Cartoons/Anime Vs Live-Action

[Nightkill the Emperor]

The thread every nerd has been waiting for.

Believe it or not, I actually prefer anime/cartoons to live-action shows. I may be biased, but the only live-action shows that I really liked were LOST, The Twilight Zone, and, in a Guilty Pleasures sort of way, ICarly. Cartoons and anime, like Avatar the Last Airbender, FullMetal Alchemist, and Phineas and Ferb have shown their superiority to me.

You all give me your opinion.

[Sarkhaan]

It depends on the story being told. For TV shows, most of the cartoons today just don't appeal to me. Family Guy and South Park are good, but I miss the likes of Ren and Stimpy, Pinky and the Brain, The Animaniacs, and Rocko's Modern Life...shows that were for kids, but were also very, very adult. I tend towards live-action TV, though, all I really watch are sports most of the time.

When it comes to movies, then it really comes down to the appropriate medium for the story. Beauty and the Beast was amazing, and would have sucked as a live-action feature. Conversely, something like Lord of the Rings required live action.

[SD_Film Artists]

Animation; as it can express things live-action can't do in the same way

[Sarkhaan]

Animation; as it can express things live-action can't do in the same way

Granted, the same can be said for live-action.

[Geniasis]

It really depends on the story. Sometimes animation is better, sometimes live action.

Then you have things like The Matrix/Ghost in the Shell, which frankly could work in either medium. Then it's just the creator's choice.

[Conserative Morality]

Live-action. Because the only TV I really watch anymore is Lock and Load With R. Lee Ermey, Attack of the Show and Xplay.

*Reminisces about the good old days of decent cartoons like Johnny Bravo, Pinky and the Brain, Looney Toons, Duck Dodgers, etc*

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

It really depends. Some things are better left off as cartoons/anime and others are good as Live Action.

[Jingoist Hippostan]

I refuse to vote. Honestly, I don't think either is superior to the other. I almost chose live-action, but that's simply because there's more live action shows I enjoy. However, neither is "superior." Cowboy Bebop is amazing, it being animated doesn't make it any worse. Jersey Shore is shit. It being live action does not make it any better.

[Jingoist Hippostan]

It really depends. Some things are better left off as cartoons/anime and others are good as Live Action.

Indeed. A Buffy The Vampire Slayer cartoon seems like it'd be dreadfully lame. A Superjail live action sho-


...Would be amazing.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

It really depends. Some things are better left off as cartoons/anime and others are good as Live Action.

Indeed. A Buffy The Vampire Slayer cartoon seems like it'd be dreadfully lame. A Superjail live action sho-


...Would be amazing.

Hm... Superjail, live action. I hadn't thought of that...

I mean, an example of what I said: 'Fist Of The North Star'. A wonderful anime. I loved it. I think it's a classic. Take then the live action of it. It sucked, horribly. It did no justice to the anime it's based upon. That's why I said it depends.

Animated version

Live action

[Radictistan]

I'd rather have animation than what passes for "live action" these days. There's so much CGI that everything looks all fake and out of place. It's a complete travesty, I say.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

I refuse to vote. Honestly, I don't think either is superior to the other. I almost chose live-action, but that's simply because there's more live action shows I enjoy. However, neither is "superior." Cowboy Bebop is amazing, it being animated doesn't make it any worse. Jersey Shore is shit. It being live action does not make it any better.

Pretty much this.
I judge a story based on its content, not on the media via which it is delivered.
People on both sides always complain about how "oh, well, anime sucks, it's all girls with huge eyes and high pitched voices" or "oh, love action these days is all terrible, it's just lame jokes and interoffice drama." Of course, neither of these is true. Last Exile most certainly isn't all girls with huge eyes and high pitched voices, nor is Walking Dead lame jokes and interoffice drama.
If you just can't stand animated shows, that's fine. If you just can't stand live action actors, that's fine too.
Just remember that the world doesn't revolve around you or your tastes. Because your tastes suck and mine are far superior.

[Travda]

Animation; as it can express things live-action can't do in the same way

This, for the most part. Animation can take liberties with visual effects that just look silly/stupid/weird in live action. Particularly action movies and sci-fi. Off the top of my head, the best example I could give would be the Batman films. Christian Bale just looks like a dork in his Batman costume, and the fight scenes aren't that interesting. I actually enjoy Batman: The Animated Series cartoons more, at least when it comes to action.

On the other hand, live action is usually a better medium for drama. Going back to Batman, the dialogue scenes between the Joker and Batman work perfectly.

[The Black Forrest]

Depends on who puts it together.

Take the Last airbender.

The series was great. The movie sucked......

[Yootwopia]

Generally live action, because it's harder to portray the non-verbal aspects of life generally in cartoons, esp japanimation.

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

They're all good at their own thing.

[Unidox]

It really depends. Some things are better left off as cartoons/anime and others are good as Live Action.

Indeed. A Buffy The Vampire Slayer cartoon seems like it'd be dreadfully lame. A Superjail live action sho-


...Would be amazing.

In that case should I take acid now, or wait till the show is over to bring me back to reality?

[Radictistan]

Depends on who puts it together.

Take the Last airbender.

The series was great. The movie sucked......

I don't know why people keep making live action adaptations of animated shows. I guess everyone thinks theirs will be the first one to not be crap.

[Josh Sinister]

Live Action, of course. Hey, am I watching Ren And Stimpy while I write this?

Animation has turned into Grown-Ups business nowadays, thanks entirely to Ralph Bashki.
However, the "Adult-Oriented Cartoon" Ralph was thinking about turned into a bunch of cutaway gags.
Kinda like that time I ate some food!

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I still hold Fullmetal Alchemist and Avatar the Last Airbender up as examples.

[Person012345]

They're all good at their own thing.

This. Some anime things just wouldn't work as live action. Then again, some things that work well as live action would be much lamer as anime/cartoon.

Honestly, take two of the same sort of things, one live action one anime, done well, and I don't really have a particular preference.

[Israslovakahzerbajan]

They're all good at their own thing.

This. Some anime things just wouldn't work as live action. Then again, some things that work well as live action would be much lamer as anime/cartoon.

Honestly, take two of the same sort of things, one live action one anime, done well, and I don't really have a particular preference.

Take for example Space Jam, not to my liking...or the live version of Death Note, it was horrible.

[Techno-Kat]

Live-action. Because the only TV I really watch anymore is Lock and Load With R. Lee Ermey, Attack of the Show and Xplay.

*Reminisces about the good old days of decent cartoons like Johnny Bravo, Pinky and the Brain, Looney Toons, Duck Dodgers, etc*

2/3 of those shows have been dead since '05

1/3 of those shows is never shown on tv goddammit

1/3 of those shows is a poor ripoff of The Screen Savers

1/3 of those shows has a fucking badass, muscle bound, meatstick with elvis hair and sunglasses and is epic lulz

[Person012345]

This. Some anime things just wouldn't work as live action. Then again, some things that work well as live action would be much lamer as anime/cartoon.

Honestly, take two of the same sort of things, one live action one anime, done well, and I don't really have a particular preference.

Take for example Space Jam, not to my liking...or the live version of Death Note, it was horrible.

It's more about how well they execute a concept, as with any TV. A bad anime is bad. It's not as good as good live action. Bad live action is bad. It's not as good as good anime. Good live action and good anime is both good. It's just that some concepts are easier to make good with each type of thing, there's certainly a lot of overlap where both can be good. But you get suck in both sections.