| woahh my only experience has been the opposite; people avoiding looking like a weeaboo so they won't watch anime at any cost (that makes me sad. and then I have to tell them that anime is just a media style, much broader than the realm of sitcoms) I'm pretty open to other media though (just anime shows are usually most convenient for me due to internet culture, shortness of episodes, lack of cable) |
| Fans of any medium have innately narrow preferences. Just look at the BrBa fags. |
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Zergneedsfood said: plsYorozuyaGinSan said: woah pls, books fans so open minded :PFans of any medium have innately narrow preferences. Just look at the BrBa fags. There are a multitude of mediums of "books", well, literature to be fair. |
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| "BrBa fags" :( I enjoy just about everything, but I can say I prefer other mediums more than others, like music. Other mediums I haven't touched much at all lately, such as literature. |
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Zergneedsfood said: I'd say it depends on what kind of books they read.YorozuyaGinSan said: woah pls, books fans so open minded :PFans of any medium have innately narrow preferences. Just look at the BrBa fags. |
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Zergneedsfood said: Well, there are the "lol the book is better than the movie, read it instead lol" type people that will constantly say that regardless of if the movie is still good or even better than the movie.YorozuyaGinSan said: woah pls, books fans so open minded :PFans of any medium have innately narrow preferences. Just look at the BrBa fags. |
ShrabsterMay 14, 2014 6:19 PM
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| It's easier for me to start watching a live-action sci-fi film or a boxing or MMA match, than it is for me to start watching a sci-fi or martial arts anime. Yah idk what that means either. :X |
| I also read English novels and Chinese online novels. I play DotA and CS as well. Occasionally, I would go out with my friends to watch a (non-anime) movie. |
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Shrabster said: Over the years I've noticed a lot of anime fans generally stick to a select few forms of entertainment, mainly anime, manga/ Visual Novels, and games (usually non-Western games), all of which are fairly similar in style. You obviously haven't seen my about me section then. :p In all seriousness though I have come across folks from both extremes. I can't really fault either for their preferences but I will say that I personally prefer a little variety in my hobbies as well. Japan comes out with some cool stuff but I couldn't be engrossed in it as my only off the clock activity. |
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Yhuuro said: It fits with a lot of the responses I'm seeing on this thread.Also CursedDanger, that avatar is really disturbing... o.O |
| how i r8 1- crpy animee no gud 10- gud aniem, dep plot, lots of cute grls |
| I read lots of books, listen to music, play videogames and have a few live-action tv series that I'm following in addtion to watching anime and reading manga, so I don't fit into the only watching anime category. If I absolutely had to choose only one form of entertainment, which would be stupid, I'd much rather go for books. But I still think it's best to have several forms of entertainment since that stops you from getting bored. I have periods where I do almost nothing but watch anime or read manga, and periods where I almost don't watch any anime. |
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| No, only the worst of weebs just watch anime and read manga. Japanese culture is much more than just anime and manga so they need to find more that interests them. I'm an import gamer, I play Shanghai and Hanafuda, I'm about to get into Mahjong again (I started playing 10 years ago but stopped after high school), I like to cook. If online gambling was legal I'd be playing some poker online, but I still get a game or two with friends and family occasionally. |
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| Schrablegz, pls tel mi more anout our weaboo comunity thx |
| I like many other forms of mediums such as literature and movies. I'm not too interested in live action shows or western animation. I don't like videogames as much as I used to. My anime preferences are quite broad because I will watch just about any kind of anime. I may like an anime that is of a certain genre or demographic, but dislike another anime of the same kind. |
MalkshakeJul 24, 2014 1:40 PM
| I'm a tad bit confused on what is being said in this thread. That there are people who find no interest in anything but anime? I believe that that minority isn't even worth recognition, then again I may be reading this wrong. |
| > generalization lol |
| I usually only watch anime and big brother. Why force myself to watch other tv mediums? |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: I usually only watch anime and big brother. Why force myself to watch other tv mediums? cause big brother's shit? seriously, there's so much better than just 'reality' TV |
Cyaegha said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: I usually only watch anime and big brother. Why force myself to watch other tv mediums? cause big brother's shit? seriously, there's so much better than just 'reality' TV That didn't answer my question. I often spend time outside so I don't really feel the need to come home and watch anything I don't want to watch just so I can watch something. Anime and Big Brother are enough for me. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: Cyaegha said: cause big brother's shit? seriously, there's so much better than just 'reality' TV That didn't answer my question. I often spend time outside so I don't really feel the need to come home and watch anything I don't want to watch just so I can watch something. Anime and Big Brother are enough for me. rhetorical questions don't need well considered answers you should know this by now |
