| OK, I want to get to the bottom of this so, I'm making the thread. Is there such a thing as the "anime community"? Some of you may automatically say yes...of course there's an anime community! But think carefully and decide afterwards. An anime "community" means that anyone who watches anime is grouped with you. No matter if it's a big anime fan, a casual, an elitist, a weeaboo, whatever... They ALL belong to this "community". And when people say anime fans are this and that...you gotta accept these criticisms, because if an anime community is real...than there is some truth to the criticisms. BUT...if there isn't a community, than maybe it's just individuals who DO have a common trait (watching anime)...but their thoughts, tastes, dedication, and overall behavior are NOT a result of the "anime community". Anyways...have fun with this one MAL... |
| If a political community can exist, then so too would an "anime" one. A bunch of asshairs are forcibly stuck together and are naturally repellent to one another, but when faced under great adversity, these follicles do solely consider themselves united under an righteous cause. |
| Well first of all, what's the definition of community? Wikipedia said: A community is commonly considered a social unit (a group of three or more people) who share something in common, such as norms, values, identity, and often a sense of place that is situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a village, town, or neighborhood). So going by that definition I'd say yes, this is a group of three people or more who share something in common, their passion for anime. And while there's no sense of place, it apparently is not a necessity. |
| Community is a lie, there is only Weebs. Through Weebs, I gain virginity. Through virginity, I gain waifu. Through waifu, I gain pillow. Through pillow, my chains are broken. The Anime shall free me. I thought this is a common sense. |
| The thing about the definition of "community" is that....I think it's outdated/missing something. Let's make this simple. Is there a "Christian community"? Going by the definition, absolutely....all Christians belive in God, belive the Bible to a certain extent, go to church, etc. But ask a Catholic if a Protestant is part of HIS community...or vice versa...how well do you think that's gonna go? |
JustALEX said: Well I'm sure if you asked MLK if the Black Panthers were part of the black community after they'd done something dubious, he'd be hesitant to answer, but if he benefited more from a wholesome association rather than a divided one within a single period of time, he would definitely be inclined to say yes-so. The thing about the definition of "community" is that....I think it's outdated/missing something. Let's make this simple. Is there a "Christian community"? Going by the definition, absolutely....all Christians belive in God, belive the Bible to a certain extent, go to church, etc. But ask a Catholic if a Protestant is part of HIS community...or vice versa...how well do you think that's gonna go? It really only depends on how threatened people are feeling. |
| Of course there "are" communities. There doesn't necessarily have to be only 1 community. It is subdivided. |
| There is a "unity" in the word Community which does not exist among most anime fans... So no, there is no anime community >_> |
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| I guess one important citeria is interaction. For example, are you and your neighbours and people around your area considered a "community" just because you live in the same country and the same town? If no one ever interacts with one another, I don't think you can call this a community. But since people do interact, talk with each other, buy and sell things to each other, you call them a community or "society" in this case. Same logic applies to "anime community". I think MAL is a good platform to establish an "anime community", isn't it? |
| Cute is justice. |
| BTW, I do believe there is a "MAL community" for example... So, if you come to MAL regularly make comments, update your anime list, engage with others....you get it, you're part of the "community". When it comes to anime....I'm just not sure. Sure, it's easy to say we all watch anime and enjoy anime to an extent...but anime is so diverse, and anime fans rarely agree on anything...which is why I'm not sure. |
| Anime community is just a convenient term for the group of people with the common trait of watching anime and then discussing it online. Its far simpler to say anime community Than to say "that section of the general populace who partake in the common action of watching anime and then interacting with other members of the aforementioned anime watching populace through online forums" The online part is questionable but without it things get harder to define so i'll just use the online one for now. |
| lol! talk about anime with your friends, the group of you can be called a community :D so am I right? |
The world is cruel, ugly and pitiful. Let's watch anime and make it colorful |
No man, anime fans are actually an alien hive-mind that fell to Earth 500 years ago and can't get back because they argue who the best waifu is too much. Also if you think that there isn't an anime community because everyone doesn't have the exact same interest then you lack common sense. People aren't robots, everyone is different and there doesn't exist a community where everyone agrees completely. If anything you just outlined one of the downsides of being a part of a community. I might think Ecchi anime is just implicit porn and shouldn't have a place in the anime industry, you probably disagree, that doesn't mean we're not in the same community. |
