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ReinZwei · 2010-03-03, 23:01

Nope, not really I think, in our country shounen animes are really talked about specially with my classmates here.

Khu · 2010-03-04, 06:09

My whole fucking school watches anime/reads manga.

Go figure. XD

(And no, I don't live in Japan)

Animelover#1 · 2010-03-04, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Khu

My whole fucking school watches anime/reads manga.

Go figure. XD

(And no, I don't live in Japan)

wow.. an otaku school.. O.o

~~Arbitres~~ · 2010-03-04, 13:29

An anime is/can be a lonely hobby depending where you live. It all depends on the open-mindedness of the people around you.

Quite frankly, i'm very lonely. Only my sister to talk to, and she is.. well, not an otaku int he strictest sense, just watches anime.

I live in WV, and all the hate serious needs to stop. If they haven't realized, World War II has ended, let the past be. Just because such and such fought and died in war or such and such survived it, that has no bearing on the present.

Anime is quite lonely where I live, since everyone is content on being relics in the past. Even the teenagers hate japanese products/foreign products.

This is a mockery, as most fans that do watch anime consider Naruto the best. Urghh... They seriously need to watch besides that crash course. Darker then Black, or the vintage animes could help them awake from a sad nightmare. xD

Animelover#1 · 2010-03-04, 15:12

Ah.. crap.. I know a little about your background from the D thread, I understand the first sentence.. I have a couple people who i introduced anime to who rather enjoy it, even my playboy of a nephew ^^.. Enjoyed my mahoromatic, of all things...

sorry what does WV stand for..? -.- and I agree with you. sure japan and germany were at war with america and england and france etc but seriously... back then there were different soldiers, different leaders and different circumstances. everything has changed..

As the boss said from mgs3 "Politics are fickle, they change with the times." She also said something about enemies and friends changing constantly. It's all about who's in charge.

+ I have no desire to watch naruto.. I'm good just sticking with my romance animes..

Nightbat® · 2010-03-04, 15:42

Looking at this forum it does not need to be a lonely hobby

But I may not be the best person to ask, I play my guitar by myself, I ride my bike alone (and took off the neccessities to take on a passenger)
and I watch my anime in solitude

Lost Cause · 2010-03-04, 21:20

Well my husband (then boyfriend) got me started in anime! First was 'You're Under Arrest' then 'Ah My Goddess'. The rest as they say is history. Except he is a U.S. Marine!

iKurisu · 2010-03-05, 05:57

Seems like it... I've always watched anime alone.

Khu · 2010-03-05, 09:23

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Originally Posted by Animelover#1

wow.. an otaku school.. O.o

lol.

almost all of us are asian, sooo XD

Miyuki-ism · 2010-03-05, 09:38

I'm probably the only on within a 100km radius of my house that seriously likes anime. And I don't count people that watch Bleach and Naruto (not that there's anything wrong with that) because that's the only anime they watched. It's like when you watched Pokemon when you were younger and didn't know it was an 'anime'.

The other day I met a classmate that said he watched Bleach, and somehow the topic ended up in me mentioning the term 'moe' which in turn he just gave me a confused stare.

In short, I do not know a single local person who watches any anime I do or any anime that has been aired within the last year or so.

bhl88 · 2010-03-05, 13:03

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Originally Posted by Khu

lol.

almost all of us are asian, sooo XD

lol wtf where do you live.... I wanna see that school of yours... (is it MIT?)

topic: When you make yourself lonely, the hobby becomes ronery.

fer619 · 2010-03-06, 19:13

to me it's lonely only because none of my friends or family members are fans of anime

TsumeBlue · 2010-03-06, 20:09

Well, I guess I would have to agree is does get lonely sometimes. Especially when you really get into an anime and you have noone in real life who likes it too to talk with. I wonder what it was like liking something like anime back when the internet didn't exist? Now that must have been lonely.

Terrestrial Dream · 2010-03-06, 21:30

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Originally Posted by Khu

lol.

almost all of us are asian, sooo XD

The school I went in New York was like that too. For Asians things like manga and anime to lesser degree is pretty norm. It was quite nice to have people to talk about anime and manga casually, I have to admit that is one of the things that I miss right now.

capture · 2010-03-07, 00:06

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Originally Posted by TsumeBlue

I wonder what it was like liking something like anime back when the internet didn't exist?

Noooooooooo!!!! that must be a nightmare I think....

darry · 2010-03-07, 13:43

I say it is a lonely Hobby since 99% of the time your watching ur alone. Doesnt matter tbh if you have People you talk with it about.

Fahd · 2010-03-07, 18:02

Once you get to university you'll generally find an anime club, so you don't have to watch alone. Of course whether the other club members share your taste in anime is another thing, so I would guess what you gain in company you might lose in choice; i.e. you won't necessarily get to watch everything you want to.

