Re: Are cartoons made for Children ?
Originally posted by coolmovies
Ok i was a great fan of tom and jerry when i was young . I grew up watching them untill i thought i was too old to watch them. I grew up watching them and i belive they are the best cartoons ever made .I just wanted to ask are cartoons made only for kids ?? The thing is they are made by adults so why cant adults watch them ? Is it embarassing if you watch cartoons becouse you are too old ?
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Most cartoons are aimed at kids, yes. Some (Venture Bros, for example), clearly aren't. Watch whatever amuses you, is my advise; no reason to be embarassed.
Originally posted by Bardock42
...odd.They are I think primarily targeted for children. At least they are made in a way that children can enjoy them...
what about cartoons specifically target at adults (south park, simpsons) or those that target both communites (spongebob, foster's house of imaginary firends) or those that target groups that are not defined by age (anime)
Cartoons are a type of media, I hardly suspect that an entire form of media can be targeted at a particular audience of people
Originally posted by inimalistAnime is another grouping entirely and has different shows targeted at different audiences. Hentai for example is targeted at adults only(I would certainly hope) but has shows targeted at kids(Pocket Monsters), and ones targeted toward an older audience(Ninja Scroll).
what about cartoons specifically target at adults (south park, simpsons) or those that target both communites (spongebob, foster's house of imaginary firends) or those that target groups that are not defined by age (anime)Cartoons are a type of media, I hardly suspect that an entire form of media can be targeted at a particular audience of people
Originally posted by Creshosk
Anime is another grouping entirely and has different shows targeted at different audiences. Hentai for example is targeted at adults only(I would certainly hope) but has shows targeted at kids(Pocket Monsters), and ones targeted toward an older audience(Ninja Scroll).
I was speaking of shows more like Dragon Ball or Naruto, which seems to have followers aged 8-80. The action adventure thing that doesn't really need mature content but isn't dumbed down for kids because it is so fantastic and non-realistic.
But yes, by adding gore, profanity or pornography to something it is instantly not for children only anymore.
Originally posted by inimalistWell who watches something and who the targeted audience is are widely different.
I was speaking of shows more like Dragon Ball or Naruto, which seems to have followers aged 8-80. The action adventure thing that doesn't really need mature content but isn't dumbed down for kids because it is so fantastic and non-realistic.But yes, by adding gore, profanity or pornography to something it is instantly not for children only anymore.
I remember a comment from one of those involved with Sailor Moon how she was surprised when she went to talk to an audience and expectd mostly young teen girls but met an audience with a wide age range of both genders.
Originally posted by inimalist
I was speaking of shows more like Dragon Ball or Naruto, which seems to have followers aged 8-80. The action adventure thing that doesn't really need mature content but isn't dumbed down for kids because it is so fantastic and non-realistic.But yes, by adding gore, profanity or pornography to something it is instantly not for children only anymore.
Both Naruto and DBZ in there original, Japanese forms, are not really good for kids. They have bloood, Naruto has LOTS of blood. People literally walk around the entire episode with giant shurikens protruding from there back 😐