Cyaegha said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: That didn't answer my question. I often spend time outside so I don't really feel the need to come home and watch anything I don't want to watch just so I can watch something. Anime and Big Brother are enough for me. rhetorical questions don't need well considered answers you should know this by now You mean they don't need answers at all? |
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Nicoreoz said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: That didn't answer my question. I often spend time outside so I don't really feel the need to come off and watch anything I don't want to watch just so I can watch something. Anime and Big Brother are enough for me. Exactly the same with me and MasterChef. There's a thing called restraint, you can simply not watch things you don't want to in order to not be a cynic. Seeing a lot of MAL's anime fans' low grades towards certain shows and their likes I'd say preferences couldn't be anymore narrower than they are now. Unfortunately, that's just one way to interpret entertainment, it's polysemic in which it can be viewed and interpreted in multiple different ways. It's my choice though to be the casual at heart. Yeah. Kudos to people watching numerous tv mediums, but just not for me. |
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| I tend to go through phases. One month I'll be watching a ton of film, the next I'll be dedicating my time to reading books -- and so on and so forth with anime, manga, video games, and live action TV. But I just love fiction: to me it seems terribly limiting and almost counterproductive to stick with one storytelling medium. They all have something different and unique to give, so why not try them all? Weeaboo/otaku crowds I don't even know. It does appear that anime attracts a disproportionate amount of 'obsessive' types in comparison to other mediums, but on further reflection, we might notice it more because these obsessives have way more stigma surrounding them than a cinephile or a bibliophile might. Anime in general tends to have a fairly bad rap anyways, and it does have a lot of habits (fanservice, incest, highschool settings, the tendency to be fucking bananas) that can alienate potential audiences. It might just be the case that those willing to give it a chance -- and tolerate more of it's less than desirable traits -- are the ones most likely to be really dedicated enthusiasts: giving the viewer pool a disproportionate amount of obsessive types in it compared to other mediums. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: Cyaegha said: rhetorical questions don't need well considered answers you should know this by now You mean they don't need answers at all? post count and shits and giggles |
Starmac said: I tend to go through phases. One month I'll be watching a ton of film, the next I'll be dedicating my time to reading books -- and so on and so forth with anime, manga, video games, and live action TV. But I just love fiction: to me it seems terribly limiting and almost counterproductive to stick with one storytelling medium. They all have something different and unique to give, so why not try them all? Weeaboo/otaku crowds I don't even know. It does appear that anime attracts a disproportionate amount of 'obsessive' types in comparison to other mediums, but on further reflection, we might notice it more because these obsessives have way more stigma surrounding them than a cinephile or a bibliophile might. Anime in general tends to have a fairly bad rap anyways, and it does have a lot of habits (fanservice, incest, highschool settings, the tendency to be fucking bananas) that can alienate potential audiences. It might just be the case that those willing to give it a chance -- and tolerate more of it's less than desirable traits -- are the ones most likely to be really dedicated enthusiasts: giving the viewer pool a disproportionate amount of obsessive types in it compared to other mediums. It is true other tv mediums and even books are obviously nowhere near bad and offer great storytelling too, but counter productive was an iffy phrase to use there. You need to remember not everyone is as interested in watching tv or reading books like some are. I'm really only interested in the genres I watch and tend to avoid tv in general. |
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Kagami_Hiiragi said: Starmac said: I tend to go through phases. One month I'll be watching a ton of film, the next I'll be dedicating my time to reading books -- and so on and so forth with anime, manga, video games, and live action TV. But I just love fiction: to me it seems terribly limiting and almost counterproductive to stick with one storytelling medium. They all have something different and unique to give, so why not try them all? Weeaboo/otaku crowds I don't even know. It does appear that anime attracts a disproportionate amount of 'obsessive' types in comparison to other mediums, but on further reflection, we might notice it more because these obsessives have way more stigma surrounding them than a cinephile or a bibliophile might. Anime in general tends to have a fairly bad rap anyways, and it does have a lot of habits (fanservice, incest, highschool settings, the tendency to be fucking bananas) that can alienate potential audiences. It might just be the case that those willing to give it a chance -- and tolerate more of it's less than desirable traits -- are the ones most likely to be really dedicated enthusiasts: giving the viewer pool a disproportionate amount of obsessive types in it compared to other mediums. It is true other tv mediums and even books are obviously nowhere near bad and offer great storytelling too, but counter productive was an iffy phrase to use there. You need to remember not everyone is as interested in watching tv or reading books like some are. I'm really only interested in the genres I watch and tend to avoid tv in general. Oh I know, believe me. I never meant to imply that it was wrong for everyone to not enjoy them all -- just for me. People got their preferences, and I'm not about to tell them they should broaden their horizons or anything. Unless they're dirty Shinobu fans. |
