My main reason is that I love hand-drawn animation, and over here in the west we started favoring 3D over 2D. So I turned to anime in order to quench my thirst for seeing drawings that move.
Tiago Gomes I can respect that opinion, but I hope you're not gonna be one of those people who think 3d or CGI is cheap lazy, and all "the computer does all the work" I can understand why some people would prefer 2d over 3d as I do find it somewhat more aesthetically pleasing than 3d.
arkila enilo On the contrary. From what I know, 3D is just as hard (if not harder) to animate than 2D. But from a personal perspective, I have yet to find a 3D movie that looks as pleasing to the eye as the pre-digital era of cel animation.
Wdym its pretty obvious why its because either entertainment or and out put . one of those two my reason is for entertainment because I can't get enough of it
Manime Matt well I'm glad anime helped you out man but for me i honestly got into anime honestly cause of a cheap Super Saiyan Goku toy i saw In a store and my older brother saw it and told me what it was from and made me watch the series and well i loved it cause for the first time in my life i saw a series with a continuous story instead of normal cartoons i always use to watch as a kid but for years i didn't watch other anime cause well the first anime i watched was frickin dbz that's almost 300 episodes long so i thought most anime was like that and really didn't want to watch shows that long again but a few months ago out of curiosity i looked up the episode count for Cowboy Bebop and honestly received the biggest shock of my life it was only 26 episodes long so i watched it loved it and have been trying new short anime ever since and if i enjoy them a lot like attack on titan (which almost killed me to read cause 40 pages a chapter) or hajimete no gal i read the Manga too but thanks to you i watched both seasons of konosuba this week and now I'm just starting the light novels from the end of season 2 so thanks for introducing me to another show that will most likely exhaust me for reading the source material oh and vanir talks like he's from shakespeare times in the light novel for some reason
i have always been an introvert as far as i can remember. Talking and expressing my feelings and opinions to others does not come naturally to me. Even during my school days i would mostly be by myself reading a novel and boy did i read a lot. Whenever i read a story i would get immersed in it completely without a care in the world. But after reaching high school i couldn't continue it coz i mostly borrowed books to read from the school library. Then a friend of mine gave me the first 10 episodes of one piece and told me to go watch it. At that time i didn't know what anime was and something about the anime just made me want to watch more and more. It just gave me the same feeling that i got when i read a good book. Not an inspirational story but just wanted to share it.
I used to be super into reading but I was too shy to read in school so I mostly just sat in the corner and waited for break to finish then I found youtube which basically moved me onto crunchyroll and got me to the point where even if school is super crap I can get over it with the next episode of steins gate or my hero academia
i also would find myself getting really into books so i started watching anime then i also started reading manga. i dont really have anyone to hang out with and i have nothing to do ever so immersing myself in a show or book is usually just what i do. Sounds kinda sad but ya
I continue watching anime because they have openings that make you feel, and the music gets better every time you listen to it after completing an anime you very likely have a new favorite song sometimes even if you didn't like the opening at all at first and anime obviously have great stories, the worst anime I watched have better stories than some supposedly good films
I got into anime in the same way as you, But mine was mostly because of family problems, than bullying. I loved seeing all these characters who were so close and put myself in their place as I Was never good at making friends and wanted some so badly.
