| I'm sorry if such a thread already has bin made. But I was just curious, About other people. So my qeustion is: Are you a closet anime watcher? If the answer is no, How do people repond to you? As for me, I never really had a chance, I just started waching and I didn't know people may have found it childish or stupid. So I j just tolded my friend about it. Because anime isn't realy know where I live, The most reactions where: What's that? So, How about you? |
| ''Calling anime and manga Useless is insulting the hard work and time people put into it.'' |
| I treat it the same as all of my other interests. I don't meet people and say 'I love soccer!' anymore than I would say 'I love anime!', but if it is brought up or I can easily bring it up in relation to something, I will. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Yep total closet watcher, my sister is the only one who knows. But if someone brought up anime in a conversation, commenting that they liked it, I would be open about it. |
Hermit_ChuckMay 17, 2012 3:08 PM
| Everyone publicly knows my love for RPG games and Anime also Manga, my team mates in training do, I guess it is the fact when such people want to know what I do, it is one of the 1st things to say as well as football, the English version by the way, though hardly any of my friends except 1 or 2 are into anime, so conversation is so hard to come by. |
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| Pretty much all of my friends know I watch anime and a few of them watch a little bit of anime themselves. Although their view of anime isnt always good, but who cares! They are the ones missing out :P |
| Well as far as just communicating with people I suppose I do give off a geeky vibe since I'm quiet and socially awkward. I don't readily discuss my interests unless it just happens to come up. But if you ever see my room, I have pictures of it in my profile, it's pretty obvious I'm a major otaku. lol |
| Most people know, but they don't care, because it isn't my only interest (it's scarcely brought up)(only with other anime people). |
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| Only my friends i hang out with on a regular basis know, my old high school friends and the majority of the people i used to hang out with don't know. So i'm like halfway in the closet, on a side note my computer is kept in a large shallow closet so i technically do watch anime in the closet. |
| Only my circle of friends and parents know and no one else. Only way they would know is if they walked into my room and see my posters, anime, and figurines..... |
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD" |
| Some people know that I'm in cartoons. Some know that those cartoons are called anime. But no-one really knows that I'm a big anime fan and I really watch a lot of anime besides my parents. |
| I see dead people. |
| Most people where I live don't even know what anime is. If I said anything, they'd probably reply "isn't that kid stuff? like disney?". So no, but even if I was it wouldn't change anything. |
| "If you love someone Follow your heart Cause love comes once If you’re lucky enough" |
| I won't mention it unless I'm asked. Not because I'm not proud of the media and work behind it, but because there are almost always unavoidable negative preconceived notions that the general population holds. If they had the same understanding of the medium as I do, then I would be much more open about it. It's just a hassle and I'd rather not deal with it with people who hold those opinions. |
| I dont hide it from friends but I dont watch anything with family around since they tend to be well.... really annoying when i watch something. |
| Yes. My family has responded negatively to this type of stuff in the past, so I keep it secret. It would be too much effort to "make them see the light," so I just hide it. They know that I fill up hard drives pretty fast, but they don't know why. I can just imagine if they found out: I'd never hear the end of how I "waste my life away on that rubbish." I've shared anime with a few school friends long ago when I was first getting into it, but that's as far as it goes. If they had to see my anime list now, they'd probably be very shocked. Even though it's nothing compared to some of you guys here, I'm quite confident that no-one that I've met in person can even come close. |
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| Most people I know knows. |
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| I'm not shy when I can voice my likes and dislikes. If someone says they like anime, I'll relate. If someone says they hate anime, I make it a point that I like anime. |
| Pretty obvious I watch anime. |
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| No, I'm open about things I like, if I'm asked what I like, my hobbies - I'll mention anime and MLP:FiM as well. |
| LUL |
| Nah, I usually mention I like anime and animation in general. I'm not scared people will think I'm childish; I really wouldn't mind if people thought of me that way anyway. |
| I see no point in hiding anything I like. I am free to enjoy whatever I want, therefore, I hide nothing I like. Same is with anime. I won't hide from the convo, and I if anime is ever brought to the conversation, I won't deny I like it. |
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| It worries me that so many people feel like they have to hide there hobbies, that can't be good for you D: Shouldn't worry too much about this sort thing, everyone has hobbies that others won't like. |
