| I am gonna be 27 soon. I was in a family gathering once and one of my relatives peeked at my phone and I dunno, I think I was watching some anime YouTube reels, she then said "even at this age, you only care about cartoons". Do you think you should quit anime when you reach your mid 20s? PS:- I am not a NEET. I have a job and shit. |
swirlydragonSep 28, 10:39 PM
| I’m in my 50s & don’t plan to stop watching anime until I die or go blind. |
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| "At what age should you stop watching movies? reading books? watching tv?" Anime is a medium of entertainment media. It's no more or less than that. Stop overthinking it. |
Supreme Seireitei - Captain of the 10th Court Guard Squad  |
| Whenever you feel like it. There's no set age to when you should stop watching anime. I have friends in their 40s and 50s who still enjoy anime today. |
| If I had to choose between One Piece and a girlfriend...I think I'll go with One Piece |
| I plan to do it the same age I stop reading books. Makes no sense to give in to media elitism. |
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| No, but you should learn to put down your phone when visiting with people, children are allowed to isolate themselves at random whenever they get bored, as an adult you have social responsibilities to be present with other adults, that's likely the real issue here. |
Reply to Reign_of_Floof
No, but you should learn to put down your phone when visiting with people, children are allowed to isolate themselves at random whenever they get bored, as an adult you have social responsibilities to be present with other adults, that's likely the real issue here.
| @Reign_of_Floof I was about to post a sarcastic comment in this thread, and after reading such a spot on comment, decided otherwise. How interesting it is to see some people that are perpetually glued to their smartphone all day long. |
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| You should never stop watching anime |
| I think you should stop relying on validation (IRL or on here), for your actions, once you hit your 20s. If you aren't neglecting your adult responsibilities (like yeah if you are supposed to be hanging out with family, you should be doing that), why should you care? You make that decision. There might be a point where I feel I have outgrown anime, at the moment I don't feel that way so I am going to keep watching....simple. |
Reply to Puchk0v
@Reign_of_Floof
I was about to post a sarcastic comment in this thread, and after reading such a spot on comment, decided otherwise.
How interesting it is to see some people that are perpetually glued to their smartphone all day long.
I was about to post a sarcastic comment in this thread, and after reading such a spot on comment, decided otherwise.
How interesting it is to see some people that are perpetually glued to their smartphone all day long.
| @Puchk0v @Reign_of_Floof you're both wrong. visiting with people... how many of those people are ALSO glued to their phones? you think kids are just allowed to enjoy their tech? or go off and play by themselves or interact with the other kids while 'the adults do adulting things'? welll guess what, coming from somebody who was a child BEFORE all this tech was invented... TV WAS the tech folks were glued to. radio. books. phonographs. cassette tapes. cable. sat. VHS tapes. NES. SNES. SEGA Genesis. PlayStation. X-Box. PC games. the internet. social media. DVDs. BrD. entertainment comes in many forms for each generation. folks today in their 50's and older are glued to their phones too. i've got 20 years older than me (i'm 49) coworkers who sit there on their tablet and phone all through lunchbreak and don't hardly interact with our coworkers, except while working. i've got an aunt and an uncle on my dad's side of the family retired and in their 60's and at THANKSGIVING are on their tablets and phones before the meal and afterwards. that is the ONLY big 'family meeting' we have every year where all the grown kids (like me) show up and bring their kids and spouses along. you're at a family gathering? so. what. social responsibilities? maybe in YOUR social circle or YOUR family phones get put down or turned off or whatever. but guess what?? that is YOU and YOUR situations. not anybody else's. @swirlydragon this part is for you friend. 'auntie' was just being a judgy b!tch for not understanding that 20+ year olds are adults and can do whatever the hell they want with their adult lives. if somebody told her... she's too old to enjoy her daily soap operas or her periodic obsession with Hallmark Channel movies or her collection of Disney films or reality TV slop... or whatever her forms of entertainment are... what would your 'auntie' think? next time 'auntie' gets judgy? politely ask her exactly what she loved to entertain herself with at your age. then, ask her what HER elders thought of 'that' back in the day. YOU are YOU swirlydragon. today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life, you do YOU. not anybody else can do that. if you love anime, watch it till your dying breath leaves your lungs. or stop watching it tomorrow if YOU so choose. there is NO age-cap on fun. you're conceived, live, and die. once you're self-aware enough to make choices and old enough have them 'stick' or 'mean something' or 'have an impact' or 'cannot be undone by mommy or daddy fixing it'... that is the starting point of your lifetime where what you want and what you need tips back and forth to YOUR touch upon the scales. nobody else's. |
just an ol school American otaku enjoyin the life. don't sass me kiddies, i've been otaku probably since before you were born. leave me in peace and i won't bother you either.  |
| I am gonna be 27 soon. I was in a family gathering once and one of my relatives peeked at my phone and I dunno, I think I was watching some anime YouTube reels, she then said "even at this age, you only care about cartoons". That's what my parents used to tell me all the time and this was like 10 years ago. Nowadays they're supportive about it, especially my mother. Anime is just a form of entertainment and it isn't specified to be watched by children/teenagers only. I'm 26 and I'm not planning to stop watching anime soon. Maybe your mother has told this to you because you might not have a different hobby besides watching anime. I mean, I'm not someone who has the right to tell you what you have to do, but if you don't do anything else as your hobby other than watching anime, then I can understand why your mother has said it, especially if you're rather on your phone than spending time with your family. |
