| i hope i do if i have time and still that excitement and interest then ofc. Anime is great way to relax and spend some time(and great way to get depression when your favorite anime/manga ends) |
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| Yes, Anime has been a pretty big part of my life for a long time, and I don't see myself giving them up. |
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| I've seen old people that were still fond of the same things they were fond of in their youth, so it's definitely possible. My interest has gone down a bit over the last decade, but I've never fallen completely out with anime, and I suspect my interest in anime will continue to fluctuate up and down, even as an old cripple who can't remember when the last time he showered was. |
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| Yeah. I’ll probably transition into being a collector at that point. |
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| So you know how old folks homes today are always playing music and t.v from the 50s and 60s because it makes the old people nostalgic and stuff? I reckon, when I'm old and gray, the homes of the future will be playing anime on t.v and Eminem music, etc. So yeah, I'll probably be watching anime when I'm old. |
| When you stand at the cliff's edge, staring into the darkness below, the most horrifying realization is not that you might slip, but that you could leap. |
OnionKnightRises said: I've seen old people that were still fond of the same things they were fond of in their youth, so it's definitely possible. My interest has gone down a bit over the last decade, but I've never fallen completely out with anime, and I suspect my interest in anime will continue to fluctuate up and down, even as an old cripple who can't remember when the last time he showered was. Loool it makes me think that we could watch our favorite anime as many times as we want if we forget each time lmao, not a bad things finally :6 |
| Its a massive part of my life,hobbies and interests so yes...well if im still here by then lmao |
"those who aren't able to find a more miserable person than themselves turn to the internet and call others losers,even though they've never met"- Satou from nhk |
| That's way too far off in the future for me to think or care about in general, let alone something as specific as whether or not I'll maintain a hobby from my early twenties Just gonna go with the flow and see where it ends up, if I do, then I do, and if I don't, then I don't |
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| Anime will not be the same thing when we are old. I'm on the older end of the spectrum at 32 but most (~95% at a guess) of the people on here I bet are between 18 and 30. When we're all old (30+ years from now) anime will not mean the same thing it does today. It will be international. I don't want it to happen but I can't see any other future unless the movement to popularize and globalize anime comes to a schreeching halt. People like myself and others who consider themselves purists in the sense of preferring anime remain "Japanese" (in the 2000-now otaku culture sense)* will probably go one of two ways. *I don't want to debate semantics here. Had the debate way too much. If you have issue with my phrasing you just have to accept there are many people who see anime to be a certain style which often gets labeled as "Japanese" but obviously it's more complicated than that. Option 1 is that the "Japanese" anime will live on in a limited way under a different name that will be impossible to guess. "Otakume" or something. The word "Japanese anime" won't do because Japan will be different and while there will be Japanese anime, I see the affects of globalization homogenizing most forms of artistic creativity. Country distinctions will fade away. Though of course this is another trend that could come to a screeching halt but it seems unlikely. Which leaves option two where the "Japanese" style of anime disappears all but completely and people like myself will have a collection of horded anime which become like antiques in a way. The individuals (who disavow and don't relate to modern "anime") will become something like the collectors of movies from the late twentieth century, with no specific name for for their small, fragmented community. To answer OP's question, yes, I will still watch anime when I'm old. But I'm pessimistic about the future of anime. I envision relating less and less to most of the anime being made and spending most of the rest of life watching stuff which has finished airing even today. |
| “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Aggregate scoring is bad for the anime fandom |
| How else will i get to see the ending to hunter x hunter |
| Duh, I gotta be able to watch JoJo's Part 6 |
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| I'll probably still be watching it when I get old. By the way, I'm 59. |
A møøse once bit my sister... |
| absolutely not. when I started this I already knew what I need to do. get in, watch the shit. get out. enjoy then get the heck out quick. I want to enjoy other things in life as well, I think I can't enjoy all things at a single lifetime but staying here in this anime world won't certainly help. |
| I really hope that i will but you can never be sure. |
| Lol why I shouldn't ? It's same like asking "will you watch any movies or serials when you get old" of course I will... |
| Yep, i don't see why i wouldn't be. Even if it's just re-watching my favourites. |
| If it remains as entertaining as it is now then hell yeah. |
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| hopefully not, I probably would stick to anime I've always loved and rewatch that but I'd like to find myself immersed in other things and spend as much time as I do spend watching anime with other things. I'd rather stick with manga than anime. |
| I'll watch even more anime because I'll have time. Who knows how ecchi will evolve in the future, maybe we'll get sex scenes in your regular slice of life romance anime. |
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| I'm 29 and I watch anime. Your message must contain 30 characters excluding BBCode, quotes, images, and spaces. Current character count: 20 |
| hopefully, if I even reach that stage of life xD |
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| What's the definition of old anyways :| I feel like you're never too old for anything, just do whatever you feel like doing |
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| I'm already old and I'm already still watching, lmao. |
| im already close to being 40 years old in a few years and i still watch anime |
I've barely watched any anime in the last nine years.  I still like drawings. Right now I'm watching Avatar TLA, Samurai Jack season 4 and finishing up Batman: The Animated Series again. I've also spent the last like three months re-reading Akira, Battle Angela Alita and Blame! |
| So far my hobbies, aside from Youtube, haven't lasted very long so I'm not sure just how long I'll still be watching anime for. Being such a vast medium there's potential for me to never stop. Usually 80% of the time I spend in any media or fandom is reconsuming and I haven't gotten to the rewatching stage in anime yet after 5 years of watching so by that math I should be here for a lot longer. |
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| Sure, can't wait to retire and rewatch all my favorite shows xD |
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| Yes, but a slower rate. I'd probably rewatch my favorites more so than keep up with seasonals. (or the same if I am bed-ridden) |
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| If I do continue to watch anime more than a year or so from now it will be pretty infrequent - maybe ten shows/movies combined per year, or somewhere in that ballpark. |
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| Yeah, at the very least there are definitely some series I'm still going to be watching if I reach Betty White's age |
| Going to be 30 this year and still watching just did not watch as much as I use to be. |
| I am not gonna stop watching anime even when I am old. |
 "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." |
| I would expect that I will. If I won't like new series any more, like usual old person bragging about old times, I might still re-watch old stuff. Either way I can't quite imagine that I would stop watching anime entirely. Before I get old enough to get pension I might have less time for it, but I imagine I will always watch at least few episodes when I have time. |
| Define old? If you're talking when i'm in my 50's or 60's then probably not or rarely at all. If you're talking in the next 10 years for sure but probably only the new anime rather than what has previously came out plus what's new as I do now. |
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| hm, probably not. i'm not really into anime anymore so i don't think i'll still watch it when i'm a grandma |
   ｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆｡ from the days that i've lived those i had spent with you, seemed real 月光 |
| Already been a fan for 22 years, as long as they continue to make stuff I find entertaining then I'm still in. |
| "Laws exist only for those who cannot live without clinging onto them." -Souske Aizen "Bleach"  |
| I'm 19 and I watch Anime. I don't know if it fits your definition of old. |
| I think the only way i will stop watching anime is to die. |
| Definitely, Yes, sure, I think so, probably, I hope so and finally, why not. |
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