Gator said: Well first of all, what's the definition of community? Wikipedia said: A community is commonly considered a social unit (a group of three or more people) who share something in common, such as norms, values, identity, and often a sense of place that is situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a village, town, or neighborhood). So going by that definition I'd say yes, this is a group of three people or more who share something in common, their passion for anime. And while there's no sense of place, it apparently is not a necessity. But being an anime fan is unrelated to sharing norms, values or identity. Just by enjoying similar things you could say there is a 'worldwide porn community' but I don't think that makes a lot of sense. To me the 'sense of place' is the most important part in that definition. In terms of the internet that means communities are more site-related than interest related. For example I have never and will never participate in the anime communities on reddit, 4chan, youtube, facebook and whatnot. The MAL anime community is 'my' community in that sense, but it doesn't encompass everyone that watches anime. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| just like there is an european community who includes people from france, poland, greece, etc who will never really interact with each other but are still part of the same community |
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| It's not tight-knit like the RPG one, but it does exist at least in my country. There are events geared towards anime fans. When they meet each other, there's excitement over meeting someone with the same interest. Anime doesn't encourage bonding like RPG does, but the hobby of RP'ing needs a few people to make it run. Still, in my country there is an anime community. |
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| Every community has its bad portions, excluding yourself from the group doesn't make the group go away. If you happen to be a fan of a non-anime series like say Game of Thrones you are a part of the fanbase even if you happen to not like some portions of the fanbase you can't suddenly decide the fanbase doesn't exist. But being in a fanbase doesn't mean you adopt the traits of the lackluster portions so much as it means you become aware of that portion of the group. |
| No an "Anime Community" does not exist, and there is no "Anime Subculture". There may be clubs or smaller "communities" of sorts but these should not be mistaken for a larger "Anime Community" that anyone who watches anime is a part of. I frankly do not want to be a part of a "community" or "subculture", I am my own person and I don't need a "community" to have a sense of belonging, hence why even though video games are my number 1 hobby, I don't call myself a "gamer". If you're self-esteen is so fragile that you need a "community" based on a single hobby to give you a some sort of "friendship" or "belonging" then that's pathetic. Feel free to be part of whatever community you so choose, just don't try to lump everyone who is part of that hobby in with you. TL;DR: No, grow up. |
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 I love Christine "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness." - Henry David Thoreau |
| But I just fap to mah lolis and waifus but no one does. |
sasalx said: Community is a lie, there is only Weebs. Through Weebs, I gain virginity. Through virginity, I gain waifu. Through waifu, I gain pillow. Through pillow, my chains are broken. The Anime shall free me. I thought this is a common sense. For making a sith code parody, I shall bow to your greatness Darth Sasalx |
SomeEdgeLord said: I WILL report you from this forum if this continues. In real life, I am one of the coldest, unsympathetic, people you'll ever know, who's grown up in an even colder household, you really don't want me to break my persona, I know how to make people feel bad. YearnsforAttention said: hm who has 1656 friends on MAL that's right me bye bye YearnsforAttention said: I don't want your approval how many damn times do I need to say it I enjoy irritating you I am gonna do things MY way |
| No, in fact we are all bots created by MAL to establish a facade of human interactions. |
| There isn't an official one so thank god |
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| It's a bit of yes and no. There are definitely people who congregate to each other because of a common interest in anime. That much can be described as a community. However, anime does not inherently bind all of us together as a collective hive mind. If some shtup is running around with a Naruto headband with his arms flailing behind him screaming "BELIEVE IT!", it is not a blow to the anime community. It is a blow to his dignity as an individual. We don't share in the responsibility to keep his behavior in check. If one person exclusively likes SAO while another exclusively likes LOGH, there's nothing to discuss. Except maybe that Kirito is smarter than Yang. |
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| Yes. But nobody can agree on anything. |
| I don't care. |
| There are anime communities, like MAL or hummingbird, or smaller sub groups like clubs, but that is not the same as anime community in the way you describe. One of my coworkers likes Naruto and DBZ, but simply watches them along with whatever other shows he enjoys. A casual of casuals. He is in no way a part of "the anime community" which I don't believe exists. Whether MAL forums even counts as an anime community is debatable because there are many subforums and people who only visit those, episode discussion for example. I think we can at least say the regulars are a community of sorts, since we have a general idea of each other's opinions and what types of posts we make |
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Onii-chan said: _Ako_ said: count me in braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahBut I just fap to mah lolis and waifus but no one does. Ehhhh?! I'm not dreaming am I? This is real right? |
