| I can’t seem to tell. I have friends that watch a lot of anime, read light novels and manga but they also do other things like play sports and hang out with friends. |
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| a hardcore fan has heard of one piece AND naruto *smirks, pushes glasses up to nose, creating a reflective glare in the lens* owo |
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| One who doesn't bother with such kinds of distinctions = casual anime fan. :p |
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| My view is that a casual anime fan is somebody who mostly watches popular seasonals or whatever pops up on Netflix or some other streaming service, while a more hardcore fan actively seeks out certain types of anime that he/she enjoys. |
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| A hardcore fan is one who has watched LotGH and everyone else is casual. Memes aside I think it's a blurry line and it really depends on the lifestyle of the watcher. I guess if you go out of your way to look for shows to watch and it's a bit more than a hobby you can consider yourself a hardcore fan. Being a casual watcher usually carries the connotation of being more easy going in watching shows and not attempting to do more than just look up a show and watch it. |
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| Hahaha op making it sound like you have to be socially crippled to like a lot of anime. Got a good chuckle out of me |
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| I guess a hardcore fan is someone who watches a lot of anime without getting tired of it and a casual who occassionally watches anime. Ofc this is just my pov everyone else may interpret these terms differently. I would consider myself as a casual fan then, I rarely watch anime nowadays because I have other things that interest me more |
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| hardcore one calls other weebs, "fuckin weebs" |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| if you own a dakimakura, you can't be a casual |
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
| my honest answer is: a casual anime fan only watches shows he hears about. either recommended by friends or youtubers. so he'll end up with the most popular seasonals, and only seeks anime as a way to socialize. a hardcore anime fan won't stop there. one dives deep into the medium out of his own interest and love, and will end up watching a lot of classic shows. you'll start following the careers of your favorite directors, artists, animators. you'll develop an interest in anime beyond "what's cool to watch?"' |
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| "What differentiates a casual anime fan and a hardcore one?" The casual has a softcore, duuuh! |
| Casual; as a Noun 1. Someone who does something irregularly or infrequently Hardcore as a noun 1. The most active, committed, or strict members of a group or movement. |
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| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| As is the case for literally almost everything, there is a spectrum which ranges from casual to hardcore. There is no definite point where one leaves "casual land" to get to the "hardcorehood". What I believe is that if a person just watches whatever they see available in a streaming service, or just watch whichever popular show is airing, that person can be classified as casual in this topic. Still, they may understand the nuances of the different shows and be able to appreciate the intricacies and thoroughs of each one, and they may be really into the worldbuilding, characters and plot. In that regard, the person is a hardcore anime fan, at least hardcore for those specific animes. I don't watch many animes, though I do try to appreciate the medium in a more critical way than some of my friends. Nonetheless, I don't consider myself a hardcore fan due to not watching anime in massive quantities. You know, now that I think about it, there could be a two-axis chart regarding ammount of animes watched per unit of time in X and engagement in anime-related content (such as reading/posting on this forum or devouring wikis and side stories about said show) in Y. The more you watch anime and the more you engage in the medium, the more hardcore you are, and vice-versa. |
DiscoDespot said: My view is that a casual anime fan is somebody who mostly watches popular seasonals or whatever pops up on Netflix or some other streaming service, while a more hardcore fan actively seeks out certain types of anime that he/she enjoys. I think it could be something much more extreme. I wouldn't use the term casual unless is someone who barely bothers to watch any anime, but suddenly loose thir asses with Boku no Hero Academia. |
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Deduleadaa said: Why do people on this site keep making the same threads over and over again, just in case you didn't know there is a search function. Mate, searching is hard. Today's children have been spoon fed thier entire life. Sorry, but you are atm asking for to much, sadly. It's a fuck up world we live in x) |
