I hate anime. I think it's ridiculous, and I think that people who think they're anime characters are ridiculous, and I do NOT dig the "cute" thing. That said, Cowboy Bebop and FLCL are the only two anime series that I enjoy by virtue of their not sucking.
Apply any storytelling rubric from another media to anime and you'll see a sloppy, unconvincing mess - lots of style and no substance to speak of. CB makes up for it with its oblique characterization, and FLCL makes up for it by being too weird and entertaining to judge.
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