when are you too old to watch anime?

hinata89 · Mar 05, 2006, 07:52 AM

i was just curiose. i just turned 17 4 days ago and got some anime stuff for my b-day. and my mom asked me when i was going to grow out of this "anime phase". i've been watching anime since i was a little kid watching hello kitty, then when i was a little older wathing sailor moon, and now i watch a veriety of show's. and i don't really want to grow out of it any time soon. it's not as if my anime obsession afects my social life, so why do so many people think of anime fandom as this wierd phase i should try to grow out of. and i ask how old is too old to watch anime.

i have four sisters who tell me i'm too old so i'm a lil touchy on the subject

Dark-Shadow-Dancer · Mar 05, 2006, 07:54 AM

never my wonderful hinata, never. Anime is not a phase one can grow out of, its a wonderful thing that even my 26 yr old brother watches. If you love it then watch on

*bloodhawk* · Mar 05, 2006, 07:59 AM

ya there is no age. some ppl just grow out of it after time but not all . if u like it the wach it

swordfish3 · Mar 05, 2006, 08:04 AM

your never too old to wath anime if you like it then you should watch it its like being to old for ice cream its just not possible

Dark-Shadow-Dancer · Mar 05, 2006, 08:07 AM

excatly! *eats ice cream* so yummy...

*ShadowRabbit* · Mar 05, 2006, 08:29 AM

erm..i'm 35
and still watching anime - and more so nowadays
due to pulp created else where...

sorry soap opera's don't do it for me
sports programs - again nope
self help programs - nope
gardening programs - nope
home makeover programs - you guesed it nope i just dont like them
shall i go on

i like epic stories - with all the effects - which dont attempt to explain what has just occured in the last scene 3 times (e.g. anything american)

sorry but my one remaing brain cell - requires doses of world cinema and good anime

so i really wouldn't worry about an age limit

Din · Mar 05, 2006, 08:34 AM

Some people might grow out of it, and some might not. But some anime is not for children because of the swearing or violence. So anime is for all ages. That's my guess.

*dark angel swordsman* · Mar 05, 2006, 08:38 AM

never too old. my dads like 40 somthing and likes Naruto...

JC120 · Mar 05, 2006, 09:36 AM

I think its about how the american society looks at anime, since anime is cartoons, americans asociate cartoons with childhood and think that only kids watch cartoons, if you go to japan I think you will find the situation quite different

*ShadowRabbit* · Mar 05, 2006, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JC120

I think its about how the american society looks at anime, since anime is cartoons, americans asociate cartoons with childhood and think that only kids watch cartoons, if you go to japan I think you will find the situation quite different

erm..about that statement
ever see Duckman (american creation) i really suspect it wasn't created for children

JC120 · Mar 05, 2006, 09:43 AM

yeah lately there is a few cartoons that are not for children like family guy, south park simpsons ect, but most of these are controversial and are nothing like anime.

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hinata89 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Canada EH? Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Credits: 145	when are you too old to watch anime? i was just curiose. i just turned 17 4 days ago and got some anime stuff for my b-day. and my mom asked me when i was going to grow out of this "anime phase". i've been watching anime since i was a little kid watching hello kitty, then when i was a little older wathing sailor moon, and now i watch a veriety of show's. and i don't really want to grow out of it any time soon. it's not as if my anime obsession afects my social life, so why do so many people think of anime fandom as this wierd phase i should try to grow out of. and i ask how old is too old to watch anime. i have four sisters who tell me i'm too old so i'm a lil touchy on the subject
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ShadowRabbit Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Uk Posts: 254 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Credits: 210	Re: when are you too old to watch anime? erm..i'm 35 and still watching anime - and more so nowadays due to pulp created else where... sorry soap opera's don't do it for me sports programs - again nope self help programs - nope gardening programs - nope home makeover programs - you guesed it nope i just dont like them shall i go on i like epic stories - with all the effects - which dont attempt to explain what has just occured in the last scene 3 times (e.g. anything american) sorry but my one remaing brain cell - requires doses of world cinema and good anime so i really wouldn't worry about an age limit __________________ Those who flee temptation generally leave a forwarding address [IMG]curtsies to Pyro_psyco666
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