2. Anime and Cartoons differences

Have you ever wondered what anime and cartoons differentiate? Since I was a kid, I always think about that. Why other people prefer to watch anime? Why other people prefer to watch cartoons? Do they really have a lot of differences? Which of the two is more interesting for the viewers and why? Maybe there are some deep reasons on why they prefer to watch which they like to.

While finding differences of anime and cartoons, I end up with this article entitled Anime vs. Cartoons written by Serdar Yegulalp in the site About.com. The author based the differences from its Japanese tropes, Storyline, Storytelling, Art Styles, and Controversial subject matter. Based on what I understand, the article focuses on comparisons between anime and cartoons which is the author is merely more interested in anime than cartoons. The things that are said in the article is quite factual. The Japanese tropes are expressed in an anime which it includes some of the Japanese cultures occurring in Japan. As said in the article, storylines of cartoons are self-contained which means it doesn't last long while in anime it prolongs for unending seasons or series just like Naruto, One Piece, and Fairy tale. When it comes to storytelling, anime came up with the scenes from movies or TV shows which makes it interesting and enjoyable. It is highly detailed and it contains more sense than cartoons.Regarding the art styles of anime, they really do have big eyes and small mouth. With that kind of features, it makes the character cuter than cartoons because cartoons often look weird just like Phineas from the Cartoon entitled Phineas and Ferb. And last but not the least, the controversial subject matter. It discusses about the things occurring in a certain scene in an anime or  a cartoon. Most of the anime contains violence and sexuality which is not shown in cartoons. It's one of the reasons why cartoons can be boring sometimes.

I believe that people prefer watching anime than cartoons. Especially when I read that article, it gave me reasons to love anime more. Another thing about anime is it contains several kinds of genres. That's why they have a wide storyline compared to cartoons. Someday I'd like to create my own designed anime character. Their features are close to human features and that's what makes them catchy and cool. 

"Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring them about" said by the famous cartoonist named Ashleigh Brilliant. There are lots of people who can think of good ideas but only a few would hardly make a way to make it more creative. Those persons must be a good sample for the people now a days. 

If Anime is more mainstream than cartoons, what is the other side of cartoons that would make them more interesting than anime? I learned different reasons on how anime and cartoons differentiate. It can be really identical when it comes to comparison of the two. As an Otaku;anime lover, I can say that anime is greatly appreciated by the viewers because it's more hard to do than cartoons.