| Not at all, if you like it, where is the problem ? don't care about what people saying |
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LadyStardust97 said: I'm a girl, grew up watching a lot of Sailor Moon, but I'm twenty-two and just starting to get into precure. It's a really cute, fun show, but I would rather die than have any of my family members know I watch it... I also feel weird for watching/enjoying a show meant for little girls that I didn't grow up with. I wish there were decent English dubs so that I could at least make the excuse of watching it with my younger cousins. Like I love shoujo and mahou shoujo so I don't intend to stop watching precure any time soon but I do feel a certain amount of embarrassment over it. Yeah, my biggest fear is being labeled a pedophile by my peers. People say other people's opinions don't matter but in a small town a damaged reputation follows you. Stillm I'm not stopping watching precure but the worry still lingers. |
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Dauphine said: So, first of all, i'm a girl though i'm an adult and second, not at all, i watched Sailor Moon, Wedding Peach, Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne and Ojamajo Doremi when i was a child, also, Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear was the first anime i watched after really finding out what anime is, i also really loved Sugar Sugar Rune and right now i'm watching Yes! Precure 5 and i'm enjoying it as well, really liking the characters! My favorite magical girl anime are(and i highly recommend them!): Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon + all of it's sequels, Full Moon wo Sagashite(well, some people think this is a magical girl anime but i disagree!), Ojamajo Doremi(Saw only the first two seasons), Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear, Sugar Sugar Rune and Yes! Precure 5(Haven't finished it yet though). Lowkey when I was a child I watched doremi alot on saturday mornings. |
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| you can't feel weird if you never watch it, we smart |
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| Although it is now considered an acceptable hobby, I feel weird watching anime in general. I am well aware one of my coworkers is an anime watcher and an avid gamer, but I still feel incredible uncomfortable to watch anything full of vibrant colors at work. |
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| I admit watching a full girlish anime starts up being full cringe, but you'll get used to it. It happened with me and Love Live XD. I'll probably suffer the same if I watch Sailor Moon for example, but will get used to it within time. |
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HereticHunter said: I admit watching a full girlish anime starts up being full cringe, but you'll get used to it. It happened with me and Love Live XD. I'll probably suffer the same if I watch Sailor Moon for example, but will get used to it within time. Yeah, after I made this thread I ended up watching an episode of precure during my lunch break at work and nobody seemed to really care. I would know too since there are like 5 of us and we all give eachother alot of shit, lol. The concern in still there but less now. |
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| No, just quite heavily turned on. Nothing weird about it. /s |
| Watch Symphogear, it gets pretty dark, bloody, and violent in later seasons. |
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| This question seems a lot like the really tired MLP discourse going on not too long ago. There's nothing wrong with guys watching stuff intended for young girls/kids, as long as its not sexualized or anything gross. But for real, watching stuff intended for kids really can be so cathartic! "Grown-up" shows tend to be super politically charged or reflect adult themes, so sometimes its nice to like, put yourself back into the mind of a kid and watch braindead shows. |
Hoppy said: Watch Symphogear, it gets pretty dark, bloody, and violent in later seasons. I'm already multiple steps ahead of your suggestion, lol. And yeah I guess you could call symphogear magical girls show. It has everything that makes one. |
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yeah and highschool moe and slice of life etc piss me off, basically same feels normal people have for otakus for the reason stated previously. |
CosmicbeingxSep 15, 2019 3:36 AM
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| Nah, I feel nothing wrong when I watch magical girl anime. Magical girl anime is such a great thing and it's always there to cheer me up. I don't care who it was originally intended for, if it appeals to me or any other adult I don't see any problem with us watching it. Targeted demographics are more of suggestions and predictions than rules or regulations. |
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| I watched random episodes of Sailor Moon on TV as a kid. I just perceived it as another cartoon to watch. I put off watching Madoka Magica for years because I thought it would be too cutesy. Boy, was I wrong. It's dark, dramatic, and perfectly suitable for adult male viewers. I highly recommend the movie trilogy. (The first two are like a superior version of the series, whereas the third is a sequel.) |
SmugSatokoSep 15, 2019 6:22 AM
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| Not one bit. My favourite and most deeping reaching for me anime is a mahou shoujo. |
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| Nah. Actually, I enjoy it more now than when I was a kid lol |
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Cosmicbeingx said: yeah and highschool moe and slice of life etc piss me off, basically same feels normal people have for otakus for the reason stated previously. The scariest image to ever behold... |
