Anime ever felt like..

..like others look at you as a stranger or a weirdo because you are an anime freak (and proud that you are one!)? I have. It's like, deep inside, I really want to express how much of a fan I am, and I do. But sometimes, even my BEST friends think that all I ever talk about is animes animes animes, and nothing else. It kind of alienates us with this kind of feeling.

 

Well, I don't talk about anime with my friends much, because they are small minded philistines who reject that which they do not understand. In other words, they think it's porn. I really don't care if people give me queer looks because of my liking of anime. If they have a problem with me, they can talk to my fist. Mr. Punchy.

 

*laughs maniacally*

I get this all of the time, and I don't mind... I'm proud to be considered weird and it's my goal in life. Hence, why I go around speaking like Yoda and saying stuff like "cheese" every once in a while. But usually the people who think I am weird I start talking with them about anime and by the end of the conversation they become anime fans I find that it doesn't work for most sports fans, or fashion lubbers. Although if someone does have a problem with me liking anime, or talking like Yoda or saying weird words everywhere then I don't mind because I'm in a democratic country

 

Heh... I guess I'm the lucky one from this bunch.
Although there are several (probably 80% of school) who thinks anime is all porn, My school was kind enough to fund a group call anime club. all we do is watch animes thus it's name. Most of the kids tolerates it but once in a while a freshman comes up and ask 'what you guys doing in there, watching hentai' and my immediate responce 'I'm gonna give you a ten second head start'

Too bad they're gonna get rid of it next year because of funding.

 

no one likes anime that I know of on a daily basis except my boyfriend and some of his friends.... so I just dont talk about it with my friends at all

 

I never ran into that kind of situation since a pretty popular kid at school loves drawing anime, and calles it Japanimation. So when ever I am doodling some times a kid next to me would be like "tight, shes drawing Japanimation, can you draw something for me?"

 

eh my schools about half and half one of my best friends who is in 6of my 7 classes goes to my church and is involved in a lot of the same things as me cant stand anime and of course everytime i start on it she just rolls her eyes but see were such good buddies that i just talk about it sometimes to get on her nerves and she just plays along lol i made her watch some once...now she knows she hates it lol oh well but yeah most of my school is pretty tolerant when i say im an anime fan and we also have a girl who draws the BEST anime stuff and everyones like oooo whats that and of course us anime fans explain and they are usually like confused but curious know what i mean? yeah well i took up my daily talking time ill stop now

 

I empathise Drunk Lepracorn

 

Well, I've run into that. ^^; I must say that I agree with That guy! ^^ I'm proud that I'm unique. I'm happy being part loner. I'm an only child so I'm used to it. I can entertain myself. (Books and anime--and an internet ready computer. ^^)

But it gets annoying, yeah… And that happens when I'm on a low, and then everything crashes...

And then it comes back up again! ^_^

 

Well, yeah I understand. I feel proud to be unique, but don't you sometimes feel lonely? -_- that's why I'm so thankful M2A is here..

 

The only times I've run into problems like this is when I bought some stuff from a department store! It really does feel alienating at times but with Legato, Vash, Wolfwood and our other friends around it isn't so alienating for me anymore coz we all love it!

The only thing I can talk about in my classes is wrestling (and that is really annoying) and video games due to fear of rejection from a group friends I only just made.

I hate the term Japanamation because it sounds weird, it isn't its real title and the Simpsons use it to knock it (mind you they are competing in a similar market space).

I'd go nuts if Vash, Legato and Wolfwood hadn't dragged me off to a weekly club about a year ago now!

I even caused anime withdrawl symptoms to occur in a friend off mine who I turned into an anime fan! They rocked up at my place pretty well begging to watch some!

 

Cool. Group therapy thread. Why not?
By the time I discovered anime I was well used to alienation because I came via science fiction and comic books (Vash the ubergeek here!) mostly anything written by Neil Gaiman (who may be known to the serious anime nut (Yo, Knives!) as the guy who did the best yet English dub - Princess Mononoke) and Grant Morrison. So I was well used to being patronised for my taste in reading by people who read Jackie Collins or, god help them, Michael Crichton.
By this stage I just find it funny. They poke fun at me and it's water off a duck's back. Besides, I have Wolfwood and Legato and Knives for support!
By the way, I'm pretty well built for an ubergeek. I work out. Ask the other guys.

 

I agree with drunk and wolfwood...
This kind of thing heppend with me a lot! my friends call me weird mots of the time, but i couldn't care less. Like that guy said when i talk with someone about it they change into otakus. I really don't care what they said...
Hugs

 

I have to agree with Bloodberry. People calling it japanimation really rubs me up the wrong way. Grrr.
I sometimes feel a bit awkward going to forbiden planet(nerd land IRE), but I just say **** It. And if people stare, I smile at them crazily.

 

posted by Zanza

I feel the same thing zanza! I'm in love with anime and manga, and also with japan!!! !!! I'm in love with japan because of RK. The first anime i remeber seeing was SM, i was 9 or something like that, and in this time i didn't even now SM was japonese!!! Paula no baka!!!:glazed:

hugs

 

*nods*
i have problems like that sometimes...
one of my REALLY good friends got me into Anime and even got me to come to anime club has suddenly decided she doesn't like me using japanese phrases and talking about anime because i only watch "teeny-bopper anime" -_- i DON'T she classifies basically ALL anime Teeny-bopper now. she says anything that is sold in american stores is Teeny-bopper. irritating.

but i have alot of good friends who draw anime or anime styled stuffies. OR i've got my friend Joe who's an anime ENCYLOPEDIA. if there is an anime i've seen... chances are he knows the entire series history.

my school is tolerable because i've gotten pretty much all of my friends into anime... but what i don't like is the whole new "trend" of wearing Japanese charactures on shirts an' stuff... i've seen ppl walking around with shirts that say in sparkly letters (roughly translated) "I'm a *****!" @_@ and they think the shirts are "pretty" i think you should REALLY find out what you're wearing BEFORE you put it on... could you imagine wearing that shirt in Japan? @_@

but i love Japan. i've been there before and i can't wait to go back, now that i'm older and have a more "refined" taste for the cultures (i was four when i first went... i lived off fruit cuz i thought everything else was "ikky" cuz they didn't have any Mac 'n Cheese @_@)
some ppl think i'm weird because i draw "cartoons" instead of crappy stick figures or realistically.. but i don't really care.. cuz they think i'm weird for existing (the whole "nothing but black" helps too tho.. >.>; ) *shrugs* alot of people can't embrace wide varities of culture... hell.. they barely speak english! why do you expect them to understand someone who likes things of a whole diffrent language?