There is no anime community (anymore)

jacoblays said:
Ah, the feeble-minded finally decides to chime in with his lackluster response. I see you are still struggling to comprehend the depths of my intellectual superiority. It is not surprising, given your limited mental capacity. You see, it takes a certain level of intelligence and sophistication to understand the intricacies of the anime community's decline. Clearly, you lack the necessary cognitive abilities to grasp such complex concepts. Perhaps you should stick to more simplistic pursuits, like staring at yourself in the mirror, as you suggested. It may be a more fruitful endeavor for someone of your limited mental faculties.

Felori said:

Right, I hate that when people try to put you into a "community" just because you were born queer and then some of them are on each other's throat for the dumbest things imaginable. I heard one time "you are hiding that you are non-binary when you look too feminine, so you don't represent us." You idiot, I don't want to present anyone than myself dafuq.

Communities become always like that. Their community thinking takes over a group of people and tries to take individuality from people instead of supporting your way of living and your individuality. Lot and lot of circlejerking.


The anime community is not different to that in any way. People pretend there are "normies" out there that shouldn't be part of the community, but I found them more interesting to talk to than fanatics weebs I tried to talk to. I'm just saying.
Also anime are just a broad category of Japanese animation and therefore it will attract ofc all kind of people. There are anime like Ghost in the Shell, there are also anime like CGDCT and everything else and even a much broader category of manga.
People wouldn't say you are a part of the movie community, if you watch seven movies every month. A movie can be everything.

Although the thought of being able to gatekeep such a huge community and a medium is funny in itself. Do these gatekeepers think it works like acting a mean kid in primary school, yelling at someone "I'm not going to play with you!" and therefore grown-ass adults (or people who are almost adults with like 16, 17+) run away crying, won't touch the medium or other parts of the anime community ever again, just because they met a group of assholes, not even in real life? People you could block away at any moment.

And even in real life, I have no problem to tell people I don't give a single fuck about their attempt to gatekeep and few try to quiz me like "if you are a real anime fan tell me this and that about Naruto or One Piece." - "I never watched  watched much of them." - "You are not an anime fan then, these are a must!!" Lol what.
Luckily most grown anime fans don't act like that.

As soon as people call something a community, there will always be some of those, who come up with the weirdest requirements that would allow you to be a part of.

Uneducated_Weeb said:
Um why are yall so passionate about a fucking community and its definition?? stop bitching and just watch your anime. 

Felori said:

Right, I hate that when people try to put you into a "community" just because you were born queer and then some of them are on each other's throat for the dumbest things imaginable. I heard one time "you are hiding that you are non-binary when you look too feminine, so you don't represent us." You idiot, I don't want to present anyone than myself dafuq.

Communities become always like that. Their community thinking takes over a group of people and tries to take individuality from people instead of supporting your way of living and your individuality. Lot and lot of circlejerking.


The anime community is not different to that in any way. People pretend there are "normies" out there that shouldn't be part of the community, but I found them more interesting to talk to than fanatics weebs I tried to talk to. I'm just saying.
Also anime are just a broad category of Japanese animation and therefore it will attract ofc all kind of people. There are anime like Ghost in the Shell, there are also anime like CGDCT and everything else and even a much broader category of manga.
People wouldn't say you are a part of the movie community, if you watch seven movies every month. A movie can be everything.

Although the thought of being able to gatekeep such a huge community and a medium is funny in itself. Do these gatekeepers think it works like acting a mean kid in primary school, yelling at someone "I'm not going to play with you!" and therefore grown-ass adults (or people who are almost adults with like 16, 17+) run away crying, won't touch the medium or other parts of the anime community ever again, just because they met a group of assholes, not even in real life? People you could block away at any moment.

And even in real life, I have no problem to tell people I don't give a single fuck about their attempt to gatekeep and few try to quiz me like "if you are a real anime fan tell me this and that about Naruto or One Piece." - "I never watched  watched much of them." - "You are not an anime fan then, these are a must!!" Lol what.
Luckily most grown anime fans don't act like that.

As soon as people call something a community, there will always be some of those, who come up with the weirdest requirements that would allow you to be a part of.

Pen_Island said:


astounding how words i didnt even direct toward you managed to inflict such trauma that you had to utilize thesaurus and write a forced response for no other reason than (attempt) to mock me

edit: thanks for the gold stranger!
edit 1.5: i may be jumping to conclusions here, but care to explain the nature of your response? or want to admit to making a bad shitpost? either way i ate it hook line and sinker

ateks said:
There is no anime community in the same sense that there is no air-breathing community. Just because someone watches or likes anime doesn't automatically make them part of some elusive group. A community isn't just defined by a common interest or goal but also by it's members.

ohohohohohoho said:
you are being nostalgic about a difference that never existed. think about this: what is "the scientific community?" do all scientists share the same specializations, the same views, the same physical spaces, the same types of jobs, are they even all "professional," or can you be an amateur scientist and still be a welcome member of "the community?" when it comes to abstract groupings like this, being a member of the community just means being able to contribute to the pool of insight and resources that other (aspiring or current) community members can make use of. with anime, if someone wants to know who wrote x, when did y come out, where can i watch/buy z? the anime community can provide this information. we can also discuss opinions, dig up historical context, talk about the artists' lives and views, etc. i don't think there is a need for any more strict structure or membership policy. you don't need to show ID to get in or fill out any paperwork to get out. everyone can come and go as they please. this is a sort of community. it doesn't really make sense to try to make a 1:1 comparison to, like, a local, physical community who share the mutual aim of ensuring the survival of the community because it afford protection and goods to every participant. but i do think a key similarity is that the people involved don't need to really share that much in common, and in fact it's even better if there's diversity because different individuals can provide different benefits to the group and makes the entity more flexible.

ateks said:
That's just one water-drinking community but not the water-drinking community. Just like MAL is one anime community but not the anime community.