The weirdest "nagative" reaction to an anime you've experienced

[Hopelesromantic]

I am thinking this has likely been discussed off handedly before ... maybe, but probably not directly.

Thought of this while posting to the peeves thread.

It's one thing for "us" to have a peeve, but, what's the most illogical negative reaction to anime you have experienced or at least know about.

Myself. Ok I have a long time very good friend of mine, his wife is a very nice person, I do in fact get along well with her, no objections to HER specifically, but she has some of the most grossly uneducated totally whacky notions in her head.

Ok first off she lives eats sleeps for her bible. No I am not initiating an anti religion dialogue, you just need to know, she lives for reading her bible and apart from work, housework and grocery shopping, there is nothing else in her life basically.

She once admonished me for watching Sailormoon, as she was of the opinion Sailormoon is demonic. You see Sailor scouts use crystals, and demons use crystals, and thus Sailormoon is demonic.
To be honest, I had a hard time not bursting out laughing. Not sure what I would have said in protest though, as usually a counterpoint is rooted in at least something reasonably logical sounding.

So with great will power I shut down, and said nothing, nadda (that was actually painfull, I talk alot routinely).

I've wondered about her ever since though (this was a few years ago).

I also lost a non friendship thanks to Ranma. I call it a non friendship, because the person was never really a friend in the first place. You don't lose real friends over the truely meaningless.
Well it was dinner, we had invited some friends (married couple) and their son over to dinner. Nothing special, just dinner. I was watching Ranma before dinner was served. I just left it on. No biggie I figured.
Well Ranma ends up nude a number of times in that show eh.
The friend's wife gets suddenly aghast that I am watching I suppose she thought porn or something. Thought it greatly inappropriate I would expose her 14 year old son to that stuff (I said 14 year old son eh, remember that).
I said lighten up (insert her name here). It's nothing.
She completely loses it. I mean loses it.
She's disgusted I would challenge her parental authority.
She's at the front door at light speed and informs her husband aka pet dog he better not be far behind her (lost all respect for that man immediately).
She just up and dumps a supposed friend of several YEARS for that.

Screw her.

Back to the 14 year old son. if he's normal, he's already been in bed with a 14 year old girl, likely having better informed sex than I would have experienced when I was 14 too :)

That she freaked out over a modern 14 year old boy seeing an animated unclothed barbie doll leaves me to realise, better the non friendship ended before I actually needed to depend on it one day. Good riddance to people like that.

[Soluzar]

I used to share a house with a buddy of mine. He's not as big of an anime fan as I am, but he would often watch my DVDs right along with me. We watched quite a few series together, but then we tried watching The Vision of Escaflowne. After about six episodes he just couldn't keep watching.

Apparently the noses are too pointy.

[animeotaku99]

I've never encountered anything personally but some of my friends both inperson and internet friends have encountered they bible women that claim that X series, or anime ingeneral, is satanic.
But lets not have a religious debate

[Kali-chan]

I once knew a girl that dispised Naruto because she thought that it wasn't appropriete... no, it wasn't any of the parts you are thinking of...

she thought that love triangles were inappropriete... no matter how much I tried to explain it, she thought this...

[ffl]

Well, "birds of a feather, flock together." Most anime fans seem to get along, because if you share the same interest with another, especially when it comes to some of the views presented by anime, you most likely share a similar view about other things as well.

[GreatNekoKoneko]

... dude. its just cartoons.

[DazzleKitty]

Back to the 14 year old son. if he's normal, he's already been in bed with a 14 year old girl, likely having better informed sex than I would have experienced when I was 14 too :)


So if you haven't been nailed by 14, it's not normal? -_-; I think that's kinda...half true, half false.

