Honestly it’s worst in my country people rarely talk about an anime and even worse finding someone who has a high list of anime watching than like 5
babycart_of_sherdog on
Can’t relate.
Back in my time and place, being young means liking anime (or as grown-ups called it back then, placing it in the overall category of “cartoons”).
If you didn’t watch the locally dubbed and aired anime, you’re the OOTL kid.
buliaK_sevI on
I remember a time when Dragonball, One Piece and Naruto were all really popular and were called cartoons. You try calling them cartoons now and an army of angry weebs will materialise to correct you.
Zenithsarc on
Well, I liked it better when only the people who actually liked it watched it, despite the criticism
Unlike today where it’s trendy, so even the people who used to call it “wierd” before 2020 are now somehow *AnImE fAnS” because it’s cool, unique and quirky to like/watch it now
PosaiDus_ on
In a 3rd world country, it’s still is
Trikole on
??? 100% no, and i sadly consider myself a “hipster”
It’s way better when you can talk to your coworkers about how awesome Solaire of Astora is and then they say bakamitai is a good karaoke song
Goldiizz on
I never had this issue honestly
hungryhograt on
I don’t miss those days, we’ve tried so hard to get people to view anime as normal.
Now I have a convo topic with more people and I’m not viewed as a freak just for watching it!
47Rousser on
I miss the time when if you saw someone had anime pins or profiles, there was a good chance that they could be friends and talk about anime… now (especially after the pandemic that made anime more popular) it doesn’t mean much, 8 out of 10 are people who watched the top 5 anime (maybe dubbed) and their opinion of them is curiously exactly the same as everyone else, every word.
DanganWeebpa on
Just WATCHING anime isn’t enough to be weird anymore.
But if you have anime figures and posters displayed in your room you can join the weird club.
(I’m basing this on my mother being disgusted by my room).
Lillith492 on
i wish we simultaneously kept the old ways and the benefits of what we currently have. Which is like more really really good anime and shit that only happens because of the amount of people.
Such a world is impossible but i can dream dammit.
Nayroy18 on
Hell no
SirVictoryPants on
Don’t worry OP. I still think you are wierd, but you are awesome for it.
Gadjiltron on
No, no i don’t. I get to talk about my interests more openly now. Just have to have a wide palette to ensure you’ve got something appropriate to talk about with fans of varying investment levels.
But not to worry. Openly liking the degen shows gives you the same kick of being in that “weird guy” niche. Like the men of culture.
AttilatheFun87 on
No. This is the most hipster shit ever.
Pokisahne on
It still makes you the weird guy people just dont talk about it anymore
IamlostlikeZoroIs on
No way fuck that shit, it’s way better now!
No one giving you weird looks because you still like cartoons with hot women in them, cringy music that no one can stand, just being an outcast liking something that no one else does.
Then you get to the availability of it all. Absolutely no where sold any kind of merchandise, occasionally you’d find a manga or two but it would just be One Piece, Naruto or Dragonball. And only pirate sites to watch anime that were terribly slow, gave you viruses or had half the episodes in Spanish.
Now you can find people with similar likes easily, in person or online. There are tons of shops that sell anime merchandise, manga and anime. You can go to the cinema and watch it now too! Western artists are doing intros for anime and becoming popular by both weebs and norms. And so much more anime is being made and to such a better quality.
Why would you want it to be like it was before, do you hate anime
SentenceCareful3246 on
No? Like, at all. It’s way better now. Having people to talk about it is great and there’s a lot more people genuinely excited to see certain shows every season just like you.
Sorata_Alpha on
I’m the kind of guy that would drag his friends into anime. But weird and underrated ones.
Boring-Dare5000 on
You just miss the attention that’s all
RiBroth on
Well, where I’m from you are still the weird guy…
YoSupWeirdos on
the children yearn for the mines
rKollektor on
Bro I still get called weird wdym 💀😭
Psych0killer16 on
Hell no
Kuro2712 on
I’m not a masochist so no, I don’t prefer the days where liking anime is akin to societal suicide.
Now we get twitter tourists making fun of what we like, ngl i much prefer if they said that to my face than through a screen, plus they cant be reasoned with
Anybro on
No. At least nowadays people are more aware what anime is and are okay people watching it. Back of my first job I had to show an episode of Gundam 00 to my boss because someone told them that I was watching hentai at work. So the fact that anime is more normalized is a godsend compared to that.
