the simpsons ain't funny, family guy is and south park, but i never laughed about anything the simpson.
anime is amazing mainly because of everything, there are so much art suited for everyone, if you like action with big swords and explosion theres something for thar, if you like psychothrillers theres some for that, if you like emotional storys there also for that, if you are a perverted pedo who enjoys watching a minor boyo get harrased by an old man theres also a amrket for that.
the stories and the emotion put on them are downright believable, since after all japanes treat manga and anime as if they were their bestsellers and hollywood blockbusters.
as i said before, theres space for everyone, there are the crappy action shonen that are so popular here in the west(bleach, inuyasha, buso renkin) there are the shoujo and maho shoujo for girls, theres also the super cute(and perverted) shonen ai, and the list can go on without me even touching half of the variety in both anime and manga.
