| That's how most of communities of hobbies are and anime is not an exception of it. Try to go into Hema/Buhurt/Reconstruction groups and ask about stuff like Reverse Grip you'd see the toxicity, or to people who are going with metal detectors in Poland and ask them about Boratynka, or any other community about stuff which are often talked by people deep in hobby aswell as casuals. Idk if anime can be even called as a hobby as it is form of enterteinment and I don't consider watching anime/movies/tv series/listening to music as a form of hobby which has no form of any activity |
| Anime is NOT a hobby, you are merely consuming disposable mass media entertainment. |
JaniSIr said: Anime is NOT a hobby, you are merely consuming disposable mass media entertainment. A hobby is "an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure." Of course watching something is a hobby. |
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| How about joining the hype? make tiktok about whatever is "in" and trendy, gain some likes and clout, making money on the side in the process? gatekeeping / against the grain is a futile endeavor if you're a nobody. |
THE JAPANESE SHOULD STICK TO MAKING CARS AND ANIME - GARY K. JOHNSON |
| Tell me about it, I used to think of cooking as a hobby but fucking everyone does it these days. Might have to just starve myself from now on. |
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| You are just succumbing to social media pressure. Normally, those casuals/tourist (that actually doesnt even play/view/do the hobby that much) would destroy the hobby (see: video games, comics, movies), so i can understand why you have that feeling... The thing is, anime is not like that. We have to thank Japan becuase, ignoring a few examples, they just do what they do, and like what they like. You dont like Lolis? Too bad, the loli stays You dont like that we implement fan service? Too bad, we are gonna do it even harder Until that changes, Anime is safe. So relax, grab a cup of coffee and watch some anime. Outsider will do everything in they power to try to change it by causing toxic discussions, but Japan doesnt care. You are right in being afraid, but relax |
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| I get that, but then I ask myself why I begin caring about what the normies think. I know I'm not like the rest, and that's good enough |
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| You shouldn't care about people's opinions, or you'll get nowhere, my favorite MMORPG has become a disaster since it left the niche category, and yet I continue to play because there's still a part of the community made up of veterans and hardcore players. Hmm, have you tried to find people who have the same points of view as you? Maybe you'll appreciate it better if you're around people with a similar opinion. |
| Watching sports is a hobby so all the great rivalries in all kinds of sports are just overhyped.... |
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| Anime is as important as oxygen or water. Work (modern day slavery) should be a hobby for those who want it or those who need it or those who are forced to work.. |
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| Back when I started anime, it wasn't much known here. You'd join some telegram group and get ridiculed for having a cartoon photo. Nowadays however it feels like suddenly everyone has gotten anime into anime(esp. after Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan season 3/4 came out). Was it better? Well, you'd no longer be a social outcast for watching cartoons because everyone knows them now. But in return, there are plenty of "cringy" otakus with Naruto/Eren/the striped guy from demon slayer as profile pictures that if you fail to establish yourself, you'll be seen as a weirdo. |
| شقایق، اینجا من، خیلی غریبم |
| It's the elitist attitude and the pessimism that irks me. |
| Being an anime fan should be considered a mental illness |
| You don't actually HAVE to communicate with the anime community in order to enjoy anime. Actually, I'd say if you're really at a point where the community is making you hate it then go enjoy your hobby hermit style now before they do something that annoys/upsets you enough that you can't help but think about it whenever you try to enjoy it. Though if something as unimportant as people over-hyping something is enough to get you to dislike it then it's worth analyzing whether your connection to it was that strong in the first place. I do see stuff get "over-hyped", but that's never changed anything for me. In my head-- or maybe even out loud-- I just say, "It's not that good, but okay" and move on to watching other anime. And I know a lot of it is because people don't know how to develop their own unique taste in anime and just latch on to whatever's popular/recommended. I just leave it be and do my own thing. |
| I'm glad that anime/manga isn't as much of a niche hobby as it was when I first started. Hardly anyone I knew IRL watched it so I never got to talk about it. Now that its popular its easier to find people who like it to discuss with. Also its way easier to get merch. I remember the days of paying out the ass at customs to get some merch. |
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| football fans overhype their games all the time, so why shouldn´t we? :( |
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| There's a very easy fix to that. Just watch anime on your own without engaging with other fans about it. |
| There's a very easy fix to that. Just watch anime on your own without engaging with other fans about it. |
JaniSIr said: Anime is NOT a hobby, you are merely consuming disposable mass media entertainment. Perhaps... but it nonetheless is an Entertainment Medium that can directly lead into some decidedly skill-based Hobbies; |
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| I don't know, I just like to watch so... I watch it. There's nothing more to it. It's pretty simple. |
| Indeed. I always treat it as a hobby. |
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| I dont even care about anime as a hobby so I guess I win. |
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