I haven't had any reactions that I'd label as weird. Most are are just narrow-minded and blind bashing of anime. Like, when I was a senior in high school, so lowly freshman girl found out I liked anime. She said it's weird to prefer it over real movies. I asked her if she had seen one, and she said no. I tried to kindly rationalize with her and tell her that if she hasn't seen one, she really has no right to be labeling it as weird anyways. She still said it's weird. I can't stand people like that. There is no way of having a civil conversation with them.

[Len]

One time a friend of mine in Canada couldn't watch Devil Hunter Yohko because they were Javohas Witness and couldnt be in physical or mental contact with anything to do with devils or demons. o_o

[Rurouni Saiyan]

One time a friend of mine in Canada couldn't watch Devil Hunter Yohko because they were Javohas Witness and couldnt be in physical or mental contact with anything to do with devils or demons. o_o

1. It's their perogative.

2. Let's not turn this into a religious debate.

3. Mods-almighty, close this thread before it progresses to it's eventual devastation.

[Len]

I wasn't trying to turn this into a religious debate. It's a weird negative reaction to Anime and I'm entitled to listing it. Jesus x_x Why are you all picking on me? D:

[Rurouni Saiyan]

No one's picking on you. It's just that these type of threads get outta hand for the subject matter itself. Throw religion in the mix and you got a powderkeg on your hands.

[Caine]

... dude. its just cartoons.

bah to you and your ability to keep it in perspective.
I call for a crusade to burn all these people at the stake. While making them watch Sailormoon (or Ranma, or whatever the offending anime might be)

[GreatNekoKoneko]

... dude. again, i say. its just cartoons. now let's all go and watch some ren adn stimpy.

p.s. i once met a girl who wouldnt sleep with me because she said i was a Zaku. turns out she was big into Gundam. what the hell is a Zaku?

[The Million Dollar Prons]

... dude. its just cartoons.

About time someone said this.

I also notice the original poster failed to see why the parent wouldn't want her 14 year old son to get into, you know, drawn women, instead of real women.

Props on watching Ranma though.

... dude. again, i say. its just cartoons. now let's all go and watch some ren adn stimpy.

p.s. i once met a girl who wouldnt sleep with me because she said i was a Zaku. turns out she was big into Gundam. what the hell is a Zaku?

Zaku is a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam. They're actually pretty badass I don't know why she'd front

[Hopelesromantic]

No one's picking on you. It's just that these type of threads get outta hand for the subject matter itself. Throw religion in the mix and you got a powderkeg on your hands.

So aid us in keeping it on track, stop whining, or I'm putting YOU on the pet peeve thread :)

[GreatNekoKoneko]

... Prons, this girl would probably drop trou at the sight of you and your extreme knowledge of ancient mecha. heck, you can have her.

[Hopelesromantic]

Regarding sexually active 14 year olds, maybe I was over reacting. Still, I live in a town where the gals are juuuuuust a bit too "willing". I've heard my town referred to the teen pregnancy capital of Canada. No that's NOT a good thing.

On the subject of "She said it's weird to prefer it over real movies."

My reply, anyone that enjoys "reality tv" types shows is a great deal weirder than I will ever be that's for sure.
And let's just examine some of the movies released this century. Sorry, the quality in anime is actually a good bit higher normally.

I watched my KOR series recently. I was reduced to an emotional wreck. Good luck getting any of the schlock in the theaters doing that to me. The only time I get emotional in the theater normally, is when I realise, "hey I paid 20 bucks to see this worthless crud with the wife tonight. I want my money and my 2 hours back!!

To be honest, I do NOT consider downloading movies to be a major moral offense. I would rather watch the film, and if it was good THEN go and invest my rare dollars on it. I usually will only go to a theater when the film is likely money in the bank. Something like Lord of the Rings (I have the ultra deluxe mega release box sets for that triology eh).

I'm still wondering for instance, how did they actually get people into the theater the SECOND day after Borat was released.
How was it Children of Men survived to sell tickets after the first weekend?

No, it's a very deliberate thing my choosing anime to watch.
Those that go overboard on their objections, they are to be pitied. They are ruled by some seriously freaky dogma and misinformation.

