Lilgothicchic writes, “I don't want to brag but I am an artist. I work on anime related characters by making up my own.  My most popular is Neishia.  Everyone from my school loves her attitude and her design. Other favorite anime characters are action ones like Tenchi and Dragonball.  They all have complicated scenes and challenging sketches to view and give me ideas.  The thought of becoming an anime artist being an American crashes my dreams down but I can still be a cartoonist and have the same values as my idol Akiri Toriyama.  Anime is actually a spark for my talent, in which I embrace every character I see and like.”

The Amphibian is quite not sure and cannot put into words why he likes anime, “I think the art is more stylized, the backgrounds are a lot detailed. There seems to be more layers to it. Anime tends to use more mature perspective shots. And as a friend said to me recently - no matter who the character is, they always are very beautiful.  As for storylines, I like the ongoing storylines too. The ones that take multiple episodes to fully evolve. And they are usually willing to go further with their dramatic storylines, they seem less afraid to deal with issues that American cartoons (or even TV shows) are afraid of dealing with.

Squaresoft is quite sure about his feelings, “I like anime because the storylines are really interesting and range from a variety of things. Like from androids to twisted love stories. I also think the art is unique.

The people who like anime

In Xandri’s opinion, “Anime is one of the most open-minded and diverse parts of pop culture there is. It is not only very entertaining, but intriguing as well. Anime is often the kind of thing that can make you think, where you sit back and really ponder what you've just watched. It is often very intellectual, and combines nicely the genres of action, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy, and drama. I could give many examples, but that would take far too long, considering how wonderfully the anime community has grown in the past decade or two, in both Japan and other countries. Places like the United States, Canada, France, China, Taiwan, and Singapore are just a few countries that have felt the impact of anime.  Also, one of the other reasons I love anime the most is because I have seen it open minds. People who were once ignorant, in some way, changed drastically after being drawn into anime. Of the anime fans I know, some may not be so financially successful or so, but they are the most open minded and understanding people I know. They are willing to help another anime fan out at any time. Most of the anime fans I know are quite generous. If they find out you haven't seen a certain series, they are usually completely willing to either make copies of it for you or let you borrow it. Anime fans want to share their world with the rest of the world. And what a wonderful world that is.”