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@Hina : lol maybe you're right xDDD Anime fans 18+, do you hang out with other Otaku?
3 weeks 5 days ago
I'm lucky if i can find another fan around here...but usually i like watchin anime alone..its cause my preferences and theirs dont match..sadly.
Quite a few of my shipmates watch anime. I may find a new one every so often. When I was in Boot Camp, I mentioned Naruto in passing and suddenly a quarter of my division sprung up and talked about all the anime they've watched.
My coworker introduced me into anime last year and we always talk about anime related content. The guy has a very high intellect about shows and knows a bunch of interesting details. It's always interesting to hear what he has to say. We also go to Asian restaurants all the time to enjoy a nice meal :).
Once I got into anime I found out one of my grade school buddies liked anime. He's not the biggest fan, so talks with him about anime are short. He's more into the big names like Bleach and Naruto, and usually isn't caught up with the current content.
Besides them two I know two others and that's it. I don't talk with them often, unfortunately.
I would love to have more anime friends, but I don't go out of my way to look for them. Chatting on forums and with my current buddies are good enough. My city isn't a big city so unfortunately there's no local hang out either.
Once I got into anime I found out one of my grade school buddies liked anime. He's not the biggest fan, so talks with him about anime are short. He's more into the big names like Bleach and Naruto, and usually isn't caught up with the current content.
Besides them two I know two others and that's it. I don't talk with them often, unfortunately.
I would love to have more anime friends, but I don't go out of my way to look for them. Chatting on forums and with my current buddies are good enough. My city isn't a big city so unfortunately there's no local hang out either.
I'm 25 this 10 July. And I still hang out with my friends. Even I hang out with my student at school. Ahahahaha Its ok to have fun with them. I'm nt the oldest person. some of my anime friends age is 30++
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Heh at least I'm not the only one here going on 25 :)
I did the college club thing that many have mentioned, and I'd say that's much more likely to be the time when you -can- get really into it (high school... its a little niche?). The club had some older alumni and faculty members, although I admit a lot of the student members considered them... kind of weird.
Outside of that, I still have a lot of friends who watch it, but I've lived off and on in Japan and my area of work is also Asian-related so there's likely a higher concentration of people with this kind of interest. I imagine it does probably get hard to find many people with the same interest if you're in more 'mainstream' circles, as you get older.
I did the college club thing that many have mentioned, and I'd say that's much more likely to be the time when you -can- get really into it (high school... its a little niche?). The club had some older alumni and faculty members, although I admit a lot of the student members considered them... kind of weird.
Outside of that, I still have a lot of friends who watch it, but I've lived off and on in Japan and my area of work is also Asian-related so there's likely a higher concentration of people with this kind of interest. I imagine it does probably get hard to find many people with the same interest if you're in more 'mainstream' circles, as you get older.
I think part of the nature of being an otaku is what makes it hard for us to meet other otaku anywhere but the internet, there's also a big tendency that as we get older we move away and the like too, which is what is happening in my home town with our anime club. Most of our older members have left, going off to persue their careers, while new baby members pop up everywhere. It's hard to talk about older anime with a lot of the younger kids, you ask them about project A-ko or Akira and most haven't heard of or even seen them. -_-;
But I'll say one thing, thank god for the more social of nerds, or there'd never be clubs or cons and we'd never meet people at all!
But I'll say one thing, thank god for the more social of nerds, or there'd never be clubs or cons and we'd never meet people at all!
2 weeks 6 days ago
I am 21 and for the most part even in Highschool teh otaku was a rare and elusive breed. And now in college, I usually keep it to myself and the friends I have aren't as into it as I am and at times think of me as perv for some of the anime I like (which at times is warranted but not all the time). I'm starting my senior year in a couple months and I finally met this couple who are pretty heavy otakus (their house is filled to the brim with anime, video games, and action figures - danm that place is awsome). It just sucks that I met them so late. Anyway, I came to animepaper for the wallpapers but I think that I migh just stay for the company.
My friends were the first ones to get me into anime in the first place, but yeah I have been hanging out with other people who are otaku. In fact, we both borrow each others anime series. We have a lot in common and we hang out about once every week. When ever works does not get in the way. There is also my friends who first got me into anime in the first place. I don't hang out with them much anymore; however, I do hang out with them when I get a free moment form college and work. Not to mention paying the bills is still a hassle. Back on the topic besides those two people I really don't hang out with other people.