[konamiforever]

p.s. i once met a girl who wouldnt sleep with me because she said i was a Zaku. turns out she was big into Gundam. what the hell is a Zaku?

hah what an awesome thing to say i might use that on someone 'sorry your a zaku so no banging today im only puttin out for Deathscythe '

anyways once when i was 9 and i wanted to go see a cartoon movie my step-dad ridiculed me and said "you'll never get a boyfreind if you keep watching cartoons"
what a C**t

[Daishikaze]

Regarding sexually active 14 year olds, maybe I was over reacting. Still, I live in a town where the gals are juuuuuust a bit too "willing". I've heard my town referred to the teen pregnancy capital of Canada. No that's NOT a good thing.

On the subject of "She said it's weird to prefer it over real movies."

My reply, anyone that enjoys "reality tv" types shows is a great deal weirder than I will ever be that's for sure.
And let's just examine some of the movies released this century. Sorry, the quality in anime is actually a good bit higher normally.

I watched my KOR series recently. I was reduced to an emotional wreck. Good luck getting any of the schlock in the theaters doing that to me. The only time I get emotional in the theater normally, is when I realise, "hey I paid 20 bucks to see this worthless crud with the wife tonight. I want my money and my 2 hours back!!

To be honest, I do NOT consider downloading movies to be a major moral offense. I would rather watch the film, and if it was good THEN go and invest my rare dollars on it. I usually will only go to a theater when the film is likely money in the bank. Something like Lord of the Rings (I have the ultra deluxe mega release box sets for that triology eh).

I'm still wondering for instance, how did they actually get people into the theater the SECOND day after Borat was released.
How was it Children of Men survived to sell tickets after the first weekend?

No, it's a very deliberate thing my choosing anime to watch.
Those that go overboard on their objections, they are to be pitied. They are ruled by some seriously freaky dogma and misinformation.

You sir, are a King

[ffl]

... dude. its just cartoons.

That it is, but depending upon who you ask, that answer will differ greatly, for better or worse.

[sailornyanko]

Well, I'd consider this to be a strange anime reaction. I was visiting a neighbors house one day and for some random reason the topic of Ranma 1/2 came up. The girl who was several years younger than me said she thought it was a tad bit religiously offensive the idea of a boy changing sex (even though the series clearly states that Ranma didn't ask for this).

Curiously she liked Evangelion a lot.

-Hopeless, you should go watch Pan's Labyrinth if it's available in Canada. Disturbing to say the least.

[Bernard_Monsha]

1. It's their perogative.

2. Let's not turn this into a religious debate.

3. Mods-almighty, close this thread before it progresses to it's eventual devastation.

1. So is Scientology, it does not stop me from mocking them

2. The Jehovah's Wittnesses are a tried and true cult and recognized as such by both the mainstream religious and government institutions.

3. For someone makeing an offhand remark about a weird cult? I think not.


On topic I had a 40 year old man nearly go into epileptic fits in a comic store when I told him Sailor Moon sucked worse than Pokeman. He was talking to a group of 8 to 12 year olds. It turns out later that evening the Sherriff came and talked to the shop owner and the guy was a registered sex offender and this was the 3rd shop he had tried to camp out in. The owner asked me if I could take him home, I of course refused but offered to remove the guy from the premises.

[ffl]

So, um... what did you do with him after you, uh... "removed" him?:|

[superplough]

*superplough begins drawing a picture*

GENERIC PERSON: Oh, dragon ball z is crap. why do you watch it?

ME: it's not even a dragon ball z picture...

[Bernard_Monsha]

So, um... what did you do with him after you, uh... "removed" him?:|

We, (me and 5 of my wargameing buddies) shoved him out of the store told him to F off and said we would personally cripple him if he ever showed his face around the store again. Wargamers are the apex preadators of all geekdom.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

... Prons, this girl would probably drop trou at the sight of you and your extreme knowledge of ancient mecha. heck, you can have her.

