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Why Doesn't Stroker and Hoop Classify as Anime?

It appeals to the Lolicon fandom, that's why.



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btw, invader zim was done by Media Blasters and Anime Works, who did Rurouni Kenshin.

at then end of every episode that is the end of the story. there is no continuation from ep to ep. it is that simple. Also, to get further into detail, there is no devlopment in anyway, there is not plot or "final boss" to this show at all. It is more of a cartoon/ animeted short (i don't know if it can be called a short because it only streches for one episode over many episodes), but it is not a real anime.

If you can't tell by watching the show, sorry to say this, but your not realy watching the show at all. You shouldn't watch anime if you can't grasp it to its fullness. You aprently are not viewing anime as it is men to be viewed (not that anime should be viewed in any way particular, but you HAVE TO KNOW about the happenings of everything, the world and everything in it, to completly understand it in its full potential).

The reason it dosent is because there is no real story LINE...
...-Thanks to all who took the time to read this and those who coment on my oppinions!

Well, first is that Stroker and Hoop is not made in Japan, as far as I know. That is the biggest reason why it isn't anime.

Now Japanese Anime is different...it must be associated with Japan.

It seems as if the non-Japanese won't label Stroker and Hoop "anime"-- if it's good enough for the Japanese, why isn't it good enough for us?

It seems as if the non-Japanese won't label Stroker and Hoop "anime"-- if it's good enough for the Japanese, why isn't it good enough for us?

Maybe we should refer to anime from Japan as "Japanese Anime" and use "anime" for all other animated work (from the States, India, Estonia, France, etc.).

Because somewhere along the line people thought they were too good for cartoons, so they have to call Japanese cartoons some abstract term like anime to make it seem like something different and cooler than other animation, even though the Japanese call all cartoons anime.

There was actually an American term that was once used to describe Japanese animation called "Japanimation." Why people suddenly stopped using it, I have no idea.

It's like J-Rock, or J-Pop. Can we really call them rock or pop, since we don't hear them on MTV or whatever? Well, we would, but non "otaku" may call them pale oddities when compared to the greater whole. Did the Japanese culture develop these styles on thier own or were they inspired by the dramatic rise of these music genres within the last half century?
I would think so, and in time the same could be said for anime, when inspiration causes that art style to branch out into other cultures.

Isaaru wrote:

It's like J-Rock, or J-Pop. Can we really call them rock or pop, since we don't hear them on MTV or whatever? Well, we would, but non "otaku" may call them pale oddities when compared to the greater whole. Did the Japanese culture develop these styles on thier own or were they inspired by the dramatic rise of these music genres within the last half century? I would think so, and in time the same could be said for anime, when inspiration causes that art style to branch out into other cultures.

I'm not sure if i'm interpreting you right. Wasn't J-Pop coined by a japanese music station? They're just like sub-genres i guess, because technically it's "pop" or "rock" but it's a specific language.

It reminds me of sukiyaki... It's western influenced, but it's still a Japanese food.

Bottom line: Ask a Japanese person if Stroker and Hoop is anime, that person will say yes. Ask a non-Japanese person the same question, the answer will be no.

Yes, it is a fact whether or not an animation is an anime, with the fact being that it has to be made in Japan. You can describe the usual characteristics of anime but the characteristics alone do not make it one. Here's ANN's lexicon definition of anime. It specifically refers to anime being "animation of Japanese origins". So, no more opinions on what makes something an anime or not, ok? You can't argue a fact.

And so is this silly notion that the anime art style must be exclusive to a certain skin color of people living in a certain area. Animation is a series of moving pictures constructed from the human mind. A drawn picture constructed by the human mind is art. I never heard of a person saying a fresco is not a fresco unless a European is involved. As anime becomes more popular we will see an increase in attempts (many of them bad, I will admit) by outside cultures, and we may even see some good. Who knows, we may end up reckonizing different anime style examples someday (owing to the Japanese of course) like German-anime, Spanish-anime, Afro-anime, etc. Many of you will be disgusted, many will accept.

Than I guess Eminem is not a real rapper than. And this sushi I'm eating is counterfeit (i made it).