| No. Saying there's such thing as an anime (or anime-watching) community is retarded. Consider two persons. One is a middle school girl who enjoys watching Gossip Girl, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and all that stuff after school. The other person is a 50-yeard old male lawyer whose fav shows are The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Twin Peaks. Both the middle school girl and the 50-year old lawyer dude enjoys watching TV series a lot, yet they watch very different type of shows, and it seems very unlikely that they'd have many things in common. You could say they have 'they both enjoy TV series' in common but as you can see it's too broad of a generalization for it to be relevant. So, is the young girl and the old man part of the 'TV series community'? No, because saying so is retarded. There is no 'movie community' or 'TV series community'. There's no 'anime community' either. |
| Je trempe mes cookies dans tes larmes. |
| No. I don't identify myself as being in the same community as shitty SAOfags and Shingeki no Kyoujin fanboys. |
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| Isn't it just smaller communities within bigger ones? |
RedaJaNai said: No. Saying there's such thing as an anime (or anime-watching) community is retarded. Consider two persons. One is a middle school girl who enjoys watching Gossip Girl, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and all that stuff after school. The other person is a 50-yeard old male lawyer whose fav shows are The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Twin Peaks. Both the middle school girl and the 50-year old lawyer dude enjoys watching TV series a lot, yet they watch very different type of shows, and it seems very unlikely that they'd have many things in common. You could say they have 'they both enjoy TV series' in common but as you can see it's too broad of a generalization for it to be relevant. So, is the young girl and the old man part of the 'TV series community'? No, because saying so is retarded. There is no 'movie community' or 'TV series community'. There's no 'anime community' either. The closest thing to Movie Community that comes to mind are moviegoers which one could argue is a community of people who make it a pastime to go to theaters and see movies, they could be watching completely different movies but the act is in common. TV series though is a much broader spectrum than anime, but both have their selections of fanbases, subgroups, etc. But being that anime is a much more specific umbrella of said groups it would make sense to categorize them into a community. For the comparison for the two different people though, it doesn't matter if there are 2 completely different people, I mean I'm sure you could find someone near where you live who is completely different than you yet you're in the same community because the definition of a community is quite vague as stated earlier. |
| You're on a website about listing anime posting in the forums about anime, so sure you're part of the MAL community which is a anime community. |
| Well, I can't think of anything else this forum would be. In fact, this thread itself is a sub-community dedicated to anime, no? |
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| Why do we need to complicate ourselves? Obviously there's a community. As per the name suggests,a community share their thoughts on a common subject. That's exactly what we're doing right now. |
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GamerDLM said: RedaJaNai said: No. Saying there's such thing as an anime (or anime-watching) community is retarded. Consider two persons. One is a middle school girl who enjoys watching Gossip Girl, Keeping up with the Kardashians, and all that stuff after school. The other person is a 50-yeard old male lawyer whose fav shows are The Wire, Breaking Bad, and Twin Peaks. Both the middle school girl and the 50-year old lawyer dude enjoys watching TV series a lot, yet they watch very different type of shows, and it seems very unlikely that they'd have many things in common. You could say they have 'they both enjoy TV series' in common but as you can see it's too broad of a generalization for it to be relevant. So, is the young girl and the old man part of the 'TV series community'? No, because saying so is retarded. There is no 'movie community' or 'TV series community'. There's no 'anime community' either. The closest thing to Movie Community that comes to mind are moviegoers which one could argue is a community of people who make it a pastime to go to theaters and see movies, they could be watching completely different movies but the act is in common. TV series though is a much broader spectrum than anime, but both have their selections of fanbases, subgroups, etc. But being that anime is a much more specific umbrella of said groups it would make sense to categorize them into a community. For the comparison for the two different people though, it doesn't matter if there are 2 completely different people, I mean I'm sure you could find someone near where you live who is completely different than you yet you're in the same community because the definition of a community is quite vague as stated earlier. I don't think moviegoers or TV watchers really constitute a community. A community is also defined by what it isn't, and what people stay outside it. Almost everyone goes to the movies, but how many make it a big hobby? How many are so passionate about it they read reviews daily, participate in message boards and so forth? Sure, there is a movie community but a lot of people who watch movies aren't in it. It's like how many people listen to music, but not many are really into it that they explore the genre. In my experience, almost everyone that watches anime is also fairly passionate about it. |
