My childhood classmates grew up with the likes of walt disney and the simpsons while animes and mangas were just the interests of a few ones.

Japanese anime vs western animation. 4 12pm on jul 05 2012. Japanese animation anime vs western animation by nobody. Japanese and western versions of comic books and cartoons animation share a lot in terms of history and mutual influence. Western animation used to be more superior than japanese animation.

Joe and transformers prove my point. As japanese anime is increasingly coming into american mainstream consciousness it is interesting to note the differences between american and japanese animation styles. Due to the limited animation style japanese anime can afford to have more detailed character designs while western animation keeps things simple often basing their characters around shapes. Compare popular western series adventure time to an anime from a similar genre like hunter x hunter the extent of detail is on a different level.

However they are also products unique to the cultures that produced them. I watch both and enjoy both but i think the japanese have something that can never be competed with by the westerners. Their similarities and differences can be analyzed to gain insight into the major cultural differences between japanese and american western cultures. 4 january 2014 1 0.

A fundamental difference between japanese and western animation is their approach to motion. American animation tends to use straight on camera shots less concerned with cinematic angles and dramatics than with clearly depicting the events though there are exceptions to that rule. Western animation emphasized fluid motion attempting to stick to the maximum framerate 24 fps allowed by the film medium as much as possible.

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