One positive life change that You've made after watching anime

Mirai said:
Not anime, but the anime community made me feel better about myself when I realized there are even worse people than me out there

Chandela said:
That's dope as fuck, all the power to you.

Anime humbled me to large extents as well. I remember crying for a character who's life panned out to repeat the same beats of despair that their family suffered from. Actually introduced the idea of compassion to me without even addressing it by name, that left a real impact. Now I put effort in helping others better themselves or their environments. Real shit right there.

elodespise said:
That I started to draw and stopped with online games like League of legends, or after a few anime I will stop watching it and starting with some sports,

I think this is positive c:

-Lofn- said:
My copy pasta of mein waifu

Yui Kotegawa, it's more a personal reason but I'll say it anyway. It was the time when I was moving around away from my initial place where I grew up with my friends and Yui was my moral support, yes, a 2D female character gave me support. I eventually developed myself to a more what I consider a better person, or at least, a more interesting person that who I was, a meek and timid kid. I became sociable,
braver and has confidence, one might say even is overconfidence.

Then there is Joe, which made me care for a character that much again, maybe a person I would say. Also made me want to get into boxing, I never had a sport that I played, I wanted baseball, but it's a rarity around here.

xShinigami3125 said:
Well anime made me stop playing shity mobile games and so I stoped wasting a shit lot of money on them so I guess that's a positive development

ItsYaDi said:
positive? i guess, i am more appreciate and enjoying my life more than i used to

Stripes said:
Actually started cooking more food at home. All these food anime/manga got me legitimately interested in it.

potatobuurr said:
Watching romantic anime has made me understand the importance of relationships.
Anime has also given me more inspiration to create music, and learn new instruments.

Yusnanism said:
i think anime is more than just watching something. it is enjoyment. it is satisfaction. it is just hobby that makes you feel comfortable.
however, u still have to continue your life for work, getting married with real woman, and getting older.

velvetPhos said:
I started to play mahjong because of anime.
Not sure if this is a good thing.

Noirgyum said:
Anime made me play the guitar, make me like politics more and becoming non conformist.

but, on the downside, i became a weeb.

velvetPhos said:
I started to play mahjong because of anime.
Not sure if this is a good thing.

StarSwoardsman said:

What Anime got you into that?


I'm curious, what makes a weeb? I'm not into labels. But isn't a weeb by definition someone who tries to use Japanese words like chan, san, sama and etc?

StarSwoardsman said:
I should have known better than to try to post positive content on this forum. Most of you disappoint me.

thewiru said:


I feel like everyone in MAL just hates anime and is just "LMAO I'M ~LE IRONIC AND I JOKE THAT I'M DEPRESSED XDDDDD"

I would prefer is these forums were just filled with weebs.

StarSwoardsman said:
I should have known better than to try to post positive content on this forum. Most of you disappoint me.

EcchiGodMamsterP said:


I was basically gonna say the same thing lol.. you can't really expect anything but typical self loathing bullshit when you make a thread like this

unfortunately anime attracts really negative people

Chiibi said:
My creativity and artistic abilities just went through the roof. lol Animu/mango inspires me like nothing else has.

(well ok, Disney and Bluth did a lot too lol but not to this extent.)

oh, I fell in love with the language as well. As a young kid, I had no interest in that. XD

StarSwoardsman said:
I got more into Asian women. Kidding. Well, not really, I did date lire Asian women after I got into anime and I am dating one right now haha.

But, seriously, I'd say that I became more non conformist after I started watching anime more. I'll explain.

I didn't really get into anime until right before I turned 22. Then, by my 24th birthday I got really into it. Before that, I was all about Hollywood. I still love Hollywood. I live here and work here. But, I felt as though Hollywood were the only ones that made great shows and films. And that all other entertainment industries didn't matter as much.

But then, I started watching more and more Animes that touched me lore emotionally than a lot of what Hollywood had to offer. I started seeing more Anime shows and films that were deep and had philosophical and psychological ideas that weren't in Hollywood. Sometimes in an indie film, but that's still outside of Hollywood.

Once I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion, my mind was officially fucked. It was a life changing experience in many ways. I then could see just how egocentric the West is and how egocentric I was as well. How closed off I was from other cultures and other ideas. I think that's why a lot of countries hate the U.S.A. We are raised to think that we are the best and no one else matters. I thought that the U.S.A did everything the best.

I then got into Japanese culture as a whole and read books like the way of the Tao and other things. I started eating more Japanese food and loved it. Baby steps.

The biggest thing was seeing how closed off a lot people were to anime and how judgemental they were to it. It was like a big mirror. It showed me that I couldn't be like that. That those people were in a lower level of consciousness. All they wanted to do was to conform and fit the status quo. I wanted to be myself and grow

It's funny how things that you least expect can have a big impact on your life. I originally only watched anime because of my roommate. But, it ended up being the catalyst for change.

So, what about you? Or, do you just watch for waifus and fights?