Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

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Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby johnny46 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:19 pm

Aside from having other fans you can talk to online, does being an anime fan sometimes feel a little lonely? Anime seems to be a very unpopular hobby among many people who aren't fans, and I was wondering how you guys felt about that.

I guess being a fan, it can get pretty lonely. I don't have friends that are fans, so it's impossible for me to talk them about the latest anime I'm watching (because to them, all anime is weird).

But I do visit message boards, so that helps wash away that feeling. Smile
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Kalium » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:20 pm

I went to a college with an anime club.

It's only a lonely hobby if you want it to be.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:22 pm

Emos don't know shit bout loneliness when you've got no other nerd friends.

And it's always good to bring a friend to the Japanese-y side of life.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby LivingFlame » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:26 pm

Yea, I know one other person that likes anime, and that's my cousin. 150 miles away. But whatever; I manage.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Ishbalan » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:43 pm

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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby 76 » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:00 pm

Anime seems to be a very unpopular hobby among many people who aren't fans,


You could replace "anime" with any other hobby in the world and this sentence would be true, all the same. Of course something is not going to be popular among people who are not interested.

Any hobby can be lonely, but one: a hobby is something you do because you, yourself, enjoy it. Two: Finding friends to share a hobby with is the same as finding any other friend. You talk to someone and introduce the topic, them taking interest is completely up to them. However, that should not stop you from trying to introduce them to it in the first place. If you find someone already into anime, who you can make friends with. Kudos. Though this entirely relies on you putting yourself out there and actually looking for like-minded individuals.

I have a younger sister who's into anime, though she only watches and reads shoujo-type stuff. I have someone to ramble to, and so does she; so as an anime fan, I wouldn't say I'm lonely. (I also have a younger brother who used to be into anime, but I think my own nerdiness drove him away from it. :p )

To be brief: I talk about anime like any other hobby I have. It's not something I feel singled-out by.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Koopiskeva » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:07 pm

yes.

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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby The Origonal Head Hunter » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:25 pm

Koopiskeva wrote:yes.

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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Pas » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:45 pm

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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby TerraRose » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:54 am

My boyfriend hadn't encountered much anime before meeting me but now I'm taking him through all of The Slayers and for a change of pace Ranma 1/2 as well :3

Anime is a hobby that is meant to be shared. CONVERT! CONVERT! Everytime I have a friend that hasn't seen anime I bring out the Slayers and watch it through.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Taokato » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:08 am

There are 10000000 fans all over the world.

Thats the most stupid question I've heard in my life.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Vivaldi » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:11 am

Taokato wrote:There are 10000000 fans all over the world.

Thats the most stupid question I've heard in my life.

And with 7 billion overall, that's a really thin dispersal.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby TerraRose » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:29 am

Well, 10,000,000 divides into 7,000,000,000 700 times. So that actually would mean there would be up to a couple thousand people in any major city center.
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby hasteroth » Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:30 am

Lonely? What??? Only if you live in an anime deprived town on the east coast, 12 of my friends (12, count em 12) are into anime, though I'm one of 3 otakus in the whole school, (ya need 5 people to start a club). Back in VIctoria BC where I used to live, half the population is into anime and we had an anime club with 20 members. We held a convention every year (albeit a small one).
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Re: Is anime a "lonely" hobby?

Postby Taokato » Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:08 am

hasteroth wrote:Lonely? What??? Only if you live in an anime deprived town on the east coast, 12 of my friends (12, count em 12) are into anime, though I'm one of 3 otakus in the whole school, (ya need 5 people to start a club). Back in VIctoria BC where I used to live, half the population is into anime and we had an anime club with 20 members. We held a convention every year (albeit a small one).


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