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Nettle_Tea said: Nope, not at all. Though it may have to do with the fact that I'm a girl and the first anime I remember ever watching was Sailor Moon since we used to have a VHS of it.For some context; I decided to start watching precure. I picked a season and I’m having fun with it. There is a problem though. Maybe this is because I grew up as a boy to man but I feel like I’m a creep for watching and enjoying such a juvenile piece of girl’s media. My question is do or did any of you feel this way when you watch/watched magical girl anime? It's probably my favorite genre in anime (you might find that pretty obvious if you check my profile or either of my lists). I see a couple of people here bringing up anime (love that people are actually bringing up Prétear here, that's a bit more of an obscure title in the magical girl genre—I thought the anime was okay but I definitely preferred the original manga's story more), so I'll bring up some too. Aside from Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura (which were my first anime and first manga respectively, both are also in my favorites), there's lots of other great magical girl shows too, like Ojamajo Doremi, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, and Uta Kata (which I recommend if you're a fellow Madoka Magica fan, it's really underrated). Nettle_Tea said: Indeed a cursed image (especially since I love Madoka, so this just makes me cringe even more), but the reaction of the normal guy on the side makes me laughCosmicbeingx said: The scariest image to ever behold...yeah and highschool moe and slice of life etc piss me off, basically same feels normal people have for otakus for the reason stated previously. |
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| if you feel like a creep when you watch magical girl anime, maybe you shouldn't be watching it? |
AnimeFreak-San said: is this a male gender issure...human issue...mental illness perhaps? |
| Yes, with most of them, though less so with the Lyrical Nanoha and Madoka Magica franchises. |
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Isn't it more manly to do what you want and not care what others think? Most people strive for that their whole life. Besides, wouldn't it be more natural for a man to want to watch cute girls doing cute things? I mean as a little girl it serves as an inspiration. But for guys it's just pleasant to see? I just think of Dante ordering a strawberry sundae in a bar every time, real man's wants what he wants and doesn't care. |
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| The only magical girl anime show I've tried watching was Madoko and I dropped it after 8 episodes as it was just too dark and didn't like it. That said, as a guy, yes I do feel like I'm intruding whenever I've watched a show that is based around magical girls. It's like that feeling when you get caught playing with your sisters dolls or doll house when you were a young kid (for me I was making the dolls act out wrestling moves from WWF, but it was still 'playing with dolls'). It's an activity that society tells you isn't for your gender so you shouldn't enjoy it. Good thing I don't listen to society, haha. |
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| Ew, wtf shows for girls are for girls only, what kind of dude watches anime that are meant for girls and not only that but you're old too ew dude wtf. Please go back to manly stuff like dragon ball or something. |
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Akhdas said: dude that's like saying kids anime is only for kids and yet you've got stuff like Doraemon and Beyblade on your listEw, wtf shows for girls are for girls only, what kind of dude watches anime that are meant for girls and not only that but you're old too ew dude wtf. Please go back to manly stuff like dragon ball or something. are you gonna start telling people like me that i shouldnt be watching boys anime just cuz im not a boy? |
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Fario-P said: Akhdas said: dude that's like saying kids anime is only for kids and yet you've got stuff like Doraemon and Beyblade on your listEw, wtf shows for girls are for girls only, what kind of dude watches anime that are meant for girls and not only that but you're old too ew dude wtf. Please go back to manly stuff like dragon ball or something. are you gonna start telling people like me that i shouldnt be watching boys anime just cuz im not a boy? Don't mind me. I'm just sitting here waiting to see this misunderstanding unfold.  |
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Nettle_Tea said: mind if i join you, im not taking this seriously myselfFario-P said: dude that's like saying kids anime is only for kids and yet you've got stuff like Doraemon and Beyblade on your list are you gonna start telling people like me that i shouldnt be watching boys anime just cuz im not a boy? Don't mind me. I'm just sitting here waiting to see this misunderstanding unfold. |
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| Not at all really. I am a dude, and some of the first anime i've ever seen included magical girls, like Tokyo Mew Mew, Kaitou Saint Tail, Ojamanjo Doremi, Sailor Moon... so, despite being a guy, i also grew up watching those type of shows. And last year, i've watched Cardcaptor Sakura, and for me, that anime is absolutely amazing and i felt really happy to have watched everything, without any regrets. |
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alshu said: I don't get what the OP is talking about. Is there are a written rule that 100% of the time you should associate yourself with the MCs? You don't need to even remotely relate to them. In the case of mahou shoujo you just watch some kids doing magical stuff, how can this be weird? Maybe boring and uninteresting if you don't appreciate such shows but weird in which way? And yes some shows like Prisma☆Illya does feel unconformable because of all the yuri and other unnecessary and stupid sexual fanservice stuff...but I think Percure shouldn't be one of those. Even if one did, doesn't matter. In Kiss X Sis, I associated myself with Ako and Riko much more so than I did with Keita. |
