Can people accept a serious story, if it's a cartoon?

~Soriyns-Knight Dec 10, 2012 Student General Artist

Would audiences be able to accept or even laud, say an animated movie, with a serious or semi-serious story, if it was in a cartoony style?

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`bohobella Dec 13, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

I guess it depends how "cartoony" you mean. Does King of the Hill fall into that realm? Because I'd find it hard to watch a drama where the characters looked like South Park, but the plot was entirely serious. However, King of the Hill does a nice job of having more realistic storylines and characters although it's still certainly a comedy.

~A-CHA4649 Dec 13, 2012 Student General Artist

Of course... TONS.
My personal favorite being Avatar/Legend of Korra.

=Slave2Karma Dec 13, 2012

Absolutely. Animation holds a word of opportunity for story telling, and I think a lot of people would be down for a purely grown-up animated film. However, Hollywood has very little faith in animation that's not kid or family friendly and very little know-how on advertising such films, so it hasn't really been explored so much in the USA. There's a hilarious comic called The Goon that is currently looking for funding for a film adaption (and looks AMAZING in the test pieces:[link]) but they can't get anyone to back it because very few people with money think an R rated CGI film would be able to make its money back.

~PokeSis Dec 13, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Yes, look at most of Disney's older animated movies such as Tarzan, it was a pretty serious movie and they pulled it off with ease.

~hiyoi Dec 12, 2012

There's this anime called Madoka or something that has that cutesy moe look but apparently has a serious story, and people seem to love it, so sure?

*Sheridan-J Dec 12, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I see a lot of people have named some serious cartoons already, like Akira, Grave of the Fireflies, Ghost In The Shell etc. Although they are cartoons, they are done in a realistic style and it works for them.

But by "cartoony" style, do you mean cartoony like Invader Zim, My Little Pony or Adventure Time etc?

~Elexhad Dec 13, 2012 Student Digital Artist

My Little Pony has a serious story!

~Soriyns-Knight Dec 12, 2012 Student General Artist

Pretty much like those, yeah.

~Zoltor Dec 12, 2012

Many a anime says high. Needless to say, yes people do accept serious stories in cartoons.

~DucatRevel Dec 12, 2012 Student Writer

Spawn's animated movie series.

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