Who knows you are regular anime/manga enjoyer?
| Do you hide the fact you are an anime/manga enjoyer? Or do you openly display the fact that you like these things, and discuss/recommend titles with friends and family? If so, what encourage you to hide/display your weebness. My coworkers have rolls of Gundam models on their work desk at office, which I think is very admirable. |
Ri-KoRinMay 24, 2023 6:27 PM
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| I don't mind telling anyone about my tastes in real life but there is not much point in talking about anime with peoples who are not really interested in i. |
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| it's actually social suicide to go around talking about how into anime you are. They will automatically assume the worst, that you are into little girls. Don't listen to the people on this website. |
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| I don't think that's a thing anymore. When I was in middle school, in 2010, I was aware of anime as something that existed, a friend of mine had told me about Death Note, but actively watching it and knowing even the slightiest bit of Japanese made you a weirdo. But since Netflix started streaming anime, everyone watches at least some anime, even my mom got hooked on Ghibli recently. Nowadays, I see anime related merchandise everywhere and almost everyone young I know is watching at least one anime. Seriously, anime and manga is the new cool thing. So, yes, pretty much everyone I know knows I watch anime and read manga and they don't really care. Hell, I've missed the count of how many times I've been recommended One Piece |
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| I have like 20+ anime T-shirts I wear all the time. I doubt there's anyone who doesn't know my viewing habits contain anime and I don't care. Just like anything else, if the topic comes up I'll talk about it, if not I don't push it on people. |
KruszerMay 24, 2023 4:14 PM
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Darex_D said: Yeah this is it. I don't hide it from anyone but I'm not gonna go around talking about anime with people who don't enjoy it, in the same way that I wouldn't do that with any other hobbyI don't mind telling anyone about my tastes in real life but there is not much point in talking about anime with peoples who are not really interested in i. |
epidemia78 said: it's actually social suicide to go around talking about how into anime you are. They will automatically assume the worst, that you are into little girls. Don't listen to the people on this website. This would stand true 10 years ago, but anime has become more mainstream lately. I think it depends on how you put things. As long you don't go show people your animelist that is full with hentai i wouldn't worry too much about the "social suicide" part. Anime has more to go though, i don't think we're quite there yet in terms of social acceptance, your point is still valid to a certain extent. |
| I'll mention it as a way of ripping off the bandied. People often see me as being more "metal" than "weeb" anyway. |
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| No, I don't really hide it. I only tend to discuss it with RL friends and family, though, because it doesn't often come up in conversation, otherwise. |
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| I don't hide anything. Unfortunately none of my current friends watch any anime (a couple of them watch one piece occasionally, but act like they don't like anime for some reason). A couple months ago one friend implied I might be a pedophile for mentioning that I watch Bocchi the rock. Wtf. The funny thing is that the reason I talked about Bocchi the Rock is because he had a negative reaction when I talked to him about Fire Punch, so I wanted to try talking about something I thought was safe 😞🤔. |
| I don't make a secret of it. I have anime pins on my bag, an anime wallpaper on my work computer, I wear anime-related clothing to work and family events, my phone wallpaper is anime-adjacent, I'll talk about shows I've watched with pretty much anyone, my house is decked out with art and figures. Some of my cousins watch stuff casually and my brother used to be obsessed with DBZ as a kid (same tbh). My dad is also a weeb and the one to introduce me to anime. Some of my colleagues have even watched suggestions I've made. My former boss, while recovering from an accident, took it upon herself to watch a ton of anime on Netflix so we could talk about it when she came back. There's no reason to hide my hobbies from the people I interact with. That's just silly. |
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| Not really, if someone asks me about anime I'd say I find that stuff kinda cool. But then again my social circle isn't really interested about anime and to be fair I'm not really the most dedicated fan either so I don't actively try to display it. I answered all 3 above but I'm not sure who really knows not that I would mind. But I don't consider myself a closeted weeb or a weeb in general (ok maybe a lil bit). |
UksiMay 24, 2023 10:16 PM
| I dont talk much about anime honestly. Nowadays its normal to like anime and I am not into much niche stuff. I dont talk with people about it because there usually isnt much to say, nobody really gives a fuck so why should I? I am not even a weeb or whatever. |
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Pitsilizater said: I don't hide anything. Unfortunately none of my current friends watch any anime (a couple of them watch one piece occasionally, but act like they don't like anime for some reason). A couple months ago one friend implied I might be a pedophile for mentioning that I watch Bocchi the rock. Wtf. The funny thing is that the reason I talked about Bocchi the Rock is because he had a negative reaction when I talked to him about Fire Punch, so I wanted to try talking about something I thought was safe 😞🤔. Did your friend actually consume the titles you mentioned, or did they just see the covers and jump to conclusions? If they just looked at Bocchi the Rock's cover/trailer, and implied you being a pedo for recommending the show....then it is a pretty big hint that you should never bring anime up again with them. |
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Dawizz said: Yes I am, only my shrink, husband, boys and a handful of close friends know I am into anime. It's still social suicide, especially if your a working, married grow up, to come out in the open and say: I watch anime. It's like c'mon man! It's really not... I feel like living online amongst anime fans has kind of tainted a lot of people's minds about what normal people actually know or think about anime. If they even know anything about anime outside of "Japanese cartoons", it's usually just very baseline knowledge of what was popular when they were young. Astro Boy, Sailor Moon, DBZ, Naruto and of course the big gun; Pokemon. Normal people don't know and don't really care about anything other than those examples. Take it from someone who is extremely open about the type of media I watch. No one would even bat an eye offline. |