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Nillwas said: following the rules are for casualsDeduleadaa said: Why do people on this site keep making the same threads over and over again, just in case you didn't know there is a search function. Mate, searching is hard. Today's children have been spoon fed thier entire life. Sorry, but you are atm asking for to much, sadly. It's a fuck up world we live in x) |
| “The world is full of nice people. If you can't find one, be one.” ― Nishan Panwar 8=D ~ O: |
Pike27 said: As is the case for literally almost everything, there is a spectrum which ranges from casual to hardcore. There is no definite point where one leaves "casual land" to get to the "hardcorehood". Yeah, something more like that. What do you think it would be the more hardcore type of anime fans you've ever seen? |
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BlancaXLobo said: Pike27 said: As is the case for literally almost everything, there is a spectrum which ranges from casual to hardcore. There is no definite point where one leaves "casual land" to get to the "hardcorehood". Yeah, something more like that. What do you think it would be the more hardcore type of anime fans you've ever seen? I crossed the line into hardcore for sure since I have over $700 of merchandise for one character! Or does that just make me a creep? lol. Edit: Make that $900, I forgot the pre-orders....... |
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DiscoDespot said: BlancaXLobo said: Yeah, something more like that. What do you think it would be the more hardcore type of anime fans you've ever seen? I crossed the line into hardcore for sure since I have over $700 of merchandise for one character! Or does that just make me a creep? lol. Edit: Make that $900, I forgot the pre-orders....... I don't know, man, i wasn't thinking too much about merch. I was talking more about searching for obscure OVAs from the 90s and 80s or even binge watching the lowest rated animes in this site. That kind of hardcore. The kind of I dared to see what most people even dare to mention. |
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| @DiscoDespot can I ask in which character it was? |
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| There isn't a fixed definition to describe a casual or hardcore fan. There are also "levels" inbetween. Many factors such as overall amount of time spent, frequency or priority should be taken into account. Then there are enthusiasm and willingness to see and learn more about anime and it's history. Those are attributes I would ascribe to a more passionate consumer and genuine fan, not someone who is just bored and happens to watch anime for a few month. And nope, caring about your hobby or spending a lot of time on it doesn't mean that you have to forsake everything. That's coming from someone who's watching a few episodes pretty much every day. And ffs, fuck everyone who looks down on others solely based on some stats. |
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| A hardcore fan is one who after finishing an anime, proceeds to look for the next one, a never ending spiral. |
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| hardcore fans almost specialize in watching only anime is what my guess would be then you also have anime-tards who think anime is the best thing in the world and everything else sucks. you can ignore these people, the rest of the world does. |
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BlancaXLobo said: @DiscoDespot can I ask in which character it was? That would be Ryoubi (or Ryobi) from the Senran Kagura video game series. (though she was briefly in the animes too) The poor girl has only 12 likes on MAL, its criminal! |
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| @DiscoDespot sorry, i don't know her, but for what you say, i'm no the exception. Can you send me the link? |
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| A hardcore anime fan is someone who dreams about his waifus all day. |
 "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost." |
| * Has fewer than 500 titles watched * Watches only mainstream anime * Watches less than 8 episodes a day * Less than $2000 in anime merchandise * Doesn't have a body pillow * Prefers subs over raw * Dislikes lolicon * Posts on Mal |
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DiscoDespot said: My view is that a casual anime fan is somebody who mostly watches popular seasonals or whatever pops up on Netflix or some other streaming service, while a more hardcore fan actively seeks out certain types of anime that he/she enjoys. i think this is a pretty good definition, although i'd add that hardcore fans: watch a lot more anime tend to buy merchandise |