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| I think some people are getting confused.... I'm not talking about MAL...I'm talking about ALL anime "fans" in general. Can you say there is an all encompassing "anime community" when it comes to people who watch anime. In other words....when people say "the anime community is suffering right now due to X"... What the fuck are they talking about? What "community" are they referring to? Am I the only one that thinks this is hyperbolic language? BTW...it makes it even crazier when you think about the fact that Western anime fans (99% of MAL for example) are not even the target audience of the studios that make anime. |
TheBrainintheJar said: let's say monthly, give or take one or twoGamerDLM said: The closest thing to Movie Community that comes to mind are moviegoers which one could argue is a community of people who make it a pastime to go to theaters and see movies, they could be watching completely different movies but the act is in common. TV series though is a much broader spectrum than anime, but both have their selections of fanbases, subgroups, etc. But being that anime is a much more specific umbrella of said groups it would make sense to categorize them into a community. For the comparison for the two different people though, it doesn't matter if there are 2 completely different people, I mean I'm sure you could find someone near where you live who is completely different than you yet you're in the same community because the definition of a community is quite vague as stated earlier. I don't think moviegoers or TV watchers really constitute a community. A community is also defined by what it isn't, and what people stay outside it. Almost everyone goes to the movies, but how many make it a big hobby? How many are so passionate about it they read reviews daily, participate in message boards and so forth? Sure, there is a movie community but a lot of people who watch movies aren't in it. It's like how many people listen to music, but not many are really into it that they explore the genre. In my experience, almost everyone that watches anime is also fairly passionate about it. everyone who watches 10+ movies an year is part of the movie community |
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I mean I wouldn't make it a requirement to do things like read reviews daily, that's called obsessed which sure would fit into the community but it shouldn't be an entry level requirement. The fact that a moviegoer in this scenario is keeping up-to-date or active with people they know to the point that say they see like 10+ movies per year like Romagia said that person would fit into the community. I personally wouldn't consider myself part of a movie community because I haven't been to a movie theater in like 4 years and the only movies I've watched since are pretty much anime related although that's rare at best. TV watchers I did say wouldn't fit an idea of a community because it is much too broad. Although individual fanbases for series I would say are a community. I would heavily assume they're talking about the people who actively watch anime. Of which they are probably falling out of in terms of the community and thus trying to disassociate themselves. Now chances are they might specifically be talking about the western anime community because it's the one they are probably exposed to the most. Unless it's in the context of something like sales then they might be focusing on a larger community. |
JustALEX said: I think some people are getting confused.... I'm not talking about MAL...I'm talking about ALL anime "fans" in general. Can you say there is an all encompassing "anime community" when it comes to people who watch anime. In other words....when people say "the anime community is suffering right now due to X"... What the fuck are they talking about? What "community" are they referring to? Am I the only one that thinks this is hyperbolic language? BTW...it makes it even crazier when you think about the fact that Western anime fans (99% of MAL for example) are not even the target audience of the studios that make anime. The average casual fanbase, aka the Big 3 fags, the Shingeki no Kyoujin fags, the SAOfags, the TGfags, etc etc. |
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OneTrueEmiya said: JustALEX said: I think some people are getting confused.... I'm not talking about MAL...I'm talking about ALL anime "fans" in general. Can you say there is an all encompassing "anime community" when it comes to people who watch anime. In other words....when people say "the anime community is suffering right now due to X"... What the fuck are they talking about? What "community" are they referring to? Am I the only one that thinks this is hyperbolic language? BTW...it makes it even crazier when you think about the fact that Western anime fans (99% of MAL for example) are not even the target audience of the studios that make anime. The average casual fanbase, aka the Big 3 fags, the Shingeki no Kyoujin fags, the SAOfags, the TGfags, etc etc. B-but, SAO is such a masterpiece, i'ts the best animu ever since 1988 where no anime got amazing fights like that. ;-; |
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You said: OneTrueEmiya said: The average casual fanbase, aka the Big 3 fags, the Shingeki no Kyoujin fags, the SAOfags, the TGfags, etc etc. B-but, SAO is such a masterpiece, i'ts the best animu ever since 1988 where no anime got amazing fights like that. ;-; Based Kirito-sama showing us that we nerd shitheads who stay at home can still attract a huge harem :'D |
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| It still applies though. If you're going out of your way to talk about something you are part of the community and it exists. |
mattao313 said: It still applies though. If you're going out of your way to talk about something you are part of the community and it exists. So anybody who talks about islam on CD is part of the muslim community? I like your logic. |
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