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| I've worn anime shirts in front of all three groups, so if they don't know it's their own fault. I'm a married man with a job, so I have nothing to prove nor hide from anyone at this point in my life. If I were still single and trying to establish myself in my career, on the other hand, I'd probably hide my power level. |
| I don't go around flaunting to people about my hobby, but I also don't hide it either, if it's brought up in a conversion I don't mind sharing. |
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| I find the term weeb stupid and meaningless. I don't even consider myself a proper anime otaku because I cant remember VA names and remember all the studios i like etc and never been to a con and currently dont own any merch because im at home all the time and dont really have the extra money. I don't even have anyone in person to talk to about this sort of stuff even if I wanted to. I just keep things to myself really. |
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| if anyone asks i'll say i like anime yeah but nobody really asks about it and i dont really talk about it unless i'm in certain settings now, pup play i'll be vocal about |
| Yes, the world is dangerous and I trust nobody so even when I notice that some of my coworkers might share the same interest, I refrain from claiming to be an anime fan. I keep everything lowkey, this is also one of the reasons why I'll never partake in those selfie threads. Unfortunately the world is still biased toward the anime medium, maybe one day things will change. Information is dangerous and that's how people manipulate you. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
Ri-KoRin said: I just described what the show is about. I said something like " It's a show about teenage girls in a band" That was all. Truth be told he is sexually repressed, so he might be traumatized. Unfortunately our relationship is the kind where we ignore the elephant in the room. I wouldn't want to make him uncomfortable.Pitsilizater said: I don't hide anything. Unfortunately none of my current friends watch any anime (a couple of them watch one piece occasionally, but act like they don't like anime for some reason). A couple months ago one friend implied I might be a pedophile for mentioning that I watch Bocchi the rock. Wtf. The funny thing is that the reason I talked about Bocchi the Rock is because he had a negative reaction when I talked to him about Fire Punch, so I wanted to try talking about something I thought was safe 😞🤔. Did your friend actually consume the titles you mentioned, or did they just see the covers and jump to conclusions? If they just looked at Bocchi the Rock's cover/trailer, and implied you being a pedo for recommending the show....then it is a pretty big hint that you should never bring anime up again with them. |
XiaXueYi said: The world just works this way, especially in the capitalistic corporate mindset, I've been working with corporations for years and learned how to survive the jungle, my dad never had this mindset though.Fate_Saber88 said: Seems like you've been mixing with pretty shitty people if you have such a mindset. My dad tried to make me think this way about people (he never believed in friendship) but I refused.Yes, the world is dangerous and I trust nobody so even when I notice that some of my coworkers might share the same interest, I refrain from claiming to be an anime fan. I keep everything lowkey, this is also one of the reasons why I'll never partake in those selfie threads. Unfortunately the world is still biased toward the anime medium, maybe one day things will change. Information is dangerous and that's how people manipulate you. I've worked with shitty people like the narcissistic ones and learned how to handle them. Anyway, I trust no one but myself and I believe in true workspace relationships but it takes time even so I don't trust my best friend I always consider that he might backstab me at some point so I'm always careful regarding the information I leave out there, this includes never talking about anime, if ones ask me irll I've never heard about it or say ''Those Japanese cartoons?''. |
''Enemies' gifts are no gifts and do no good.'' |
| Middle of the road I guess. I do not try to hide this particular thing more so than other things. On the other hand I do not define myself through interest in anime alone so. Generally I am often very conscious of my privacy and just do not tell anyone anything about myself and prefer to dodge all sort of personal questions. |
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| Anime fans nowadays have it so easy nowadays lol. I remember how it used to be considered "strange". I do like the change though But to answer: When someone asks/ brings the topic of anime up, I am more than willing to tell them. But I don't go out of my way to make sure everybody knows and I have more interests than just anime/manga obviously. |
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| All my family members and acquaintances know I like watching anime, I never hide that fact but also I never announced to anyone about that when they don't ask. |
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| I have anime tattoos so it's kinda hard for me to hide being a weeb |
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| I never hide what media im consuming! However, i do think that they have the idea in their heads that anime is all that I watch when thats sooo not the case! |
| I don't hide the fact that I watch anime, my friends, family and some of my classmates know about it, but I talk about it when I know the other person is also interested in it and/or wants to talk about it. I really dislike the thought of building your image based only on watching anime and making it your personality. |
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| No, I'm not closeted at all. Around half of my wardrobe is anime related, so.... I just don't feel the need to hide things that I am passionate about. :) |
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| I tell my friends I'm into anime but popular shows, I'm definitely NOT telling people things like monogatari is one of my favorite series unless they watch anime. I try to avoid speaking about ecchi as much as possible |
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