Ever fallen out of anime?

United States
January 15, 2007 3:38pm CST
I think I might have. I like anime/manga art but reading the mangas and watching the animes are the things I don't do these days. I used to be a big fan of Naruto and other big animes. But then the way fans treat the anime and how people take anime hobbies too seriously really pulled me out. The weird, self-conceited fanfics with OCs, the pairing wars, the rated R fanart, and the overly obsessed people who get mad at stupid things. I'm glad anime led me to good things like appreciating asian cultures. But I'm going to take my anime content a few noches down.
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@shywolf (4514)
• United States
16 Jan 07
I'm sorry that the other fans were what drove you away :( I used to be a big fan of anime myself, but it was more just that I drifted away from it after about a year than that anything drove me away. The fanart doesn't really bother me, not that I would willingly look at anything really nasty *laugh* And I really didn't meet any other fans who gave me a negative feeling. I just watched anime really fanatically for one winter, got busy over the next summer as per usual, and by the next winter I was onto other things. But I did create a few fairly good AMV's, you can see them under my username shywolf at http://www.animemusicvideos.org - they're mostly AMV's for One Piece. (I did also used to love Naruto, btw! ^_^ )
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@armodios (70)
1 May 13
well i think the spoilers kinda trows me out , but i try to avoid them !
• Indonesia
20 Jan 07
Ahahahaah I fall in love with B'T X anime not only fall in love, I think you can say e as FANATIC FANS I make it fiction, fanart, and even a FAN SITE at http://kireta.co.nr I make the mailing list, forum also cosplay for it. ^^ I dont think it stupid. I proud become B'T X fans since 98 and never change until now (Almost 10 years). ^^
@Hitomi (28)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
I've been an Anime fan eversince but I still know when to stop. Anime for me is like a relaxation after a day of hard work
• United States
20 Jan 07
I'm also an anime fan and it's been my favorite thing to do until now. Though, the fans have nothing to do with your interest in anime. There's no reason why you should take them too seriously either.
• New Zealand
24 Jan 07
normally i just read a chater of manga evry now and thn but in holidays or somthn i get straight down to the episodes and go through thm within days.
• India
18 Jan 07
Hey it's not bad to be anime fan but you should have a control over you i am also a anime fan but never taken such extreme measures!!!
• Italy
16 Jan 07
Mh, I love anime and manga since I was a child...I love everything a bout it, I think I'm strongly addicted..XD But I try to be...content?O_o Dunno how to say it...I ttry to not obsess people with it XD
@vehaileairu (2286)
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
dont worry.. your not alone... heheh.. i do have llottss in my list.. kakashi of naruto chichiri tamahome nakago suzaku of fushigi mikagami of flame of recca allen of escaflowne aiyoshi or samurai x ukyo of samurai showdown kyo aiyoshi of king of fighters trunks of dragon ball chrono of chrono crusade etcccccc.... believe me, its a funny thing that ordinary people wont understand us.. its normal but, it will be abnormal if you will never want other human beings aside from a fiction made in your mind.. but i know, we wont forget that.. anime is my passion and im still balanced and normal as long as i can be.. even i have cushes who are just imagination made or paper drawn, im not that afraid to tell the world.. hahha^_^ take care.
@misskatonic (3723)
• United States
15 Jan 07
I love anime, but I never venture too deeply into the fandoms. :D They crazy is a tad too much, even for me! I kind of go through phases. Like right now, I'm not watching much anime. But I'm in pre-convention preparations, so that takes a whole lot of my time. I 'm behind on the few series' I'm watching right now, and I'll catch up at some point. I don't go to many anime oriented places online. I network with other fans on Livejournal and through Cosplay.com, but I try and stay out of the drama. It's not as serious as some people take it. But it can be hard to avoid the crazy fans...
@Fexbox (110)
16 Jan 07
Mostly i watch them and obsess in my own head for while XD I haven't really read fanfic for a long time, although I tend to read reccomendations by friends and or their own work. I admit that I hate the end of a series. Because so many are left open and I've become so attached to the characters that I really wanna know what happens next XD I want to be able to see or read more about the characters and the world... I think fanfic and fan art can be a good outlet for this for some people :)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
i really do love the anime fushigi yuugi. it really caughts my attention. it is about the story of two lovers in both different worlds. hope you will watch that anime because its really nice.
• Malta
16 Jan 07
my all time favourite cartoon is sailor moon. i usually watch cartoons on an italian channel, but now a days i dont really like the 'new' ones - they're too robotic and that stuff, and i prefer the older ones like attacker you, candie, georgie etc... this is one of the reasons why i don't watch cartoons much, even though now a days i dont really have the time to see them, but i still love them, and sometimes i try to draw them or else try to invent my own characters. hehe well this is one of the reasons why i would like to go to japan, maybe one day i will become a cartoon artist! or at least i'll work or meet with these people who are very artistic. no one can beat japanese cartoons.
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
hmmm been there done that. and now im back again. XD i used to love it a lot A LOT from grade school and now im in college i found it interesting once again...i dunno. i guess it had its roots in me. :) its my moms influence-even my nickname's japanese.