Which better at evoking emotion?

[Darth Yoshi]

Both can. But, live action is a bit easier since you can identify more with the characters. Though it mainly depends on the content.

You can identify more easily with people in live-action movies better than characters in anime? You're... weird.

I agree.

I think that it really depends on the directing and acting.

[EmperorChrostas the Cruel]

I think that the age of the posters is a telltale sign.

The number of truly GREAT films, (mostly black and white, and thus not in the same universe with today's crowd) is huge.
Today's MTV attention deficet disorder group lacks the patience to apreciate greatness when in front of them.
Death of a salesman. African Queen. Cassa Blanca. Citizen Kane. The list goes on.

There is NOTHING in anime that comes CLOSE to these for the ability to evoke emotion.
I will grant you that there are awesome animes, but they are few and far between. Finding great anime is like mining for diamonds. They are there, but surrounded by megatonns of waste. Probably because the funding and level of effort is nowhere near the same.

Still, the medium favours live action. The depth and complexity of expression permitted to a live actor, ie facial expressions, posture, even breathing patterns convey emotions that only the VERY best of artists could draw.Assuming they knew WHAT to draw. Like photograghy vs painting. The photogragher can get LUCKY, and capture the moment, by accident. The painter starts with blank paper,and seldom "accidently" produces a Mona Lisa.

In short, real people are REAL, and thus evoke more emotions. Even if they don't know how they are doing it.
Plot and character develoupment count, but even the best anime is like radio, competing with TV. To some, radio IS better than TV, because like reading, the important part is your immagination

[weemadando]

I think that the age of the posters is a telltale sign.

The number of truly GREAT films, (mostly black and white, and thus not in the same universe with today's crowd) is huge.
Today's MTV attention deficet disorder group lacks the patience to apreciate greatness when in front of them.
Death of a salesman. African Queen. Cassa Blanca. Citizen Kane. The list goes on.

I'll say a few things...

African Queen I truly despised.
Death of a Salesman was a better book.
Casablanca was brilliant.
Citizen Kane was extraordinary.

But even earlier than these, what about the great silent films like Metropolis?

[EmperorChrostas the Cruel]

My examples were not even MY favourite movies, I just pulled some names out of my ass.

Thank you for the help. Silent films were great in there own way, as well. Todays movie makers substitute technology for talent, like rappers. (Do ANY of these rappers actualy PLAY a musical instument? (programing a synthasizer is NOT playing, it's PROGRAMING! Do any of these guys even READ music?)