| @Hell_Slayer the drama is so over the top it beats the best edgy thriller anime by a milestone. Weirdly enough the first movies that I remember watching were my friends the elephants and memory chain, I don't know if these are the official titles. |
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| Well, if i were in ur shoes then tbh, i would hide it from them. If they didnt allow me to watch it. Coz i know that no entertainment stuff affects my life adversely, so no loss there. But its ur family and u know them better than anyone else. So its upto u to decide whats the best thing to do. But it would be pretty damn hard to change their mind if they know that anime is sexually explicit. |
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| yes but in my case , only my sister knows and she even enjoyed Rezero, Barakamon and Koe no Katachi, I let her watch the "imo" the good stuff |
Catalano said: I dont ever judge people on tastes but, if anyone likes Indian Soap Operas than they have very shit taste. Sorry buddy to say that and i dont mean any disrespect. But those are very bad. My cousin watches them too and it makes me cringe. And yeah, Toradara and Koi To Uso are as bad as Indian Daily Soaps if not worse.@Hell_Slayer the drama is so over the top it beats the best edgy thriller anime by a milestone. Weirdly enough the first movies that I remember watching were my friends the elephants and memory chain, I don't know if these are the official titles. I am also Indian and i think my friend @Hell_Slayer will also agree with me. |
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| ^ A knight and a slayer, looks like a combo from HakoMari vol 5, 6. Anyway, I won't judge them anymore for they didn't judge me when I watched ikkitousen and mayoiga. |
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| If your list is correct you’ve only watched 6 days dude chill out. |
| Yes, of course. What is even the point of having a hobby if you're not ashamed of it? |
| “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” ― Saint Augustine |
| no unless you parents are going to disown you if you watch anime, which is unreasonable and not likely to happen perhaps you should explain to them based on the given information, it seems like they abhor anime perhaps there is misunderstanding/misconception? idk but definitely you shouldn't be ashamed of your own hobby |
Catalano said: And I wanted to say one thing too that i was not judging u when i slammed Toradora and Koi To Uso coz who the hell am i to do that when i myself have guilty pleasures like Harems and Isekai, LOL XD.^ A knight and a slayer, looks like a combo from HakoMari vol 5, 6. Anyway, I won't judge them anymore for they didn't judge me when I watched ikkitousen and mayoiga. Hell_Slayer said: we are both from India so we both know how good it is. And yes @silent_knight98 I totally agree with you. Those soap operas and cartoons like motu patlu aren't really worth watching Yeah, and i despise Ekta Kapoor for destroying Indian audiences' (usually females) tastes lmao. |
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| Without further context given, it'll just sound like you're giving this too much meaning. It's just anime, and you can have a perfectly good life watching it. No need to hide in my opinion. |
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| @silent_knight98 no problem sir. I understood that from the get go. You don't look like a regular deadpan hater. |
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Catalano said: It sure feels good to get such a nice reply on MAL forums. Looks like humanity is still alive and we just need to be faithful XD@silent_knight98 no problem sir. I understood that from the get go. You don't look like a regular deadpan hater. |
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| Tbh. You just need avoid the harem/ecchi/hentai stuff. If ppl say that anime is nothing but that then they are lying to themselves. Try to let your family watch something more simplistic like Shounen stuff. |
| I mean maybe just slowly start talking about it again, or tell them that you're getting back into it, and see if they have a problem with it or not. Personally, i hid it for a while, but now i've got stuff all over my room and even watch it out in the living room occasionally. Now, at most my dad just thinks its funny when they talk in Japanese or i do, and has pretty much gotten used to it. |
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| well, if you feel guilty about watching anime when your family doesn’t know about then I think it’s good if you shouldn’t watch anime |
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| I dunno why you feel that way man but, might be the time for getting a hobby you're not so insecure about that you need to hide it from everyone else. Also "Bring back to their lives"? You're not forcing them to watch it at gunpoint are you? If not, what you're saying is a non sequitur. |
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Skana said: Dont forget about The Promised Neverland ...noahveness said: Dororo is the perfect example for a "Mature" anime for this year and we are yet at the beginning of the year.a mature anime in 2019, good luck on finding one |
| Honestly, they don't care If you watch anime or not. |