I'll hit it.

I just hit it.

[Geo]

Hmm.. well the oddest reaction I ever got was when I was making an essay on anime and manga and when I mentioned it to my english teacher he said, "So you're doing an essay on porn now?" This was during the age when the Sailor Moon sensation was sweeping through the nation >.>

[Chousho]

*sigh*
Threads like this make me cry at the ignorance on both sides that's usually displayed.
Ah well.

[Len]

Chou, it looks like I clicked on your icon before, but I DIDNT! Scary.

[SDAnimeFan]

I think the worst I ever had was getting some stares wearing my Sailor Moon shirt at the bowling alley I bowl at. Other than that I can't think of anything. It is just a black teeshirt with a picture of the Sailor Scouts

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Hmm.. well the oddest reaction I ever got was when I was making an essay on anime and manga and when I mentioned it to my english teacher he said, "So you're doing an essay on porn now?" This was during the age when the Sailor Moon sensation was sweeping through the nation >.>

Head meet desk. Desk, head.

I've not often had any werid reactions but after my sister watched a few of the Ghibli movies and Fruits Basket she said Fruits Basket was much better. :O Not a bad reaction but not the reaction I would have expected.

[Satsumaru]

I have a friend that is all against anime and all for marvel. He mocks anime all the time. Apparently hes very critical about the proportions and how they all look alike etc :|

Oh well, I mock his marvel by drawing titanically muscular guys :lol: although we both end up drawing them and laughing our heads off

[Scandiadream]

- People in a Christian chatroom on IRC about 7 years ago were totally opposed to anime in general.
- Someone I knew was opposed to Pokemon saying they were satanic, but had no problem with anime in general and even thought Sailor Moon was good.
- People thinking all anime is hentai.
- When I asked a co-worker what did he know about video games, he said "I know they exist".

[Haro!]

I did get one weird response once. I for one reason or another wrote an outline and a draft on essay about anime and the type I preferred (stuff like Gundam and you know manly anime) and how I would incorporate that into a short story of my own. So after we wrote our drafts, and the teacher had read them he called us up one by one to discuss the drafts/outlines we had written. So the guy says "so I read your draft and I want to ask you, do you have a lot of inner anger?" I laughed out loud and said that I in fact had no inner anger, quite loudly and people laughed even more. But the whole thing was pretty funny, especially considering I was always making jokes in that class.

Head meet desk. Desk, head.

I've not often had any werid reactions but after my sister watched a few of the Ghibli movies and Fruits Basket she said Fruits Basket was much better. :O Not a bad reaction but not the reaction I would have expected.
I know its almost blasphemous to say this but Fruits Basket is actually my favorite anime.

[sazae]

This thread, the OP, and many of the users on here are my worst experiences with anime.

[Sendo Takeshi]

hah what an awesome thing to say i might use that on someone 'sorry your a zaku so no banging today im only puttin out for Deathscythe '


You're gonna put out for me? Sorry, only females.*

*kinda wish I still had my old username for this one zinger. Damn it all.

This thread, the OP, and many of the users on here are my worst experiences with anime.


I second this notion. And this is probably the most productive post of the entire thread. Now I see why Sazae wants to play me in some fighters. He searched for greatness and couldn't find it until he came across me.

[VidelCoolGirl]

I like Sailor Moon...For the record.

And yeah, I've had a lot of bad experiences, but I don' hold it against people if they hate it. Loves the bible? Good for her, shes a good Christian. Thinks Pokemon is better than SM? Absurd, but hey, not my opinion.

People need to stop thinking about other anime fans, and just make themselves happy.

[ffl]

We, (me and 5 of my wargameing buddies) shoved him out of the store told him to F off and said we would personally cripple him if he ever showed his face around the store again. Wargamers are the apex preadators of all geekdom.

