| Ive been into anime for at least 7 years and am very much into it and yet I tend to keep it a secret from many people, I guess I just still want to keep a normal social life without the awkwardness of people knowing I read manga and watch anime =\ |
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Jimbow said: Why would it be awkward, you like to watch anime, they like to watch american movies. It's not like it'll make you less the person you are without them knowing that To the average English or American person manga and anime is for children, the teenagers and adults who watch it are either loners, nerds, or just weird. So I think the people who are saying they are ashamed of it are people who have some sort of reputation or just an average person among their social class. On the otherhand the people who are saying they are not ashamed are simply, nerds with nerdy friends. |
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| I was obsessed with Teen Titans back in Elementary, everyone made fun of it and I always defended it. I need to watch that again... EDIT: Im still kinda shy though when talking about anime when the people im talking to dont watch any. |
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| A decent amount of the anime I watched during the time when I was too old for it to be ok to do as a younger child, but not old enough that it could be retro awesome like it is now, so around late middle, early high school. Also, girls can't be nerds according to other people at that age so that made it more awkward. Therefore it was mostly stuff like Pokemon, even the games, or Digimon because no one would make fun of you for watching Cowboy Bebop and now I'll rewatch Digimon with the nostalgia glasses on and I've never gotten back into the Pokemon show, but guess what I'm getting this week! I can't wait to give Nintendo money for a remake of a game I already own! But damn if I'm not doing it! I was lucky to have a friend during that delicate time of getting into anime who understood to not give a damn, too bad I never had any class but gym with her ever because it made it difficult to ever actually talk. |
| I was ashamed when I was like...7? The other guys in my class laughed at me because I liked Sailor Moon. Nowadays, I'm not ashamed for anything I like. If anyone has a problem with what I like, then that's his problem, not mine. |
| Well, I'm ashamed sometimes... Not when someone laughs at me or comments what I like, I'm used to that. But when my friend took mme to a convention and I saw all those otakus... I was like: "NO WAY! I'm not like those people!... Or maybe I am...?" |
| Sorry for my bad english |
| I'm not ashamed of watching anime/reading manga & neither am I proud of it. I just enjoy doing it =/ Though I guess I am a bit lucky in the sense that the people around me aren't that judgmental of anime. I don't really talk much about it now in school or at home because most of them have no idea what I'm talking about =/ |
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| I am ashamed at school. There's this one kid who sits next to me in Statistics and Probability and all he ever does in that class is read manga. Even when the teacher is teaching. It makes me ashamed at reading manga. I gave the kid the cold hard truth (from what i know his grades are really low in the class) and now all ever does is cuss me out when ever i tell him to pay attention. Since I don't read manga off of my ipod in class anymore, (I would when I had all of my work done), i have recently been reading light novel translated by "Bakatsuki" that I put into a word document and sent it to my ipod through the "Stanza" application. I used to watch anime when my parents are around but lately that has been stopping because it seems like I am getting weird looks from my parents. BTW I do not watch anything inappropriate for a 16 year old regardless if my parents are around. |
| Never. I take pride in my interests. |
| Well... no, not really. There are occasions when I'll read or watch yaoi when I'll feel a little ashamed. Those moments are when I'm really lonely or something. ^^; |
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| Ashamed? Hell yeah. I don't let anyone know that I like the stuff that isn't in my group. The few people who know what anime is in my city is typically associate it with hentai. Not to mention the people that like anime in my city don't like the stuff I like. They're typically into Dragon Ball Z, Kimi ni Todoke and Fruits Basket. Kimi ni Todoke is alright, but I would never have an in depth discussion about it at school. |
| No, I've never been ashamed of watching anime. My father on the other hand tried to get me to stop watching "cartoons", saying I was to old for the stuff. Now I find it fun talking about something only a few people around would know of. :) |
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| Actually yes. Like, in middle school. But, i'm not ashamed anymore, now when someone asks me what i'm doing i'll be all : "I'm watching this kick ass anime. You?" xD |
| Not at all, besides most people I know watch a little anime aswell so :p |
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