| "If you love someone Follow your heart Cause love comes once If you’re lucky enough" |
| Yep my closet's comfortable and warm |
| It's not really a huge secret to anyone that knows me, but at the same time I don't go out of my way to bring it up or push it on people not as interested. I see no reason to hide who I am =) |
| Do you believe in love at first sight...or do I need to walk by again!? ~*~ http://www.dragonelegy.wordpress.com ~*~  |
| I'm not so much "in the closet" as I am a practicer of "if they don't ask/it's irrelevant, I don't need to bring it up". :I |
| People that have been inside my room know that I watch anime. But I don't tell anyone that's not on the internet that I do. There are some people in my town that I don't want to be associated with. |
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VikingGe said: Honestly, I don't give a f*ck on people who look down on me because of my interests. Watching anime (esp. English dubs, like I do) isn't too popular here in Germany, but neither is listening to metal music and stuff like that.. If anyone thinks it makes me a bad person, fine, not my problem. I simply don't care. And that's exactly why I don't have a problem telling someone what I like to do/watch/listen to/whatever if I'm being asked for it. Watch Anime, Listens to metal, could that get any more epic? |
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| I don't hide it from anybody but it's not like I tell it to everyone without a reason. I comment it if there's a relation with the subject we're discussing. |
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| I used to be a bit of a closet otaku, but now I just don't care. I'm an exec in my school's anime club and I love talking about anime I like (including some of the more taboo stuff). The fact is, I've learnt that whatever people think of me doesn't matter. There's no point in suffering alone because you are too afraid to share your passion with others. Obviously, I don't just say "Hi, my name is Bob, and I LOVE anime" when I meet new people, but I'm not shy about my interests if asked. |
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JoshSalas said: I treat it the same as all of my other interests. I don't meet people and say 'I love soccer!' anymore than I would say 'I love anime!', but if it is brought up or I can easily bring it up in relation to something, I will. Pretty much this |
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| ^ I can't imagine. I'm Chinese and my parents are fine with me watching Japanese animation. It's a bit stereotypical to imply all Korean parents are like that. |
| I don't hide it, but at the same time I don't openly go around with a giant banner saying "I LOVE ANIME!" If someone asks if I watch it, or if someone happens to bring it up then yeah I'll tell them. No reason for me to hide it. Otherwise I don't really say anything about it. My parents used to be a bit negative on it, but after awhile they just kind of forgot about it. I mean I'm not going to continuously keep on pausing, and quickly minimizing every time I hear a footstep. That would be annoying, so I just let them know, and it all just blew over. Friends could care less, or watch it themselves so I'm pretty much good in every aspect. |
Touch me, you filthy casual~ |
| I think through the early parts of high school I kept quiet about it, since everyone hated it, but I think towards the end of grade 10 I became pretty open about what I like and dislike. I don't make a point to let everyone I meet know I like anime, but if anyone asks what kind of hobbies I have then I have no problem saying it. |
| No. Most of my friends know I watch these " Chinese Cartoons " LOL |
| Most of my friends watch anime, so I'm not the only one. |
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| No. If I like something, I say it and am very open about it. |
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| Well depends. Unless the topic arises, I won't go out of my way and say I'm watching anime. Not that I hide it but mehh, unless ppl know abt it enough and refer to it on their own, I won't cause it's boring to explain them that it's not childish~ |
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| I'll say yes if I'm asked, unless they're one of those horrible anime fans. But then again it's not like I'd ever talk to those people anyway. |
| Some of my friends confuse anime with straight hentai.. So I keep from that topic with them. |
| Just passing by... |
| my family def knows, since i occasionally bug them to watch the odd funny episode or whole series if its good. i also draw, so it's pretty obvious, my friends can prob assume from that. |
| theres nothing closet about me lol, i walk around with a gurren lagann bag (almots bought a strike witches bag but i didnt want the "i am paedo" sign) and some buttons i bought at comic-con. everybody that knows me knows im just a bi sloppy geek. |
| Uh, yes. The only people who knows that I enjoy anime are the ones I meet on the internet. It makes me sad actually because I'd like to discuss anime with my friends in real life but unfortunately none of them watches anime. |
| If the person I'm talking to also likes anime, I'll openly talk about it. Also, if someone asks me, I'll tell the truth. Otherwise, I don't mention it. |
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