I'm going to start a new thread over here so that we don't shitter up Admin's with this discussion.

Quote Originally Posted by Ran
The only argument I've ever seen from an animators POV is the way the mouth motions aren't lip-synched. To be honest, that's a pretty insignificant point IMO when the rest of the animation is of good quality, appealing to the eye, and compliments the story it's portraying.

Also, I have Grave of the Fireflies if you'd ever like to borrow it. It's pretty powerful, and there's not one happy moment in that entire f*cking movie.

P.S. - Goldenboy? Worst anime ever IMO. God that show is garbage.
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Goldenboy has some entertainment value that you really need to be on certain level to understand. A dumbing down if you will.

My buddy made a bet saying that if no one could sit and watch Grave of the Fireflies and not tear up at least once.

Yeah I get the mouth movement thing you speak of. I don't see that as a problem. I just think the stories are all too similar. I also take into effect that every story is stolen from somewhere else and it can all be traced back to Greek Mythology.

The Japanese have just played out the Hero's Journey. Which yes American animation does the same for the most part. It's just Americans are better at the deliver of the stories IMO. I use to be a fan of anime so I'm not trying to be biased. I just got bored of it because to me it was very redundant. All and all I just think anime lacks good storytelling. The stories are solid, but the delivery isn't.