LCAIN195 on
You’d have to be a masochist to have this opinion.
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The good old days
Yeah, when I first started watching anime people around me felt disgusted by it, but i didn’t pay any mind to them
https://preview.redd.it/b8zss00a73sd1.jpeg?width=674&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bb7726282cb129e87d0d17b1445c94070071cb3
Honestly it’s worst in my country people rarely talk about an anime and even worse finding someone who has a high list of anime watching than like 5
Can’t relate.
Back in my time and place, being young means liking anime (or as grown-ups called it back then, placing it in the overall category of “cartoons”).
If you didn’t watch the locally dubbed and aired anime, you’re the OOTL kid.
I remember a time when Dragonball, One Piece and Naruto were all really popular and were called cartoons. You try calling them cartoons now and an army of angry weebs will materialise to correct you.
Well, I liked it better when only the people who actually liked it watched it, despite the criticism
Unlike today where it’s trendy, so even the people who used to call it “wierd” before 2020 are now somehow *AnImE fAnS” because it’s cool, unique and quirky to like/watch it now
In a 3rd world country, it’s still is
??? 100% no, and i sadly consider myself a “hipster”
It’s way better when you can talk to your coworkers about how awesome Solaire of Astora is and then they say bakamitai is a good karaoke song
I never had this issue honestly
I don’t miss those days, we’ve tried so hard to get people to view anime as normal.
Now I have a convo topic with more people and I’m not viewed as a freak just for watching it!
I miss the time when if you saw someone had anime pins or profiles, there was a good chance that they could be friends and talk about anime… now (especially after the pandemic that made anime more popular) it doesn’t mean much, 8 out of 10 are people who watched the top 5 anime (maybe dubbed) and their opinion of them is curiously exactly the same as everyone else, every word.
Just WATCHING anime isn’t enough to be weird anymore.
But if you have anime figures and posters displayed in your room you can join the weird club.
(I’m basing this on my mother being disgusted by my room).
i wish we simultaneously kept the old ways and the benefits of what we currently have. Which is like more really really good anime and shit that only happens because of the amount of people.
Such a world is impossible but i can dream dammit.
Hell no
Don’t worry OP. I still think you are wierd, but you are awesome for it.
No, no i don’t. I get to talk about my interests more openly now. Just have to have a wide palette to ensure you’ve got something appropriate to talk about with fans of varying investment levels.
But not to worry. Openly liking the degen shows gives you the same kick of being in that “weird guy” niche. Like the men of culture.
No. This is the most hipster shit ever.
It still makes you the weird guy people just dont talk about it anymore
No way fuck that shit, it’s way better now!
No one giving you weird looks because you still like cartoons with hot women in them, cringy music that no one can stand, just being an outcast liking something that no one else does.
Then you get to the availability of it all. Absolutely no where sold any kind of merchandise, occasionally you’d find a manga or two but it would just be One Piece, Naruto or Dragonball. And only pirate sites to watch anime that were terribly slow, gave you viruses or had half the episodes in Spanish.
Now you can find people with similar likes easily, in person or online. There are tons of shops that sell anime merchandise, manga and anime. You can go to the cinema and watch it now too! Western artists are doing intros for anime and becoming popular by both weebs and norms. And so much more anime is being made and to such a better quality.
Why would you want it to be like it was before, do you hate anime
No? Like, at all. It’s way better now. Having people to talk about it is great and there’s a lot more people genuinely excited to see certain shows every season just like you.
I’m the kind of guy that would drag his friends into anime. But weird and underrated ones.
You just miss the attention that’s all
Well, where I’m from you are still the weird guy…
the children yearn for the mines
Bro I still get called weird wdym 💀😭
Hell no
I’m not a masochist so no, I don’t prefer the days where liking anime is akin to societal suicide.
https://preview.redd.it/92bf71fl54sd1.jpeg?width=794&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e86e2f73d72884c68b95b525e0058c59e0de4aa3
Here’s a t-shirt just for you!
Now we get twitter tourists making fun of what we like, ngl i much prefer if they said that to my face than through a screen, plus they cant be reasoned with
No. At least nowadays people are more aware what anime is and are okay people watching it. Back of my first job I had to show an episode of Gundam 00 to my boss because someone told them that I was watching hentai at work. So the fact that anime is more normalized is a godsend compared to that.
You’d have to be a masochist to have this opinion.
No.