Since the 1960?s anime has boomed into a world wide label for cartoons. However, these cartoons can be a bad influence for children of a certain age, poor examples for viewers to follow, and has not established any creative guide lines.
During the past decade or so anime has boomed into entertainment for many different age groups. From a giant robot battle in space to fighting ninjas with deadly weapons, ninjutsu, and giant foxes fighting giant snakes and frogs, anime reaches out to many audiences. When children under the age of thirteen see this stuff they may attempt to try it them-self, and with no parent to tell them what is real and what is not, then it may be attempted by the viewer. If a child under thirteen reads the manga (anime books) and some one is reading it with them, then that adult supervision can protect them from bad influences that might see. An adult needs to be with the child while watching the anime series or reading the book. Without parental viewing then the child will not know that the violence in the anime, or manga books should not be imitated in the real world. In fact a child died while mimicking Gaara. (from what I know, his friends burried his head in a sand box) this is off of a show called Naruto other anime such as this are know as Bleach, Inuyasha, Death Note has a warning, but is not strong or specific. If a child can imitate this there is no telling what else will happen next. If a child under thirteen watches these shows and does not imitate them then that is were they are mature enough to understand that it is not ok to recreate the actions shown in the anime. "Chipping away at our collective moral fiber".
Anime does not have any real guide lines to follow such as, is the show PG13, R, or has a parental advisory logo on before the show comes on. With these things before the show comes on the parent would know if it is safe their child to watch. Most anime is based on the legends of Japanese culture and mythology. The anime Naruto uses the legend of the juubi and bijuu to make the show more entertaining to the viewers. Other cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Transformers, Sailormoon, Scooby Doo are very good shows to watch they are funny and do not promote immatatable acts even if they did it would be easy to tell what was fake. I have researched many websites and found noting on anime guidelines or ratings for anime shows.
The examples in anime are violent and set up the fact that most children may imitate the stunts shown in the anime. With violent acts and violent examples in anime make it to were the viewers think this stuff is real. Every anime has its own set of bad examples. Anime like Naruto, Bleach, and Blood+ show examples of sword, ninja stars, and ninjutsu used to kill off an enemy with the slightest of effort. Death Note shows the use of a note book with special powers that when you write down someone?s name and think of there face they die the way you wrote it in the note book with out any effort at all. The good examples not shown in the anime are telling right from wrong, telling the truth, or showing a child the good things that the main character does with his or her life by being the best they can be and not letting anyone tell them any thing different and not letting anything stop them from doing good deeds in his or her life with the skills he or she posses. ? We have always had imaginary friends, pretend play and a good dose of daydreaming. It?s called "creativity" and to be honest, I tend to encourage it in my kids. From our classic superheroes with other-worldly superpowers to Harry Potter, Star Wars and yes, even Dragon Ball Z, imagination is a wonderful, powerful thing that (like Goku's Spirit Bomb) can be used for good or for evil, in which destroys every thing in it?s way.?
American pop culture can be negatively effected by Anime. Naruto, Bleach, Inuyasha, Blood+, Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, Zach Bell, and Death Note are anime that promote violent acts. These are shows that most teens and preteens watch with out the parent knowing or the parent just doesn?t know what the bad effects on Americans in today?s world may be. So does anime have a bad influence on American pop culture? It defiantly may to some people who see it as harm less fighting cartoons, and others such as younger teens, and preteens may see it as a way to act out there feeling in the real world by imitating what they see in these anime shows. Anime may have a bad influence for children of a certain age, how poor examples for viewers to follow, and has not established any real guide lines to follow. ?What started as a crossover, slowly began to actually change the way in which American?s marketed their television to children. Shows with more adult content appeared, and in some cases emulated the Japanese format?
During the past decade or so anime has boomed into entertainment for many different age groups. From a giant robot battle in space to fighting ninjas with deadly weapons, ninjutsu, and giant foxes fighting giant snakes and frogs, anime reaches out to many audiences. When children under the age of thirteen see this stuff they may attempt to try it them-self, and with no parent to tell them what is real and what is not, then it may be attempted by the viewer. If a child under thirteen reads the manga (anime books) and some one is reading it with them, then that adult supervision can protect them from bad influences that might see. An adult needs to be with the child while watching the anime series or reading the book. Without parental viewing then the child will not know that the violence in the anime, or manga books should not be imitated in the real world. In fact a child died while mimicking Gaara. (from what I know, his friends burried his head in a sand box) this is off of a show called Naruto other anime such as this are know as Bleach, Inuyasha, Death Note has a warning, but is not strong or specific. If a child can imitate this there is no telling what else will happen next. If a child under thirteen watches these shows and does not imitate them then that is were they are mature enough to understand that it is not ok to recreate the actions shown in the anime. "Chipping away at our collective moral fiber".
Anime does not have any real guide lines to follow such as, is the show PG13, R, or has a parental advisory logo on before the show comes on. With these things before the show comes on the parent would know if it is safe their child to watch. Most anime is based on the legends of Japanese culture and mythology. The anime Naruto uses the legend of the juubi and bijuu to make the show more entertaining to the viewers. Other cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Transformers, Sailormoon, Scooby Doo are very good shows to watch they are funny and do not promote immatatable acts even if they did it would be easy to tell what was fake. I have researched many websites and found noting on anime guidelines or ratings for anime shows.
The examples in anime are violent and set up the fact that most children may imitate the stunts shown in the anime. With violent acts and violent examples in anime make it to were the viewers think this stuff is real. Every anime has its own set of bad examples. Anime like Naruto, Bleach, and Blood+ show examples of sword, ninja stars, and ninjutsu used to kill off an enemy with the slightest of effort. Death Note shows the use of a note book with special powers that when you write down someone?s name and think of there face they die the way you wrote it in the note book with out any effort at all. The good examples not shown in the anime are telling right from wrong, telling the truth, or showing a child the good things that the main character does with his or her life by being the best they can be and not letting anyone tell them any thing different and not letting anything stop them from doing good deeds in his or her life with the skills he or she posses. ? We have always had imaginary friends, pretend play and a good dose of daydreaming. It?s called "creativity" and to be honest, I tend to encourage it in my kids. From our classic superheroes with other-worldly superpowers to Harry Potter, Star Wars and yes, even Dragon Ball Z, imagination is a wonderful, powerful thing that (like Goku's Spirit Bomb) can be used for good or for evil, in which destroys every thing in it?s way.?
American pop culture can be negatively effected by Anime. Naruto, Bleach, Inuyasha, Blood+, Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, Zach Bell, and Death Note are anime that promote violent acts. These are shows that most teens and preteens watch with out the parent knowing or the parent just doesn?t know what the bad effects on Americans in today?s world may be. So does anime have a bad influence on American pop culture? It defiantly may to some people who see it as harm less fighting cartoons, and others such as younger teens, and preteens may see it as a way to act out there feeling in the real world by imitating what they see in these anime shows. Anime may have a bad influence for children of a certain age, how poor examples for viewers to follow, and has not established any real guide lines to follow. ?What started as a crossover, slowly began to actually change the way in which American?s marketed their television to children. Shows with more adult content appeared, and in some cases emulated the Japanese format?
