Kasz216 said:
I agree somewhat.
Honestly while Anime often knows when to end... it always leaves me wanting more. Which I actually hate. I like to know every last bit of enjoyment i could get out of the show has been dashed against the rocks.
I don't care for legacy. The one that i remember most was Thundercats. Where the Thundercats spend forever fighting Mum-ra.... and eventually win! And the Cartoon is over...
But then it isn't! Cause you find out Mum-ra worked for some other evil powers nobody had heard of till that point.
The show sucked shortly after that... but I knew there was basically nothing left to tell.
VS like... Justice Leage Unlimited. Which ruled, and was great right up to the end... and i can't help but feel... there is so much more there.
Though as for Anime being better at it.... oh Anime has it's real bad exceptions too... like Inuyasha. The only thing with Anime is that it seems like it usually gets canceled before the Manga ends. Which pisses me off to no end when that happens.
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With anime I follow the 100 episode rule. Once you pass that mark, it is pretty much impossible for the show to remain good. Naruto is a perfect example. One of the best animes ever made for awhile, until everything just fell apart...Inuyasha is in that same boat, DBZ, Ranma 1/2, you name it.
Rurouni Kenshin barely misses the mark with 96, but that show never drug too bad (not like Inuyasha or Naruto...), although after Shishio died the show had reached its climax.
Gundam Seed managed to have 100 episodes and be good, but they were technically two different series I guess...
Japanese are great at comedy, and Americans can do good drama but in general
For Drama TV: Japanese > Americans
For Comedy TV: Americans > Japanese
Now movies are a totally different story...movies don't run into the same pitfalls as American drama television does.
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