I mean, most people think of animation as kids stuff and what I want to know is why and what can we do to counter that perception.
BCVM22 said:There's nothing "we" can do, really. Public perception is an impossible beast to tame. You could put up billboards, run ads, hand out flyers and you wouldn't be able to change much.
Since when? Simpsons, Family Guy, and all of Fox's other adult animation does extremely well in the 18+ ratings. I'd say it's accepted just fine.I mean, most people think of animation as kids stuff and what I want to know is why and what can we do to counter that perception.
Since when? Simpsons, Family Guy, and all of Fox's other adult animation does extremely well in the 18+ ratings. I'd say it's accepted just fine.
I'd say the fact most of the adult animation made is accepted and popular is a pretty good track record, myself. Unless he meant why adults don't take kids animation seriously... but why should adults accept kids shows if they don't want to?I believe SkullRing is refering to animation in general, not just Simpsons, King Of The Hill and Adult Swim.
I'd say the fact most of the adult animation made is accepted and popular is a pretty good track record, myself. Unless he meant why adults don't take kids animation seriously... but why should adults accept kids shows if they don't want to?
No market for it, really. That's why 90%+ of animation in the world is for kids. That's where the money is.Well, I've also always wondered why there is very little serious animation for adults in the U.S.A.. It seems that all the animation for adults is comedies.
There is a market. They just can't seem to find it.No market for it, really.
Why? Because the baby boomer generation was the first to see animation as a television medium exclusively, theatrical shorts were formatted with kid-friendly hosts, and these children grew up with the mentality that animation is purely for kids, thus continuing that belief when they became in power in the mid-70s, 80s, 90s, and today.I mean, most people think of animation as kids stuff and what I want to know is why and what can we do to counter that perception.
No market for it, really.
Mononoke is not for adults, it's a family movie like Disney's stuff. Some blood, violence, and death doesn't make something adult, since that stuff can be found in tons of Disney movies. Kill Bill, well, that's a focused example since it's based off first-hand knowledge from you and your friends. I doubt the majority of people who watched it did so for the animated sequence. Even so, it's a live-action movie most of the time so it will be considered as such.Then please explain why Princess Mononoke was so huge in Japan, or why many people I know thought the anime scene in Kill Bill was one of the best parts.
Mononoke is not for adults, it's a family movie like Disney's stuff. Some blood, violence, and death doesn't make something adult, since that stuff can be found in tons of Disney movies.
I always use to think that Japan is more open to adult animation that America. Sure the mind set has changed a bit in America, but i never thought that adult animation would now be frowned upon in Japapn. Am i missing something.Even in Japan, animation is still mostly for kids and any series for adults doesn't do nearly as well as the kids stuff (that's why the top 10 animated shows are always kids stuff) The fact Family Guy and other adult shows make it to the top of the animated list in America means Americans are more open to adult animation than Japan is. Of course, I doubt a lot of anime fans would accept that and try to refute it.