| At what stage have you evolved from a casual to a full-fledged elitist? I'm curious. I've been watching anime for more than 6 years, yet I can't wrap my mind around the fact some people have seen more than 500/600+ anime. Though I get annoyed by people that scream that SAO and Tokyo Ghoul are the best anime ever created, however I wouldn't consider myself an elitist. So, what makes someone a casual and what makes someone an elitist? |
| When Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/Fairy Tail is no longer the "best anymay evuh" But tbh, there's no exact definition for a casual. A casual's just someone who doesn't know much about the anime culture/anime community. |
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| Why are you grouping casual with elitist? They're 2 entirely different things. You can be a casual elitist. |
 It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether! It's an entirely different kind of flying. |
| if u havent watched 200 anime tv series |
OneTrueEmiya said: When Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/Fairy Tail is no longer the "best anymay evuh" I'd rather call that SAO/AoT/Tokyo Ghoul now. For example when you scroll through the Youtube comments of thefinebros you see crazy noobs writing "PLSSSSS REACT TO SAO GHOUL BEST ANIMU EVA" with like 3000 thumbs up |
| Casual: Someone who casually watches shit >mostly mainstream, but doesn't have to be >doesn't watch it OFTEN, can marathon shows but doesn't watch anime daily >forms generalized opinion on anime based on what little they've seen I'm not an elitist either, so I can't claim to know what kind of breed they are |
| i'm casual watching kid stuff anime. |
| There's actually a table that sums up how much of a casual/elitist you are based on your favorite color. It looked pretty legit and reliable. Look it up. |
A stupid thread deserves a stupid answer!  |
moodie said: if u havent watched 200 anime tv series Truly? I have watched around 100 and I've been watching for 6 years, wouldn't call myself a casual since I just know to pick the right shows and not waste my time with shit, since I have a life. So I wouldn't say the amount of anime defines it. |
Shirayukishi said: OneTrueEmiya said: When Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/Fairy Tail is no longer the "best anymay evuh" I'd rather call that SAO/AoT/Tokyo Ghoul now. For example when you scroll through the Youtube comments of thefinebros you see crazy noobs writing "PLSSSSS REACT TO SAO GHOUL BEST ANIMU EVA" with like 3000 thumbs up The new flood of casuals will come in sooner of later going all "PLS REACT 2 BEST ANIMU EVAH SERAPH OF DA ENDO". Sooner or later, SnK and TG and SAO will be phased out for newer, dumber anime ;3 |
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jc9622 said: Casual anime fan: -Fairy Tail/One Piece/Naruto/Bleach/SAO/Tokyo Ghoul = Best anime ever -Have not watched underrated anime shows -Does not care about the show's story Elitist anime fan: -"My opinion is better than yours because I'm a goddamn loser" -"I have watched over 1000 anime, hurr durr" - Rates 95% of the anime shows out there with a score of 4 and below. -It's impossible for them to just sit, relax and watch the anime shows - They have no life Me...I'm either a casual anime fan or in between. NO way in hell I'm an elitist though. I find it kinda weird that elitists hate/disregard everyone else's opinions on stuff like SnK or whatever, but are constantly cramming their opinions down ours |
| Someone who rarely watch anime, but has watched some mainstream (i.e Naruto, One Piece...) titles. |
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| When they have yet to ascend to the level where they no longer need to make shitposts on AD. |
Feaor said: When they have yet to ascend to the level where they no longer need to make shitposts on AD. Damn, that's a tough qualification :v |
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jc9622 said: Elitist anime fan: -"My opinion is better than yours because I'm a goddamn loser" *choke* lol nice one. Well if you don't have LOtGH, Monster, tatami galaxy,+/-EVA and show from the '80 in your favs you phailed at being a autist elitist~ |
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| When you have Tokyo Ghoul in your favorites |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
Comic_Sans said: When you have Tokyo Ghoul in your favorites And if you have dat Kaneki in favorites?  |
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| ^That also makes you a casual |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| ^ Sasuga, Comic_Sans-sama |
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Illyricus said: Thanks, Illycitrus^ Sasuga, Comic_Sans-sama |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| When you have someone's favorite as your favorite... |
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| When they haven't watched 1,000+ anime and don't have One Piece as their top favorite. |
     Short of the day: Monotonous Purgatory(MAL) ✰Public Domain Club | One Piece Club✰ |
jc9622 said: Casual anime fan: -Fairy Tail/One Piece/Naruto/Bleach/SAO/Tokyo Ghoul = Best anime ever -Have not watched underrated anime shows and only watched mainstream shows -Does not care about the show's story -This loser claims he has seen it in all when in fact, he only has seen 10 anime shows. I consider myself a casual, but none of that applies to me. Elitist or casual, I hate when people use the argument "you have *insert anime that the given person dislikes* in your favorites, your opinion is shit". |
 I respect your opinion as long as you respect mine. |
| I consider myself a casual. Enjoy most shows I watch without looking up anything for them beforehand. Mostly rate by enjoyment. Watch most mainstream airing stuff. Don't have LotGH's on my list. |
