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"Are you watching cartoons?!?" Being an anime fan with no IRL friends who understand kinda sucks...
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Legit thank god for Dragonball Z and Pokemon in Southern Africa.
Pretty much everyone knows what anime is, and Dragonball and Pokemon took over many a highschool.
The most popular brand of crisps/chips in SA would have Pokemon branding so even adults knew what pokemon was/is.
SO if someone "catches" you watching anime they rarely ask stupid questions.
Its usually what anime is this?
Is there fighting in this?
Is there an english dub available? (I 94% watch subbed).
Pretty much everyone knows what anime is, and Dragonball and Pokemon took over many a highschool.
The most popular brand of crisps/chips in SA would have Pokemon branding so even adults knew what pokemon was/is.
SO if someone "catches" you watching anime they rarely ask stupid questions.
Its usually what anime is this?
Is there fighting in this?
Is there an english dub available? (I 94% watch subbed).
We have anime/manga discussions at work, we're all in our 30s and the cringe is surprisingly low. I guess the sweet spot lies in how much respect you have for the other people (we're all super "work friends", honestly) and knowing when to stop.
There's a lot of differences between Twilight and Crime and Punishment but they're both parts of the same medium. If we go by art style and narrative techniques Scott Pilgrim and Deadpool shouldn't be parts of the same medium either.
This thread is a beautiful self parody, those poll options are such a pure form of cringe.
Its okay to be into things you like, but dont let that shit become your only identity. OP sounds like he needs help socializing maybe try looking at classes for new skills or start seeing some bands.
Take it from someone whose done this once already, if you let your nerdiness be your only defining personality trait your gonna have a tough time making new friends the deeper you get into your 20's.
Its okay to be into things you like, but dont let that shit become your only identity. OP sounds like he needs help socializing maybe try looking at classes for new skills or start seeing some bands.
Take it from someone whose done this once already, if you let your nerdiness be your only defining personality trait your gonna have a tough time making new friends the deeper you get into your 20's.
Ok. You won't change my mind on that, and I don't think you'll be able to change french people opinions on that either, or at least not the whole population. Personally, I think there's enough noticeable differences between a manga, a bande-dessinée, a comic, a graphic novel, a manhua and a manhwa to help me to know that they won't be the same and what to expect of them. By the way there are french mangas. Yes, they are officially called "mangas français" and not "bande-dessinées". Do what you want with that...
Yes, and honestly I don't get why anyone would feel the need to get defensive about enjoying anime nor do I understand why anyone would really judge anyone for enjoying anime.
Everyone has their hobbies, this one is yours. Big deal, really.
Everyone has their hobbies, this one is yours. Big deal, really.
Mate, there's also OELM and RusManga, it's called marketing.
I'm not trying to change your opinion btw, I just find it weirdly fixed on semantics.
It's all just long-standing stigma of Anime seen as Cartoons. Most people have never seen shows like Cowboy Bebop, Stein's Gate, Carole and Tuesday. Shows that are meant to have characters and narratives in line with live shows.
My two roommates were extremely anti-anime. After showing Yuri on Ice to one of them she thawed on it, now we are all the way up to Sarazanmai. Opinions do change and I think Anime is definitely moving into the mainstream now. I would look for people who share your interest, or maybe try to show those who judge it something in Anime that can move them?
My two roommates were extremely anti-anime. After showing Yuri on Ice to one of them she thawed on it, now we are all the way up to Sarazanmai. Opinions do change and I think Anime is definitely moving into the mainstream now. I would look for people who share your interest, or maybe try to show those who judge it something in Anime that can move them?
Anime is cartoons. It's just silly graphic novel vs comic book arguments. Trying to make a distinction to make them more acceptable but they the same thing.
It's OK to like cartoons. Adult and Family friendly cartoons exist, nobody says anything over an adult watching The Simpsons or Family Guy.
Yep! They out here talking about relationships, fan service, sempai, waifus and all that jazz 24/7. It's straight up live action soap opera in anime form. Soap operas are the worst form of modern day television yet somehow in anime form these people are eating it all up. I think its even more boring in anime form to be honest. Days of our lives tier anime really messed things up. I watched a lot of anime and people will get roasted if they are watching the days of our lives type of anime because it is boring and done better in live action form.
Live action television surpassed a lot of anime out there already either way. That is what most people should have moved onto by now with all these huge fantasy big budget hbo, netflix, hulu, etc shows. Huge cinematic universes we got going on now should be the main course meal for content. All of them have tons of fans, are in english and you can have discussions about them in real life with a lot more people. My main course meal of content is always deep in reality or live action shows. I will cherry pick only the best anime as something I will watch or read on the side. I mean only the best, nostalgic, cult classics, etc.
My first anime was original dragon ball before dragonball z and cartoon network toonami became a thing.
There is a difference between watching or reading a few anime/manga a year and only watching and reading anime and manga. How can one grow if all the content they absorb comes from one place? The place is not only outside of reality but outside ones country and outside ones age group on many occasions.
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Yeah, I was into it for a while as well and still respect the best productions, but between the fans and the weird shift to moe kids, most modern shows just don't appeal at all. I still enjoy the classics, though.
Don't get involved with the communities, this is the closes right here that i do to getting involved with anime communities.
I have a friend who is open to it but the closest he's gotten to it so far is watching Gundam, but not much more and a brother in law who watches everything and constantly shows me ones that are odd concepts and obscure (whats the one about anime AI girls on submarines? he keeps trying to get me to watch that).
I sit in between the two, watching/have watched Outlaw Star, Cowboy Beebop, Dragon Ball (all), Fairy Tail, & deadly Sins, Evangelion and currently all of Full Metal Alchemist (2003) and half way through Borotherhood
Tried Attack on Titan and found it too gorey for the sake of it
If you are an adult, you never explain or justify a hobby, as long as it is legal and doesn't impact the quality of your life. If you feel a need to justify it (for whatever reason) it shows a lack of self-esteem and gives people leave to disrespect you further (as they seem to be doing).
Own it. Whenever I had something similar happen, I give simple, short and confident answers.
"What are you watching?!" -A cartoon.
"Why are you still playing video games?!" - Because they're fun.
(Edit: And I completely missed the thread being a parody)
Own it. Whenever I had something similar happen, I give simple, short and confident answers.
"What are you watching?!" -A cartoon.
"Why are you still playing video games?!" - Because they're fun.
(Edit: And I completely missed the thread being a parody)
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OP
OP
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Nani? It is not. I am 100 percentage serious. Sorry, my I tend to go in and out of my Japanese very randomly. Please understand.
Let me try this way:
冗談じゃない。
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I mean actually though.
God, the dust people at work kicked up when they found out I used to cosplay...
It's nice to have some separation.
Anyway OP, checkout meetup.com, there's a bunch of "watch anime together" nights going on around here, I bet there's some in your area.
OP
OP
I had no idea this was a thing. Wow. I might look into this.
Also, you used to cosplay??? Wow. What characters?
Edit: holy shit I found some people in my area who are watching anime!!!! Wtf? There's only like... 5 people but still wow. More than I thought in this " no anime/videogame state"!!!
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