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jerkette · 2009-04-06, 02:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixelation

I see I have lots of company in the 'I talk about it if it comes up, but I don't go out of my way to tell people' camp. Validating my preference for anime to critics is an unnecessary hassle, easily avoided by not volunteering the information.

At the same time, I don't go to any special lengths to keep it a secret. If someone is curious about all the DvDs, books, or my desktop wallpaper, they can ask. Then I'll give them the primer on anime.

Right! Sooo right!! Hihihihihi

Ermes Marana · 2009-04-06, 03:15

No.

In fact, I once saw someone with an anime-related sticker on their binder, and I walked up and punched them as hard as I could in the stomach.

Just so people wouldn't think I liked anime.

Then I thought someone might figure out why I did it, so I walked up to someone else at random and punched them square in the nose.

That way people just thought I was crazy, but it had nothing to do with anime.

Grif · 2009-04-06, 06:24

^ You sound like a nice, relaxed, happy person.

I tell people, no real reason why i wouldnt. The way i see it, if anyone wants to go and think wierd things about it without actually knowing anything, they are not worth my time anyway.

Most of my close mates watch anime anyway. So it makes no difference.

Justin Kim · 2009-04-06, 06:33

Lol, I always tell my friends. They never think that's it wierd, rather they find it interesting. I would say that Japanese culture and tradition these days pretty much suprise westerners. My friends would always ask me what other anime series to reccomend, although most of my friends are asian, and I would just give it to them. All the factual information, but never spoiling the story in the end. Some have actually gone to Japanese provinces just to visit the Shinto shrines, or trek the mountains of Japan. For me, I think watching anime and telling it to your friends is probably just "being yourself." I mean if you fake that you don't watch anime, but in reality you do, isn't that kind of lying to yourself? In addition to lying to everyone else?

Throne Invader · 2009-04-07, 03:20

Well, if the discussions happen to be about anime, then I would just tell my friends to watch a certain anime.

Ryuuji · 2009-04-07, 22:32

Of course, sometimes I even tell people about it, trying to hook them and drag them into zeh aniiimee woooooorld! I've managed to pull a few through. The 2 boys I managed to pull through just watches Naruto, but I pulled through a girl that started with Toradora! So you should tell people, you might get lucky and find yourself an anime-buddy!

WanderingKnight · 2009-04-08, 19:33

Quote:

No.

In fact, I once saw someone with an anime-related sticker on their binder, and I walked up and punched them as hard as I could in the stomach.

Just so people wouldn't think I liked anime.

Then I thought someone might figure out why I did it, so I walked up to someone else at random and punched them square in the nose.

That way people just thought I was crazy, but it had nothing to do with anime.

Hoho, I'm really inclined not to believe you. Or else you're medically insane and should be receiving professional care.

Astrana · 2009-04-08, 19:48

I dont just go up people and go "Hi, My name is "Bob" And I Love Anime GIRUGAMESH!!!!"

RadiantBeam · 2009-04-08, 20:21

Only my close friends and family know. It isn't something I like to broadcast to complete strangers or people I've just become friends with.

blueinuyasha · 2009-04-10, 02:49

yes i tell people i watch anime but only if they ask

OutPhase · 2009-04-11, 21:42

My friend asks me for good anime to watch, and whether or not anime X is any good. However, I wouldn't tell people that I watch anime on the grounds that I'm not a very active viewer nowadays.

qwertyuiopz · 2009-04-12, 00:34

no i totally hide it

unless its the childhood epic animes that everyone has watched
KAMEHAMEHA

but anime is the last thing someone would align with me in real life ;D

darklift · 2009-04-13, 11:24

I'm proud of watching anime, Of course I do get ridiculed for it, but I couldn't care less. I love Anime..

Solidus1321 · 2009-04-14, 01:17

I guess I pretty much hide it, I don't really have any friends into anime so im kind of alone with it. And plus Im a big guy and a fire fighter that plays rugby on the off side, I really don't got the look of someone that watchs anime so I do pretty good job hideing it, but thats just how I do things.

But yeah ture dat qwertyuiopz, unless that the case then I don't shut up about it, if you grow up at the time I did and had a T.V. you seen dbz.

lucky.clover287 · 2009-04-15, 06:42

yup.. if they asked me... and i'll tell talk about anime to them as long as they want.. espcially when it comes to my friends

Throne Invader · 2009-04-17, 04:39

Some people tend to also tease you saying you're actually a japanese if you're an anime fan. They start calling you a "Japanese" even if you don't have any Japanese blood.

xroadsempress · 2009-04-17, 05:07

I tell them, yes. But only if they ask. My friends and I discuss about anime a lot. It has been our past time already, no maybe a way of life? LOL. I'm pretty serious, though.

Solafighter · 2009-04-21, 07:53

I told my dog but i think he forgot.

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I tell, if someone asks me.

