Hi Dark, Thanks for the clarification, but I knew what you meant. When I used the term cartoonish I didn't mean funny, goofy, or non-sensical, and was trying to indicate cartoons as in animated. However, you are right that most westerners associate the term cartoonish with goofy and non-sensical so bad choice of terms there.
However, you are right about the word anime. In Japan an anime movie or show can be any genre from a serious fantasy quest to a high tech show about robots. There is even some pornographic anime which are x-rated films using animated techniques. So the term anime can pretty much go for any game or movie with animation. Cheers! On 7/21/14, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. > > The game is available for Pc and Mac but not Iphone. > > As to Anime, Cartoonish and anime are not the same thing at all. > > "cartoonish" in the western sense usually means goofy or nonsensical, like > the sort of thing you'd see in Road runner or bugs bunny or similar, Blind > swordsman is not like that at all sinse it is a serious game with a serious > > and rather grim plot. > > I used the term Anime there because most people associate stories of combat, > > mystic curses and the like with Japanese Animation. Really this again is > something of a mistake sinse in japan "anime" means anything animated which > > can pretty much be any genre from romantic comedy to serious drama, to > historical to horror. The principle reason people associate the term "Anime" > > in the west with things like Dragon ball, mighty duels, magic, robots, > tentacle monsters and samurai who can cleave tanks in half with swords is > because the first Anime that were brought to the west in translation were of > > this type, ---- though these are by no means all of what is possible in > Anime at all. > > I just gave the term sinse the plot of Blind swordsman reminded me strongly > > of Afro Samurai, Samurai seven and a few of the more tradditional action > style Anime I've seen and is what people would recognize by the term. > > Either way, give it a try it's a good game :D. > > Beware the grue! > > DArk. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
