Comments on: Ask John: Why Do Some Anime Characters Look Similar?

By: unknownfallenangel

unknownfallenangel — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:39:13 +0000

well, why do people look so much alike, there is a limit and actualy these pictures do not have that much in commen lol just because hair is same color with the red cirle things, the face is diffrent, the hair in its self is diffrent, the eyes very little in commen, but i gues at maybe a glance they could look alike

By: bushwhacker2k

bushwhacker2k — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:32:17 +0000

Honestly, I think characters are copied all the time in anime. If a character is popular then shameless writers will copy them without a moment’s hesitation. Sad, but that’s how it goes.

On a somewhat relevant note, has anyone else noticed that many anime today are very unoriginal and you are starting to watch older anime to satisfy yourself?

By: starcade

starcade — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:13:25 +0000

I think part of it is the lack of imagination, and part of that is the cheapening of costs of anime due to the non-realization of expected return on investment.

By: moonchild

moonchild — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:38:33 +0000

>director Toshihiro Hironoâ€™s

Hirano, I think.