Can someone please explain to me why Anime is so damn popular and such a big thing to many people? To many, Anime is a hobby, an interest, and a stereotype, well it is not, Anime is a style of ART that Japanese use for TV shows and other forms of entertainment.

So why do people consider themselves "Anime Fans"? Thats like saying I am an "Abstract Fan."

My dad, a scientist, says that he was involved with a study on "Anime Fans" and his team concluded Anime fans have lower than normal IQ's

Heh, I have no idea. I'm not a big fan of it either...

I mean, if one guy drew it, that would be something...but obviously there is more than one guy because there are COUNTLESS amounts of shows.

I mean hell, Anime has it's own ****ing form of Porn...

I don't know. They're just cartoons.

q=why is it so popular
a= well obviously because people enjoy it, everyone has their own taste/opinions....but probably because there are series where you just can't wait until the next episode(like prison break, lost etc.)


q=So why do people consider themselves "Anime Fans"? Thats like saying I am an "Abstract Fan."
a=argh im' too tired to think of a good answer to this, but you've got to think about culture more......i like japanese culture, japanese culture=anime, therefor i like anime

japan is one of the smartest countries in the world when it comes to technology, and they're a small country as well, i think your dad needs to do more research(lol there's flaws in this but i don't care)

Now that I think about it, every anime fan I have ever met, except for one, were all pretty dumb.

And to they guy above, the flaw in your last answer was that you basically said that all japanese are anime fans. lol

meh, the only japanese friends i have are anime fans lol

but if you think about it, dosn't every american(/canadian) like the simpsons? lol

yeah, but they're not like anime fans. a lot of anime fans are like this:
if its an anime from japan, they like it, no matter how boring i think it is. i'm not saying they should think like me but most of the time it seems that they just like it because its from japan. you understand what i'm trying to say?
second, for some reason, anime fans get offended when you compare cartoons from here to cartoons from japan and they insist that its not a cartoon, that its anime.
people like the simpsons, but they not considering cartoon fans and looking for every cartoon possible.

oh yeah i can see what you mean now.......hmm my brother searches for new anime all the time, i guess it's just the style/genre, say someone enjoys metal music, when they walk into HMV they're going to go to the metal section and see if there are any new metal albums etc.

that's the way i see it.....i guess it's just because they have free time, i'm not saying that all anime are the same, however again, usually the same style/genre

agreed. you explained it better with the music thing.

To answer your question -
Because theres sod all on TV apart from repeats and Unreality tv
Because they have better plots than most things on tv (appart from ones in the Dragonball, Naruto mold)
Because most are funnier than anything the US has put out (not the UK we have monty python and funny people)
Because most of the disney stuff out (animated wise) is just the same thing where as if you put it next to the stuff out by Studio ghibli well considerin he has not made a naff film where as disney (alladin 3 any one ?)

So your sayin that scientists have nothin better to do with there time
Mind you seein what they have been doin recently (oh look a slug can slither across a blade without cutin its self) im not surprised
Most anime fans can speak Japanese

I R SMART WOOT
Look I R USEIN MAH HEAD TO BANG A NAIL IN (Not Jimmy Nail)

Tis called Hentai some have better plots than most films


And to answer your next question
Yes I do have a social life (I do go out but not always to feed)
Yes I do have sex with other people (both genders)
Yes I do have real freinds (not all watch anime)
Yes I do watch real porn (tis all dull)
Yes I am active as a person (Sitin down all day is borin)
No I dont live in my mums basement (she dosnt have one)
No I dont collect the vast amount of crap that comes out with every anime/manga



Also put into perspective the resident consoles from each country
US - Xbox basically the same as every other games console ever made
Jap - Wii, DS, PS3 Whoa something different(ok maybe not that last one)
UK - Dragon 32 oh wait that was Wales

Remember if every body thought the same the world would be dull

ウン！ウン！ウン！

i have been a huge fam of japan since i was little. and recently got into anime in the last.. what.. mabye 3-4 years ago?


not everyone in japan is into anime, some peopel i know actually hate it.

but like DP said. there is SFA on t.v these days, besides reality like the biggest loser, are you smarter than a 5th grader ( seriously.. WTF were they thinking!). thee isnt a whole lot else to watch. not to mention anime has a better plot than most t.v shows.

anime is alright

Well there are other things on
Shame there nolonger makein Terkashis castle
Health and safety will be all over it

how do you pronounce "anime"


p.s. i hate them (^obousily^)

I'm a fan of rap music, thats an art form. Now I dont like all rap, just as im sure not all anime fans like all anime.

Its a genre of art. There are people who are abstract fans. Which are people who mainly like abstract art. And there are realists, etc, etc, etc.

People like it just like they like any other kind of art form. What dont you get?