| Ok, so I am 21 years old and I've been watching anime for 5 years. Most of the admins of the anime pages (on instagram) I follow for news on seasonals are 15 year olds. Sometimes I feel I can't relate to their taste in anime. It was more fun to watch school anime or any anime about certain group of teenagers when I was a teenager myself. Anyway, that's just my opinion. What do you think? Do you still enjoy anime (or certain genre) like you used to? Is there an age limit after which watching anime becomes boring? |
| There isn't an age limit to do what you like. |
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Heimur said: Technically not, but it is well know that continue one to watch anime after the age of 24, one will automatically become a virgin — even if one already had sex at that point, one will still be a virgin.There isn't an age limit to do what you like. |
 It is obvious that "obscenity" is not a term capable of exact legal definition; in the practice of the courts, it means "anything that shocks the magistrate". — Bertrand Russell |
swirlydragon said: Anyway, that's just my opinion. What do you think? Don't let others' taste influence your own enjoyment. They like what they like. You like what you like. It's that simple. Embrace your new taste if it started to change. Theirs too, will change when they've watched enough shows. Do you still enjoy anime (or certain genre) like you used to? No. Is there an age limit after which watching anime becomes boring? No. Currently 28, will turn 29 this December. Started watching anime seriously around 2012 which means I started at age 21. Started with Naruto but grew out of any shounen battle after watching Fairy Tail. Right now, I watch almost any genre except sports, horror/gore, shoujo and yaoi. But I like CGDCT (or roughly, SoL) the best, followed up closely by psychological shows which I only watch sometimes. That's my experience. Hope it helps. |
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| I've chatted about anime with people at anime conventions who were old enough to be my parents, and I'm 28. You're never too old to enjoy something. |
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| I'm 32 and enjoy nearly all genres of anime. (Though I tend to gravitate toward dark, dramatic stuff.) Speaking of school anime...they make me long to relive the fond memories of back when I was in school. Watching them is like doing it all over again, but in a more interesting way. Renkini said: Currently 28, will turn 29 this December. You were one of my first MAL friends, but I don't think I knew that about you. |
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SadMadoka said: Renkini said: Currently 28, will turn 29 this December. You were one of my first MAL friends, but I don't think I knew that about you. You probably never noticed my birthday in my profile then. I'm sure I added it since I joined. |
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Renkini said: You probably never noticed my birthday in my profile then. I'm sure I added it since I joined. Maybe I did and just forgot. I can't even remember my closest friends' birthdays. XD |
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SadMadoka said: Renkini said: You probably never noticed my birthday in my profile then. I'm sure I added it since I joined. Maybe I did and just forgot. I can't even remember my closest friends' birthdays. XD No problem. I too, rarely check my friends' birthdays lately because I don't chat a lot on MAL anymore. But you're easy to remember because of your username + profile and you never changed them once. |
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| It's because Instagram is popular among teenagers. Simple.... |
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| Your first mistake was making a thread asking about age limit. The second one was suggesting it could be 21.. |
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| I'm also 21 OP, I don't think I'll ever stop watching anime because quite a few can be enjoyed by all age groups. It's true that the majority are targeted towards teenagers and young adults so maybe after a decade or so I'll barely watch but I won't stop completely. traed said: It's because Instagram is popular among teenagers. Simple.... What's popular among the 20-40 age group? |
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-InfiniteLoop- said: traed said: It's because Instagram is popular among teenagers. Simple.... Whats popular among the 20-40 age group? Twitter and Facebook probably....... Idk im just guessing from the vibe |
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swirlydragon said: Ok, so I am 21 years old and I've been watching anime for 5 years. Most of the admins of the anime pages (on instagram) I follow for news on seasonals are 15 year olds. Sometimes I feel I can't relate to their taste in anime. It was more fun to watch school anime or any anime about certain group of teenagers when I was a teenager myself. Anyway, that's just my opinion. What do you think? Do you still enjoy anime (or certain genre) like you used to? Is there an age limit after which watching anime becomes boring? Dude, you realize anime existed before the 21st century, do you?? Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Evangelion, anyone? Anime fandom wasn't invented by millenials. Astro Boy hit TV screen in 1963, Speed Racer in 1967. Rest assured that if you live reasonably healthy, you have many happy decades of weeb life ahead of you. |
| You're only too old for it when anime doesn't interest you anymore. Try switching up genres or giving a break for a few weeks and see if you can still get the same enjoyment from anime as you once did. |
| The thing is, you can never be too old for anime. |
  “The most shameless thing in the world is political power that can be inherited regardless of ability or talent!” |
Luchse said: The thing is, you can never be too old for anime. ^ this people who think they can grow out of good story telling are full of shit. |
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| You are likely to tire of certain tropes as you get older and have seen them too often, but anime has a lot of genres you can experience, so I would not set a limit. Teen high school melodramas appeal very little to me, unlike when I initially started. They just seem samey and unrealistic. It is a natural sign of refined taste, yes. I still like shows about cute girls doing nothing after all these years though. |
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| Well if us big kidz can't watch anime then there's nothing we really can watch... maybe it's time to transition towards 2 and 1/2 Men. Joking, that would be fucked up. |
| I CELEBRATE myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. |
| 26 here, still no signs of letting go of anime. |
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| I just don't like the holy anime rule. "Thy shalt not be an anime protagonist if you are over the age of 16 even if it doesn't make sense for your character to be that young." It absolutely doesn't make sense. 16-year-olds do not have very complex personalities and much life experience so needless to say they aren't fit to be the main character in certain stories that require a lot more mature protagonist. Even if you make them act as if they are adults in their 30s it would still look absurd. Back in the days that didn't really bother me that much to be honest. But now I guess I have to be more careful with what anime I plan to watch. Artists who undermine their own work for the sake of profit are a huge red flag for me in general. |