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Starmac said: Kagami_Hiiragi said: It is true other tv mediums and even books are obviously nowhere near bad and offer great storytelling too, but counter productive was an iffy phrase to use there. You need to remember not everyone is as interested in watching tv or reading books like some are. I'm really only interested in the genres I watch and tend to avoid tv in general. Oh I know, believe me. I never meant to imply that it was wrong for everyone to not enjoy them all -- just for me. People got their preferences, and I'm not about to tell them they should broaden their horizons or anything. Unless they're dirty Shinobu fans. I'm a proud dirty Shinobu fan. SHINOBU PRIDE |
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| The idea that people are generally more comfortable with certain genres than others does not just apply to anime. Think about it. There are clearly more popular types of video games; music; western movies+tv; food; fashion, than others. It comes down do a number of things, such as: how you were introduced to Anime; how much you are able to be immersed in any kind of story, set of characters; how long you've been watching anime; even the type of person you are. Anime is mostly about entertaining the viewer, and they are produced with certain demographics in mind. So there's no way person x is guaranteed to like anime genre y as much as you or for the same reason. Excuse my grammar and whatnot, I was in a hurry. |
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| Of the anime fans I've met in real life, only two of them were limited in their interests, and they were both weeaboo fujoshis. Either the super obsessive fans are just conspicuous outliers, or they just don't leave the house which is why I never meet them. Both are equally likely, tho. |
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| You cannot generalize this subject, because it depends on the individual. As more me I am watching anime, Hollywood movies, reading novels, light novels and manga. Playing games like Hyperdimension Neptunia aswell as Last of Us. I like strategy games like chess and i am reading some german magazine about japan and anime :P |
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Cyanwasserstoff said: You cannot generalize this subject, because it depends on the individual. As more me I am watching anime, Hollywood movies, reading novels, light novels and manga. Playing games like Hyperdimension Neptunia aswell as Last of Us. I like strategy games like chess and i am reading some german magazine about japan and anime :P You can in fact. Do you think your interests are shared with the general populous? Is your favourite demographic shounen anime? Also, everything else in my post. |
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| Well, not every otaku and/or is the same. |
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| I think chemistry and anime are on the same level if you think about sharing with general populous, but I miss more friends to discuss chemistry then anime. Sorry, but why only shounen anime. Most of them are 0815.... @D4rkseid : Everyone is different. Sure they share some hobby's but in other things they behave different and have other hobbys aswell. |
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| Media is generally designed for specific audiences, and are definitely aren't liked for the same reason, that's not what I'm implying. Also, You can't really say that Shounen anime and manga aren't the most popular because it really doesn't matter what rating One Piece has, it is still the most popular manga. |
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| Sure the mainstream 0815 shounen anime are the most popular ones and what does this have to do with how anime fans/otaku would narrow themself ? |
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| I know many people irl who watch shounen exclusively and will never actively seek out other anime. One of my best friends would argue that Bleach is the best anime ever. *Edittededed My argument is not bashing shounen or anything. I'm just putting this here because it kind of looks like it is. I suppose I'm implying that user base penetration of anime other then shounen is harder because many people start watching anime when they are younger. |
D4rkseidJul 25, 2014 4:44 AM
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| If someone start to try to tell me that Naruto would be the best anime ever , then i would not listen any further :P Sure there are still people who will narrow themself, but you cannot generalize it, because it depends on the individual . |
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D4rkseid said: I know many people irl who watch shounen exclusively and will never actively seek out other anime. One of my best friends would argue that Bleach is the best anime ever. TBH that's every casual, unless either AoT or SAO are involved |
| I watch anime. When I'm studying, when I'm playing football with my mates, when I'm in a karaoke bar, when I'm with my lady, I'm always watching anime and doing nothing else. Always. |
Kagami_Hiiragi said: Idc if you think its weird, I have a life and friends and an income of money. |
skyzblue said: Living the dream. I can only watch anime when I take a dump. Or like, when all family members in my household are asleep/unconscious.I watch anime. When I'm studying, when I'm playing football with my mates, when I'm in a karaoke bar, when I'm with my lady, I'm always watching anime and doing nothing else. Always. |
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