| Nah, there's never gonna come a time when you need to stop. I started watching anime when I was 3, and I'll probably be watching it on my deathbed. Anime is a medium, it's not like you're watching teen romcoms. There are so many different genres and demographics it appeals to. If anything, I think as we get older, we mature with anime and continue to find things that suit our tastes. Never let anyone stop you; they obviously don't understand that anime is more than just kids' cartoons, which is a shared sentiment for a lot of people who don't care about animation at all. |
    Lupin Truther 1/5 rewatch complete |
| Imagine getting influenced by others and forced to quit something you enjoy. |
| There is no age limit on entertainment. You could get stoned and binge episodes of Blues Clues and Teletubbies in your 80's if you wanted to. Who's gunna stop you? If anyone takes issues with an adult watching cartoons, that's on them. |
FanofActionSep 29, 12:59 AM
| Hmmm I don't know, I'll have to look at the legislation in my country, I'll get back to you when I find out. |
Nothing amazing ever happens here. Everything is ordinary. ♫ This staircase, it leads only To some old pictures of you Through an a-thousand-mile-long tube ♫ |
| Once you no longer have enough time to do so. |
*kappa* |
| like 2 years old probably on a real note until you get tired of anime is what I think so I don’t know what age that is |
snowykevinSep 29, 2:09 AM
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| At whatever point you lose interest in it. There have been times where my grandfather has teased me for watching anime. But at the same time, he watches cartoons himself such as Marvel and DC related stuff, old cartoons like Thundercats, and Avatar: The Last Airbender when it used to be on TV. My uncle is even 40 now and he still watches anime. I don't know what other adults do for their pastimes. But I doubt it's anything more productive. |
| When you don't want to watch anime anymore, that's the age you should stop watching anime. |
"Most anime makers are basically autistic" - Hideaki Anno |
| I'm keeping an eye on this one. Waiting for someone to post how people should objectively live their lives based on age, regardless of context, interests, or subjective preferences (I genuinely wanna know) |
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| No one asks "At what age should you stop listening to music?" The same with anime and any other entertainment medium. |
| It's their issue, who said you can't watch anine at 50s, people? There is nothing in law in which says people at certain age can't watch something, also do whatever you enjoy doing, people opinions are just opinions because everyone are different. Look at for example gigguk he is in his mid 30s yet still watches anime. |
| Greatest shitposter under the heavens. |
| There is no age limit for watching anime. You can watch it until you don't want to. Also, don't care what others say about your hobbies. |
| Why should you? People criticize what seems socially distant. I mean, it's more accepted that someone goes to ruin their liver at a PUB than someone watches anime. If the people who speak ill of you aren't important to you, ignore them. If those who do are important, distance yourself from them. If watching anime makes you feel good and helps you relax after a work shift, I don't see any advantage in stopping. We're normalizing staying stressed as long as we're socially acceptable(?). |
"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality"  |
| When you die of old age, and your wife and kid happily inherits your collection. |
| "The name's Gambit. Remember it." -Gambit "X-Men '97"  |
| no age limit man, you like what you like... Even if not everyone will get it, screw it. just don't let overconsumption messed up your life somehow and you'll be good |
| before you become senile, and most of AD is already past that. |
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| No age limit, just like any other entertainment medium. There's no real reason to stop watching anime until you don't have time anymore. Don't pay attention to those people who talks crap about your hobbies and it's all good. |
RaiYouSep 29, 5:55 AM
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| You are actually allowed to tell people to fuck off, even if they are family, that's part of being an adult. Although you could probably phrase it more diplomatically |
Reply to KiliianSleipnir
@Puchk0v @Reign_of_Floof
you're both wrong. visiting with people... how many of those people are ALSO glued to their phones? you think kids are just allowed to enjoy their tech? or go off and play by themselves or interact with the other kids while 'the adults do adulting things'? welll guess what, coming from somebody who was a child BEFORE all this tech was invented... TV WAS the tech folks were glued to. radio. books. phonographs. cassette tapes. cable. sat. VHS tapes. NES. SNES. SEGA Genesis. PlayStation. X-Box. PC games. the internet. social media. DVDs. BrD. entertainment comes in many forms for each generation. folks today in their 50's and older are glued to their phones too. i've got 20 years older than me (i'm 49) coworkers who sit there on their tablet and phone all through lunchbreak and don't hardly interact with our coworkers, except while working. i've got an aunt and an uncle on my dad's side of the family retired and in their 60's and at THANKSGIVING are on their tablets and phones before the meal and afterwards. that is the ONLY big 'family meeting' we have every year where all the grown kids (like me) show up and bring their kids and spouses along. you're at a family gathering? so. what. social responsibilities? maybe in YOUR social circle or YOUR family phones get put down or turned off or whatever. but guess what?? that is YOU and YOUR situations. not anybody else's.
