That anime is too violent!

There are a few reasons why some people are automatically turned off to anime, and it has a lot to do with their initial viewings.  Depending on the content, I can see how they might take issue with what they see at first.  Like we talked about a week back, there's plenty of sexual content in some anime that will make new viewers uncomfortable and disgusted.  On the flip-side of that, some people are turned off by the level of violence.

Again, as we all know ,not all anime is super violent.  There are indeed some shows that push the boundaries of animated violence though.  I am personally not bothered by violent content, but even I can admit when some of the violence is over the top.  Not over the top in a way that bugs me, but over the top in that some people I know would be absolutely horrified.

When I had that discussion with my mother about anime, she felt that Death Note wasn't too violent, but Ghost in the Shell was.  Now when you look at it, there are far more deaths in Death Note than in Ghost in the Shell.  It's the way that the violence is shown in those series' that differ.  Death Note involves lots of dying, but you never really see blood or guts.  In Ghost in the Shell, there are some graphic actions taken against bodies.  Just like that, someone can be turned off to anime in general.

Do you think anime content takes violence too far sometimes, or is that just part of anime in general?