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| Not if halfway through some of them are getting ripped apart :P Really though, no. You'll honestly get more weird looks from an outsider if you watch a moe anime than a magical girl one. |
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Ryuk9428 said: In Kiss X Sis, I associated myself with Ako and Riko much more so than I did with Keita. But you see...it's your choice to do this with any character or not. You can be like "Wow, what bunch of funny stupid kids!". |
alshu said: Ryuk9428 said: In Kiss X Sis, I associated myself with Ako and Riko much more so than I did with Keita. But you see...it's your choice to do this with any character or not. You can be like "Wow, what bunch of funny stupid kids!". I'm just saying its not odd to identify more with the female character even if you're a dude. |
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BurningSpirit said: Really though, no. You'll honestly get more weird looks from an outsider if you watch a moe anime than a magical girl one. It's not like the two are separate. Cute girl moe was first discovered by fans of Sailor Moon and Card Captor Sakura. |
Ryuk9428 said: its not odd to identify more with the female character even if you're a dude Yes it's not...for some guys. And you can identify/ralate in very different ways, like simply being in a similar social situation or wanting experiencing her sexuality or whatever. My point is totally different here. Like some people think that the MC should represent them (in some form). If he/she doesn't they don't watch the show...and this is dumb. |
Fario-P said: Akhdas said: dude that's like saying kids anime is only for kids and yet you've got stuff like Doraemon and Beyblade on your listEw, wtf shows for girls are for girls only, what kind of dude watches anime that are meant for girls and not only that but you're old too ew dude wtf. Please go back to manly stuff like dragon ball or something. are you gonna start telling people like me that i shouldnt be watching boys anime just cuz im not a boy? Yeah but you know what? that kids stuff is for BOYS and not for GIRLS. Please reevaluate yourself by watching BOYS only stuff if you're a BOY otherwise people think you are creepy guy who watches GIRLS show just to look at GIRLS |
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logopolis said: What?BurningSpirit said: Really though, no. You'll honestly get more weird looks from an outsider if you watch a moe anime than a magical girl one. It's not like the two are separate. Cute girl moe was first discovered by fans of Sailor Moon and Card Captor Sakura. But hasn't Moe been around longer than that? Akhdas said: Lmao stop, you're not even trying. Fario-P said: dude that's like saying kids anime is only for kids and yet you've got stuff like Doraemon and Beyblade on your list are you gonna start telling people like me that i shouldnt be watching boys anime just cuz im not a boy? Yeah but you know what? that kids stuff is for BOYS and not for GIRLS. Please reevaluate yourself by watching BOYS only stuff if you're a BOY otherwise people think you are creepy guy who watches GIRLS show just to look at GIRLS |
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| I dont think its abnormal to feel weird to watch it as a boy. You probably would feel less weird watching it with a girlfriend, even though you would enjoy it to the same extent. The problem is society is trying to dictate what you have to like and what not. Because you get told that its weird so many times you unconsciously have that feeling. I lived with my brother in a apartment and we had that really anoying neighbour above us who would complain about us being to loud like once a week. One day we went to the cinema with our friends and when the comercials started (commercials are always really loud in our cinemas) i turned to my brother and said "Dude i just felt like we have to turn the sound down or our neighbour will complain again". My brother answerd "Shit i just thought the same". |
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Akangka said: Akhdas said: Yeah but you know what? that kids stuff is for BOYS and not for GIRLS. Please reevaluate yourself by watching BOYS only stuff if you're a BOY otherwise people think you are creepy guy who watches GIRLS show just to look at GIRLS Some pedophiles are even harmless because they don't actually molest real children. Also, people can get tired by an excessively manly show. Wtf is this? You're defending pedophile? like just because it's harmless doesn't mean its ok its dangerous. Like you know why parents avoid letting their kids near you people who drools around by looking show like loli and stuff. Like loli is for pedo wtf. Please seek help dude. |
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Well, it started off in the trainspotter community being used to describe trains in the 70s I think, and was first used in the anime community towards mecha, but identifying feelings towards anime girls as 'moe' has only happened for the past two decades, or thereabouts. Similar feelings may have existed well before then, but I don't believe they had a word. |
alshu said: Ryuk9428 said: its not odd to identify more with the female character even if you're a dude Yes it's not...for some guys. And you can identify/ralate in very different ways, like simply being in a similar social situation or wanting experiencing her sexuality or whatever. My point is totally different here. Like some people think that the MC should represent them (in some form). If he/she doesn't they don't watch the show...and this is dumb. Fair point, I agree with that. Often times I actually find a show where the MC is nothing like me to be interesting. |
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