Japanese comics and American Manga

[WLHcomics]

I don't know, but there is a Japanese graphic novel artist who is inspired by American comics. I don't remember where I read about him, but I remember reading that he created a type of American style comic book with bits of manga influence, but its mostly like one of those American style superhero comics.

[WLHcomics]

Yeah, I think I heard that they call them that, I think I also heard that our American cartoons are just called "anime" over there instead of just "cartoon." I'm not sure though.

[NickRowler]

Yeah, in Japan it's called Amerika no Anime. Even then, the word anime is just an abbreviated version of the word animeshon, which is a borrowed word.

I do still think the term is useful for talking about something that comes from a certain country. It's sort of like how sombrero means hat in Spanish but English speakers use the word to talk about a certain type of hat.

[Hydra_Gairum]

Guys come on bruv, huuf,
Ok name ur fav anime and Hollywood movie I'll give u an example

[Hayka]

I do know about all that...I've seen some videos about the show and I also am interested to see the stuff @AmazementComics mentioned since I'm studying screenplay direction and meaningful shot composition especially for anime
my main problem with the show was the 3D animation. I really DON'T wanna be that guy but yeah...the 3D was kinda especially in the first season. I do like the character designs and I LOVE GIRLS WITH COOL SCYTHES and Ruby and her weapon look extra cool in the Shaft adaptation. I was afraid of not liking the series because...well...girl with scythe is one of the coolest shidd ever; I also have one in one of my series, so if the animation gets better I'm on board.

[Hayka]

Fave Hollywood movie: Shawshank Redemption - The Green Mile - Bridge To Terabithia

Fave anime: Serial Experiments Lain - Monogatari Series - Tatami Galaxy (most Yuuasa works are freaking great and creative) - Satoshi Kon movies - almost all KyoAni shows - Evangelion - 3gatsu and a lot of other stuff...you can probably guess what my taste is like

[Hayka]

I actually call cartoons anime too...it's just easier...you know..just...Anime...I don't like the way CARTOON sounds...because it usually gives me and people around me a childish image since they don't know how much depth and cool shidd we can do with animation...like I recently got into Made In Abyss series and oh boy it's a FREAKING GORGEOUS series, and I'm not just talking about the looks

[NickRowler]

The origin of the word cartoon, comes from Italian and referred to the simplified images people would draw before painting their pictures. Illustrations sometimes have simplified drawings so that is why they are called cartoons. Animation tends to also use a similar art style so that is why they are also called cartoons.

I do think using the word animation is better due to confusion of what someone is talking about. A cartoonist is someone who draws illustrations and comics. A political cartoon is a type of comic. If someone says they create cartoons, it isn’t clear if they mean comics or animation.

[HGohwell]

Yeah, the animation can be really iffy early on because of the budget issues, the big set piece fight scenes are where it looks the absolute best because they were the focus and everything else sorta jst connects them. Personally, I think the animation in general does get better as the seasons go on, but that is personal taste, but I do think a lot of the character designs and fights get less interesting after about Volume 3, but again, personal taste.

Honestly, the reason I often bring up Symphogear in relation to RWBY (beyond just watch Symphogear) is the fascinating paralells, being that Symphogear is one of the biggest anime inJapan while bing almost unheard of in the west, shared as lot of the same voice actors in the Japanese dub, hits a lot of the same overall themes and cool transforming weaponry ideas (we even get a scythe girl S2) and follows a very similar tradjectory of barely there budget through S1 and having to pick very carefully where they spent their budget, growing into an absolute spectacle of a show while making it all up as they go (since each season was actually supposed to be the last, except the last 2) but while RWBY often feels like you can see the crack, Symphogear does a fascinating job winging it and pulling things together. I'm not one of the people who say Symphogear is RWBY but better, but they are fascinating to compare.

Also, on meaningful shot composition, one of the most anime anime's out there, Star Driver is just a masterclass in this. It's basically the combination of the teams behin Revolutionary Girl Utena and OHSHC to do an epic find the 4 maidens to release the apocolypse type mecha series, that layers so many levels of weird surrealism, metaphor and unusual important shot composition. It's a wonderful watch for studying more artistic meaningful shot composition.

[Hayka]

I've seen both Symphogear and Revelutionary Girl Utena. I watched Symphogear after watching Panty&Stocking since they had some staff members in common, specially for the Henshin sequences. But yeah I usually do watch the classics and the ones that have actually good directors and innovative ways of conveying themes and metaphorical scenes, which is something that we can rarely find in anime these days. That said, we still did have some experimental series like Sonny Boy and Wonder Egg Priority (tho WEP kinda WEPPED things up and fell off and went to the dumpster)
But I might get into RWBY...I did watch the Shaft, but I heard it was a side story to the main franchise so I guess I'm fine starting the first Volume of RWBY

[candiedcotton]

Honestly man, I think part of why it's so hard to understand you is the total lack of grammar and punctuation in how you're writing. I'm not the grammar police and generally don't care, but it's at a level where it really is hard to understand you.

Maybe take a little more effort/time writing out what you're trying to say and people can better respond, that's all I've got.

[Hydra_Gairum]

What if in shawshank redemption the main character was Asta and in Monogatari let's say the first one, Bakemonogatari the mc was Christian Bale wtt wld u say then

[Hydra_Gairum]

Thank u English teacher, ooh yes and always the first letter of a word must be in capital.
Your pfp name candiedcotton must actually be Candiedcotton, I mean u stressed on about my English and all so just letting you know.

[Stargazer31]

There's no need to be sarcastic like that, he was just giving you advice

[lizardlullabye]

Ah, dude? I think you are mixing up words again, which may be why there is confusion.

A)
The first word in a sentence is typically capitalized (in English). If the first letter of a word must be in capital, Sentences Would Be Kind Of A Hassle To Type Properly.

B)
"Think of it this way, what if it was Japanese comics and American Manga, do you guys understand what I mean, the anime will become part of Hollywood and Marvel would become somewhat like anime. Even Dc."

• You first talk about comic and manga (typically read), but then you attempt to clarify what you mean by giving an example about animation and movies (typically watched)? These are different story-telling mediums, so I am not sure what or which you would like to discuss. Do you want to talk about Christian Bale? I know he is a Batman.

EDIT: I mixed up "medians" and "mediums". Ah. . . the math is all wrong!

[candiedcotton]

If this is how you take feedback, you've got a long and bumpy road ahead.

[Hayka]

oh no...NO NOT MONOGATARI YOU'RE ABUSING MY ONE WEAKPOINT
ANYTHING BUT MONO

[system]

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