Sashiro

... child pornography? What in the HELL are you referring to? Amateurish..? These movies took around 2 to 4 years of intense work to make, and Miyazaki (and the whole Ghibli Studio!) is considered the best in their field by animators world-wide. Besides, most of these movies they are showing were made in the 80's, and were all %100 hand-drawn. And I still don't understand where the child pornography comment came from. The only thing I can possibly guess is you saw the one scene in Totoro when the 2 young girls were taking a bath with their father? Though I still don't get that, because it didn't show anything at all, plus in Japan, it's normal for girls to take baths with their fathers up until like, 8 years old...as it is for women to take baths with their little boys. I swear, some people have no knowledge of the outside world... I think all Ghibli films are rated G...Spirited Away might be PG. But there are some that are more aimed towards adults (ala Only Yesterday), but even those are G.

Did it ever occur to you that they aren't "selling out", but instead saluting a great artist and director? Oh, and what do you define as "younger"? Most real anime fans I know are between 17 and 30. I know a few who are 40+ and are married/have families. Spirited Away, for instance, won and oscar here in the USA, and is the Top grossing film ever in Japan. Many of these movies are considered masterpieces by anime fans and non-fans alike...but then there are always those people who shun anything they aren't familiar with.

Actually, you're right about GotF. But pretty much everything that comes out of Ghibi is pure gold. But I can't stand dubs! And yeah, Disney dumbs them down and, I guess, tries to make them more kid-friendly. It really makes you want to hunt down some fansubs, because they're more accurate! ..And I just noticed...their dates are wrong. They said Totoro was made in 1993...It sure as heck isn't! It's obvious when you look at the animation. It was made in 1988...Miyazaki/Ghibli made quite a few films in the 80's (Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service...). I guess they're talking about when it was licensed...but it took 5 years to be licensed? Their more recent works (Like Howl's Moving Castle) is much more detailed and fluid, because it is done on a computer instead of all by hand like Totoro and such earlier works. On a side note, RK, have you seen My Neighbors the Yamadas? Takahata-san (or as some might say, Takahata-sama! ;P) made it, I believe. It's absolutely hillarious. EDIT: Aww, crap...I'm watching Totoro right now, and I already see bad subs... You'd think such a huge company as Disney could do more accurate subs! (For those who didn't know, Disney licensed Totoro...and almost all Ghibli movies)

Oh great, another person who knows nothing of anime but still atempts to judge it. Miyazaki is considered a master in his field, many disney animators credit him as their inspiration. Most of Miyazaki's works were done completely by hand. Let that soak in. Hundreds of thousands of cels. Anime is not a children thing. You seem to be under the impression that the only anime is pokemon and dragonball Z. How very wrong you are... I believe Miyazaki also did Grave of the Fireflies. It's a war movie. In fact, Roger Ebert even said "it belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made." He also reviewed My Neighbor Totoro, and said it one one of the best family films ever made. But, if you'd like to say anime is for kids - do a little research. For instance, the few animes I am watching/following right now: Honey & Clover, Monster, and Serial Experiments Lain. Honey & Clover isn't licensed in the USA yet, but I'd imagine it'd be rated 16... Monster would be at least 16, and SEL is licensed and is 16+. Oh, and I saw a movie called Akira a while back, it is rated R. There is always something to be appriciated in anime, and it takes skill to make. Each artist has his own style. For instance, I could tell if Yotoshi ABe was the artist, because he has a very distinct style (ala Serial Experiments Lain, and my favorite, Haibane Renmei). Then there comes the soundtrack. Haibane Renmei, for instance, has amazingly beautiful music composed for this series by a very talented composer, Kou Otani. Well, my whole point is that anime is not just for kids. In fact, the majority is not. Seeing as all you have seen is one kids movie that, I believe, was hand-drawn, please don't judge every single anime. Edit: Oh, and for God's sakes...Dubs are *AWEFUL*. I only watch subbed, because the english dubs are often not very accurate in their translations, because Disney does the horrible "dub-to-fit". They're notorious for having crappy dubs, and actually, the disney subs usually kinda suck too. But they're still better than dubs.