I tend to have a rather specific taste, so I don't participate in the university club, but I do every so often discuss anime with my friends.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Animelover#1

sorry what does WV stand for..? -.-

I would guess West Virginia. It is a state that is economically deprived and suffers from an exodus of its youth, although it's not the only state to suffer the latter problem. It is (perhaps unfairly) stereotyped as being a culturally isolated; Arbitres would be the best person to report on that, but another thread would probably be the correct venue

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Lonestar9 · 2010-03-07, 19:35

Yeah, it tends to be something a lot of us watch alone...luckily my wife watches a lot of with me, she has a great sense of humor as she laughs at the goofy eechi stuff I sometimes watch...

Khu · 2010-03-09, 02:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhl88

lol wtf where do you live.... I wanna see that school of yours... (is it MIT?)

topic: When you make yourself lonely, the hobby becomes ronery.

Australia.

Find the school in NSW with the highest percentage of asians, and a minority of Indians, and you've found meh. XD

Kotohono · 2010-03-09, 12:52

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Originally Posted by Chiibi

Frack NO, I finally have a social life all thanks to anime! High school was bad but once I got to college, I was in business.

Haha, someone who is in the same position as me, only cause of anime group here to do I have anything of a social life; though I still watch good bit of anime alone as well.

2010-03-04, 15:12	Link #145
Animelover#1 Kouta... Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Age: 29	Ah.. crap.. I know a little about your background from the D thread, I understand the first sentence.. I have a couple people who i introduced anime to who rather enjoy it, even my playboy of a nephew ^^.. Enjoyed my mahoromatic, of all things... sorry what does WV stand for..? -.- and I agree with you. sure japan and germany were at war with america and england and france etc but seriously... back then there were different soldiers, different leaders and different circumstances. everything has changed.. As the boss said from mgs3 "Politics are fickle, they change with the times." She also said something about enemies and friends changing constantly. It's all about who's in charge. + I have no desire to watch naruto.. I'm good just sticking with my romance animes.. __________________

2010-03-04, 15:42	Link #146
Nightbat® Deadpan Snarker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Neverlands Age: 46	Looking at this forum it does not need to be a lonely hobby But I may not be the best person to ask, I play my guitar by myself, I ride my bike alone (and took off the neccessities to take on a passenger) and I watch my anime in solitude __________________

2010-03-05, 09:38	Link #150
Miyuki-ism Corpse in Pieces Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada/Ontario Age: 31	I'm probably the only on within a 100km radius of my house that seriously likes anime. And I don't count people that watch Bleach and Naruto (not that there's anything wrong with that) because that's the only anime they watched. It's like when you watched Pokemon when you were younger and didn't know it was an 'anime'. The other day I met a classmate that said he watched Bleach, and somehow the topic ended up in me mentioning the term 'moe' which in turn he just gave me a confused stare. In short, I do not know a single local person who watches any anime I do or any anime that has been aired within the last year or so. __________________

2010-03-06, 19:13	Link #152
fer619 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Guadalajara, Mexico	to me it's lonely only because none of my friends or family members are fans of anime __________________ Booyaka Booyaka!

2010-03-04, 06:09	Link #142
Khu そんなやさしくしないで。。。 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NSW, Australia Age: 29	My whole fucking school watches anime/reads manga. Go figure. XD (And no, I don't live in Japan)

2010-03-04, 13:29	Link #144
~~Arbitres~~ Disabled By Request Join Date: Jan 2010	An anime is/can be a lonely hobby depending where you live. It all depends on the open-mindedness of the people around you. Quite frankly, i'm very lonely. Only my sister to talk to, and she is.. well, not an otaku int he strictest sense, just watches anime. I live in WV, and all the hate serious needs to stop. If they haven't realized, World War II has ended, let the past be. Just because such and such fought and died in war or such and such survived it, that has no bearing on the present. Anime is quite lonely where I live, since everyone is content on being relics in the past. Even the teenagers hate japanese products/foreign products. This is a mockery, as most fans that do watch anime consider Naruto the best. Urghh... They seriously need to watch besides that crash course. Darker then Black, or the vintage animes could help them awake from a sad nightmare. xD

2010-03-04, 21:20	Link #147
Lost Cause Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Virginia Age: 46	Well my husband (then boyfriend) got me started in anime! First was 'You're Under Arrest' then 'Ah My Goddess'. The rest as they say is history. Except he is a U.S. Marine!

2010-03-05, 05:57	Link #148
iKurisu Ronery4ever Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: vancouver Age: 34	Seems like it... I've always watched anime alone.

2010-03-06, 20:09	Link #153
TsumeBlue Silver-Eyed Slayer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: In a fantasy	Well, I guess I would have to agree is does get lonely sometimes. Especially when you really get into an anime and you have noone in real life who likes it too to talk with. I wonder what it was like liking something like anime back when the internet didn't exist? Now that must have been lonely.

2010-03-07, 13:43	Link #156
darry Member Join Date: Jan 2009	I say it is a lonely Hobby since 99% of the time your watching ur alone. Doesnt matter tbh if you have People you talk with it about.

2010-03-07, 19:35	Link #158
Lonestar9 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upstate, SC	Yeah, it tends to be something a lot of us watch alone...luckily my wife watches a lot of with me, she has a great sense of humor as she laughs at the goofy eechi stuff I sometimes watch...