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Answerman - Is It Now "Cool" To Be An Anime Fan?

Stampeed Valkyrie wrote:

Sorry Answerman.. but TLDR I guess to directly address the question.. who cares? I've never measured my self worth by what other people think of me.. or their opinions.. no real shock there. Cool to me was what all the other "sheep" are doing.. and sometimes that was my style and more often it was not. Using ANN terminology I am a "Beardy" at this point and with age comes reflection.. and the general answer of just be you.. cause your the one who ultimately matters.

Exactly, let's be honest we, Otaku, was and will never be seen as decent people even more nowaday with all these recent incessantly feminazi talks and others who can't accept more than the mainstream stuff. But whatever others think it musn't obstruct the things we are fond of, as long that one is true with itself and DON'T DISTURB others life, then this one is living a wonderful life, meanwhile, those living while complaining about them are living a pitiful life ( even more if the thing they hate aren't real ) and could be seen as people with inferiority complex

But I do know that it's much harder to bully a high school kid for liking the same things as the star of the biggest superhero movie of the year.

Thank you, this was one of the cringiest whiny otaku/weeb/nerd/whatever you call yourself comments i've seen in a while.

Personally, as much as I want anime to become successful and mainstream, I think that much of the charm of anime is that it is at times at the fringes of what is considered normal. It is bizarre, it is wacky and it does not adhere to conventional wisdom. I like anime because it panders to a Japanese sensibility, it has its own tropes and it plays by its own rules. This is something that I cannot get anywhere else. I don't want anime to become globalized or sterilized to the point of not having that charm. Give me the fanservice, give me the cool robot action.

It's fun to be in the community precisely because it's a community. It means something to be a part of it. As fans, we define ourselves by the things that we consume and regardless of what you like anime for, it defines you. To hijack a quote from The Incredibles, "When everyone's an anime fan, no one will be".

Most of us know that famed Japanese animator Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, among other things, briefly met Walt Disney at the 1964 New York's World Fair. I recently stumbled across Tezuka's own remembrance of that encounter:

"I admire Walt Disney. I am charmed by Walt Disney, and my career was inspired by Walt Disney. And I met him in New York, or, I should say, I just walked past him. On the opening day of New York World's Fair, was lucky enough to get a chance to talk to him. I came across him leaving the stage just after delivering a speech. I got nervous but somehow introduced myself to him.

Osamu Tezuka: 'I am a head of a Japanese animation studio.'

Walt Disney: 'Nice to have you here.'

Tezuka: 'I am the one who made Astro Boy.'

Disney: 'Really? I know Astro Boy. I saw the work in Los Angeles. It's a great work."

Tezuka: 'Thank you very much. My staff would be honored. Well, may I have your comment about the work?'

Disney: 'It's a very interesting Sci-Fi story. Future children are looking toward space. So I, myself, think about making Sci-Fi, too. If you have time, visit me in Burbank.'

In early 1965 he received a letter from the famed film director, Stanley Kubrick, inviting him to join his production crew as a visual set designer. Kubrick has seen Astro Boy (1963-66) and been impressed by it enough to offer Tezuka the opportunity to help design the look of Kubrick’s upcoming film, 2001. Although Tezuka was flattered and incredibly interested, it would mean taking a year off work and moving to London for the duration – something he felt he couldn’t do at the time – so he turned Kubrick down

I also don't mind anime been successful and mainstream. And I don't mind that celebrities think that anime is cool, even if celebrities opinions mean nothing in reality.

Like you say, the only thing that can be a problem if they try to change anime to become more mainstream. If people don't like some anime troupes or fan-service or are offended by some anime, then go watch something else. Japanese anime is and should be animation made in Japan for the Japanese audience.

If they want something different, they should do like Netflx and pay for animation made in Japanese studios for global audiences.

Surf_rock wrote:

Thank you, this was one of the cringiest whiny otaku/weeb/nerd/whatever you call yourself comments i've seen in a while.

sorry if I hit a nerve or if you feel targeted, that was just what i think as someone who was bullied during pretty much all my school years for loving 2D stuff, even thought i didn't bother them and i was far from being a rare case, seem like you live in a pretty kind place if it feel strange for you .

Recently Kim Kardashian came clean about liking anime (even calling out DARLING in the FRANXX)

Japanese anime is and should be animation made in Japan for the Japanese audience. If they want something different, they should do like Netflx and pay for animation made in Japanese studios for global audiences.

TOP NEWS: Celebrities are people who can enjoy diverse things.

Add John Boyega to the list. In a recent Reddit thread, he cited Bleach, Nanatsu no Taizai, AoT, Naruto, HxH, etc as favorites of his. All fairly mainstream, I know, but still a neat factoid all the same. I suppose it shouldn't be a surprise, considering he plays a major role in the recent Star Wars film. Though, much cooler and mainstream now, you have to be a nerd in some capacity to apart of such a classic and legendary franchise.

Is Kim Kardashian really an anime fan, or did she just see an anime girl with pretty hair in Akihabara on her visit to Tokyo?