comparing anime to capeshit is a bigger insult to anime than anything i posted. i am probably holding anime to an unrealistically high standard because i don't see any major obstacles to japanese people writing more great stories. i wouldn't even attempt to describe the shortcomings of the comics industry, because this industry should probably just be entirely wiped out and restarted from the beginning.
anime vs all of Western film is a fairer comparison than anime vs soycomics.
i'm not a fan of perennial characters, generally. has anything good come of people refusing to let sherlock holmes and doctor who die? i'm glad that japan does this less than America and Britain.
anime/manga/light novels "empowering auteurs" is why my first instinct was to blame shortcomings on racial or cultural attributes rather than economic constraints. i really don't understand why Nagaru Tanigawa hasn't ended haruhi. what the fuck is his problem? the last light novel was released 4 years ago. the first one was written over 20 years ago. are fans not demanding that he wraps it up? that he gives people closure? or is he going to fucking die without giving us release? this physically pains me. Kentaro Miura's death was a TRAGEDY. will nishio ishin die before araragi marries shinobu and lives happily ever after? this is all frustrating to me and i don't understand it. my first instinct is to be racist, even though i like japanese people a lot. i just don't understand why things have to be this way. nishio ishin would still be rich if he ended monogatari and started a new series. does the audience not want this?
i would rather spend my time watching movies (especially japanese movies) than anime. anime too often leaves me feeling restless and hollow. i demand closure.
i'm not sure what you mean by impact. impact on the West?
i'm describing my problems with Anime because i care about anime and think it can become better. nested within America's innumerable cultural diseases could be the same disease or a similar disease to whatever is causing the writer of haruhi suzumiya to think he doesn't need to finish his story before dying. that isn't really relevant to my interests.
thanks for the recommendation. as i said before, i don't watch or care about television. i probably shouldn't have brought up Breaking Bad because doing so does imply that i believe Breaking Bad is reflective of Western media. it is not. i'm just obsessed with Breaking Bad and tend to use it as a measuring stick for everything. this past weekend i watched 2 movies and mentioned Breaking Bad when posting about both of them.
anyway, if mangaka have creative freedom, it doesn't matter what is happening in the West. anime/manga is a form of art that has not yet developed to the heights it can and should reach. the constraints placed upon Film (and also visual novels, to a lesser extent) seem to drive out some of these tendencies which have bothered me and severely diminished my enjoyment of this medium in spite of its freedom.
