Tomec the Wise wrote:
For example, ever heard of something called Elfen Lied? It is a bit more ecchi then "mature" by what you are talking about, however it is close. All in all though, anyone who doesn't think anime/manga is mature needs to gain a new outlook, because let me tell you lots of anime that is out there isn't "kiddy" at all. However, whether anime is "kiddy" or mature would probably be better discussed in another thread.
Just a quick thinking off the top of my head I can name quite a few anime series/manga that are most certainly aimed at mid to late teens. (w/o being hentai)
Am I also one of the few who sees anime/manga as a medium instead of a genre?
I mean, it's so diverse that everything shouldn't be bunched into the same naming as haphazardly as some people seem to think it is. Yes, anime is animated tv, so there's that similarity, but saying that Pokemon(kid show) and Blue Gender(graphic violence in a post-apocalyptic world involving mecha and bug/alien-monster things) are of the same genre would be like saying that Sesame Street and 24 are of the same genre.
Maybe it's just semantics, but it's that same lack of insight that causes ignorance, and ignorance in that fashion can be deadly for such arts. I'm still baffled about when the other day, some co-workers with kids were complaining about things like Family Guy, Futurama, Cowboy Bebop (Adult Swim stuff) because they couldn't for the life of them figure why people were making such "cartoons" (gag) as the above, when they are totally inappropriate for children. Never crossed their minds that they weren't designed for children, and when I stated that concept, they looked at me like I had horns and a tail.
/sigh
I hate people.