Is that all?:P And here I thought you did a little, *BLAMBLAM* and then a *kerPLUNK* over a bridge railing... *yawn* I guess the imagination was looking for a different outcome... although a threat of breaking his legs is pretty threatening as well.

[MonkeyBoy0314]

I have a friend that is all against anime and all for marvel. He mocks anime all the time. Apparently hes very critical about the proportions and how they all look alike etc :|

Oh well, I mock his marvel by drawing titanically muscular guys :lol: although we both end up drawing them and laughing our heads off

American comics and manga both have their strong points, and that's why I'm able to be such a huge fan of both. Why can't more people just accept the fact that they're both awesome?

[goddessofanime]

Actually I'm very lucky in that respect; the only friend whom knows about my anime like is pretty good about it and even wants to watch some with me.

[Hopelesromantic]

We, (me and 5 of my wargameing buddies) shoved him out of the store told him to F off and said we would personally cripple him if he ever showed his face around the store again. Wargamers are the apex preadators of all geekdom.

Makes mental note to keep in mind I am not alone.
I hate being the only wargamer in a crowd normally.

Yeah as a teen, NO one bothered me or my friends at school. It was established, yes we are geeks, don't get caught saying it to us though :) No one ever sat at OUR poker table in the cafeteria hehe. Fear is often quite useful :)

[Hopelesromantic]

I think the worst I ever had was getting some stares wearing my Sailor Moon shirt at the bowling alley I bowl at. Other than that I can't think of anything. It is just a black teeshirt with a picture of the Sailor Scouts

Takes a seriously tough guy to do that :)

[MonkeyBoy0314]

By far and wide the weirdest reaction I've gotten happened about 3 years ago. We were watching Evangelion in my Comic Illustration class, and only about 5 of us were really appreciating it. Everyone else, who was only in the class for class credit, was making fun of it the whole way. We had just gotten to the scene in episode 2 where Shinji discovers Pen-pen in the shower and accidentily exposes himself to Misato. All those kids were saying things like "Dude, wouldn't you know if your schlong is just hanging out like that?" That was actually a rather amusing comment :lol:

[Hopelesromantic]

Related, but not from anime. But I also once did an article for an english class.

I tried to dramatize a scene similar to what had happened at My Lai (points for anyone that actually knows this event). Anyway, it should be mentioned, this happened DURING MY LIFE, it wasn't something I read in a book. I watched most of this live on TV much as a lot of you see things as they happen in Iraq.

So I turned in the short story. The teacher goes and writes, sounds like any war story. I blew my cool right in front of the class. She was talking to a returning adult student that had already spent time in uniform.
I bluntly asked her exactly what made her think she was even sufficiently skilled to make such an assertion. I walked out and told her I was having my class moved to another member of the faculty.

I can handle a person simply not liking something, but I have a lot of trouble suffering outright blind ignorance.

[goddessofanime]

Actually the worst I ever experienced was years ago when I went to a Suncoast to buy something and got into a friendly convo with a guy in the anime section...until he cussed me out for not liking Evangelion and not worshipping the ground Anno s*its on.

[Haro!]

Actually the worst I ever experienced was years ago when I went to a Suncoast to buy something and got into a friendly convo with a guy in the anime section...until he cussed me out for not liking Evangelion and not worshipping the ground Anno s*its on.

See that is why you're not supposed to talk to people at Suncoast (well at least the anime section anyway). Or Gamestop. There's like something wrong with people that go there. However I did meet a cute girl in the anime section in Best Buy.

[Baka Ninja]

About time someone said this.

I also notice the original poster failed to see why the parent wouldn't want her 14 year old son to get into, you know, drawn women, instead of real women.

Props on watching Ranma though.



