Remember your first anime? Did it get you into anime or was it just a one-off? Let us talk about getting into anime.
Reddit reminisces on different users' experiences with anime, and it looks like your first anime does not always become the anime that makes you an anime-lover.
A lot of people admit watching anime for longer than they consider themselves anime fans. It is one thing to consume media you know little about; it is another thing to actively search for the medium, know what it is called and love it in all its diverse beauty.
For instance, many people, of all genders, watched Sailor Moon as children, but not everyone got into anime that easily. It was just another monster-of-the-week show, and besides, you probably just watched it before school because it was airing back then. You did not have much choice to switch it up since you relied on the TV schedule. So you watched Sailor Moon and probably did not even know it was anime.
Some of us were probably way too young to watch it, but the 2001 Hellsing series was airing, too, and we liked horror (and possibly were under-supervised). We also remember watching Speed Racer on MTV, and even that was not enough for some people to realize that they liked anime.
Perhaps, being an anime fan requires some agency and understanding. You need to be an adult, or at least a teen, to properly know that what you are watching is anime and you love it and want more of it. Besides, there are issues with accessing the Internet, or limited TV time; there are a lot of things that can stop a child from making anime their full-blown interest.
You might notice that this discussion is mostly featuring the nostalgic things we remember. We are mostly in our 20s or 30s, and that affects our experience. We are considered digital natives, and that also has an effect on what we remember and what we can and could access in the past.
But do not doubt, older people are also into anime! Some of them might be late bloomers, someone who used to scoff at this type of entertainment, thinking it was only for kids. It could be watching Hayao Miyazaki with their children or just discovering the medium because someone really recommended it. Either way, they have learned the error of their ways and are on the right side of history now.
But there are also people who remember using VHS tapes for anime, and those are the people we should love, respect, and cherish. They grew up together with anime; they are the reason we have anime in the first place, because they were the ones supporting the industry when it was only making early steps and trying out new things.
In summary, people come to anime through multiple routes. Which one was yours?
Remember your first anime? Did it get you into anime or was it just a one-off? Let us talk about getting into anime.
Reddit reminisces on different users' experiences with anime, and it looks like your first anime does not always become the anime that makes you an anime-lover.
A lot of people admit watching anime for longer than they consider themselves anime fans. It is one thing to consume media you know little about; it is another thing to actively search for the medium, know what it is called and love it in all its diverse beauty.
For instance, many people, of all genders, watched Sailor Moon as children, but not everyone got into anime that easily. It was just another monster-of-the-week show, and besides, you probably just watched it before school because it was airing back then. You did not have much choice to switch it up since you relied on the TV schedule. So you watched Sailor Moon and probably did not even know it was anime.
Some of us were probably way too young to watch it, but the 2001 Hellsing series was airing, too, and we liked horror (and possibly were under-supervised). We also remember watching Speed Racer on MTV, and even that was not enough for some people to realize that they liked anime.
Perhaps, being an anime fan requires some agency and understanding. You need to be an adult, or at least a teen, to properly know that what you are watching is anime and you love it and want more of it. Besides, there are issues with accessing the Internet, or limited TV time; there are a lot of things that can stop a child from making anime their full-blown interest.
You might notice that this discussion is mostly featuring the nostalgic things we remember. We are mostly in our 20s or 30s, and that affects our experience. We are considered digital natives, and that also has an effect on what we remember and what we can and could access in the past.
But do not doubt, older people are also into anime! Some of them might be late bloomers, someone who used to scoff at this type of entertainment, thinking it was only for kids. It could be watching Hayao Miyazaki with their children or just discovering the medium because someone really recommended it. Either way, they have learned the error of their ways and are on the right side of history now.
But there are also people who remember using VHS tapes for anime, and those are the people we should love, respect, and cherish. They grew up together with anime; they are the reason we have anime in the first place, because they were the ones supporting the industry when it was only making early steps and trying out new things.
In summary, people come to anime through multiple routes. Which one was yours?
