionistic, hyper realistic, photo realistic and abstract art. People are going to argue a lot about it even though there's very little in how to define it.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Quote Originally Posted by Raycu View Post
    People are going to argue a lot about it even though there's very little in how to define it.
    Kind of like film noir. Everybody seems to debate exactly what it is, but everyone knows it when they see it.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    No such thing as American anime.

    People want shows like Avatar/RWBY to be anime to satisy an internal insecurity they have with the term cartoon because they see calling a show like RWBY a cartoon does the show an injustice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PictureGuy View Post
    To me, anime is a genre or style which originated in Japan. So yes, there could be American made anime if it is done in that style, though I am not so sure RWBY is quite an anime style. It is anime influenced. But that is probably for another thread.

    We have Korean anime, so why not American?

    If you say that only Japanese animation is anime, that is like saying only American films can be film noir. Are you telling me Kurosawa's Straw Dog and Drunken Angel are not film noirs? Because they are.


    This is a misconception created by western anime fans. Anime has never been a style because there are plenty of anime without the use of that style. Its also not a genre. Anime is a medium.
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    Anime definitely isn't a medium because anime is animation, which actually is a medium. I think it's probably more like a subcategory of animation.

    And if anime has to be Japanese, how do you define Korean and Chinese animation with basically the same art style and themes?

    Furthermore, if an American team goes to Japan, learns from Japanese animators, and takes heavy influence from Japanese animation, is that anime? If Japanese people copy American animation standards to the T in America, is that anime? What if they do that in Japan with American influences? Your rules are simply a way of justifying that idea that your anime is somehow different than American animation because you're self conscious about what you enjoy.

    (Not to mention the fact that definitions are by nature meant to describe how a word is used, not prescribe how it should be used).
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Quote Originally Posted by Raycu View Post
    Anime definitely isn't a medium because anime is animation, which actually is a medium. I think it's probably more like a subcategory of animation.

    And if anime has to be Japanese, how do you define Korean and Chinese animation with basically the same art style and themes?

    Furthermore, if an American team goes to Japan, learns from Japanese animators, and takes heavy influence from Japanese animation, is that anime? If Japanese people copy American animation standards to the T in America, is that anime? What if they do that in Japan with American influences? Your rules are simply a way of justifying that idea that your anime is somehow different than American animation because you're self conscious about what you enjoy.
    Anime is a medium. I'm not even sure if that's debatable... It is true that anime is animation, but that doesn't make it not a medium. Animation is already a sub genre in itself and there are sub genres of anime. Your definition isn't really convincing enough.

    Also, your argument has already stated that Avatar isn't anime in your subjective opinion, but RWBY is. There is where your thesis is flawed. In reality, RWBY is no different from Avatar, Spongebob, Family Guy, Code Lyoko, etc. Sure, RWBY has a manga and is influenced, but..... so? Calling one cartoon anime to fit your thesis is bias and actually weakens your argument. Now, if you argued all anime are cartoons and all cartoons are anime then I might be willing to listen to your points, but that ship sailed with your prior error in logic.

    I can't change your opinion. To prove I am not insecure, I would be willing to be debate ALL anime are cartoons and all cartoons are anime. Though, I will not cater to people and say certain cartoon are anime while others are not. That's stupid.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

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    The very first definition I could find defining medium was: "an agency or means of doing something." Seeing as anime is just animation, it is a sub branch of a medium. Furthermore, I find it very convenient how you left out a significant branch of my argument based around how flawed your definition of anime is.

    I would argue that some American made animation is anime because it has more taken from anime in terms of animation style and character design than from Western animation. Being semi-realistic and taking from eastern culture like Avatar doesn't make it anime, because although it has some mild similarities, and is eastern, it isn't trying to emulate Japanese animation style. Where as RWBY is very clearly trying to be anime, a lot of it boils down to intent. Because it's based off of Japanese animation, I'd say it's basically anime. This is why I'd also include Korean and Chinese animation, like Spiritpact (which you shouldn't watch because it's trash) as anime as well. It clearly is derivative of Japanese animation.

    Not only does this definition basically match what most people would call anime, it also makes a lot of sense. If the intention is to create something based on Japanese style (which no matter what style, is considered anime), then it's practically the same as an anime, and it seems the same as anime, and it's written similarly to anime. So why can't it be anime?