Patphil · 2009-04-21, 09:28

I make no bones about it. I was raised on Saturday morning cartoons back in the 50's and '60's...yeah, I'm that old. Anyway, I think anime is a couple orders of magnitude above the cartoon fare in the United States. I would watch it for the music alone, but the plots and character development are as good as a lot of hollywood movies.
I have no problem telling people about anime, but a lot of the folks my age don't even know what it is. Their loss.

Hs Vi Germania · 2009-04-21, 09:51

i told it no one until now xD

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2009-04-13, 11:24	Link #233
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2009-04-17, 04:39	Link #236
Throne Invader Protecting the Throne Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Asia Tour Age: 32	Some people tend to also tease you saying you're actually a japanese if you're an anime fan. They start calling you a "Japanese" even if you don't have any Japanese blood. __________________ It's time to start letting her make her own decisions. - Mom's dermatologist~ Last edited by Throne Invader; 2009-04-19 at 23:40.

2009-04-21, 07:53	Link #238
Solafighter Hige Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: God only knows	I told my dog but i think he forgot. --- I tell, if someone asks me. __________________

2009-04-21, 09:51	Link #240
Hs Vi Germania Please call me "senpai":) Author Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Germany Age: 33	i told it no one until now xD __________________

2009-04-06, 03:15	Link #222
Ermes Marana Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007	No. In fact, I once saw someone with an anime-related sticker on their binder, and I walked up and punched them as hard as I could in the stomach. Just so people wouldn't think I liked anime. Then I thought someone might figure out why I did it, so I walked up to someone else at random and punched them square in the nose. That way people just thought I was crazy, but it had nothing to do with anime.

2009-04-06, 06:24	Link #223
Grif Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: England	^ You sound like a nice, relaxed, happy person. I tell people, no real reason why i wouldnt. The way i see it, if anyone wants to go and think wierd things about it without actually knowing anything, they are not worth my time anyway. Most of my close mates watch anime anyway. So it makes no difference.

2009-04-06, 06:33	Link #224
Justin Kim Senior Member Artist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Orange County, California	Lol, I always tell my friends. They never think that's it wierd, rather they find it interesting. I would say that Japanese culture and tradition these days pretty much suprise westerners. My friends would always ask me what other anime series to reccomend, although most of my friends are asian, and I would just give it to them. All the factual information, but never spoiling the story in the end. Some have actually gone to Japanese provinces just to visit the Shinto shrines, or trek the mountains of Japan. For me, I think watching anime and telling it to your friends is probably just "being yourself." I mean if you fake that you don't watch anime, but in reality you do, isn't that kind of lying to yourself? In addition to lying to everyone else?

2009-04-07, 22:32	Link #226
Ryuuji Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	Of course, sometimes I even tell people about it, trying to hook them and drag them into zeh aniiimee woooooorld! I've managed to pull a few through. The 2 boys I managed to pull through just watches Naruto, but I pulled through a girl that started with Toradora! So you should tell people, you might get lucky and find yourself an anime-buddy!

2009-04-08, 19:48	Link #228
Astrana MMmmmm Bacon~~~ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OPAI Age: 39	I dont just go up people and go "Hi, My name is "Bob" And I Love Anime GIRUGAMESH!!!!"

2009-04-10, 02:49	Link #230
blueinuyasha look up thats me the sky! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: U.S.A Age: 30	yes i tell people i watch anime but only if they ask

2009-04-11, 21:42	Link #231
OutPhase Lord Chairman God King Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Do you really give a damn?	My friend asks me for good anime to watch, and whether or not anime X is any good. However, I wouldn't tell people that I watch anime on the grounds that I'm not a very active viewer nowadays.

2009-04-12, 00:34	Link #232
qwertyuiopz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	no i totally hide it unless its the childhood epic animes that everyone has watched KAMEHAMEHA but anime is the last thing someone would align with me in real life ;D

2009-04-14, 01:17	Link #234
Solidus1321 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Age: 34	I guess I pretty much hide it, I don't really have any friends into anime so im kind of alone with it. And plus Im a big guy and a fire fighter that plays rugby on the off side, I really don't got the look of someone that watchs anime so I do pretty good job hideing it, but thats just how I do things. But yeah ture dat qwertyuiopz, unless that the case then I don't shut up about it, if you grow up at the time I did and had a T.V. you seen dbz.

2009-04-15, 06:42	Link #235
lucky.clover287 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	yup.. if they asked me... and i'll tell talk about anime to them as long as they want.. espcially when it comes to my friends

2009-04-17, 05:07	Link #237
xroadsempress Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009	I tell them, yes. But only if they ask. My friends and I discuss about anime a lot. It has been our past time already, no maybe a way of life? LOL. I'm pretty serious, though.

2009-04-21, 09:28	Link #239
Patphil Blue Rose Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chester, NY	I make no bones about it. I was raised on Saturday morning cartoons back in the 50's and '60's...yeah, I'm that old. Anyway, I think anime is a couple orders of magnitude above the cartoon fare in the United States. I would watch it for the music alone, but the plots and character development are as good as a lot of hollywood movies. I have no problem telling people about anime, but a lot of the folks my age don't even know what it is. Their loss.