| I don't know maybe tourist is an insult or something . |
| What you see is what you get , Sorry my English is not the best . |
| One leaves after a while, the other not necessarily. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| People don't call themselves tourists except when literally traveling for vacation. |
| その目だれの目？ |
| A tourist pushes for anime to change. A casual does not. |
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| From what I've understood these terms used in internet - Tourist - Person who've seen one to few titles, usually mainstream who doesn't know that much about anime cause of not being interested, usually I'd say such peeps don't even create accounts on Mal and stuff like that and watched those few titles on tv/netflix etc. Casual - Someone who from time to time watches/rewatches some anime who ain't involve themselves further so people who would have several or lil bit more of titles of one or multiple genres. They would have usually fresh accounts on anime related sites. Also usually these 2 types of people are considered/thought to be the loudest/most writing as SJW/KW on Twitter/other social media whenever there is something "controversial" for them but in reality isn't [ex. "Sexualisation" of Anya in Spy x Family, or something like that as I remember some peeps writing weird stuff about that] |
| Here are my personal definitions of the terms: “Anime tourist” is someone who has either never watched anime before, or watches very infrequently, like once in a blue moon or something. They are often curious about anime and anime culture in general, and want to know a bit more about them. Often times, they will also give off the impression that they are an outsider/stranger to anime and anime culture. The only anime titles that they know about are the extremely popular and highly-rated ones. “Anime casual” on the other hand, is mainly someone who has seen at the very least a small handful of anime, and watches anime somewhat infrequently. They know more anime titles than the anime tourists do, but the titles are still considered very popular and highly-rated. Basically, anime tourist is just the more newbie version of anime casual is how I see it. |
| It is difficult to give a unanimous answer, as both terms change their meaning over time. The term anime tourist reached it's current popularity because of drama show's (~it is used most of the times as an insult) especially about the topic of gatekeeping (guarding common anime tropes from change due to the influence of others/outsiders). So here is (just) my impression how it is used: Casual ...[er] : Invests only a little time or energy in the medium (does it regulary though) and therefore has no understanding of the depth of the medium's communities or creations (/their genres) (but maybe has a broad understanding about most things). Believes he likes the medium but sometimes attacks it, mainly because of his limited knowledge of it. Also sometimes advocates for things to be geared more towards the interests of casual gamers, while others are against it wanting it to cater to core gamers. ...tourists: Only invests time in one (or a few) particular genre(s) (edit: or products) of the medium ... often only because he has been told it is popular and follows the trend. After it is no longer trendy for him or he has seen the best series of the genre he likes, he leaves the medium behind. Believes that he only likes the genres he has seen, but not the whole medium (he may even dislike it). Sometimes attacks other genres that he hasn't actually seen (or their communities), and may even claim that he's doing this for the good of the entire mediums community though he actually doesn't care about the medium as a whole. (Like most people who make their holiday destination a matter of popular/trendy places and eventually go back home ... some arrogant tourists also disrespect the whole country and its customs because they think their outsider culture is better and they only like the shiny, rich city/hotel they visit without understanding that the rest of the country, which is not tourism orientated, is not compatible with his culture and therefore should do things its own way). |
ShinyLotus4 hours ago
| "I don't know everything, I only know what the internet knows." - Definitely not best girl. "To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong." - I quoted with a posed look. |
| "Tourist" in fandom terms is essentially just an insult used by self-righteous dickheads to shit on people they dislike. If you really think about it for long enough its rather stupid in a Western forum for Japanese animation to call someone a "tourist" because the likelihood of this person being Japanese is very slim. In a way we all kind of are "tourists" as we are sampling artwork and stories from another culture. |
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| One is just testing the water the other might become a moderator and have the power to rule over us. |
Reply to LSSJ_Gaming
"Tourist" in fandom terms is essentially just an insult used by self-righteous dickheads to shit on people they dislike. If you really think about it for long enough its rather stupid in a Western forum for Japanese animation to call someone a "tourist" because the likelihood of this person being Japanese is very slim. In a way we all kind of are "tourists" as we are sampling artwork and stories from another culture.
| @LSSJ_Gaming "If you really think about it for long enough its rather stupid in a Western forum for Japanese animation to call someone a "tourist" because the likelihood of this person being Japanese is very slim." Yes. If you really think about it you will realise the ‘tourist’ part is a metaphor that abstracts from geographical locations to entertainment products. You really don't have to make stupid insults like those towards people you don't like because they make stupid insults. Especially when you open the door to obvious counter-attacks like ~Isn't it funny that Japan itself is very critical of tourists who damage its culture and daily lif at times?~ (although all the people not understanding the metaphor may be immune to this). It's not like I'm motivated to take sides in an argument between a person I've never noticed and a vague group of people using a term ... but that was either a pretty stupid comment or a bad insult (maybe even both). |
ShinyLotus2 hours ago
| "I don't know everything, I only know what the internet knows." - Definitely not best girl. "To ask is a moment's shame. Not to, lifelong." - I quoted with a posed look. |
| I suppose it would be the same difference between a visitor and a regular at any establishment; a visitor is unfamiliar with the tone and atmosphere of a venue new to them, as a creature released in a biome foreign and exotic to themselves, whereas the regular is broken into the atmosphere and thinks nothing of it, instead moving along as another function of the preexisting culture of this ecosystem. |
| I guess an anime tourist is a more detached version of an anime casual. Anime casuals are just someone who enjoys anime but isn't hardcore. They aren't that much involved in fandoms or the anime community, and they probably watch anime occasionally. Also, they might not go out of their way to explore the anime medium and just stick with the mainstream shows and movies. |
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| TL;DR: The casual "knows his limits" while the tourist is the embodiment of the Dunning-Krueger Effect. The word comes from the fact that one that is in the community/fanbase for a certain time will know and understand certain things, and therefore a person that does not while claiming to be part of the community/fanbase would be considered a "tourist" in it. |
| Both are dumb insults that are used by people who are too concerned what people on social media think about their favorite show & just need to learn how to enjoy their hobby. |
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