Zaku is a mobile suit from Mobile Suit Gundam. They're actually pretty badass I don't know why she'd front

Cuz shes a Feddie *****! Anyway,Id invite my friends to watch ****girl Hentais. You`d think I would the first time around from the horror and disgust from thoese guys but I guess I persisted and held aother bukkake party. Both ended in failure.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

Looking back I've heared a few odd comments. Years ago I was talking to someone and he brought up 'manga'. All well and good you say except he wnt on to describe it as 'sick cartoons'.

I recently found out that one of my co-workers was an anime fan from the mid ninties. However he insists on calling it manga. Six months later he;s still eroding my sanity over it.

[Alice Catherine]

I once brought Chobits Vol. 1, Gravitation Vol. 2, and Naruto Vol. 6 to school last year.
Bear in mind that in 7th grade I went to a TINY Catholic school. The graduating class that year was 14. MY graduating class was 29.
So I'm sitting there minding my own business reading Chobits and suddenly I get it taken away from someone claiming to be the "Biggest ***** in Pennsylvania". However I reclaimed that title at the end of the school year. They're showing it around and reading it and OH NOES NAKED ROBOTZ!!!111
The chick flips out on me and another one takes my Gravi manga.
My face: O____O ****.
They experience looks of horror on their face and start yelling about me "Bringing in pornography!" "Worshipping the devil by supporting homosexuality!" and what-not.
They take it to whom I believe was my BEST. TEACHER. EVAR. I'm not going to reveal more than his first initial though. Mr. C, I know, has a ton of Evangelion manga and honestly does not give a flying **** about the hints of religion and such in it. I know he's also bought Sailor Moon for his daughters and he owns a Yu-Gi-Oh card shop in Zerns. Not to mention I've seen pics of this guy's living room. So they take it to Mr C., thinking I'll be EXPELLAMABANNHAMMERED!
He takes the book, reads it, and hands it back to me.
"I don't think it's nice to take someone's property in the first place, because I don't think she let you have it. Apologize to Katie." They stand, mouths open.
I brought in Kingdom Hearts the next day to let them look at that.
They couldn't find much of a problem with it besides the "DEVIL WORSHIP!!!111" crap.

[Defiled one]

As long they dont try to burn you alive like in Silent Hill....thats okay....Seriously...America is gettign a little carried away with religion...And I come from a very religious country

[Victory]

You see Sailor scouts use crystals, and demons use crystals, and thus Sailormoon is demonic.heheheh nicely summarized

[Dark_Shiki]

A few years ago in a kmart store I was at I had started talking to an employee about a certain figure they might carry, and in mentioning anime he said the most annoying thing an anime lover could hear, "Oh, I can't stand that stuff, all their faces are the same." This of course is from someone who hasn't seen many other than sailormoon or any other of the ones that did not have much merit. Yes some of the character designs follow a set template, but if your really paying attention, you'll see the unique differences in each anime. ~Angela

[KatayokuのTenshi]

You see Sailor scouts use crystals, and demons use crystals, and thus Sailormoon is demonic.

Penguins are black and white. Some old TV shows are black and white. Therefore some Penguins are old TV shows.

[VidelCoolGirl]

I can handle a person simply not liking something, but I have a lot of trouble suffering outright blind ignorance.

If someone doesn't like something, wont they be ignorant about it as a result? I'm ignorant when it comes to new music. Mainly rap. Play a rap song for me, and I can't tell you what the name is, who did it, nor do I care. Some might see that as ignorant.

[Hopelesromantic]

Penguins are black and white. Some old TV shows are black and white. Therefore some Penguins are old TV shows.

I think that was incredible :) If I'm lucky, I will use that as a response some day hehe.

VidelCoolGirl, there's a big difference between just not knowing, and a grotesque level of self assured belief in what one assumes they know to be true.

I am not aware of what you look like for instance. Just something I don't know.
But to declare you are NOT something, just because I am sure I am right, would be incredibly stupid :)

[Gibb]

My ex-girlfriend was thumbing through my ROBOT vol 1 a while back and got really creeped out. I asked her what was wrong and she said something along the lines of "this is child pornography....I... I don't know what to think of this..."

