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JWeinCom on 18 August 2015
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outlawauron said:
JWeinCom said:
outlawauron said:
JWeinCom said:
Because they are different things. /thread

I honestly don't think the answer is that simple. Nearly all of the things that draw people to one of the two exists in both. To say you like one while hating the other is contractidory if you like the two mediums as a whole (Television/movies and video games).

First off, let's take out the hate part, because nobody mentioned anything about hating either. 

Now, nearly all of the things?  That is a pretty vast overgeneralization.  There may be some similarities or there may not be depending on the particular game and anime.  Something like Serial Experiments has very little in common with a game like Splatoon.  

I don't what "all of the things" are, but there are many things that are in one that are not necessarily in another.  Can you compare the storytelling of something like Death Note to the storytelling in Kirby's Epic Yarn?  The art style of Dragon Ball Z to the art style of paper Mario?  Did you get stuck on the fight between Goku and Vegeta when you were watching Dragonball Z because you couldn't beat it?  Did you have to grind in Naruto?  (Well maybe all that filler could be considered grinding).  

I could go on, but that'd be pointless.  People like things for all different reasons.  Just because I like Japanese games does not mean I have to like Anime even if they have some similarities (and no they do not have nearly all of the same qualities).  Liking one anime doesn't even mean I have to like any other anime.  They're different things.

Why in the world would you compare Death note to Kirby and lain to Splatoon? 

The implication is never that being interested in one anime makes you interested into all Japanese games (especially considering that demographics are entirely off with the games you're comparing). Especially considering that several of the creators of both work on both. Why would a fan of Steins;Gate not be a fan of its visual novel or similar sci-fi visual novels? Why would a fan of DBZ not being interested in DBZ or other over the top action games? The elements that draw people into anime, feature predominantly in Japanese games, because they're aiming at the same demographic. 

Obviously there are exceptions, but I do feel that there's a lot of crossover by design. If you feel differently, I bet I could point you to something that you may enjoy that you haven't tried.


I brought up those examples to show that there is not necessarily any similarity between games and Anime.  

Why wouldn't a fan of Dragonball Z be interested in DBZ games?  Because they're entirely different experiences.  I like DBZ, but I have disliked most DBZ games.  

Why wouldn't they like over the top games?  Because just because they like a show where "over the top" is one characteristic doesn't mean they like everything that is over the top, or even most things that over the top.

I watch anime (less than I used to) and I play Japanese games (much moreso than I watch anime).  And they simply are not the same experience.  Even if we're dealing with DBZ and DBZ games, they're simply not the same experience.  They may have some similaritites, but they are bound to also have many differences.  I'll grant that someone who is interested in one would be more likely to enjoy the other, but there is no reason that they have to, or they are very likely to.