Cabu Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 After watching a few episodes of Death Note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fakensta Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 I found out the difference based on what I saw on cartoon network and the difference between that and Adult Swim. There was just something different about shows on Adult Swim, hence adult, that made me realize the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emparawr Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 When I saw those terrible pioneer dubs of dragonball z as a kid one of those weird channels at like 630am on Saturday mornings. It was the first time id seen such and epic action cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Welsh Paddy Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Never, because they are one and the same. Unless you want to get really technical, in which case you can say cartoons are those comic-like illustrations you would get in newspapers or books years before there even was any animation. But, anime is the Japanese abbreviated term for 'animation', and the term cartoon is now used to mean 'animation'. Seriously, comparing the difference is like comparing Disney 'toons to the likes of Ed, Edd 'n Eddy, or Johnny Bravo.People seem to think it's down to different art styles, but take my above example. Disney cartoons have a completely different style to that of the animation in Johnny Bravo.People also seem to think it's down to anime being more mature and grown up, but then you get plenty of western adult cartoons as well.Cultural differences? Sure, there are some, but I wouldn't go saying that means anime is different from cartoons.Both words are used to describe the same thing. They are both an animated medium. They are both for kids and adults. They are both just as influenced by each other. I think those who root out the differences tend to just be nit picking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Never, because they are one and the same. Unless you want to get really technical, in which case you can say cartoons are those comic-like illustrations you would get in newspapers or books years before there even was any animation. But, anime is the Japanese abbreviated term for 'animation', and the term cartoon is now used to mean 'animation'. Seriously, comparing the difference is like comparing Disney 'toons to the likes of Ed, Edd 'n Eddy, or Johnny Bravo.People seem to think it's down to different art styles, but take my above example. Disney cartoons have a completely different style to that of the animation in Johnny Bravo.People also seem to think it's down to anime being more mature and grown up, but then you get plenty of western adult cartoons as well.Cultural differences? Sure, there are some, but I wouldn't go saying that means anime is different from cartoons.Both words are used to describe the same thing. They are both an animated medium. They are both for kids and adults. They are both just as influenced by each other. I think those who root out the differences tend to just be nit picking.Rather than try and be technical and all that jazz, the thread is basically asking when you realized that Japanese animation wasn't the same thing as American animation, or in otherwords, when did you figure out that Japanese animation existed and that you had been watching it?I watched Speed Racer for years without ever knowing it wasn't American animation. I watched a lot of Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, etc.. before figuring out what anime was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Lord Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 (edited) it was the year 2008 when I figured out what an anime was and that was years after watching DBZ, Zoids, Pokemon and Cardcaptors which I thought were cartoons at the time. Edited December 25, 2012 by J-Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willerton20 Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 I was real young. I use watch a bunch of kung fu and samurai movies with my dad. Then a little after, I paralleled it with DBZ and Pokemon. For a while I was I was convinced it was cartoons because it was in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddosmith Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 A long long time ago when i was a little boy, caught evangelion 4am on sbs thank god for international telly.Biggest giveaway full frontal nudity!!! Big change from disney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hqsabre Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 not sure when i made the distinction. voltron, ronin warriors and dragonball z were my initial ventures into the anime world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielloera Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 8 years ago. Back then I though that DBZ was the best cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimicat Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 it's 6 years ago, when I started to watch Naruto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieMonster Posted February 14, 2013 Report Share Posted February 14, 2013 Over the years I had watched things like Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Ball (Z) that were played on the same channels as the other 'cartoons' and I never really thought much of it, until maybe 4 or so years ago where I stumbled upon the anime/manga community and found out about Bleach, One Piece, Death Note, Naruto and more recently Fairy Tail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davchang Posted February 15, 2013 Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 More mature themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmaxjones Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 i was 12 when my cousin told me and explained too me the difference between the too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 It was when I saw Evangelion about 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Walker Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 When I first watched fullmetal alchemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Apollo Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) I think for me, it just kind of happened one day. I was watching Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, Cardcaptors, Sailor Moon, and a few others without ever realizing they were anything different than American cartoons. And then one day I just learned the word "anime" and knew that stuff like Inuyasha and YuYu Hakusho were examples of it. Even after learning about anime, I think it took a while before I realized that a bunch of other things I was watching were all anime. I was young, so... Edited May 27, 2013 by Apollo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air King Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 The exact same day when I singed up in Kametsu. After watching a few Death Note episodes I started to search for more and came across the name Anime that changed my life.Seriously it really changed me . And so I become addicted .... It was the most intense day in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KugeLfang Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 When I started watching them with subtitles. Back then all I've watched on TV were english dubs or in local language and thought they were cartoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTJG RIO Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hmmmm, hard to say I guess I've always been more into the mechanical side of anime like the starship's, mechs, robots, and technology that's what really first attracted me. I was 12 what 12 year old doesn't want a Gundam in his backyard? So with that in mind I was also into the detail and it was around that time I was watching Outlaw Star and noticed the XGP's HUD was all in Kanji. A few minutes on the internet researching the reason for this and bam! The show your watching comes from Japan and there's a whole boat load of other shows that are like it and just as awesome. I'd say that was an epoch for me I found a hobby that I would hang on to for the rest of my life. Truly a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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