The Boondocks and Afro Samurai, Question Options

[fameONE]

So there was a Marine, an Airman and a Soldier sitting on a pile of sandbags, right? And the Marine mentions that he just got the box set of Afro Samurai as well as the soundtrack. The Airman co-signs the fabulous purchase, and mentions that he just copped The Boondocks. The Soldier said, "those aren't legitimate animes because there's no manga to them."

Huh? Dude's mad misinformed.

Does anyone here question the legitimacy either series?

[superstitious]

So there was a Marine, an Airman and a Soldier sitting on a pile of sandbags, right? And the Marine mentions that he just got the box set of Afro Samurai as well as the soundtrack. The Airman co-signs the fabulous purchase, and mentions that he just copped The Boondocks. The Soldier said, "those aren't legitimate animes because there's no manga to them."

Huh? Dude's mad misinformed.

Does anyone here question the legitimacy either series?

I haven't seen this scene (although I have caught a little of Afro Samurai and I am aboslutely thirst for more). Without context, I'm thinking this is pretty tongue in cheek. Sort of a spanking to anime elitists.

Are you asking what makes an anime true anime?

This is a pretty good essay, in my opinion.

I'm not an anime elitist, by any means and I certainly don't feel qualified to make definitive distinctions between what is real and what is quasi anime. I think that the west has generally adopted much of the typical Japanese style of animation and artwork (big, expressive eyes, for example) but that doesn't mean that all imitations are bad. I mean, isn't imitation a form of flattery?

I look at it from an enjoyment perspective. I enjoy the Boondocks. I don't think that the style is something that brings Japanese style animation to mind, but that of course, is my opinion.

(I need more coffee)