[quote=Sen]
My first problem with this is that you're generalizing as "boring and uninteresting". I won't dent that there's a lot of trash anime (and some would disagree with me about that), but to me, there's also a lot of trash Western/superhero/etc. stuff (and some would disagree with about that too). Anime, while it does not interest , are appealing to a majority of people on this site, as I assume the biggest age group is 14-21 or something, and if I'm not mistaken, that's the age group that's most interested in anime. I'm not trying to defend it, since a good anime is far and inbetween (to me), I think a lot of the ideas the shows have are kinda interesting concept-wise, and thus intrigues people to combine this show they really enjoy with their hobby of RPing and blammo.Unless I'm unaware of some hidden selection of shows, then I think that another reason people like anime is because there's a bit of a lack of more serious (for lack of better word) genres on animated shows on Western. Like, 90% of the animated things I see on TV are straight comedies. I think superhero stuff is more serious than most cartoons, but then there's the issue that some people such as myself either don't care for that, want something more than just "generic hero that's better than everyone else saves day" (which is ironic for me to say, since I just complained about you generalizing), or something like that. I don't know how to word what I'm trying to say in this paragraph without being an ass.Anyway, back to the main point. There are some people who just rip off anime for their characters and their plots, but there are some people who like concepts or ideas from anime and thus would like to RP in that setting/whatever. I'm extremely confident that you have, do, or will do exactly that, but just with the things you yourself like. Anime is a big thing right now (to the dismay of some), and if you can't handle that people like something you don't like, then that's your problem. I guess my "complaint" is people generalizing things further than they should. I'm like 99% sure "Anime" is not a genre, but a catagory for shows to be in and be assigned genres.
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I just have yet to see any anime that interests me and I've know a lot of them. I know that superheroes are generic at first glance but the history and the meanings behind each hero is what makes them so beloved, and they don't get enough respect in my opinion, anime has tons of respect sometimes to the point where you get idiots who are Weeabos who just ruin it. Also I'm a comic book fan and there are plenty of non superhero comics. As for animation, the west has movies. I know a lot of people like anime on this, but the Guild is not specifically an anime role-playing website and it makes it less inviting to people who aren't interested in anime