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New Poll - Manga..is Anime?
As a sort of follow-up, our member Xuan suggested this poll. This one is probably gonna be a lot less common than anime/cartoons, but I've personally heard it more than once. I mean, come on, how do you get confused between something that's a video and something that's on paper?
An easy poll for next week would be to do the manga/comics pairing
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=15381
If you wish to suggest poll ideas, go ahead and do so here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you get annoyed when anime is called "cartoon"?
Choices:
Yes, they're different! - votes: 6383 (41%)
Bothers me, but I ignore it - votes: 4000 (25.7%)
But they ARE cartoons! - votes: 1935 (12.4%)
Not bothered at all - votes: 1915 (12.3%)
Have heard it so often that I'm immune - votes: 1337 (8.6%)
There were 15570 total votes.
The poll ended: December 5th 2009
To the people who chose "But they ARE cartoons!", you better be joking...
PS: Good luck to all of you college students with finals. I got 2 on Monday, 1 on Wednesday, and 1 on Friday...
An easy poll for next week would be to do the manga/comics pairing
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=15381
If you wish to suggest poll ideas, go ahead and do so here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you get annoyed when anime is called "cartoon"?
Choices:
Yes, they're different! - votes: 6383 (41%)
Bothers me, but I ignore it - votes: 4000 (25.7%)
But they ARE cartoons! - votes: 1935 (12.4%)
Not bothered at all - votes: 1915 (12.3%)
Have heard it so often that I'm immune - votes: 1337 (8.6%)
There were 15570 total votes.
The poll ended: December 5th 2009
To the people who chose "But they ARE cartoons!", you better be joking...
PS: Good luck to all of you college students with finals. I got 2 on Monday, 1 on Wednesday, and 1 on Friday...
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» aznkaze550 on December 5th, 2009, 12:43pm
yes, i'll need the luck for my finals, 1 on Monday, 1 on Tuesday, and 1 on Wednesday. I wish luck for my fellow final-mates as well.
» gringe on December 5th, 2009, 2:23pm
I don't get the joke if someone considers an anime a cartoon. If you consider all animated media to be cartoons, then, for example, Evangelion is as much a cartoon as Spongebob Squarepants.
I consider myself a fan of both anime and manga, but I regularly call anime "cartoons" and manga "comics".
I consider myself a fan of both anime and manga, but I regularly call anime "cartoons" and manga "comics".
» Conquestor on December 5th, 2009, 3:21pm
Same here, and that's what I put for the poll.
They're a very similar medium, so does it really matter what they're called?
They're a very similar medium, so does it really matter what they're called?
» RayCP on December 5th, 2009, 3:37pm
Of course it matters.. If it got it's own term to be described, then it should be used..
I'm Chinese, and I wouldn't think it matters little, if I was called Vietnamnese, because "we are all yellow"...
I'm Chinese, and I wouldn't think it matters little, if I was called Vietnamnese, because "we are all yellow"...
» gringe on December 5th, 2009, 3:49pm
Nationalities of people are not the same as entertainment mediums. My question is why we need terms like anime and manga in the first place.
» Conquestor on December 5th, 2009, 4:23pm
Exactly. Like how people say they bought the CD version of a game when they're usually on DVD's.
Who cares?
Who cares?
» RayCP on December 6th, 2009, 1:55pm
If I heard someone say that, then I would probably be an ass and correct that person..
I know it's nothing one should even care about. But i like being an ass..
I know it's nothing one should even care about. But i like being an ass..
» Auro-Cyanide on December 5th, 2009, 5:16pm
I think that is a different situation too. Chinese and Vietnamnese are just english words to describe people from a certain country. They would have their own words to describe themselves.
Anime and manga are just the japanese equivalants of the english cartoon and comic. They are the same thing. I would only use anime or manga if I was trying to specify the style or country of origin.
Anime and manga are just the japanese equivalants of the english cartoon and comic. They are the same thing. I would only use anime or manga if I was trying to specify the style or country of origin.
» hanabira on December 6th, 2009, 9:59am
Wouldn't it be more like calling a Chinese person an Asian rather than a Vietnamese?
» ayashe on December 5th, 2009, 7:54pm
All animated mediums are not cartoons though. Shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons are not cartoons. Personally, I consider it insulting to refer to anime as cartoons. Cartoons are looked down on as something for children, and worth less than something live action.
As for people calling anime manga they're even more infuriating. I wanted to apply for a manga hatelisting once and asked where it should go since there was no comics section, and the girl said to apply under anime since "they're the same thing."
