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JDINGBAT1
Posts: 31 Location: Stacy, MN |
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I am 17 and in my HS, people think I am the strangest thing in school because I like anime. I really believe that in a school of 1500 students, I am the only one that likes anime. People look at it as some weird cult thing that only freaks like.I've tried to explain it but the people just look at me strange. I need advice
HOW DO I EXPLAIN ANIME TO NORMAL PEOPLE. |
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JETBLACK87
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Miyasaki, maybe? |
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The Ramblin' Wreck
 Posts: 924 Location: Teaching Robot Women How To Love |
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Well, lets see how you are presenting yourself. According to you last line, you are drawing a difference between yourself and "NORMAL PEOPLE". What are the circumstances of these confrontations? Most people would consider anime like Pokemon and Yui-Gi-Oh! pretty mainstream. What anime are you presenting people with? |
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JETBLACK87
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La blue Girl 
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Burner
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Violence Jack should put a smile on everyones face.
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gnollman
 Posts: 535 Location: Richmond, KY |
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Grave of the Fireflies is the first thing I show to people who believe anime is all porn....
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Legato 2057
 Posts: 437 Location: Soon to be Japan |
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Urotsukidoji!!!
Hajime no Ippo any thing by Miyazaki Cowboy Beebop Escaflowne Those are examples of what you could show them. But my advice, if you have allready tried to explain to them what you think is so great about anime, and they just don't get it: Screw 'em!!. Seriously, if they don't like, don't worry about. Don't let their limited views on the world affect your enjoyment of anime. Oh, and I have come to realize that there is at least one anime for everybody. Anime is such a varied media that I guarantee that there is something that will appeal to them. |
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osiriz
 Posts: 58 Location: Sweden.. The land of no anime! *cries!* =( |
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I know how it feels! =] |
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wizard55
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same here too, me and about 2 other people like anime and its annoying when people say crap to you and stuff. i would also like advice sort of....
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Tempest
 I Run this place.ANN Publisher  Posts: 10539 Location: Do not message me for support. |
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This is the best reply here. They may not like Grave... they may find it boring... but at the very least they will come to respect anime as a serious medium. If you're more interested on "hooking" them on Anime, Bebop would be a much better bet. |
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Nagisa
Moderator
 Posts: 6128 Location: Atlanta-ish, Jawjuh |
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I've hooked about six or seven of my friends (who ranged from having a passing interest in anime to being Toonami fanboys to outright hating it) with a nice triple-dose of Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, & Evangelion.
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rektagunn
 Posts: 218 Location: enohana |
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I didn't think that anime is still in its "cult" state....ah well, I guess it depends on the other's view.......
Really though, if you want to impress them with anime, you have to know what THEY like to watch and then find an anime series that similar to it......like say if they like watching The Simpsons, then maybe something of a comedic nature would suffice.....I would definitely stay away from the CONTROVERSIAL stuff though (y'know what I'm talkin' about) since it might turn them off......and maybe not the experimental stuff for first timers (lain, anyone) unless they're into that.... Otherwise, walk your own path....and hold your own nuts with pride, otaku grasshopper....... 
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azzmoneky
 Posts: 193 Location: With my lord and master Foamy |
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I have the same problem at my HS they are always a few kids that sort of like anime its hard to find them but look and hopefully u will find them they might have anime stuff on there binders |
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Ataru
 Posts: 2350 Location: Missouri (Strikeman) |
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Put some mind control drugs in their food.
Let's see, when I was in High School oh some many years ago, I got a couple people hocked on to Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell. Then again, tell them about the stuff on AS without coming off as a crazied fanboy/girl. But, some people ranks anime right up there with Bugs and Mickey and can be hard to turn them over. Then again, I was the oddball of my High School.
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Kidotai
 Posts: 138 Location: one of those islands in the pacific |
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Just show them Cool Devices. That should help.
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