Let's not get carried away folks...Not all anime is awesome, in fact, like 50-70% is terrible.. I've seen horrible plots, terrible animation, etc, etc, just go to any anime site, and start watching, aside from major players like Naruto, FMA, etc, a lot of it's just plain bad..   See 6 other replies

hmm try avatar the last airbender it was pretty good for a y7 show. as for shows that aren't japanese theres shows code lyoko and oban star racers which are also pretty great and since they're original and so different from the usual anime cliches ( i can only take so much time with a tsundere character before i want to shoot them) that makes them all the better.   See 6 other replies

Sorry this part "...American Cartoon took even took..."
Should have read "...American cartoons even take major hints..."
Sorry for the triple post.   See 6 other replies

@ My previous comment,But with that said it is obvious they were heavily influenced by anime. I remember seeing an interview with the producers and such back when the show first came out saying that specifically.So in short the best American Cartoon took even took major hits from anime.   See 6 other replies

The only one I can think of is Avatar: The Last Air Bender   See 6 other replies

I agree. However, I think it's more to do with the "Cartoons are for children" mentality. Even when there is a good American cartoon most people seem to put it off as just better than the average "children's" show.(Why work hard when the only ones the show is aimed at are kids who could care less about quality in the first place>_>) As for the American "Adult" cartoons(Family guy, the Simpsons, American dad, ect.) they don't even try to be above average because there just trying to be more of a daily/weekly joke show, rather than worry about stuff like storyline, or character development.One Piece, however, tries to be both funny and serious(And IMO Succeeds), and not tied down to a certain age group. Name at least one American cartoon(post 80s) that does this?   See 6 other replies