As for people calling anime manga they're even more infuriating. I wanted to apply for a manga hatelisting once and asked where it should go since there was no comics section, and the girl said to apply under anime since "they're the same thing."
» Conquestor on December 5th, 2009, 10:56pm
Uh that's a perception thing. You might think the term "cartoon" refers to something aimed at children specifically, but that's not always the case. And yes, shows like family guy/simpsons/whatever are still cartoons.
» x0mbiec0rp on December 12th, 2009, 5:18am
I quite agree. If you don't agree that shows like family guy/simpsons/south park are cartoons, than you're clearly delusional.
» Noobsrus on December 5th, 2009, 5:54pm
I think Lambchopsil should have retained a neutral response on this argument it'll obviously cause flaming and trolling.
» Toto on December 5th, 2009, 7:35pm
Why?
I think it would be a sad day when we'd forced to keep our moths shut for fear of discussion.
I think it would be a sad day when we'd forced to keep our moths shut for fear of discussion.
» lambchopsil on December 5th, 2009, 11:05pm
Honestly, most people don't read the front page anyways...
And I usually try to give my opinion on the polls
And I usually try to give my opinion on the polls
» vietangelix on December 6th, 2009, 10:17am
Well I think they're still the same.
» kawaiiairbender on December 6th, 2009, 6:41pm
lol at people getting upset for real. w/e I could care less. I do differentiate them because people sometimes get into a tizzy about it. But I don't care.
Hmm I'm just like this :/ Manga and Anime are different mediums. I love manga, anime not as much. I like anime because I love animated shows/movies but I prefer books to tv.
Hmm I'm just like this :/ Manga and Anime are different mediums. I love manga, anime not as much. I like anime because I love animated shows/movies but I prefer books to tv.
» kawaiiairbender on December 6th, 2009, 6:42pm
no I don't get too bothered. just like w/e w/e
» nanpa on December 7th, 2009, 1:29pm
To me, whether someone calling them 'cartoons' irritates me or not depends on the implications behind what the person is saying. If they call anime cartoons on the basis that all drawn media that is animated is inherently a 'cartoon', then I don't even think about it. But if they refer to anime as cartoons with the implication that 'cartoons = something childish and meant for kids' then I find it quite annoying.
» Mushroomtea on December 8th, 2009, 1:24am
I'm curious to know what Japanese people call Disney cartoons. Do they call it a cartoon or an anime?
» animefan22 on December 8th, 2009, 3:19am
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» vietangelix on December 8th, 2009, 1:18pm
They call it anime. (But there may be some Japanese who call it cartoon.) Because in Japan any animation is refer to anime.
So yeah, stuff like Micky mouse, Batman, and etc. are anime to them. Why you may ask? Because they're all just animation even though the style is different.
So yeah, stuff like Micky mouse, Batman, and etc. are anime to them. Why you may ask? Because they're all just animation even though the style is different.
» Da-manta-ray on December 8th, 2009, 1:55pm
Eh, honestly, the way I see it is that anime is just Japanese cartoons. Cartoons are moving 2D animation. Just because they're from a different country, doesn't mean that they aren't cartoons. IMO, the word cartoon spreads over all age categories; Family guy is just as much of a cartoon as Fairly-Odd Parents, or Spongebob or bleach or whatever. they're all 2D moving pictures; style/nationality doesn't come into it.
Of course, I'm opposed to manga being called anime. that's like saying comic books are just like cartoons/2D animation. which is just plain wrong.
Of course, I'm opposed to manga being called anime. that's like saying comic books are just like cartoons/2D animation. which is just plain wrong.
» MoJo on December 8th, 2009, 7:40pm
I really don't think it matters as long as the person your talking to knows what your talking about. It really also depends on the person your talking to. My Aunt L. has no idea what anime is so I would tell her I was watching a really funny cartoon called Urusei Yatsura about a blue haired alien and her fiance, and she wouldn't care I didn't say anime. My friend would probably care though, cause she would know the difference and be confused by me using the word/term.
» -`KayalhawK- on December 14th, 2009, 8:27pm
I see "anime" as a subset of "cartoon", meaning a "japanese cartoon". Just like how a "square" is a subset of a "rectangle", meaning a "rectangle with sides of equal length".
» -`KayalhawK- on December 14th, 2009, 8:28pm
So I guess then, the question is...does it bother you when someone calls a square a rectangle? Because it IS a rectangle.
