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Why do some people criticize anime?

I wasn't trying to flame anyone or make a horrible general statement about people who don't watch Anime. I was posting according to what the topic creator was saying, that being how his friends WOULDN'T give Anime a chance. That is so obviously avoiding what someone lays in front of you and choose to stick with your own convictions.

Notice why my FIRST post was a very simple comment on what the topic creator said.

Now someone who misunderstood (which is most likely the case) should be able to clarify what I have said rather than making a idiot of himself by making an incredibly offensive statement against me. That act is a sign of an elitist in denial and calling someone else an elitist to make himself feel better.

On a good note, I have been able to get many people into Anime who are ignorant of it. I run the Anime club at my University and it's my duty to see it that people get their share of what is out there, whether they are new to Anime or not.

I don't want anyone to misunderstand me as some cynical ***hole who looks down on non-Anime fans or people who don't like Anime.

Lord Kefka wrote:

On a good note, I have been able to get many people into Anime who are ignorant of it. I run the Anime club at my University and it's my duty to see it that people get their share of what is out there, whether they are new to Anime or not.

Nice... and you run it too. Nice call, because some people know nothing at all about it. Why not show them right ?and then later on they can decide if they like it or not. You're doing a really good deed.

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I don't want anyone to misunderstand me as some cynical ***hole who looks down on non-Anime fans or people who don't like Anime.

Hahahahahaha yeah. Don't worry we know you're not.
By the way this is out of the topic but ,damn...how is it that we joined ANN at the same date and yet you have like 50+ posts, i was like Wow! thats amazing.I'm impressed.

When I started watching anime my friends made fun of me, I wondered why. I don't even talk about anime so much and the still criticize it. They keep saying that it is wierd and that it has no plot and it is very boring. When I read a manga, without even knowing what it is about or even what it is, they start to think of a lot of things to critcize by looking at the front cover. They don't even give it a chance. Is it because of the mechs (Gundum and Neon Genesis Evangelion), the character transformations (S-Cry-Ed and Sailor Moon), or the odd plots (Excel Saga and Fooly Cooly). Sometimes it leads to racism about the Japanese for no reason at all.

If anybody knows a reason as to why people criticize anime please post your answer.

I really don't care what they like nor do I make people come. If you are interested or are an Anime fan, you yourself should be the only motivator. That is what me and my officers have come to agree on. Not trying to be the biggest club. Just trying to be one with Anime fans in it.

All people did there was talk about random stupid crap and make some of the worst generalized arguements and statements

Its simple, It's either you like it or you don't or maybe you just don't care and frankly that's about it. Why should we care if they criticize it [anime] or not? Does it really matter? A person has the right to like and dislike whatever it is they want. Don't think that I'm justifying "people who criticize anime" in fact it really depends on the way they criticize it, If another person is harmed physically or mentally by being criticized, due to watching anime then this topic is actually worth while to discuss. If not then it doesn't really matter if your friends like anime or not, why should you care? just do whatever it is that makes you happy.

Another question is, why do anime fans have a persecution complex? If you want to start generalizing there's no sense looking only one way. Not to mention sometimes there's a sense of hypocrisy, look at MetalHeavyMetal and his comments not only here but in the thread about the effect on anime in culture where he criticizes other shows that reflects the tastes of others that don't agree with his own. It's not like anime is the only fandom in the world that gets criticized by those outside of it, same can be said for many fanbases out there. It's also not as though anime fans themselves are innocent of similar behavior towards other fanbases or even amongst groups that exist internally such as fans of dubs.

Could it be stupidity? Sure. Could it be ignorance? Sure. Could it be something else? Most likely. Fact is, like it or not, some people just don't like anime or have no interest in it, while that doesn't mean they should criticize I highly doubt there's a person in this thread who hasn't criticized someone else for something they didn't like or understand at some point. And to be honest, I've encountered many a situation where an anime fan was criticized for anime because they were pushing anime on the other individual in some way, either making them watch some or talking about it constantly when that person has no interest in it.

I think the primary demonstration of ignorance is on the part of the fans in many of these cases. Some people just don't like anime or have no interest in anime, doesn't make them ignorant or stupid, and criticizing someone else just makes them human as it's something we all do, I've even seen it to no small degree on this board so let's not even try to play innocent.

Azathrael wrote:

Thank you for your kind backseat moderation, sir.

Seriously, cut the crap, this is the second thread this morning you've made this comment, which is ironic since this comment itself is just as bad. Maybe if you weren't always creating the need for moderation people wouldn't be making the comments and you wouldn't have to snap back with your little one liner. psycho wasn't moderating, he was expressing a concern that another decent thread might be derailed and locked as a result, which is a valid concern. Your response however was simply pointless and unnecessary.

Besides, by assuming others are ignorant rather than just uninterested, you yourself are only demonstrating your ignorance.

are they even my friends if they keep making fun of me day after day after day after day? I even told them the joke is getting old but they still don't stop.

we all have individual differences but if they show indifference to your taste... just flush their inflammatory retorts down the crapper. Such outrageous display of ignorance do not bother me at all.