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Futz_ said: Sounds like you're trying to use bad stereotypes of anime fans (being unsocial dorks stuck on their computers all day or somecrap) as a proxy, when that actually has very little to do with actually being an anime fan.What differentiates a casual anime fan and a hardcore one? I can’t seem to tell. I have friends that watch a lot of anime, read light novels and manga but they also do other things like play sports and hang out with friends. Fundamentally, "casual" and "hardcore" have to do with levels of dedication, and it's also a continuum, not just an either X or Y. A better proxy is to ask to what extent a person would associate themselves with a label as an indicator of their identity. A "casual" fan is someone who doesn't take anime watching, or liking anime, or anime fandom activities, etc. all that seriously. They take things "casually", naturally. A "hardcore" fan on the other hand does take this stuff a lot more seriously. So for example, a hardcore fan is more likely than a casual fan to do stuff like, differentiate between sub groups (or actually be a part of a sub group), buy $100 figurines, make youtube videos, and so on. But there's no single thing that differentiates the two; a casual fan could do any of these things too. Just that they're less likely to do it. Meanwhile, people who use "casual" or "hardcore" as insult labels are just stupid jerks. |
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| u hardcore when u laugh at non-weebs as an inferior race |
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| Have you attempted to have sexual intercourse with a loli body pillow? If not, you aren't really hardcore. |
| Jokes aside for me hardcore is someone who gets into the nitty gritty. As in looking up people who work in the industry, researches the history of anime and manga and its cultural impact on Japan (the same with genres), looks up the really obscure stuff (even if it doesn't have subtitles) and actually has an interest in animation. Casual on the other hand is well... the name speaks for itself. Is the opposite of a hardcore fan. They have a mild interest in anime, usually only watches what gets recommended. Of course both of them can overlap but you get the idea... |
Please learn about cel animation and its technical process. Learn how special effects and backlighting were done without computers. |
| The number of titles/episodes you've seen has little to do with being casual or hard core, because you can still be "very much into" Anime without having seen thousands of them, but I admit that someone who hasn't yet completed at least 100 Anime may not be that hard core. I'd like to think that an Anime fan who knows a decent amount about the history of Anime, collects Anime in physical form, and has a figure collection would probably be considered a "hard core fan," and that would make me one, because I fit all those criteria. I'm probably one of only a small few people here who even owns an Anime laserdisc collection. Besides being a hard core fan, I'm also a "Hard Core Man:" |
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| If being a "hardcore anime fan" means you don't also do other things like play sports and hang out with friends, then it's probably better you not be a hardcore anime fan. To be honest, most "hardcore anime fans" have a taste as shitty on anime as casual fans, if not shittier. |
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CHC said: If being a "hardcore anime fan" means you don't also do other things like play sports and hang out with friends, then it's probably better you not be a hardcore anime fan. To be honest, most "hardcore anime fans" have a taste as shitty on anime as casual fans, if not shittier. There's nothing wrong with not having any friends, and not playing sports. |
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| One doesn't watch much anime, the other watches a lot of anime. |
| Being casual is ok. Being hardcore is ok, too. The real cancer is weeaboo dummies, silly fanboys and pretentious elitists |
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BlancaXLobo said: Pike27 said: As is the case for literally almost everything, there is a spectrum which ranges from casual to hardcore. There is no definite point where one leaves "casual land" to get to the "hardcorehood". Yeah, something more like that. What do you think it would be the more hardcore type of anime fans you've ever seen? I can't say for anime, as none of those I know that watch anime are hardcore fans. However, I used to be a hardcore gamer - I'd skim through all news in multiple sites, participate in a couple of forums, I'd know about every single release (including minor ones) for multiple gaming systems and I'd play to no end through multiple games at a same time, while still trying to 100% them. I think the same would be applied to a true hardcore anime fan. Someone who participates in forums religiously while watching multiple anime episodes per day, plus knowing about current and future releases while still having time to enjoy older animes and discuss their artistic merits in a civilized way could be called a hardcore fan. |
| Casual anime fan(1.0)= its my main/off hobby, I'm not stressed out. Hardcore fan(2.0)= anime is my life, you can kill me IRL, BUT you cant kill my love. That is what first comes in my mind, but I think I could tell more difference. Btw I think I'm (1.5). Btw can someone make something like a test (what level anime fan you are?). |
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