Western and Japanese Animation

Traditional western animation such as Bambi tends to focus on a more idealised natural order, in a way which can be compared to human civilisation. However, when comparing it to many Japanese Anime, that tends to focus on other aspects. For example, while traditional western animations tend to see the "unknown" as something which is dangerous, anime sees the unknown as an opportunity to find something good and explore. This is something which repeats itself through out many different Japanese Manga and Anime.

I’ve also noticed that western animations tend to focus more on the plot, while leaving out irrelevant realistic detail, Whether that be in the visual style, or story. Anime on the other hand does focus on irrelevant day-to-day details that may have nothing at all to do with the plot or story line. Although some of that is irrelevant to a western audience, it makes the experience more realistic to a Japanese audience and gives them something to relate to, even if the story is very surreal or super-natural like Cat Soup or Death Note.

Cat Soup, directed by Tatsuo Sato in 2001: