Why do so many anime fans here think people who prefer older anime only like them for nostalgia factor?

ButNotForMe said:
kon started the trend of moe without substance (motherfucking tea)

Vexper said:
Because people on this forum seem to be overly protective of their own tastes and are very close minded towards other peoples preferences. Calling other peoples tastes 'shit' and telling you the reasons why you watch those animes occur mindlessly on a daily basis. So what if you prefer older anime, it doesn't have to be for simply 'nostalgia'. It's a whole different kettle of fish when you compare modern day animes and some of the works that came out during the 90s. I can't even begin to fathom why people just pin the reasoning for you liking them due to overusage of nostalgia goggles.

They're a different breed of anime, a whole other set of aesthetics. I myself prefer the background artwork for a lot of the older animes because it feels like they have a lot of heart in them, and they're not just part of a formula to create a setting. Nothing to do with nostalgia, just personal preference.

Higashi_no_Kaze said:

Basically a good post, but even reasonable posts like this seem to imply that you have to have a preferance. It's not always about preferring older anime or preferring newer anime, I just want to be able to like them as equals ^^.

ButNotForMe said:
Both KON and LS sold better than Azumanga Daioh because they had more moe elements, not because they were funnier

skyzblue said:

That's like less than 1% of the newer anime. Also, compare the best of newer anime and older anime, and you can clearly see the winner.

ButNotForMe said:
The Anime industry is shrinking
There is no more variety

rederoin said:

New anime?

Higashi_no_Kaze said:

Why can't people just be fans of anime as a whole, as a medium, but always have to cherrypick time periods, genres or other random criteria to set them apart from other anime fans?

Ratohnhaketon said:


Human nature unfortunately. The old vs new is an age old controversy that spreads across nearly everything. The generation before is almost always riddled with those who think the next generation is doing life wrong.

People from the 60s think people from the 70s wear the wrong clothes. People from the 70s think people from the 80s don't do enough drugs. People from the 80s think people from the 90s should grow up and stop watching Pokemon. People from the 90s think moeshit is killing the industry. And my guess is people today will be frowning on regular CGI use in anime 10 years from now.

sherlock5545 said:
CGI will ruin anime. That is for certain.

mattbenz99 said:


i cant wait to bitch about that when i am as old as some of the grandpas in this thread only to be told that i am only saying that because of nostalgia

keragamming said:

Bebob sucks!! At least give me some list of these classic old anime, that's better than this generation. It all comes down to opinion, and my opinion says cow boy bebob sucks :)

daintybiscuit said:
The future has certainly arrived and it stomped allover my favorite series

good thing i have 2 different Berserk series boxsets lol

Raven_Baby-Gurl said:


What manga is that avatar from?

Karote said:


This post gave me

Raven_Baby-Gurl said:


What manga is that avatar from?

BlackSabotage said:
Its from the Berserk manga which is the number 1 ranked manga on MAL. Its not my all time favorite but its damn good. Much better than the second highest ranked manga on MAL which I have no idea how it got that high >.>

mattbenz99 said:


why do you have allergies to the truth?

SolBlade said:


Berserk is awesome. I do hope that Miura finds a great way to end it... it'll become legendary. The second manga isn't that good? I suppose romance doesn't appeal to everyone but I haven't read it yet so I can't say anything yet.

Karote said:


You haven't even seen Cowboy Bebop , gtfo.

Korrvo said:
Kinda in the same boat. It's pretty hard for me to get past the episodic nature of the show, when that is it's main strong point, supposedly.

I mean, I don't dislike it, but there's nothing driving me to watch the rest of the show.

SolBlade said:


I could spoil the ending for you to try and get you into it, but that would be evil.

SolBlade said:


I could spoil the ending for you to try and get you into it, but that would be evil.

Paul said:
Pretty late reply but I wouldn't say it's the nostalgia that bothers me about those people who only enjoy older shows but rather the mindset of those who enjoy older shows only believing that they're the only good shows and everything modern is complete shit.

BlackSabotage said:
Isn't it just as common if not more so to find people with the mindset that all old anime is crap?

mattbenz99 said:


in my experience only when comparing animation quality because a lot of the new viewers have been spoiled with great looking animation and have a hard time looking at old animation (i have this problem with video games).

DrGeroCreation said:
I am very glad this thread was created because as a DBZ fan I experience this a lot. People thinking the only reason I like DBZ is because of nostalgia. Liking an anime only or mainly because of nostalgia is absurd to me. So you like a an anime just because you used to watch it as a kid no other reason. When you were a kid there must of been some reasons why you specifically liked that anime. IMO people who only liked an anime because of nostalgia never genuinely liked the anime or are incapable of fully expressing why they liked the anime. When it comes to me nostalgia alone can't make me like an anime. For example take my top 4 childhood anime (DBZ, Yu -Gi -OH, Rurouni Kenshin and Tekkaman Blade)

I like DBZ because it has a perfect amalgam of sci fi and fantasy elements that isn't very common in other anime, it has some of the most unique aliens in fiction, it can fluctuate from being serious (Saiyan saga, Frieza saga etc) to completely silly(Buu saga), it has really unique characters like Cell, Buu and Piccolo and intense fights although they are long and dragged out because of fillers.


I like Yu - Gi -OH because it includes aspects of ancient Egyptian mythology and there are games of life and death. I like seeing the different yami no games and the rules and penalty games (punishments) that are associated with them, the Pharaoh's past also intrigued me.

I like Rurouni Kenshin because of the historical setting that is mainly devoid of magic and other supernatural elements thus giving it a realistic feeling and I also liked that some actual historical events were included. I really liked the animation used for the sword fights and the soundtrack, Kenshin's back story also intrigued me. I yearned to know the history of this former hitokiri now turned pacifist.

I like Tekkaman Blade because of the main idea of the villains being the protagonist's .

BlackSabotage said:
Isn't it just as common if not more so to find people with the mindset that all old anime is crap?

BlackSabotage said:


Do you like Dragon Quest?

DrGeroCreation said:
I can't answer that because I have never watched the anime or played the games.

Paul said:


The kind of people who constantly trash on older anime will probably never watch a old anime to begin with, especially with all the new stuff constantly coming out, they'll only stick with the new. But on the other hand, people who've seen and enjoyed old shows will at the very least still watch new shows. The problem are the ones that force themselves watch so they can point out reasons why older anime is superior by targeting generic titles to use as a comparison which is easy to do considering the amount of generic shows airing now to back then on a seasonal basis.

For example, a certain someone constantly comparing older anime's superior 'quality' using old anime movies/ovas to modern TV series animation. Yea, if you know who I'm talking about, you know who.

Aylaine said:
Nostalgia plays a part, no matter what someone says in my opinion. How large of a part is questionable, but there really are individuals out there who just watch want they want. I go about my anime time in this way usually, but nostalgia can still get the better of me at times.