Anime Zealots

think_tank · November 23rd, 2007, 06:39 AM

Ok i have problem. More accurately a problem with people who think they are "the *****". Now these are people who get VERY possesive over their anime, they think they are above everyone who watches anime - thats right I'm talking about the anime zealots.

Now, let me just illistrate the attitude that I'm talking about here:
"Yeah that anime sucks. Also, the story sucks the writer sucks and their whole genre sucks, more over you suck for watching it"

But what if theres an anime that they love, that it just grabs their attention too much not to love it, then you get this sort of arguement:
"Yeah I've liked it for years. I've liked it since the first episode came out and before you'd even heard of it. Infact, I'm starting not to like so much anymore since, you know, I've liked it for so long and its becoming so popular. And you still suck"

And for some reason these people get really upset when an anime they've been following since the first episode gets licensed, which apparently signallises the downfall of this anime as it becomes more mainstream. Oh damn! Now the anime you've been following has become popular enough to be noticed and loved by other people. See this is what I don't get, to them, an anime getting popular and mainstream is a BAD thing - when people in the same school/college starts talking about the anime, it somehow ruins it for them.

And then we get to the anti-dubs, who are people who refuse to watch dubs - its almost sacreligous to metioned that you've watched a dubbed episode around them. Now I don't want to start a dubs vs subs thread here, but come on guys, if you don't like dubs fine, DON'T WATCH THEM, but you don't need to tear down other people who to watch it.

What I'm trying to say is at the bottom line is it doesn't matter how long you've been a fan or how you choose to watch it. Just becasue they haven't been a fan of them since the first episode, just because you're 100 episodes infront of them since they watch the dub , just because they haven't seen the 83 other animes that you think are better than the anime they like, it may make you more of a freak than they are, but it doesn't make you any more of a fan to the anime than they are, and it certainly doesn't mean you are superior to them.

Anyone agree?

Hajime Saitou · November 23rd, 2007, 06:44 AM

Just so everyone is on the same page, this is someone's alt and the post is really about me.

I thought I'd provide some entertainment before this thread goes up in flames like the last two.

lunarvesperia · November 23rd, 2007, 08:09 AM

^What you mean?

I met 'anime zealots' or whatever and i dont think you are one of them.
Or you are kidding and i am as n00b as ever

GreatNekoKoneko · November 23rd, 2007, 08:19 AM

...do you mean Elitists? Zealot sounds too much of a Starcraft term for me...

yeah, and what about them?

the problem wiht people these days is that ... We care too much.

Hajime Saitou · November 23rd, 2007, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kira_aso

^What you mean?

I met 'anime zealots' or whatever and i dont think you are one of them.
Or you are kidding and i am as n00b as ever

The answer you seek is in the white text so make sure not to miss it.

Just to be on the safe side, unless I'm talking about Da Capo, there's a 99% chance I'm being sarcastic.

That makes 151 times now.

Don't mind that comment, I'm just talking to myself.

Edit 13 hours later- Wow, it didn't explode. I guess everyone said what they wanted to in one, or maybe even both, of the last two threads.

Mr March · November 23rd, 2007, 09:07 AM

I think you're concentrating too much on the negative

lunarvesperia · November 23rd, 2007, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hajime Saitou

The answer you seek is in the white text so make sure not to miss it.

Just to be on the safe side, unless I'm talking about Da Capo, there's a 99% chance I'm being sarcastic.

That makes 151 times now.

Don't mind that comment, I'm just talking to myself.

^oh ok i saw what you mean

Sushikins · November 23rd, 2007, 09:17 AM

Just ignore them, who cares about their opinion. What matters is that you enjoy what you watch.

grgspunk · November 23rd, 2007, 09:26 AM

Wow. I think you just described 95% of the forum/staff population at Anime News Network.

Prof.Nosebleed · November 23rd, 2007, 12:48 PM

I remember the last threads with subjects like this ended up in flaming, trolling, and eventually lockdown.

I think "anime fanboy" or uber-otaku would be a more fitting title.

ArcaJ · November 23rd, 2007, 01:30 PM

Everyone wishes to feel smarter than you aout something. Human nature. Though, I* must admit, I have been guilty of acting like that a time or two. That is, until I caught myself doing it.

But just like the Op's advice to dub-haters, just ignore them.

Love, Peace and Yuri!

::HUGS::

Arca Jeth

fujyoshi · November 24th, 2007, 11:22 AM

I'm too picky to be anything so yeah I know I phail ^^;

Brutist · November 24th, 2007, 12:04 PM

Why would you make a new account just to post this and not do it on your main account? Whoever this is..

JjOtaku · November 24th, 2007, 12:28 PM

I don't really mind them. They are swarming all over cons.

Animematt55 · November 24th, 2007, 12:36 PM

Just ignore them, or tell them they are being rude and their attitude drives fans away from anime. Of course you could always just Boot them in the head.

