posture Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think either animators are lazy, or it's easier to write/make comedy for characters who stay in the same state. Or it's for licencing reasons, characters remain recognizable ect. Outside of spin-offs are there any examples of cartoons who have aged and stayed that way, meaning not just one episode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nene multiple assgasms Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 'cause they're not real people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al5x Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Generally just because of how difficult it would be to animate a world where characters age? That would be insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 see teeny boppers thread. figments of the imagination never age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posture Posted September 12, 2010 Author Share Posted September 12, 2010 'cause they're not real people. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Doesn't Naruto age? A friend of mine who is huge into anime told me about that show and I thought the concept of the characters aging was a cool idea. The Simpsons should have done it. Imagine multiple generations of Simpsons family members... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary C Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Rugrats aged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 that's twisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 True story. I guess if rugrats count, then the boys from South Park also aged by exactly 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soloman Tump Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rambo Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 i agree with nene, they are just drawings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
data Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 it would be weird to have cartoon characters die of age, but not from falling off cliffs / getting struck by lightning etc. if cartoon character aged and eventually died, people would probably stop watching (the simpsons without homer). cool concept though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 the venture brothers kind of age. i mean i guess they mostly stay the same age because they're all clones or whatever, but im pretty sure they've aged by a year and they've DEFINITELY had some characterization changes and look changes and whatnot. hank and dean started off as basically the same character and were annoyingly cliche, and as of the end of the last season, dean is a speed-suit wearing burgeoning super scientist who listens to prog rock and has a dirtstache, and hank is a rebellious loser with poor taste in friends. and the clones are gone now so yeah. actually, all the characters on that show age, come to think of it. sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Because it would be sad to see Spongebob unhook his hospital equipment, wander through Bikini Bottom in his hospital gown at night, all confused and shivering, going around in circles on a particulair spot murmuring "my pineapple used to be here my pineapple used to be here...", and then crying next to the grave of Patrick, while his incontinence is acting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 lol I love Spongebob so much. It doesn't really get the respect it deserves: as high art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think the boys from South Park has aged. Didn't they start out by being in 3rd grade and are now in... 4th grade... or am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 why are cartoon animiated ?? thats the bigger question here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The actual biological reason for this, is that in the week between episodes that you experience cartoons only experience one night. Because of this, cartoon characters take several seasons to experience a full year, and even then their aging processes are far more gradual than ours. Between seasons they are frozen in suspended animation and don't age at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think the boys from South Park has aged. Didn't they start out by being in 3rd grade and are now in... 4th grade... or am I wrong? True story. I guess if rugrats count, then the boys from South Park also aged by exactly 1 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o00o Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 The actual biological reason for this, is that in the week between episodes that you experience cartoons only experience one night. Because of this, cartoon characters take several seasons to experience a full year, and even then their aging processes are far more gradual than ours. Between seasons they are frozen in suspended animation and don't age at all. 'cause they're not real people. I imagine you saying that in this totally bored slow star wars review guy voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes002 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 If sonic the hedgehog aged I wonder if he would be faster or slower Going by this pic he looks more sleek and cooler if he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo Strike Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I'm amazed there's not a huge Hentai style wang in that Sonic picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skotosa Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 They could make a program that would automatically age cartoon characters. Then that would solve everyones aging problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cad Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 See the comic strip 'For Better or For Worse' for an example of why this is a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 I think the boys from South Park has aged. Didn't they start out by being in 3rd grade and are now in... 4th grade... or am I wrong? True story. I guess if rugrats count, then the boys from South Park also aged by exactly 1 year. Ah...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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