So do males anime fan and females anime fan got a long well?

obliviouz said:
I'm surprised not a lot of people know(or get along with) the opposite sex when it comes to anime fans. For those that still go to school or uni, don't you have clubs that may relate to anime/manga?

Cholisose said:


Oh gosh, her poor childhood. Shouldn't she be watching Hamtaro? >_>

Blaze-Senpai said:
lol@ccs haters

I think as long as you avoid the "OGM SUGOI YAOI" girls or "OGM SUGOI HENTAI" guys anyone should be fine.

You're more likely to get along with someone that doesn't watch anime at all though.

n01kaizerm said:


This goes for the majority of people you meet in public who claim to be fans of "anime". They either only watch the popular crap or whatever is on Adult Swim on Saturday nights.

Chances are, you aren't going to find many "anime fans" who know anything beyond those type of anime series you just listed.

I once met someone who claimed he was a big Gundam fan; apparently watched them all. Yet he said his favorite Gundam series was Gundam SEED. While I don't like to assume things, if you've watched every single Gundam series; how would SEED be your favorite? I guess it's possible, but it seems unlikely with masterpieces such as Zeta Gundam or even Turn-A Gundam was pretty damned good, even if it was a little light-hearted for a Tomino-directed Gundam series.

ladyxzeus said:
Yes they do.

Sometimes they even have sex, and make tiny anime fans.

Brockemsockem said:


You know, I despise this sort of anime-elitist attitude.

It's like saying "you don't know good literature, you've only read a few books and very few classics!". That doesn't change the fact that they liked it, and it doesn't change the fact that they're still fans of literature and books.

So what if they watch the stuff on Adult Swim? They've got FMA: Brotherhood, Cowboy Bebop, and plenty of other titles that could MAKE people into anime fans.

I've only seen Gundam Wing and Gundam SEED, and I love them both, does that not make ME a gundam fan? I, quite honestly, think the Universal Century gundam timelines seem boring as hell, mostly because they're daunting in their length and unappealing in their technological aspects. Effectively, they just come across as even more cheesy than most mecha. However, I am still a gundam fan. From what I hear SEED is basically a more modernized original Mobile Suit Gundam, anyway.

shadowsword said:
Now that I remember there was this one friend who was watching Death Note after I finished it and she asked me "L or Light?"
I told her "L"
She told me: "Eww!Light's much cuter"
Like OMG! I don't like any of the Death Note characters based on appearance - it's their personality *facepalm*

n01kaizerm said:

But the facts are, the majority of "hard-core" anime fans generally get their anime from the internet or imports or from random stores that sell beyond the basic stuff. Adult-Swim used to be a fairly decent place to start off (It still is to an extent); but my attempts to discuss classical anime with people who claim to he "big fans" of anime; are usually alienated from my conversations. And with that, I never have a chance to have an interesting conversation about anime; and unless I talk about Bleach or Naruto; all I can do is make suggestions to these people to try and find some sort of connection with them. :

ladyxzeus said:
Yes they do.

Sometimes they even have sex, and make tiny anime fans.

Brockemsockem said:


I see where you're coming from now. Oh and in response to Gundam, I just can't do it; there's so much more interesting out there I gotta see before I watch oldies, or even try to get past the cheese-factor of them.

Agreed with the semi-comment about Adult Swim's former pedigree of decent anime, but you did say "crap on AS" so that is saying there's something wrong with watching those shows, FYI. Yes, though, I see where you're coming from and I concur/relate far too often, and I'm not even hardcore. I refuse to watch the Bleaches and Narutos of the world, myself, which makes it difficult to relate to most supposed anime fans, especially Narutard girls.

I don't like Bleach, Naruto, or Twilight, basically never getting a GF of similar/nerdy interests. =P

n01kaizerm said:


There is a really "cheesy-factor" in Mobile Suit Gundam, and perhaps a little in ZZ Gundam, but I find 80s anime to be incredibly serious and dark compared to the stuff we watch today. Actually, I find that bit of "realism" to be rather entertaining. Try watching stuff like Aura Battler Dunbine or Armored Trooper VOTOMS; they're definitely not trying to make any sort of "happy-happy" ending.

But I'm disappointed in general with Adult Swim. They either just show repeats of the same show over and over again or put on their "original programming" (Bleh). I mean sure, it's a nice way to get into anime. Without them, I would've probably never liked Inuyasha as a child, and looked on the internet about that stuff to find other interesting animes out there. But at the same time, they're generally showing stuff on late night television that is probably directed towards teens instead of "adults". :p

There are just so many dubs out there that Adult-Swim could be showing, yet they spend their time creating completely random "odd" shows that should probably never be on television. They get fairly good ratings with anime, but since they've quit making anime the biggest part of their program, I guess people prefer ish like repeats of Family Guy you can find anywhere on television. If they'd atleast take time to put interesting shows like the dub of Zeta Gundam; hell, put the damned dub of Aura Battler Dunbine on there and see any response. Who wouldn't want to watch a medieval anime with mecha? ;)

I'm all for helping people who primarily enjoy Bleach/Naruto/etc. into the world of anime. But they're rather stubborn. I'll suggest sites they can watch stuff that have no chance of becoming a dub or whatnot. But most of the time, they just refuse. I'll even suggest the stuff I think is "mediocre" (My definition is mindless fighting with very little character development and plot).