Before my wife and I started dating, I had a girlfriend who was super into anime and Naruto and all that shit. I can understand the appeal a little bit, but god damn, 90 percent of the fanbase is cringey as fuck. We even had a kid at our high school who would do that retarded arms-behind-the-back running through the halls. Fucker got clotheslined one day and cracked his skull on the tile. He stopped after that.
On two separate occasions I have overheard full-grown men talking enthusiastically about anime in public. It made me want to suck start a shotgun.
But hey, I watch Rick and Morty, and you guys seem like you're having fun in this thread, so carry on.
Anime is cool but yeah, a lot of fans exhibit pretty, um... socially awkward traits.
I can enjoy anime without feeling the urge to argue with another grown man about who would win a fight versus who.
It's just the personality types of the fans. If anime didn't exist, they'd argue and fanboy over some other hobby.
If you want to watch a really good anime watch One Punch Man...
It's maybe 4 hours total and I haven't showed it to a single person that hasn't loved it. It's on Netflix.
I feel like there's something about that show for everyone.
It's purposefully made to parody common anime tropes - it's hilarious... and equal parts serious and thought-inducing.
It's about a bored, apathetic 9-5er drone that awakens his inner super hero and becomes so strong that he can defeat anyone in one punch.
So he becomes bored and apathetic again because nothing is a challenge to him.
The social commentary this show makes on the human psyche is deeper than most people realize.
Watch it in Japanese with English subtitles... it's more natural and the tone of voice/emotion is conveyed better than the English dub.