    I feel that a lot of this strict definition of only Japanese things that people often tote is simply because people have grown frustrated explaining how Avatar, or Korra isn't an anime, and in the end they just grow frustrated and come up with the simplest definition possible. Then they're confronted with Korean animation based off of Manhua or Japanese games, and they don't know what to do, or even though they recognize that it's basically the exact same thing as Japanese animation, they feel this dissonance with how they define animation. This definition both encompasses thematic, artistic, cultural, and regional ideas when it comes to an animated product.

    Unless you legitimately don't believe Korean and Chinese animation is anime, then I guess you're a purist and can stick to your own definitions. I however have no qualms with saying that they're the same thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raycu View Post
    The very first definition I could find defining medium was: "an agency or means of doing something." Seeing as anime is just animation, it is a sub branch of a medium. Furthermore, I find it very convenient how you left out a significant branch of my argument based around how flawed your definition of anime is.

    I would argue that some American made animation is anime because it has more taken from anime in terms of animation style and character design than from Western animation. Being semi-realistic and taking from eastern culture like Avatar doesn't make it anime, because although it has some mild similarities, and is eastern, it isn't trying to emulate Japanese animation style. Where as RWBY is very clearly trying to be anime, a lot of it boils down to intent. Because it's based off of Japanese animation, I'd say it's basically anime. This is why I'd also include Korean and Chinese animation, like Spiritpact (which you shouldn't watch because it's trash) as anime as well. It clearly is derivative of Japanese animation.

    Not only does this definition basically match what most people would call anime, it also makes a lot of sense. If the intention is to create something based on Japanese style (which no matter what style, is considered anime), then it's practically the same as an anime, and it seems the same as anime, and it's written similarly to anime. So why can't it be anime?

    I feel that a lot of this strict definition of only Japanese things that people often tote is simply because people have grown frustrated explaining how Avatar, or Korra isn't an anime, and in the end they just grow frustrated and come up with the simplest definition possible. Then they're confronted with Korean animation based off of Manhua or Japanese games, and they don't know what to do, or even though they recognize that it's basically the exact same thing as Japanese animation, they feel this dissonance with how they define animation. This definition both encompasses thematic, artistic, cultural, and regional ideas when it comes to an animated product.

    Unless you legitimately don't believe Korean and Chinese animation is anime, then I guess you're a purist and can stick to your own definitions. I however have no qualms with saying that they're the same thing.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    @Raycu - Your post was a ramble, true. Though, you further ruined your thesis by (funny how you said I did) by ignoring my stance on the medium and how I would argue all anime is cartoon and all cartoon is anime.

    I mean, your last small paragraph really sums up how bad your argument is when you point the finger at me and claim I wouldn't consider korean/chinese animation is anime when I literally said "I would debate all anime are cartoon and all cartoon are anime" so I can't be a purist.


    The rest of your argument is a flawed platform because you're trying to claim only some animation can be anime which are the ones that fit your flawed thesis and platform is complete bias. This is where your argument falls on deaf ears because is makes absolutely no sense at all and the rest of your post is just a long ramble of absolutely nothing noteworthy. Not to mention you repeated yourself and completely disregarded me saying animation is a sub-genre as well and anime is still a medium.


    At the end of the day, I am willing to call all cartoon anime and all anime cartoon. The purist you call me and the one you point fingers at is the beast that is actually you, not me. The irony is real.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raycu View Post
    I honestly don't count Avatar and a lot of French animation as anime because it departs so heavily from Japanese stylization at times, and also has heavy Western influence. However, something like RWBY seems close enough to anime that I would consider it anime. Honestly, there's not a good way to define anime aside from a style, so I just look at how it's done and decide based off that. Avatar, heavily anime influenced? Yes. Anime, not in my subjective opinion. It's just like impressionistic, post impressionistic, hyper realistic, photo realistic and abstract art. People are going to argue a lot about it even though there's very little in how to define it.


