Why Anime?

People often get curious whenever the topic of anime is brought up. Questions like "What is it and why do you like it? Aren't they for kids?" are usually raised.

Ever since the internet and Youtube opened the world to Pandora's box of creative ideas, people have been more widely exposed to anime and its creative possibilities. It's a similar situation where X-Men movies, Spider-Man movies and now the DCCU and MCU made the world of graphic novels more widely accepted. Anyway, back to the topic.

There is such a vast variety of genres explored in anime that it is easy to find something that caters to the young and old. Western animated series tend to cater to the younger audience. Owing to the large quantity of anime being produced every season, the chances of finding a mind-blowing series among anime titles are a lot higher than among western animated series. I would think it is a similar reason for those who are into graphic novels. The creative possibilities are endless, subject to media censorship. Live action series tend to be more restrictive on creativity because of budget, manpower and available resources.