Umh.. in my country most anime fans come from 20++ ages. in last con (J-vo 6 July 2008) the oldest cosplayer is 36years ^^ weeheheh
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No. I do not know anyone who likes anime or manga. Sometimes I do wish that there was someone I could share my interests with. In high school there was an anime club at my school but I never really had the desire to join. The people who were in the anime club were strange(not in the good way) and most appeared to only like dubbed anime. Also I don't think of myself as an otaku however I probably am one.
Who is interesting in dating a Mexican Otaku and not ugly!
I Don't have donkey, I have a car!
I don't eat burrito I love Pastor
I don't use sombrero, Im not a Mariachi and I don't like mariachis.
In other words ignore the mexican Cliches, Im just like an european, except that I smile more and laugh more
I Don't have donkey, I have a car!
I don't eat burrito I love Pastor
I don't use sombrero, Im not a Mariachi and I don't like mariachis.
In other words ignore the mexican Cliches, Im just like an european, except that I smile more and laugh more
Well i'm 26 and i just "discovered" anime for myself. I saw the Cartoon Networks version of anime when I was younger and to be honest I wasn't interested. My interests were peaked with Voltron (if you call that anime i dont know?), but other than that I didn't watch any. Then a couple of my friends introduced me to their fav. anime which is Bleach and Naruto. I would have to agree with them in saying these shows are great. And these friends are locked into a network that enjoys anime, but I dont know that they just meet to talk about it, however they do meet up at parties and watch it, which i guess is the most fun part about anime. I don't know much about the anime "subculture" or vernacular, and i'm certainly no artist myself. all I know is that I've loved the artwork since I was young, and I have now found 2 shows that I truly enjoy, and I guess thats enough for me.
2 weeks 3 days ago
I have five friends who don't watch anime, and one who does. For what it's worth, the ones who don't watch it aren't *rejecting* it or anything, but they already have a full roster of TV shows to watch. They don't get time to watch what they have, let alone squeeze in something new. Now the sixth person you would think I could talk to, but there are difficulties there as well. He's been an anime fan for about fifteen years now, has watched or at least sampled anything he can get his hands on, and has heard enough about most titles to have a good idea of what they were about. I've only been watching anime for the last four years, so the problem there is that I don't know *enough* to talk to him. And it would be impossible for me to catch up to him--I have other things that I ought to be doing! The upshot is that I can talk about anime to real people, we're just on completely different footing most of the time.
2 weeks 3 days ago
I dont consider myself an otaku and deem it an embarassment to be called one. I do like my anime and have certainly amassed a fairly large collection over the years, but I usually socialise among other anime fans at conventions. I deem being called an otaku quite offensive seeing as otaku's in japan are pretty much social rejects who are looked down upon and its also deemed a health hazard over there as an otaku's behavior of shutting themselves away and lack of human contact is quite problematic.
Now to go back on subject, I do have friends round occasoinally to watch anime, its very rare that I do but it does happen sometimes. When I do though it usually comprises of a 1 or 2 episode sit down before doing something else. I quite often go on walks with friends, game with friends, have long conversations with friends, go out socialise with a group etc etc.
Depending on the friend I usually do different things though.
Now to go back on subject, I do have friends round occasoinally to watch anime, its very rare that I do but it does happen sometimes. When I do though it usually comprises of a 1 or 2 episode sit down before doing something else. I quite often go on walks with friends, game with friends, have long conversations with friends, go out socialise with a group etc etc.
Depending on the friend I usually do different things though.
2 weeks 1 day ago
It's quite true that after high school meeting current or new friends (anime or not) is almost impossible. Especially after moving to LA from Argentina, I found myself very ronery, because either my classmates have all different schedules (so you can't even talk a bit while walking to the next course) or it's difficult to squeeze yourself in an already formed group of friends.
Now I either plan to meet them in animexpo or try to squeeze some time for lunch (which by the way is not the same than just chilling out like in high school). But it's a shame nobody can just stay over for some soda and anime watching for a couple of hours.
Also, like several people posted, even when you find a buddy who likes more or less anime your personalities or tastes can clash, so it's not enjoyable to interact with them.
I tried looking up some anime clubs around the area, but most are comprised by teens and below (who mostly watch Bleach and Naruto and I'm sick of that stuff).
Now I either plan to meet them in animexpo or try to squeeze some time for lunch (which by the way is not the same than just chilling out like in high school). But it's a shame nobody can just stay over for some soda and anime watching for a couple of hours.
Also, like several people posted, even when you find a buddy who likes more or less anime your personalities or tastes can clash, so it's not enjoyable to interact with them.
I tried looking up some anime clubs around the area, but most are comprised by teens and below (who mostly watch Bleach and Naruto and I'm sick of that stuff).
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