2010-10-13, 18:36 | Link #203 | ||
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I'd love to be able to share with a lot more anime fans. A lot of the obvious ones at my school are too shy/snobby to talk to, too "uneducated" on anything beyond the typical popular ones, or hide their power levels too well. I have a feeling anime club is gonna be full of painfully shy and quiet fans or fangirls... |
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2010-10-13, 18:54 | Link #204 | |
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2010-10-14, 06:24 | Link #206 |
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Oh goodness, I agree with you. It'd be so cool to talk about anything anime with anyone at my school but the people who watch it are so bad at hiding their power level or basically anything less than being retarded, it's scary. An anime club at my school would be full of crazy people who the social population agrees to not really look down upon, but not take seriously. So anime clubs at my school for the most part would equal social suicide. Not that I myself mind what people think of it, but when it's killing your social image AND the people are crazy, it's not really worth it.
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2010-10-15, 00:02 | Link #209 |
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Join Date: Nov 2009
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I never had one until earlier this year over the summer, but few persistent friends got me to get one, but I don't not really sure I use it enough to justify having it , seriously I use it about once every two weeks or so .
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2010-10-15, 16:28 | Link #210 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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A lonely hobby, eh? I think that might be true, but it all depends on the person, after all.
Otaku are everywhere in the world, but they are also always minority, that's why we can't really talk about our hobby openly. There are even numerous segmentation between otakus, right? some people like moe, while the other one like mecha, and so on. I believe this applies to the other hobbies too, not limited only to otaku. |
2010-10-16, 10:53 | Link #211 |
SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!!!
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My friend and I were gonna start an anime club at our high school. Another friend and his friends were going to as well. Unfortunately, these couple of girls started it before us.
So here I am with a couple friends thinking, "Oh wow! This is a perfect chance to chat with other people about great anime, play some awesome Street Fighter together, and discover great series I haven't heard of before!" During our club fair, I walk over to see the anime board. The anime on display: Naruto, Inuyasha, Cardcaptor Sakura, Fruits Basket, Full Metal Alch(e)mist, and D Grey-Man. My inner snob is coming out. I'm fearful. But I'll go anyways, haha. Just cause the staff doesn't share the same sort of interest in anime as I do doesn't mean the club won't! |
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2010-10-16, 17:29 | Link #214 |
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Defiantly , even if the discussion may involve.... Some very scary threats to the opposing side (otaku vs otaku) its still a friendly chat between the two to finally talk about animes, and finally let out all the things they always wanted to chat with another person about an anime
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2010-10-18, 21:23 | Link #215 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Honestly, I only discuss anime with other anime people, so it doesn't feel like a lonely hobby.
For example, since I'm dirt poor, I have to go to the library to get some new manga material. And while I'm there, there is usually someone else there, reading manga on the floor, or I can't find the freakin volume I want, which reminds me that I'm not the only person who reads manga. And Anime cons. Those places are the greatest places on Earth for me. (I have no life. ) They're fun, and I can discuss games and anime with other, living people, and they won't look at me like I'm on something. Thank god I have friends who actually go to the cons with me though. I'm too shy to go alone. (That just contradicted my entire post, didn't it? ) |
2010-10-20, 17:32 | Link #217 |
I BELIEVE IN HERVEY DENT!
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I would have to agree that watching Anime is not one of the most popular things to do in America. I only know some people who have even heard of shows like Bleach, and they say "is that the japanese thing?".
I watch shows that that you really wouldn't want to have others around you, like Persona: Trinity Soul and Elfen Lied. I believe that some animes have a very profound meaning behind the cartoon animation, which many people stop at and think: this is a kids show. some endings to shows like Code Geass make me cry, in which I would not do in front of my friends. Anime also makes me very depressed sometimes, but I like it.
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2010-10-20, 18:31 | Link #218 |
Formerly -> CMHerrera
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At lunch I sit with a whole group of anime fans with mostly the same tastes as I do , and I joined this forum so I am not lonely.
I understand why it could be a lonely hobby but most of the people around me accept it.
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2010-10-21, 15:19 | Link #219 | |
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I'm really thankful that two of my closest friends are anime fans as well so we occasionally watch something together or plan a whole night with self made sushi. We do talk often about it, too. Just the other day we bickered about the hottest guy in Bleach . Fangirling to the max. An ex co-worker is a big fan, too. He has such a freaking big collection! His whole bedroom wall is full of books and mangas. His living room is invaded by a shitload of DVDs and games. He even has a little cabinet for his figurines, of course with light! Oh and he has a Katana on display, too! He also introduced me to his friends who are gamers and/or anime lovers as well, so I'm pretty lucky since I know quite a few people in my proximity who share my hobby. But I was always the lone girl in my class who loved games and later anime back at school But even so I know many people who love anime as much as I do (or even way more) the shows we like differ a lot. Or they're just not as invested in that particular series as much as I am. That's when the internet and boards like animesuki come in handy So I do watch most of my anime alone and discuss most of them online only, but I gotta say that anime doesn't have to be a lonely hobby. If you're lucky that is. |
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2010-10-24, 09:48 | Link #220 |
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I find anime to be a pretty lonely hobby, but it is mainly because I don't like the quality of the people I meet who profess they enjoy anime.
I've never felt proud about being friends with another anime fan. Shame is more accurate ... There's also the problem of most anime fans being relatively talentless (can you draw? can you write? can you compose music? can you animate? are you an expert in something other than anime?) thus difficult to collaborate in doing fun things other than watch/read anime/manga. Watching anime is nice, but I like to produce things in response too.
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