| Enjoy what you like, you shouldn't feel restricted. |
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| Actually, I feel like most people are too young to watch anime. :/ hazarddex said: Luchse said: The thing is, you can never be too old for anime. ^ this people who think they can grow out of good story telling are full of shit. ^^this @149597871 Hmm watch more seinen and josei series; the protagonists are usually adults. Young-ish adults but yeah, still adults....cause guess who the target audience is? |
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Chiibi said: @149597871 Hmm watch more seinen and josei series; the protagonists are usually adults. Young-ish adults but yeah, still adults....cause guess who the target audience is? Yea, I already said that it's for the sake of profit which is dumb since you don't need to unrealistically create your characters so they can be as close as possible to your average viewer, it is very unwise to do so if the setting isn't one where a 16-year-old would have place in. I can already imagine that if everything was an anime probably characters like Han Solo, Tyrion Lannister or Tony Stark would've been some mid/high school kids as well. Ironically some of these movies/tv series are a lot more successful and more popular among young people than any anime would ever be. So yea, keep making stuff for young people, just keep in mind that your characters and story have to make sense. School setting where everyone is like 15 years old - fine. A 15-year-old being the leader of a rebellion against an "evil" empire that also happens to have another 15-year-old as an emperor - no thanks. It makes even less sense considering that some of these are rated R so you can't even say they are made for little children. |
| Yea ik some Insta weeb meme page admins are like 16 or so and I felt dumb for enjoying their stolen content (at least they got taste). But yeah I currently watch anime because I find it to be stupidly entertaining (at least with those super popular seasonal shows, only few are exceptions). It's like you are enjoying something that you're way too old for, and it's fun. There are also anime that are very mature, so it doesn't really take into account how old you are. |
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| You're never too old to enjoy something. It might be a little awkward being apart of a community (if you're using MAL as that sort of thing) where the age group is much younger, but for the hobby itself, age is irrelevant. I'm in mid 20s, now having to support myself in the real world, yet I still enjoy sitting back and watching teenage kids with superpowers take on the world. I'm sure that says something about me, but fuck it. |
149597871 said: A 15-year-old being the leader of a rebellion against an "evil" empire that also happens to have another 15-year-old as an emperor - no thanks. It makes even less sense considering that some of these are rated R so you can't even say they are made for little children. I don't really see anything wrong with that. They're made for teenagers and teenagers like to fantasize. If you're watching anime, there's already a suspension of disbelief. In animation, you have no limits so why not go all out? I do have my limits though; four-year-old assassins is where I draw the line, thus I hate Mirai Nikki lol get outta here with THAT bullshit |
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And piracy. The amount of people hosting piracy bots is unreal on telegram. Today I had to deal with one such person. Not sure what he was thinking, there was no way his bot was coming back online once he got caught. |
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| you do you man, you shouldn't worry about this the only moment i stopped watching slice of life, comedy, romcoms, and generally lighthearted anime was when i got out of puberty and into my edgy phase, and thought to myself "tchh, im not like those N O R M A L F A G S. what, you watch anime that is FUN, SWEET or FUNNY? pathetic. have you heard of evanghelion and death note." |
| No! I'm 22 yr old and I've been watching seriously anime for 2 years (around mid-2017) xD. It's a shame that I didn't start before. |
| BANZAI NIPPON. Nippon is the Land of freedom. Nippon is the Land of Peace. Nippon is the Land of Justice and Prosperity. In Nippon, we trust. We love Nippon, we love Anime. Anime love us, Nippon love us. 日本 |
| 21 is still mentally a child, as most people aren't even done with school or living in the real world by that point. |
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swirlydragon said: Then how about start following the ones that are you're age or older?Ok, so I am 21 years old and I've been watching anime for 5 years. Most of the admins of the anime pages (on instagram) I follow for news on seasonals are 15 year olds. Sometimes I feel I can't relate to their taste in anime. It was more fun to watch school anime or any anime about certain group of teenagers when I was a teenager myself. Anyway, that's just my opinion. What do you think? Do you still enjoy anime (or certain genre) like you used to? Is there an age limit after which watching anime becomes boring? Anyway no, you're never too old to watch anime. You think these shows are made by kids? Come on. |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
Veronin said: 21 is still mentally a child, as most people aren't even done with school or living in the real world by that point. No it's not. Brain development is almost done by that point. Your conditions for mental maturity is most bizarre. Moreover, there are people who never had to deal with bulk of the real world problems their whole lives just as there are people who had to take on those problems early on. This doesn't necessarily pertain to age. |
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| Im 21 as well and I watch Anime now more than I ever have. I don't feel like im getting too old. Although, My taste isn't the same as alot of the younger viewers. Also, I constantly notice that alot of the Younger viewers are Normies and just overhype Trash. |
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| no especially cause ill need a good form of escapism to realize how much i fail at normie happiness and expectations. |
| There isn't an age limit to what you like I am 22 and I actually got back into anime after falling out of it in HS when I was around 19. I don't really understand people who feel they need certain characters to be of a certain age. Sure I would like more anime featuring adults but that's just to add more variety. I would argue that 21 is probably around the average for this community anyway. My favourite story is still the exact same it was when I was 10 LOTR both the films and books. As for anime genres I used to be really into battle shonen and I am not as much into it as I used to be but I still enjoy them. There are also other shows like ambient atmospheric slice of life like Mushishi, CGDCT shows like Yuru Camp that I appreciate more today that I wouldn't have back in my teens or as a kid. |
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