What do they think of me liking anime?


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from "Valerie Ho" <ranma_chan@sailormoon.com>
subject What do they think of me liking anime?
date Tue, 04 Jan 2000 07:28:14 +0900
>     We have all heard things like "anime is just some violent porno cartoons 
> from Japan" or "Why do you like cartoons?" from non-anime fans but presumably
> the people who say these things are not Japanese. I am curious about people 
> on this ML's list experience with Japanese people when they find out we are 
> anime/manga fans. For example, My Japanese professor, who is probably only in
> her early 30s is somewhat freaked out by the fact I am a fan of anime and 
> manga. I will admit that I am sort of an anomaly in the Japanese department 
> because as far as I could tell, I am the only person taking Japanese because 
> it will allow me to get more anime and manga. The rest of the students taking
> Japanese even if they are fans of anime and manga (most of them don't watch 
> the stuff or they say they only like Miyazaki) are majors in fields like 
> International Relations or Asian Studies (mainly International Relations.) My
> professor never mentions anything directly but whenever I wear an anime shirt
> she clearly gives me a look that says "Why are you into this stuff?" 
> Otherwise I know very few Japanese people but the other Japanese girl I know 
> is an anime fan though not quite the fan I am.

Hmm, that's an interesting point that you're making. People don't think it odd that
I like anime/manga. But that may be because I am Chinese and am often mistaken for
a Japanese person anyway. Plus, anime/manga was a pretty big market in Taiwan, etc.
People usually think that it's real cute that I watch anime and comment that I look
like I'm "one of those Japanese cartoon characters." ^_^ I do have a classmate, Sayaka,
who reads manga but I don't know if she watches anime. We have Ranma 1/2 as a common
field, tho. However, I haven't met a Japanese person who thinks it's weird that I
like the stuff. I guess the only thing that they find strange is that I go all out
in collecting anime items. But the one thing I hate is when some people assume you're
some sort of pervert for watching anime. -_-
   *Val*
p.s. I'm new to the list, so I'll take this opportunity to say "HI!" to everyone.
^_~
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