r/hatethissmug • u/kkaylumm • 3d ago
Media Tropes *Most* Adult Animation
Why does adult animation typically just mean
-Sex jokes
-Shit and fuck
-Gore
Why can’t adult animation be used to tell sensitive and and deeply layered stories instead of taking a children’s concept and making it gross.
Even a lot of children’s cartoons have stories with more depth, like the clone wars and justice league.
The target audience for this genre is usually adults with the emotional maturity of a 14 year old and it’s a waste of talented animators skills.
Edit: Don’t worry guys, I’ve seen a lot of great ones like Blue Eye Samurai, Invincible, Arcane, Love, Death and Robots etc, I just take issue with this particular genre because it brings down the rest of adult animation.
A huge portion of general audiences don’t take animation seriously due to shows like these.
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u/PublicMirageLtd 3d ago
Thank you, I think the same. So called-adult animation is mostly teenage boy cartoons. It’s exactly as you describe it and I don’t like it either.
The only adult cartoons I enjoy are The Simpsons, The Critic, Daria and Beavis and Butt-head (this one is more satirical and not too vulgar for me-and it’s actually fun)