Who thinks Transformers is not an anime and who thinks it is

!The GunGrave of Trigun · Feb 06, 2008, 08:42 PM

I think it is not an anime it is and cartoon and it doesnt have a manga and it does not look like an anime so i think its not and i think this section should be taken down.

*divine_punishment* · Feb 06, 2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The GunGrave of Trigun

I think it is not an anime it is and cartoon and it doesnt have a manga and it does not look like an anime so i think its not and i think this section should be taken down.

Not all anime comes or has a corresponding manga, you know. I think the section is fine where it is.

aceman67 · Feb 06, 2008, 10:11 PM

The show was originally created in the US, but it was animated in Japan and South Korea. So technically, it is, but it isn't.

And just because an Anime doesn't have an originating Manga, doesn't mean that its not an Anime. Look at Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is considered one of the greatest anime of all time, the manga came out AFTER the anime ended.

SweetCandy · Feb 11, 2008, 04:53 PM

hhmm well some of the transformers series seem anime and then some of them are not..but regardless if anime or not ..I never was really into transformers..I mean I watch it sometimes..but it never grab my attetion like most anime..but now recent;y I have been into b/c I saw the moive ..lol (with shia..lol) i think the show is pretty awsome..anime or not..i'll still watch it..

*P.R. Princess* · Feb 11, 2008, 04:56 PM

i say it originates from an anime
so yea. if it originates from an anime then it is an anime at heart.
lol.

aceman67 · Feb 11, 2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by P.R. Princes

i say it originates from an anime
so yea. if it originates from an anime then it is an anime at heart.
lol.

You didn't read what I posted did you

!The GunGrave of Trigun · Feb 11, 2008, 05:45 PM

Well so what is it comes out after Transformers has been around for years and has had tons of series i think out of the 10 billion series they would at least make 1 manga you see what im talking about .

*tsurara* · Feb 12, 2008, 12:51 AM

The Transformers aired in Japan. My boyfriend and I watched the movie together and we talked about how he had a "Battle Convoy" (Optimus Prime) when he was a kid.

He thought the series was Japanese.
I thought it was American.

We had to look it up.

Turns out the series is based on a JAPANESE series of toys. The producers were American and bought the toy liscence for the US thinking it needed a cartoon to push the line in the states. So they hired a Japanese studio to make the cartoon with a storyline written entirely in the US. The Japanese toy company then used the resulting show to air in Japan as a push for the toys it originally made. It aired in Japan AND in the US (around the same time). The characters are icons to Japanese 20 somethings too.

Something else to shock you: Tenjo Tenge was produced in the US too :P So was GPX. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. Animatrix. etc.

What the heck difference does it make?

Anime is just animation anyway.

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!The GunGrave of Trigun Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hell Posts: 1,100 Thanks: 4 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Who thinks Transformers is not an anime and who thinks it is Well so what is it comes out after Transformers has been around for years and has had tons of series i think out of the 10 billion series they would at least make 1 manga you see what im talking about .
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tsurara anti-semantics Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shikoku Posts: 1,312 Thanks: 5 Thanked 83 Times in 55 Posts	Re: Who thinks Transformers is not an anime and who thinks it is The Transformers aired in Japan. My boyfriend and I watched the movie together and we talked about how he had a "Battle Convoy" (Optimus Prime) when he was a kid. He thought the series was Japanese. I thought it was American. We had to look it up. Turns out the series is based on a JAPANESE series of toys. The producers were American and bought the toy liscence for the US thinking it needed a cartoon to push the line in the states. So they hired a Japanese studio to make the cartoon with a storyline written entirely in the US. The Japanese toy company then used the resulting show to air in Japan as a push for the toys it originally made. It aired in Japan AND in the US (around the same time). The characters are icons to Japanese 20 somethings too. Something else to shock you: Tenjo Tenge was produced in the US too :P So was GPX. Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust. Animatrix. etc. What the heck difference does it make? Anime is just animation anyway. __________________ <-RUNAWAYS-> <-lemonsquares? yay!-> <-Mmrs-> Last edited by tsurara; Feb 13, 2008 at 02:01 AM.
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