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| I turned 40 years old two days ago, and I love a good story, whether it be a book, a movie, anime, game, whatever. I feel no reason to hide what I enjoy from anyone. If they want to think I'm childish, then so be it. Odds are they were going to think something negative about me anyways. My mom is nearly 70 and I still talk to her about these things. She might not watch anime, but she can appreciate the passion I have when I find one that touches me. She's genuinely happy for me that I have something that is fulfilling in my life. That's what matters to her, and she'll listen to me even though she doesn't always really understand. Family are supposed to be supportive. If you love something, those that love you should be understanding of that. Of course, that is assuming you don't suffer from obsessive behavior and let the other aspects of your life slip because of a 'hobby'. |
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| Yes, and you should hide your family from anime aswell. |
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| I hid it from my family for years before I graduated high school. I still hide it. I have my reasons and backstory behind it. Personally I do hide it though. |
| Hide porn stuff, but why hide anime ? This isn't something you should be embarrassed about. |
| I'm thinking there is something Op is not telling us about his past with Anime. Maybe he should keep it secret if it's that big a deal, maybe his anime habit caused a death in the family. Or maybe he was going to conventions and giving BJs in the toilets to pay for his Anime habit Not that there's anything wrong with that. |
| Or maybe your family bloodline was heavily victimized by Japanese soldiers back in WWII that traumatized your Grandpa/Grandma so anything Japanese related are illegal. Seriously just quit anime and get a real girlfriend. |
| Anime sucks, all of them are bad and that's a fact! |
| You didn't really have to do all that, like, are you insane? |
| Hide anime yes we need to hide it from spreading- wait you mean you're hiding yourself watching anime? what is wrong with you OP? Stop exposing yourself from anime and reduce your inner weebness or your parents will be disappointed at you for the rest of your life forever. |
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DragonWraths said: Great comment. It's definitely the insecurity. I don't want to embrace anime again as it will affect how others in my household will see me. It's not considered to be a hobby, it's more like; "you watching anime again....pathetic" kind of thing here. Does your family watch any american cartoons? If yes, the next time you see them watching those tell them "you're watching cartoons again?....pathetic". After all, anime and cartoons are basically the same thing. |
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| You should just come clean to them about it. Being embarrassed of something you love, and spend a huge amount of your time watching is kinda of dumb... Although, if you have other reasons for hiding it (Ie:You receiving a severe punishment if they knew you started watching it again), Then that’s a whole nother story. |
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DragonWraths said: MrZawa said: It's hard to say without knowing the circumstances. Generally speaking I'm honest about things, I think it's better than deception. Although sometimes the latter is hard to avoid. From what you say it seems that you had some issues with anime before, maybe watching too much of it to the point where it negatively impacted your life, or maybe something else, which made your family dislike it. If that's the case, and if you can now watch it within reason, it's not a bad thing. As long as you don't let it affect your life. It might be better if your family knows so they can help you if you by any chance fall too down into it again. But I don't think that you have to tell them right away, if you are not comfortable with it. You can just prepare yourself first. In the end it's just a hobby like any other, so there is no reason to hide it, but there is also no reason to really show it and talk about it to people who do not share it. Just mention it by the way or something. If you never had any issues, and it's just your family being unreasonably biased against "unproductive" hobbies, or anime in particular, as some people are, I don't think that they necessarily have to know at all. Even if I would still say it's better not to hide it too much. But there is also no need to go out of your way to talk about it. Just watch it as you like. There are few people who can be productive 99% of their awake time, but most people need to do something unproductive too to be mentally stable. As long as you don't let it get in the way of doing things that you want to do, there is no problem. And if your family think so, then that's their problem. But if you do not feel comfortable watching anime in general, not just talking about it because your family has issues with it, then it might be worth a try to figure out why is that. Especially if it's that you watch anime to avoid something, which does often trigger shame, or if you feel inferior for watching it for some reason, and so on. It might be worth to analyze why you have