I tried to explain that art is art and that ROBOT was an uncensored, raw compilation of works from some of Japan's most famous artists, but she still thought it was sick and disgusting. I didn't feel like pointing out her obsession with yaoi at the moment, since I didn't want to act as narrow minded as she was.

[goddessofanime]

See that is why you're not supposed to talk to people at Suncoast (well at least the anime section anyway). Or Gamestop. There's like something wrong with people that go there. However I did meet a cute girl in the anime section in Best Buy.

But that's how I meet cute guys *small voice*

Well, I wish. The Eva guy was probaly in his forties.

Here's another weird story, though not exactly negative as in' "Y'all are going to hell for reading/watching child porn" way:

Probaly around three years ago, I went to a comic book store in Philly that I like 'cause they were the only ones that had the Japanese versions of manga and magazines I liked. I go in and there's this guy boring the poor clerk on his theory on how Kagome and Kikyo are the same person from Inuyasha.

I don't mind discussing anime; hey I would love to meet more people who are into it, especially those around my age. But the way the man was talking, all I kept thinking was, 'Thank you for giving more people the impression that anime fans are either pedophiles or pathetic.'

[ffl]

Anime and manga theories should be kept to either friends or forums. They're the only ones who'll be receptive to it anyway.:P

[VidelCoolGirl]

My ex-girlfriend was thumbing through my ROBOT vol 1 a while back and got really creeped out. I asked her what was wrong and she said something along the lines of "this is child pornography....I... I don't know what to think of this..."

I tried to explain that art is art and that ROBOT was an uncensored, raw compilation of works from some of Japan's most famous artists, but she still thought it was sick and disgusting. I didn't feel like pointing out her obsession with yaoi at the moment, since I didn't want to act as narrow minded as she was.

Well, to her, it may not be narrow minded.

See, I think everyone here, (Expression, not EVERYONE) is using their own prejudice over what they think the other person should be feeling. To someone less educated, they might think its porn or whatever, but thats from what they believe.

I hate Love Hina. I think its one of the worse anime I've seen in a long time, yet somebody might tell me otherwise, and say "you have to see more," or ect. But that's my prejudice, and if I don't hear any of it, and continue to say its a bad anime, why care at all?

[Hajime Saitou]

I hate Love Hina. I think its one of the worse anime I've seen in a long time, yet somebody might tell me otherwise, and say "you have to see more," or ect. But that's my prejudice, and if I don't hear any of it, and continue to say its a bad anime, why care at all?

I think the Love Hina anime is a mixed bag. Basically if someone didn't like Love Hina, the last thing in the world I would tell them to do is see more. I felt it went downhill really fast, because the little changes they made started to accumulate towards the end. If you don't like the anime I would suggest the manga, as it is a lot different.

And all of these stories about people having bad experiences with outsiders to anime/manga are really funny. I've never actually had one because I keep it to myself or my friends. I think it basically boils down to trying to explain something foreign. Different cultures have different views on certain things, and even though the common anime/manga fan will be open to a lot more things, discussing these things with...I want to say this in a nice way...people who live in their own little world, is just asking for trouble.

[Bernard_Monsha]

Probaly around three years ago, I went to a comic book store in Philly that I like 'cause they were the only ones that had the Japanese versions of manga and magazines I liked. I go in and there's this guy boring the poor clerk on his theory on how Kagome and Kikyo are the same person from Inuyasha.


I once had to listen to a Star Trek fan talk about Vulcan mateing habits to any passing female at a Houston comic con. He parked in front of my booth and evidently thought he could get him some hoo hoo by suggesting he was in his 7 year itch cycle and was ready to cheat on his hand. You have never met strange until you have talked to hardcore Trekkies.