@swirlydragon this part is for you friend. 'auntie' was just being a judgy b!tch for not understanding that 20+ year olds are adults and can do whatever the hell they want with their adult lives. if somebody told her... she's too old to enjoy her daily soap operas or her periodic obsession with Hallmark Channel movies or her collection of Disney films or reality TV slop... or whatever her forms of entertainment are... what would your 'auntie' think? next time 'auntie' gets judgy? politely ask her exactly what she loved to entertain herself with at your age. then, ask her what HER elders thought of 'that' back in the day.
YOU are YOU swirlydragon. today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life, you do YOU. not anybody else can do that. if you love anime, watch it till your dying breath leaves your lungs. or stop watching it tomorrow if YOU so choose. there is NO age-cap on fun. you're conceived, live, and die. once you're self-aware enough to make choices and old enough have them 'stick' or 'mean something' or 'have an impact' or 'cannot be undone by mommy or daddy fixing it'... that is the starting point of your lifetime where what you want and what you need tips back and forth to YOUR touch upon the scales. nobody else's.
you're both wrong. visiting with people... how many of those people are ALSO glued to their phones? you think kids are just allowed to enjoy their tech? or go off and play by themselves or interact with the other kids while 'the adults do adulting things'? welll guess what, coming from somebody who was a child BEFORE all this tech was invented... TV WAS the tech folks were glued to. radio. books. phonographs. cassette tapes. cable. sat. VHS tapes. NES. SNES. SEGA Genesis. PlayStation. X-Box. PC games. the internet. social media. DVDs. BrD. entertainment comes in many forms for each generation. folks today in their 50's and older are glued to their phones too. i've got 20 years older than me (i'm 49) coworkers who sit there on their tablet and phone all through lunchbreak and don't hardly interact with our coworkers, except while working. i've got an aunt and an uncle on my dad's side of the family retired and in their 60's and at THANKSGIVING are on their tablets and phones before the meal and afterwards. that is the ONLY big 'family meeting' we have every year where all the grown kids (like me) show up and bring their kids and spouses along. you're at a family gathering? so. what. social responsibilities? maybe in YOUR social circle or YOUR family phones get put down or turned off or whatever. but guess what?? that is YOU and YOUR situations. not anybody else's.
@swirlydragon this part is for you friend. 'auntie' was just being a judgy b!tch for not understanding that 20+ year olds are adults and can do whatever the hell they want with their adult lives. if somebody told her... she's too old to enjoy her daily soap operas or her periodic obsession with Hallmark Channel movies or her collection of Disney films or reality TV slop... or whatever her forms of entertainment are... what would your 'auntie' think? next time 'auntie' gets judgy? politely ask her exactly what she loved to entertain herself with at your age. then, ask her what HER elders thought of 'that' back in the day.
