what does each decade of anime mean to you? (IE: your favorites from the period, what kind of fan you were during the time)
| The anime themselves from said decade, plus that time period for you as a fan 2020's - my casual watching period, only really watching new things that appeal to me 2010's - my peak obsession period, i also have a fondness for 2008-2016 anime as that's the majority of my list 2000's - the nostalgia period. growing up with yugioh and watching practically everything on Toonami and cartoon network and 4kids tv 1990's - this anime era to me is all abotu reruns, i was too young to watch this stuff as it aired. But i do have lots of memories of things like Bebop ad DBZ being replayed |
| My waifu is the most wonderful waifu. Mai Valentine. We're freaking out that we're running out of time, but to do what? Should i stop and think of that? Is there something i could do to slow it down? Live in a day for once, instead of watch it sprinting by |
| 90's Early discovery of anime and manga 00's My shonen and action anime phase 10's Ecchi becomes my main anime genre 20's Exploration of other genres and themes |
| 90s were my kids anime era. 00s were my battle shounen era. 10s were my allround era. 20s are my era of culture. |
*kappa* |
| 90s: Starter anime era. That was when I first saw Sailor Moon, which was like a cooler version of Disney's Snow White. Like a lot of people, I was intrigued at how much more in-depth (and violent) Japanese anime was compared to their American counterparts. Probably would have thought differently if I saw other countries' stuff, because American cartoons had a lot of censorship and restrictions at the time. 00s: Fandom era. The dueling Pokemon forums of Serebii and Bulbagarden were huge back then, and I digested a lot of fan pages, fan art, got into a lot of stupid forum fights because I was a dumb teenager, etc. Canadian channels exposed me to a lot of interesting stuff, some you couldn't get easily from the USA such as Power Stone or the full dub of Cardcaptors. Also got into RPGs. 10s: Convention era. This is when I moved to the city. Because I stopped having cable TV, I didn't watch anime to the same degree and was more into RPGs. But I got my start as a musician when I started doing a Cardcaptors cover song and got some ideas for my own music. This is what allowed me to set up panels for free con access. I didn't hang around dedicated anime clubs much, but we have a huge Asian diaspora community, so people generally knew about anime and recognized that in my songs and the way I dressed. 20s: Revival era, I guess? I'm a busy person these days, so actually watching anime isn't something I do every so often. However, it's a positive sign that 2024's two most popular anime starred active, assertive female leads. Whatever my misgivings about some of the other harem/isekai stuff that gets popular, I'm glad there's also better stuff than what I grew up with for the younger generation. I also discovered my new favourite anime character in Kanon Shibuya, which is fitting considering I had also become a singer and I was surprised at how well Love Live Superstar conveyed the singer mindset. |
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