Ignoring that it factually doesn’t do that, most anime isn’t loli bait. There is a lot of pure art that even the most boring, milquetoast drone of a person (edit: that wasn’t meant to be in reference to loli, but to all the quirks of anime to do need some getting used to) could enjoy.
I mean, this kind of argument is a bit stupid. Are we supposed to not recommend any books because garbage like Mein Kampf exists (and is infact still printed today)? That’s some certified Grade A trash that is permanently associated with books (or more specifically, the book genre Autobiography or Philosophy).
Mein Kampf is a book in a WWII historical autobiography genre, and I can tell you with extreme confidence that enthusiests of that genre are reluctant to say so on the first date exactly because of the Mein Kampf association.
Oh boy, let’s play the comment section semantics game!
Genre doesn’t just mean “action” / “adventure” / etc. The definition is broad enough to encompass anime.
a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics - Cambridge dictionary
a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content - Merriam Webster
In this case, anime has a particular set of tropes, art style, animation style, themes, and content. Yes, there’s sub-genres, but anime is definitely a genre, as is “cartoon” and “soap opera”.
Ignoring that it factually doesn’t do that, most anime isn’t loli bait. There is a lot of pure art that even the most boring, milquetoast drone of a person (edit: that wasn’t meant to be in reference to loli, but to all the quirks of anime to do need some getting used to) could enjoy.
Reverence for good art is no excuse of ignorance of the dogshit permanently associated with the genre.
I mean, this kind of argument is a bit stupid. Are we supposed to not recommend any books because garbage like Mein Kampf exists (and is infact still printed today)? That’s some certified Grade A trash that is permanently associated with books (or more specifically, the book genre Autobiography or Philosophy).
Mein Kampf is a book in a WWII historical autobiography genre, and I can tell you with extreme confidence that enthusiests of that genre are reluctant to say so on the first date exactly because of the Mein Kampf association.
It’s not a genre, it’s a medium. And most of the bad stereotypes of anime are only universal in a certain awful genre or two.
Although the worst is the most popular, I’ll give you that.
Oh boy, let’s play the comment section semantics game!
Genre doesn’t just mean “action” / “adventure” / etc. The definition is broad enough to encompass anime.
In this case, anime has a particular set of tropes, art style, animation style, themes, and content. Yes, there’s sub-genres, but anime is definitely a genre, as is “cartoon” and “soap opera”.
It’s a genre, the medium is 2d animation either cel animation or digital.