At what age do you think it would be weird to be into anime?

eyesotope · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:57 am Post subject:

your never too old to watch movies or read books, hell there are men in there 50s playing video games, forms of entetainment shouldn't be associated to your age but to your preferences, i think this applies to anime and manga as well..

GRC · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 80

Age does not matter. Even you enjoy watching anime at the age of 60, you are not crazy. Not every anime are childish. Shows like Monster, Texhnolyze, Zipang et.c. are anime which are even more intelligent and much more substantial than most Hollywood movies or American TV shows out there. If it is not too old for a 60 years old guy to watch Titanic, then I see no reason why anyone who watches Berserk at the age of 65 should be deemed as crazy Wink

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Phreak · newbie! Joined: Oct 12, 2006 Posts: 10

I know what gives me the creeps

Bodybuilder going thru shoujo magazine

65+ guy going thru a hentai magazine

hmmm... lemme think

A seriously looking guy going thru (studying) anime with murder and rape and stuff?

xenocrisis0153 · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:43 am Post subject:

I haven't gotten around to addressing this issue yet, so I suppose now I shall...

anime is a form of entertainment, and like all forms of entertainment, though it may have it's "target audience/demographic", it's not odd to see many extrapolations enjoying such and such hobby. Anime is no different, but to say "anime" or even "anime and manga" in such broad terms really paints too wide a brush-stroke.

As others have said, it's easy to find a lot of anime series that deal with adult themes. Once you pass 21, standards of targetted audiences really flatten out. I mean, you don't often (or ever) see something listed as 40+ or 65+. Things that apply or even interest adults usually apply to everyone classified as an adult.

So, no, I don't think it's weird to see older anime fans. I mean, attend a convention... you see plenty of 30+ people walking around. Plenty of senior citizens there as well. What would be weird... seeing an old woman dressed as Sailor Moon or some elderly guy dressed as Naruto.

enough rambling, not even sure if this makes sense. All in all... anime is for everyone.
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Xristyan · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:58 am Post subject:

i think its timeless.. Very Happy

but there would be like certain circumstances where it might get a little iffy...

this may not be anime but for the sake of an example.. my dad (50 yrs) ordered me to buy the book 1 of Avatar.. Confused

i got no qualms with it since it is a good show...

now if my dad were into lets say.... shuffle! then i would definitely raise an eyebrow to him...

i guess it has to fit the profile...
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katsushiro · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 8:26 am Post subject:

Depends but there is no definite answer. I joined a Friendster Group about Bleach and the moderator is in his late 30's.
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NeL · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:13 am Post subject:

i would find it weird if they're really old, like 65+ and still watch anime..

my professor in Engineering graphics (age 2 Cool

is watching anime, and has a full collection of it. He's also our adviser in our anime org in my college.

Jofus · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:53 am Post subject:

DRKRONNIN · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject:

I don’t think there’s any age that one shouldn’t be into anime. I see myself watching anime well into my 50's and 60's. Both my parents (Who are pretty young to begin with) are into anime and have been for many years. My parents are solely responsible for at least 1/2 of the anime I have watched in my life time. When I fist got into anime there wasn’t huge sections at borders and best buy where you could go and get a ton of series there were only a few companies that sold anime. The first anime I can remember watching was "Fist of the North Star" I watched in at my cousins house when I was about 6 or 7. My parents got really into anime around 99 and since they have purchased well of 3000 worth of DVD’s. I remember when series like "Trigun" and "Rurouni Kenshin" were just coming out. I don’t think it’s weird for older people to be into anime because it’s just like any other form of entertainment. I do think it’s weird when middle aged people attend Anime Cons dressed as Sailor Moon and other anime characters, there may be a limit to how old you can be to cosplay but as far as enjoying a good anime I don’t see myself not liking anime ever.

mangaddict_reborn · Naginata Ashigaru Joined: Sep 06, 2006 Posts: 483

Really, would the cutoff for women be earlier, howso?

katsushiro · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:40 am Post subject:

There is no age cutoff in liking anime or in any particular hobby. Anime is entertainment and to enjoy it, age doesn't matter.
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sweet__hime · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:01 pm Post subject:

some animes have really great stories ...so why is it different then stories in books ..moives ..etc... they are for every one to enjoy

LeTensai · Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 8:40 pm Post subject:

Like some other allreally said .... there shouldnt be anything weird with other people watching anime.... you should never be too old to stop enjoying things .... 80+ people still have sex so why not anime.... ? The thing that it really weird it probly you.... you need to be more open man ! Razz

Anyway one can still have a pretty decent social, busness life and still watch anime....

Satsujin · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Aug 04, 2005 Posts: 209

yeah most of my friend's are 30+ and they love watching anime especially Bleach,so I guess I'll be into anime until the day I get retirement or maybe longer.

MrSentimental · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 62

Well, I'm pretty old. All right,... ...I'm WICKED OLD! But there's lots of Anime that suits my tastes with interesting storylines, appealing artwork, enjoyable characters, cool action, and strong emotions.

I do know of a few adults (I used to deal comic books, gaming cards, and my "extra" Anime DVDs at conventions) who are "younger" in many ways, including some who enjoy Pokemon. No kidding. They seem kind of younger at mind and spirit. No harm done, I guess. To each their own.

But I'm actually glad this topic was brought up. Too much Anime portays KIDS in sexual situations. It seems sometimes that some folks in Japan think it's OK for adults to lust after underaged girls especially. I would think it best that younger people trust their gut feelings and be "creeped out" around these kinds of characters, and just stay clear of them.

Also, kind of on the flip side of the "dirty old man" types, I cringe when I see an underaged Anime-Source member talking about graphically violent or sexually explicit Anime. Some Anime is great for the younger crowd. Some is not. We're talking nightmare material with the violence, and confusion about the sexual stuff, especially if it's portayed in some shows that kids are supposed to be into sex.