I was *this* close to being caught watching Love Hina on my laptop just when the lead guy had his face in a character’s ample bosom. Ever since I’ve been very careful. (And I reckon Love Hina is a terrible show anyway, there’s a fine line between stupid and clever, to use the words of Spinal Tap)

Actually, I *saw* a Love Hina scene like that (involving groping? I couldn’t tell what with all the onsen steam) on my old roommate’s laptop. He had awful taste in anime though, and I for sure wasn’t “initiated” into its realm yet either. (Then again, I’m really not an Akamatsu fan in any sense of the word XD)…

I’ll share my time with those who can see beyond Narutardogmaism, whether they like or dislike a media. Perhaps this cuts a large piece of population pie, but I’m only a single unit, and there’s a limit to how many people one can actively involve in life

I guess that what many want to see is more of a “tolerance/acceptance” of anime. But I do wonder how much are we actually doing to help promote that, if we’re doing anything at about that at all instead of just complaining. :/

Jacob Martin:

My problem is not what I think about sexuality in Anime. It is what my parents will think of what I think about sexuality in Anime.

That’s one of the things that I think we as anime fans are a bit too toabout this sort of thing, the overanxiousness makes sense. It’s a problem, and it gets worse when people instantly go to the worst case scenario about it though. What’s the worst that could happen if your parent’s find out and what’s the likelyhood of that possibility coming into play should the situation come into play, for example. I guess I want people to think about it a little bit more.

Marmot: I don’t think we need to totally chill out (Like, Toooootally), but I do agree that we all need to calm down somewhat. :3

PS: AND YEAH A LOT OF ANIMETARDS ARE INSECURE. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE OTAKU.

My problem is not what I think about sexuality in Anime. It is what my parents will think of what I think about sexuality in Anime.

I’m not prudish normally, but incredibly shy of what people think of what I watch. I don’t watch Hentai, but I am wary of watching anything that might set off alarm bells or be interpreted the wrong way when my parents are home/awake.

I was *this* close to being caught watching Love Hina on my laptop just when the lead guy had his face in a character’s ample bosom. Ever since I’ve been very careful. (And I reckon Love Hina is a terrible show anyway, there’s a fine line between stupid and clever, to use the words of Spinal Tap)

that the least “desirable” aspects of anime will destroy how things have been built up

Meh, everybody is so uptight with sexuality. I feel we can accept it, be familiar, enjoy, etc without degrading into a purely hedonistic society, but that’s just me.

Anyway, I think the media culture we have is standard. I could care less what my friends think about media from Japan, because we still connect on the other major media. On top of how we are “seen” in society, or represented, is a layer of generalization. I’ll share my time with those who can see beyond Narutardogmaism, whether they like or dislike a media. Perhaps this cuts a large piece of population pie, but I’m only a single unit, and there’s a limit to how many people one can actively involve in life.

That’s my take ^^ mmm, hmmm, hedonism

Loli and Moe fans wear glasses and button up shirts? That’s my school uniform, not to mention my taste in formal attire. But I’m not a Loli fan, and I am not entirely familiar with how Moe works other than an attraction to Anime characters, which I’ve tried to distance myself from ever since I had just gotten over, a year ago, the fact that Sakaki from Azumanga Daioh can’t love me back and never will.

But I suppose if I have at least at some stage in my life had a crush on an Anime character I would have some Moe tendencies, or is there some very distinct difference I’m not aware of that would make me uncomfortable?

Caitlin: But does that really solve anything other than you yourself remaining as you are? Not really in my opinion.

Owen: Our perspectives on ourselves as anime fans could also be a possible reason for this behavior. The “I’m not like them” approach naturally flows from that. Which is also disappointing.

Baka-Raptor: That might be one of the better ways to go about it, based on what I’m seeing. :/

Digitalboy: I wouldn’t necessarily condone how excessive you can get sometimes, but it’s good that you can keep your head up.

Hinano, Drm and others: Ummm, life experiences dictate how we view things obviously. But sometimes it’s good to take a step back and look at the big picture. Or try to look at the situation at a different way (why you feel the way you do, etc.).

dictators? like the S.S. armband/Banana republic kind?

From how I see it with my armchair psychoanalysis, the only reason I can come up with as to why we have this kneejerk reaction is how we view our otaku life — are we constantly living in this fear of being “found out” by our real life friends, and then associated with these crazy people in the fandom as a result?

I can safely say that I’d be fine with it, all things considered; I wouldn’t be any less passionate of this hobby even if it made it into the news and was vilified as a result, because why should other people dictate my enjoyment of this medium? Other, more insecure fans may be externalising their fears through this slippery slope, and that might be why they say the things they do.