    Anime is NOT A STYLE! Plenty of Japanese animation that are called anime don't have the cliche style many believe anime is known for. RWBY is not an anime due to its stylization. It might be anime the same reason Rugrats is anime though. Its a cartoon.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Look up the stuff on that list up there


    I think a big part of the schism between anime and American cartoons was what anime could get away with in story and animation and what they could not even show when they shipped to America. By the time 4kids and the like was done with Dargonball (Holy Smokes!) and Sailor Moon (they're not gay kids, they're just cousins!) we all wanted a clear delineation between "cartoons" and "anime". Sort of like why "furries" are different from "bestiality". After all a lot of anime's style is based on Disney and Warner brothers (See: Jessica Rabbit). Plus saying anime means you don't have to explain to most people "Japanese cartoons". That got old fast when Pokemon became popular.


    Now that American Cartoons beyond say stuff like Heavy Metal the movie http://gatesthecomic.com/wp-content/...hal-hefner.jpg , can do the same things and use the same styles of art people stopped caring about that. Well anyone who isn't crazy and obsessed with minutia to the point that they become a foam-mouthed psycho over fictional characters. There is even some overlap in voice acting. Veronica taylor and the guy who does the American voice of Goku (yes I know who he is. i'll give you a hint. his first name is Sean. ) were both in Teenage Mutant ninja Turtles. A lot of cartoons do anime parodies and vice versa. Seriously, the line no longer matters.

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    now that that's out of the way, keep in mind the topic of this thread is a request for recommendations for american-Made anime. Not whether or not anime can be made outside of japan. There are about 30 other threads for that.


    Either recommend some of you're derailing the topic.
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    @Clayton_n - Don't worry about the topic being derailed. These discussions are good for this forum and we are still discussing what can be considered "American Anime" so we're still on topic anyway.

    I don't think the OP cares and these debates give me a reason to login to this website. Actually, @Raycu is a good member too.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Yeah, but by defending the integrity of the topic I, and those who do at least list a few American animes, come off looking like the cool headed and rational ones when the next rabid psycho comes in screaming about how anime can only be made in japan.

    I'm not the evil overlord around here for nothing.



    So can you recommend any American made anime I haven't already put on that list up there? Keeping in mind that Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century was made in Scotland.


    TotallY Spies?



    Astro boy?



    Big hero 6? The Famous Five? When Marnie Was There? The Secret of Ariety? the Legend of Earthsea?


    Shirley you can come up with something.
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    I honestly can parse no meaning in this body of text so I'm just gonna drop it.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Now I was going to mention Gotham Knight, Aeon Flux, Perfect Hair, Resident Evil, Thundercats, and Hello Kitty... but then I saw something that I think we're all going to be seeing at the end of this month. Thank you Scarlet Johansen!

    Ghost int eh Shell: The Movie!

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Now if an animated cartoon was created, written and developed by Americans, but animated in Japan in the anime style, do you consider it American or Japanese? If both, is it primarily American because it was created by Americans? Or primarily Japanese because that is where the artwork was done.

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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Quote Originally Posted by PictureGuy View Post
    Now if an animated cartoon was created, written and developed by Americans, but animated in Japan in the anime style, do you consider it American or Japanese? If both, is it primarily American because it was created by Americans? Or primarily Japanese because that is where the artwork was done.
    You just described season 1 of Gargoyles and "Lady Death".

    Kappa Mikey was the story of an American Cartoon Character who got a job starring in an anime. Goku's English voice actor was in it.
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    Default Re: Recommendations of american - made animes?

    Last Airbender
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    Now, I have some more, they arent strictly anime, but they have heavy anime influences.

    Steven Universe: If you exclude the overly comedic elements, it bridges a gap between a Shoujo/Shounen typed themes. You have magical powers, you have increasing power levels, exotic enemies to fight in strange places. It has some very strong character development to it and is really worth the watch. The comedy episodes are kind of boring, but the lore of the Homeworld Invasion of Earth, Crystal Gems etc keeps you hooked.

    Samurai Jack: How can we not list this? Its a Samurai fighting a demon who casts him into the future and he fights to get back to the past. Season 5 just started and its much darker than before and just plain excellent. Absolutely worth it.

    RWBY: In the world of Remnant, evil creatures called Grimm attack humans and a group of young women are training to become Huntresses to fight them. The world gets bigger and more interesting as the series progresses through seasons 1-3. Season 4 is kind of slow and really seems to set a larger world engulfing stage, but even so its one of the better written stories I've seen and paces itself well.

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