[VidelCoolGirl]

I once had to listen to a Star Trek fan talk about Vulcan mateing habits to any passing female at a Houston comic con. He parked in front of my booth and evidently thought he could get him some hoo hoo by suggesting he was in his 7 year itch cycle and was ready to cheat on his hand. You have never met strange until you have talked to hardcore Trekkies.
Ah...Uhh......Yeah....indeed.

[Ketaru]

I've never had any real "negative" reactions when it comes to anime. Most people are pretty understanding, especially since it's more mainstream now but...

http://www.animenation.net/forums/showthread.php?p=6027777#post6027777

Yeah...negativity...

[Gibb]

I hate Love Hina. I think its one of the worse anime I've seen in a long time, yet somebody might tell me otherwise, and say "you have to see more," or ect. But that's my prejudice, and if I don't hear any of it, and continue to say its a bad anime, why care at all?

I hear ya :P. I think if somebody invited me to a Dragon Ball Z marathon, I would have a pretty "negative" reaction. My dislike of DBZ isnt based on my actual watching of the series, but more a preconception/prejudice that I will not even allow myself to enjoy it. The main reason for my DBZ disdain is because I abhor Akira Toriyama's artwork. Something about it makes me cringe everytime I see those eyes and headshape.

[goddessofanime]

I'd be interested in seeing the Japanese version of DBZ..but for the most part..no.

[Raziel_MGS]

well the most awkward for me was back in gradeschool when i just started liking anime, the people in my seventh grade class got me like a pokemon ball and i about died with embarrassment, but its all good...anybody else realize there is a girl on THE O.C. that is a huge anime fan, its awesome...

[Hopelesromantic]

Just thumbing through some replies.

from Goddessofanime
"I don't mind discussing anime; hey I would love to meet more people who are into it, especially those around my age. But the way the man was talking, all I kept thinking was, 'Thank you for giving more people the impression that anime fans are either pedophiles or pathetic.'"

Myself, I try to never to discuss a hobby without a fellow fan being present. It's enough to mention almost any hobby in passing, but if the listener isn't actually interested, it is indeed time to shut up :)


From Bernard
"I once had to listen to a Star Trek fan talk about Vulcan mateing habits to any passing female at a Houston comic con. He parked in front of my booth and evidently thought he could get him some hoo hoo by suggesting he was in his 7 year itch cycle and was ready to cheat on his hand. You have never met strange until you have talked to hardcore Trekkies."

I like to think of myself as a Trek fan, but I'm not that bad :) I think the reason I might indulge something over the top for anime, is likely because dressing up as a Klingon just doesn't seem as daring as dressing up as Sailormoon :) I guess anime cosplay feels more outrageous and silly (and the outrageous and silly part is what makes it fun hehe). It's important for cosplayers to realise (and not mind) that they likely look quite idiotic :)

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Idiotic? No way, my Ideon cosplay was magnificent!

BTW Ideon movie 2 comes out tonight, everyone on the Internet better download it!

[Alice Catherine]

I once had to listen to a Star Trek fan talk about Vulcan mateing habits to any passing female at a Houston comic con. He parked in front of my booth and evidently thought he could get him some hoo hoo by suggesting he was in his 7 year itch cycle and was ready to cheat on his hand. You have never met strange until you have talked to hardcore Trekkies.

My dad used to be one of those people. My gramma has video from before I was born about my dad doing something along the same lines.

[Ketaru]

Hmm, I was just looking for informatoin about cartoons on the internet and, somehow, came across more posts by this ASIAN guy. Apparently, other forums get tired of his nigh race supremacy (not as fast as AN did, but...).

http://forums.narutofan.com/showthread.php?t=170732
http://www.absoluteanime.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=880427&sid=713594c126ba7979c150d20e6da0e7ae

Yeah, more readings on this blind faith to ASIAN animation supremacy based solely on the amount of Japanese Cosplayers is painful, but it's a pretty good model of when your fanaticism is becoming blind and just plain ignorant.