Why can't you compare them? I mean come on think about it, animation is just drawings with motion. Why can't an adult watch it? Any argument you try to make is just going to be some arbitrary bullshit you heard from your parents or any other cultural influence that formed your belief system today. There's no logical reasoning you can use tbh
??? shit take alert
Goblin slayer, (the first few episodes of) Shield Hero, Cowboy Bebop, A Silent Voice, etc
Just because its a cartoon doesnt mean its for kids. Think Invincible, for example. Even then, most of Invincibles (and Goblin Slayers) non-child factor comes from the gore, which isnt necessarily the only way to make a show not for kids. The early parts of Shield Hero deal with betrayal and false rape accusations. Cowboy Bebop deals with a lot of the characters feelings when theyre not leading up to or doing a fight scene, and is pretty adult with the concepts in portrays with drugs, morality, etc. And as much as i advocate that Your Name is better than A Silent Voice, A Silent Voice is much more adult in its themes. Attempted suicides, redemption, "earning" forgiveness, forgiving yourself, etc.
Of course if you just watch shonen anime youre just going to get stuff for younger people. Its supposed to be exciting, not deep. That doesnt mean you cant enjoy it, though. Plenty of other people prove that. One Piece, Dragonball, etc are so loved because theyre good enough to stay popular with their original fanbase and theyre able to pick up new fans. These shows are supposed to be fun, exciting, or whatever you want. If you think you cant enjoy a show because its exciting and "made for kids", you're still a child LARPing as an adult.
Anime is a medium for storytelling just like Tv shows or movies, and just like those there different genres for anime. Besides, as it is animated, they have more freedom to imagine stories that in conventional media would not work. Stories like Pyscho pass, Parasyte and many more are not made for kids.
i mean it's legit just like a tv show but instead of real people, it's people drawing each frame and animating it
just like tv shows, there are different genres, ranging from shounen to psychological horror
to me, it seems like your mindset is still stuck on the fact that anime = children solely on the fact that you either haven't broadened ur horizons or think that drawings = kid, which might've been true like 20 years ago, but nowadays why should u still think that?
Anime is a type of media. Each media has a different target audience, a different genre, and different concepts.
Some prime examples of Western media are Family Guy and South Park: these two shows have hella adult concepts despite looking like cartoons.
Just like Family Guy and South Park, there is a lot of anime with adult concepts. For example, Banana Fish. This anime has semblances of homosexuality, class division, and child exploitation.
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