such feelings, and depending on circumstances maybe just quitting anime, or coming to terms with it and accepting that's simply something you like, if you like it and yet view watching it negatively for some reason. If it especially bothers you maybe meet a psychologist too. It's really hard to say with such limited amount of information available. Make of it what you will. Great comment. It's definitely the insecurity. I don't want to embrace anime again as it will affect how others in my household will see me. It's not considered to be a hobby, it's more like; "you watching anime again....pathetic" kind of thing here. If it's merely them looking down on you because of their stupid stereotypes about anime and anime fans, screw them. Watch anime unabashedly and apologize for nothing. Despite what people think, being an anime fan is nothing to be ashamed of. Hell, you might even find something they can enjoy. Mom didn't dig anime until I showed her Monster. Dad didn't dig it until I showed him Welcome to the NHK and Hajime no Ippo. |
| "Bang." -Spike Spiegal "Everything... is connected." -Lain Iwakura "Life is too short to watch bad anime. Long Live the 1st Episode Drop." -InkSpider "Anime fans make me embarrassed to be an anime fan." -InkSpider |
| I don't think so mate. They'll eventully know ^^ |
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| Most people who don't watch anime may think it's "weird" in some way and that sucks. I don't know why it's looked upon as something "awkward" or "negative" by others, especially when some anime is deeper than many regular TV-shows. You shouldn't feel forced to hide it from your family, I gave up that battle a long time ago and I even started watching on our living room TV. So I believe that you think they'll think much of it, but in reality I don't think they'll mind it at all. |
KaiserNazrin said: No, buy a dakimakura and show them you don't give a fuck what they think. alshu said: "Should I hide anime from my family?" Yep, this is for their own good! Keep them safe from the weeb virus! Imagine them buying anime goods or doing the Chika dance (or even worst - dabbing)! Comments like these are the reason I log in to MAL lmao |
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| My parents are chill and kinda nerds themselves, so they know I watch anime. Why do you HAVE to tell them? And if they find out, just play it cool. "Yuh, I'm kinda back into it but it's just a hobby" or some shit. They shouldn't care that much, especially if you're showing progress in other parts of your life |
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-Rogue said: KaiserNazrin said: No, buy a dakimakura and show them you don't give a fuck what they think. alshu said: "Should I hide anime from my family?" Yep, this is for their own good! Keep them safe from the weeb virus! Imagine them buying anime goods or doing the Chika dance (or even worst - dabbing)! Comments like these are the reason I log in to MAL lmao The OP made a bad joke topic we complied...is this wrong? |
| Not only from your family, but your pets as well. Those fuckers will snitch in an instant. |
| You definitely should. Anime is never something to be proud of. Never. Keep that at the back of your head and you will still be able to carve a path to success. |
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| everybody would be disturbed if they know you watch something weird like lolis in panties, or shota with big bwebs girls, or anime titty |
 MAL score and most user-based rating system are all joke, Imagine trusting plebs and hivemind. Find users who have good sense and rating and use them as a reference. Check my guide to rate Your taste is trash. Cope, seethe, mald |
@DragonWraths Look, I know there's this image perpetuating itself in the anime community, of young adult and middle aged men with zits, glasses and possible neck beards, crying into their body pillows and typing away about how the world's shot to hell and 3D girls and chads are mean and pointless. Simply ignore that image for yourself, no matter how pervasive it is. This is the way you can also change your parents' perspective. Even if you struggle in life, anime has nothing to do with that unless you spin it around to where it does, from your perspective. Anything can make you worse as a person, but pretty much the same applies for bettering as a person, also. A love for animation is a hobby and interest like any other, and while there are always going to be ignorant people refusing to look at things in a different way, a lot of how people perceive you based on your hobbies is sourced in your own attitude towards that hobby. Don't act like it's something weird, shameful, bad for you. If someone puts anime down, present your counterarguments. Don't let anybody else define you, or you will always be limited in following your own path. Good luck to you. |
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| My family knows I watch anime, we all watch anime besides my parents. I wouldn't watch anime in front of my parents though because of particular cliche anime scenes which could appear. |
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| yes hide it at all costs no matter the price you have to pay . dont let them find out |
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