November 23rd, 2007, 06:39 AM	#1
think_tank Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	Anime Zealots Ok i have problem. More accurately a problem with people who think they are "the ***". Now these are people who get VERY possesive over their anime, they think they are above everyone who watches anime - thats right I'm talking about the anime zealots. Now, let me just illistrate the attitude that I'm talking about here: "Yeah that anime sucks. Also, the story sucks the writer sucks and their whole genre sucks, more over you suck for watching it" But what if theres an anime that they love, that it just grabs their attention too much not to love it, then you get this sort of arguement: "Yeah I've liked it for years. I've liked it since the first episode came out and before you'd even heard of it. Infact, I'm starting not to like so much anymore since, you know, I've liked it for so long and its becoming so popular. And you still suck" And for some reason these people get really upset when an anime they've been following since the first episode gets licensed, which apparently signallises the downfall of this anime as it becomes more mainstream. Oh damn! Now the anime you've been following has become popular enough to be noticed and loved by other people. See this is what I don't get, to them, an anime getting popular and mainstream is a BAD thing - when people in the same school/college starts talking about the anime, it somehow ruins it for them. And then we get to the anti-dubs, who are people who refuse to watch dubs - its almost sacreligous to metioned that you've watched a dubbed episode around them. Now I don't want to start a dubs vs subs thread here, but come on guys, if you don't like dubs fine, DON'T WATCH THEM, but you don't need to tear down other people who to watch it. What I'm trying to say is at the bottom line is it doesn't matter how long you've been a fan or how you choose to watch it. Just becasue they haven't been a fan of them since the first episode, just because you're 100 episodes infront of them since they watch the dub , just because they haven't seen the 83 other animes that you think are better than the anime they like, it may make you more of a freak than they are, but it doesn't make you any more of a fan** to the anime than they are, and it certainly doesn't mean you are superior to them. Anyone agree?

November 23rd, 2007, 06:44 AM	#2
Hajime Saitou Aku Soku Zan Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,033	Just so everyone is on the same page, this is someone's alt and the post is really about me. I thought I'd provide some entertainment before this thread goes up in flames like the last two. __________________ You can't correct something that's already correct. -CrossboneGundam Last edited by Hajime Saitou; November 23rd, 2007 at 06:51 AM.

November 23rd, 2007, 08:09 AM	#3
lunarvesperia 謳う丘～Lunar vesperia.～ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Italy-Greece Posts: 1,064	^What you mean? I met 'anime zealots' or whatever and i dont think you are one of them. Or you are kidding and i am as n00b as ever __________________ Haven't been here since 2006 i think.New username,of course.Was kira_aso back then! (accounts merged now!) My MAL.

November 23rd, 2007, 08:19 AM	#4
GreatNekoKoneko The Coolest Fat Cat returns Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,654	...do you mean Elitists? Zealot sounds too much of a Starcraft term for me... yeah, and what about them? the problem wiht people these days is that ... We care too much. __________________ ...avatar courtesy of Levon... If you're on Rizon, stop by and lurk at #ANationDivided see you there. The Wink Face Equals Truth

November 23rd, 2007, 09:07 AM	#6
Mr March On an Information High Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 839	I think you're concentrating too much on the negative __________________ Macross Mecha Manual (address update)

November 23rd, 2007, 09:17 AM	#8
Sushikins Back in Black(cat) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Posts: 7,533	Just ignore them, who cares about their opinion. What matters is that you enjoy what you watch. __________________ My Anime List \| My Backloggery \| My Top 15 Anime \| My Top 15 Video Games \| My Top 10 Manga \| My Figures Current Avatar: Ruri Gokou - Oreimo Currently Watching: 9 Shows \| 2013 Total: 35 Shows; 302 Episodes; 4 Movies; 5 Shorts Currently Playing: Fire Emblem: Awakening \| Battlefield 3 \| BlazBlue Continuum Shift EXTEND Currently Reading: Bleach (Ch. 540)

November 23rd, 2007, 09:26 AM	#9
grgspunk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 628	Wow. I think you just described 95% of the forum/staff population at Anime News Network.

November 23rd, 2007, 12:48 PM	#10
Prof.Nosebleed Go Team Nyamo! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: On Campus Posts: 2,337	I remember the last threads with subjects like this ended up in flaming, trolling, and eventually lockdown. I think "anime fanboy" or uber-otaku would be a more fitting title. __________________ *MEMBER OF TEAM NYAMO. FOR GREAT JUSTICE.* "Therefore, those people who say that they can't jack off to anime must have something wrong with their brains! Otherwise, they're just trying to act cool!" -Madarame Harunobu, Genshiken *Make your own "motivator": bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator

November 23rd, 2007, 01:30 PM	#11
ArcaJ Rabid Yuri Fangirl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 696	Everyone wishes to feel smarter than you aout something. Human nature. Though, I* must admit, I have been guilty of acting like that a time or two. That is, until I caught myself doing it. But just like the Op's advice to dub-haters, just ignore them. Love, Peace and Yuri! ::HUGS:: Arca Jeth __________________ Stab the dolls filled with hate. Wash yourself in their blood. --"Art of Life" X(Japan)

November 24th, 2007, 11:22 AM	#12
fujyoshi Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,205 Blog Entries: 4	I'm too picky to be anything so yeah I know I phail ^^;

November 24th, 2007, 12:04 PM	#13
Brutist Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 437	Why would you make a new account just to post this and not do it on your main account? Whoever this is..

November 24th, 2007, 12:28 PM	#14
JjOtaku Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 266	I don't really mind them. They are swarming all over cons.

November 24th, 2007, 12:36 PM	#15
Animematt55 Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: North Dakota Posts: 4,314	Just ignore them, or tell them they are being rude and their attitude drives fans away from anime. Of course you could always just Boot them in the head.