| You're a casual if you haven't watched many anime, but the ones that you have watched are popular "mainstream" animes with a lot of advertising in the West. You're an elitist when you have significant knowledge of the anime industry and Japanese culture, are capable of breaking down an anime and determining the level of skill put into various aspects of an anime, how it affects the watcher, and how it compares to other animes with similar genres and production dates in the industry, AND you use your accumulated wealth of knowledge to bully casuals. Not having these qualifications and still bullying casuals just means you're a troll. (Or, if you actually believe your taste is better, then you're just an idiot). |
MortalMelancholyNov 26, 2015 5:56 PM
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| A casual is someone who cares nothing about the medium and just watch anime for entertainment. When you develope a certain level of criteria and start judging an anime on quality, then you stop being a casual. |
| I have become a casual lately... since I spend more time reading Chinese Xianxia novel translations. |
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| 1- When they have watched like 10 shows and consider them "the best anime" with no discussion. 2- When they confuse demographics with genres. 3- When they don't know what a 1-10 rating system means. Having an awful anime like Toyko Ghoul is having shit taste, not being casual. Imho |
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| on MAL, An elitist is anyone who gets upset that the average score given by people who liked a show and thought it was alright is a seven. And not a 5. |
| Anyone who has seen less anime than me is a casual. Anyone who acts high and mighty because of some Japanese cartoons they've watched is an elitist. |
| When you have every main character from a mainstream show as your favorites. |
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| Why they don't really care about watching Anime as a hobby and instead, see it as a form of entertainment that they casually partake in. |
mayukachan said: Why they don't really care about watching Anime as a hobby and instead, see it as a form of entertainment that they casually partake in. /thread |
| Someone who only watches very mainstream anime (Naruto, Dragonball), and doesn't know much about anime in general. |
| casuals are people who think naruto, bleach aren't animes at all |
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| When will the casual vs elitist discussion die? |
| inb4 OPM |
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Illyricus said: Comic_Sans said: When you have Tokyo Ghoul in your favorites And if you have dat Kaneki in favorites? He looks like a such a pimp there. |
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Izumii said: He looks retardedIllyricus said: And if you have dat Kaneki in favorites?  He looks like a such a pimp there. |
Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| I haven't watched much anime, I haven't touched the top 10 of MAL, I haven't seen any of Naruto, Fairy Tale, Bleach, or DBZ and have only watched 2 episodes of One Piece, I have a low mean score due to all of the shorts I watch, I usually only watch 2-6 episodes a day (not always in one sitting), and I haven't bought much anime related stuff. Would I be a casual? |
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| When you think SAO and AoT are the hands down best things with no other animu even getting close to them and anyone who says otherwise is a blind casual. |
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| people that easyly labeling another people. |
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_RyuuJi_ said: hope I live to see the day.ZECHS96 said: When will the casual vs elitist discussion die? When people stop labeling others as such. |
| When they complain about other people being casuals. |
Shirayukishi said: moodie said: if u havent watched 200 anime tv series Truly? I have watched around 100 and I've been watching for 6 years, wouldn't call myself a casual since I just know to pick the right shows and not waste my time with shit, since I have a life. So I wouldn't say the amount of anime defines it. Has completed "probs 2000 Manga", considers watching 200 anime "wasting time, after all I have a life" #justmalthings |
| Probably those who haven't developed their own tastes. |
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| Sounds like being a casual is pretty ill-treated here. Based on the definitions here, I don't think I am casual or elitist which I am glad. The amount of anime I watched were more than mainstream ones, and I watched a lot in one sitting. I never really criticize other people's opinion. |
| Nice, kou shuurei in your favourite. Casual are just peoples who watch casually. IE, not often, and mostly irregularly. For example, I watch very few shows a year, I haven't even watched one episode of anime since more than one month and half. Sometimes I may watch a series in one go though, but at the end of the year, the number I've watched is quite low. I'm over 400 anime entry watched but that's over 20 years, and this includes obviously OVA and movies, like anyone else. So I'm watching anime casually. So I'm a casual. Notice that at no moment there is anything related to taste, to mainstream, or whatever. In other words, almost all the answer above are completely wrong. And notice that you can, as someone else pointed out before me in this thread, be an "elitist" AND a casual very easily. Elitist is all about the attitude you have toward the media and others fans. The moment you think you have "superior taste" and start looking down on things that you are persuaded to be "bad" as well as looking down on opinions of any person who like those, you're on your way to be an elitist. Notice then that Elitist is basically a bad thing from others point of view, whereas being a casual is completely neutral on that point, since it's just the rate at witch you're watching anime. It doesn't even mean that you watched less anime than others, since you may have started far before those peoples watching a lot by year, effectively having watched more than them as a whole. |
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