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Hey, how's it going

2012 - started the medium
2014 - joined MAL, Disqus and other online communities
2015 - dropped anime after binging Cowboy Bebop, HxH, YYH, Gurren Lagann and FMA
2016 - picked it up back up with AOT and MHA
2018 - rewatched YYH and it ruined it for me. Out of the medium and community almost entirely

I've almost completely fallen out of anime. I feel like after I've seen so many anime of so many different types and genre that maybe I've just gotten bored or grown out of it.
I used to love different Dere types, ecchi nonsense, Japanese culture and I was so heavily invested in all things anime and I could watch so many romcom series and light novel adaptations but now they bore me. It's kind of embarrassing how much of a loser I was xD

Anime as a whole to me now is pretty darn meh, the community doesnt help either.

I'm in the UK and there are a few conventions that Ive been to, but the community is kinda weird and it's really in their own little bubble. It's hard to be in the community if you arent a part of it proper you know? I look and act like a normal dude and I have a bigger life outside of the medium so I find it difficult to interact with those who are so engrossed in it. But I do have a soft spot for the series I enjoy and I have made some of my best mates through anime but I'll stick to other more interactive activities like MMA and sport or videogames.

Ratings used to be objective but now I dont really care anymore so everything is based mainly on enjoyment. Most anime is too "anime" for me now and I have very few series that I really enjoy and can go back to. I also dont have enough time in the day to watch so many newer anime so if they dont hook me straight away then sorry but there are other things that I can fill my free time with you know xD

I used to love watching and listening to AniTubers but one day something just clicked. I saw 5 years go past, we are still watching anime and doing nothing with our lives outside of it...While the world moved on, we were still here drowning our eyes in subtitles and the thought of my life going down the moe gutter was a wake up call. I got off anime and manga to make a change for the better.

I recently watched a clip of Trash Taste on YouTube and it really made me happy with my decision. I truly had grown out of the medium and that way of thinking. I was my own person finally. I saw that they were still the same people I was watching all those years ago but I had moved on to such a greater place in life. My mind was free, and I didnt feel stunted or like a man-child for lack of a better term xD

I came out of the bubble and never looked back.

I hope you too can reach your full potential and be free of anything holding you back

Once you're done here, enjoy the rest of your day

And never forget that a simple act of kindness can someone's day :D