Quote Originally Posted by Sidnne
I think a perfect example of this rip-off business would be when Marvel Comics tried to sue City of Heroes for copyright infringement because too many of the CoH characters resembled Marvel characters.

The courts ruled that Marvel had covered such a wide base of powers, names, and appearances in its comics and as more characters were created, new ideas were becoming ever more scarce, that similarities and resemblances were inevitable.

exactly anime has been around so long not many new ideas are out there. so you're always gonna see some simalarities.