YOU are YOU swirlydragon. today, tomorrow, and for the rest of your life, you do YOU. not anybody else can do that. if you love anime, watch it till your dying breath leaves your lungs. or stop watching it tomorrow if YOU so choose. there is NO age-cap on fun. you're conceived, live, and die. once you're self-aware enough to make choices and old enough have them 'stick' or 'mean something' or 'have an impact' or 'cannot be undone by mommy or daddy fixing it'... that is the starting point of your lifetime where what you want and what you need tips back and forth to YOUR touch upon the scales. nobody else's.
| @KiliianSleipnir "Even at this age, you only care about cartoons" and "even at this age, you watch cartoons" are distinct. It's what the "only" excludes: socially interacting with the family, that seems to have caused the conflict. Now of course the aunt also probably associates cartoons with childishness, but the siloing oneself off to just do whatever is a breach of standards of social etiquette that are often less expected of children, that some people tolerate adults acting like that in some cases is what it is, there is also an expectation of emotional regulation amongst adults as well that many clearly don't live up to and in some cases are facilitated in, for example. I'm just suggesting that just mentioning that he liked anime to his aunt probably wouldn't have produced the same negative reaction that he got in this specific scenario. |
Reign_of_FloofSep 29, 12:16 PM
| I'm 65 and still going strong. I'm retired now, and have lots more time on my hand to watch even more anime. I had an amazing life and did stuff most people couldn't even dream of doing. So yeah other stuff was demanding of my time, but I never stopped watching entirely. If you loved fine art like painting and sculpture, would you stop viewing that just because you reached a certain age? If you are into music do you stop listening because you reach a certain age? I'm still rocking to Iggy and the Stooges like it was 1969. |
Reply to Sports_Friday
You are actually allowed to tell people to fuck off, even if they are family, that's part of being an adult. Although you could probably phrase it more diplomatically
| @Sports_Friday Oh, no. That's phrased most perrfectly. Especially for snoopy-ass family. LOL |
| Why wasting your time in the first place, if you already plan to give it up in the future? That makes no sense. Give it up right now then. |
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| No specific age, just when you fall out of love with medium imo. |
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| I think you should stop having fun once you hit 18. No more fun, period. Just boring job, ugly wife (optional), and taxes. I swear I've seen the exact same thread not that long ago, maybe even from you or someone else. It's all the same every time. If you actually want answers, it was asked and answered billions of times, it's up there. You are either way too lazy, or, more possible, just baiting for attention. My money on second option with the "I am not NEET I have real life" shit. Try better. Mods should also do better and just nuke obvious troll baits like those on sight, I am seriously tired of those low-effort threads popping up in my timeline. |
| People don't necessarily quit reading books or watching movies in general, so why should anime be different? Keep doing what you love bro! |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| tell her to mind her own fucking business. |
| Sexy vampire, i'm falling in love with you |
Reply to jacobPOL
It's their issue, who said you can't watch anine at 50s, people? There is nothing in law in which says people at certain age can't watch something, also do whatever you enjoy doing, people opinions are just opinions because everyone are different. Look at for example gigguk he is in his mid 30s yet still watches anime.
| @jacobPOL >look at gigguk i'd rather not |
| Sexy vampire, i'm falling in love with you |
| Don't let your relatives bully you for your hobbies. There's not an age at which you have to stop enjoying life and have to just focus on being an adult. There are 80 year olds who still watch anime. For any hobby, there's no maximum age. There's plenty of adults into things like lego and disney. A pretty good chunk of anime are aimed at 18-30 year olds so until you're 30 not only should you not be embarrassed about watching anime, you're literally in the age bracket that they've made it for. |
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swirlydragon said: The only family I care about are my parents and brother/sister and they respect my privacy/my right to have whatever hobbies I wish.I was in a family gathering once and one of my relatives peeked at my phone PS. I am a NEET, and no amount of some uncle I last talked to back in 2002 badgering me about it is going to change that. |
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| Honestly I doubt I'll ever stop watching anime, perhaps it may slow down in my older age, but much like video games that will always be a part of it. Man I got sentimental there. 😭 |
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| I think, I ponder, but to what avail? |
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| I don’t think I would ever stop watching anime, but I do plan to reduce my screen time a bit in the future. |
 𝒩𝑒𝑜-𝒱𝑒𝓃𝑒𝓏𝒾𝒶 𝒾𝓈𝓃’𝓉 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒~ 𝐼𝓉’𝓈 𝒶 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒸𝒶𝓇𝓇𝓎 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓎𝑜𝓊 |
| And do what? Series and movies are boring fake bad acting. Anime is the ultimate form of entertainment. |
| Should you stop watching Western animation by a certain age? If not, then there's no age limit to anime either. |
| I enjoy watching anime and I consider it to be one of my hobbies. You can watch anime for as long as you want and I plan to watch anime as long as I enjoy it |
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