if i bothered to edit like this for every video i would be proud but also have no life and no other hobbies lol need to make that schedule boiiiiiiiiiii good vid
I'll be brief, had a heart disease by genetic that at the time seemed to have no treatment, and my best friend chose her jealous boyfriend over me. A two month boyfriend over a friend who stayed with you for four years despite all the wrong she'd done. Why? Because, I believe to have the best of people you need to have all of it. By that I mean, all the moments you shared with them whether it be happy or plain ol drama. Always supported every decision she made, her ideals, endorsement, and back. Now, not referring me been a follower- I was being a person she could ALWAYS count on- a friend. Additionally, to all the people who were my friend, but she had a special place in me. To a point, I could say, "I love all my friends", and mean it. But, unfortunately these feeling for them are one-sided; most notably, it was meaningless to her. So, when I was diagnosed with a heart disease I was sad, yet strong and hopeful about it. At least, I would like to spend my last moments with the people I love aka my friends. My family are numb and insensitive with a lot of things my condition was no different to them. To make it even scarier they said I won't make to seventeen, I was fifteen. In other words, I was practically a bomb waiting blow up and die at any given moment, which later it worsen making it, "you won't make it to 16 at this rate". Anyway, she left me two weeks after learning about my condition and she did it on our way to class- even worse the way she did made me feel like I was just a person who happened to talk to her for four years and that's it. Despite me being strong and hopeful at first got completely demolished the moment she left me- for her to choose someone else at that. But wait! There's more! Later on I found the only reason I had other friends or my circle was because I was friends with her! Meaning, the have no reason or interest to talk to me anymore, which in contrast in a period of 3 hours I become completely and utterly isolated. I spend the rest of my sophomore year alone didn't utter a single word for 7 months. Honestly, this 7 month consisted of me sleeping, going to school, and repeat. On the weekends I just stared at he ceiling doing absolutely nothing. Basically, I was rotting away waiting for a heart attack strong enough to kill me, because I couldn't muster the will to do anything- not even killing myself. So, for the first time I smiled after a while was when I learned my birthday was coming up; meaning, I'm expected to die before then. But, it didn't happen, treatment was found two weeks after my birthday, which I didn't even notice when I turned sixteen. You could imagine to my surprise that my life is no longer in danger, but haha nothing has changed for me. That's when three months has passed to I finally broke down- cried everyday feeling sorry for myself. That's when I needed to shift my attention elsewhere- something to distract me of my life. I'm sure y'all know that attention shifted to anime. To be exact, I watched anime that consisted about friendship like Fairy Tail, Naruto, Bleach, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, etc. It began with the mainstream following lesser known Anime. To see these character talking about their friends and how they should trust their friends and so on was hitting me personally. It took me 2 years or so to recover from all of this. And, I would've stayed on that boat if it wasn't because my soon to be girlfriend reached out to me. I said I wanted to be brief, but this is more detailed than intended... Sorry for that. Part of me feels this is going to be lost in the comment, but oh well. Anyway, that's basically why I even bothered getting into Anime. But, love it nonetheless. 😁
Yadiel Carrion I am so sorry you went through that hell. If I was there I would've smacked that bitch and her friends for deserting you when you were sick. I'm glad you found anime to help. Are you ok now?
Im very happy for u and if u still need any friends im here for u and I’m very happy u had the patience to get trough all that and I’m happy that u found anime as ur comfort
A story this powerful can't be lost. I'm glad you were able to get some help for your condition and to your new found happiness in life. Thanks for sharing
I watch anime because. It makes me feel something everytime i watch an episode of a show i like I get chills and that feeling alone just makes me happy . When nothing else really has been
I started watching anime because i really love animation, but I also wanted something a bit more mature then what most western animation is. Anime filled that spot in perfectly.
Lærke most anime are cheap fairy tail for example western animation is way better plus you haven’t even seen anything yet you are claiming western animation is not mature sounds to me like you have only watched teen titans go
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 The amazing world of gumball, adventure time, the simpsons, steven universe, etc. Only a few like the boondocks and family guy are mature, but most of them are shit.
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 ur sure cn or nickelodeon are mature? western animation is just Family Guy, Rick and Morty some adult swim shows and that's it. Anime has series for every demographic and is not a genre, it's a medium
I didnt give anime a try until my friend got me into it. It definitely has more messages and emotions behind it that normal tv shows can’t get right. Also, the fight scenes are cool as hell. I’ve also learned some crazy life lessons too.
I wanted to escape from the daily routine so i decided to watch a series but all the series on tv were to childish so i found anime as the perfect solution and i can escort them with games to make ot even better
My favorite part of anime is the characters can be so morally idealistic. Its nice to see pure heros in a time of celebrating villains or "dark heros".
I also got into anime at a rough time in my life. I'd had a very strict fundamentalist upbringing, and when I began questioning things at age 20, I was afraid to be open about my doubts. I had seen the community shun people before, and I didn't want to be next. When I found the anime Twelve Kingdoms, it was like lightning struck. The main character was a weak and cowardly people-pleaser (like me, she wasn't allowed to wear pants, either!), and like you said, I felt like I WAS her. The show followed her efforts to become a stronger person, and it never pretended that the transition would be easy. She struggled, and she hurt, and she fell back on her old ways again and again, but she always kept trying and improving. So when I began the painful process of questioning and , sure enough, being pushed out of my community, I knew that it was going to be hard and it was going to suck, but I also knew I could do it. The show has a lot of flaws. It's a little talky and clunky for most of my friends. But to me, it still means everything.
I got into anime when I was little kid watching things on Adult Swim and anime on demand. First I was watching it on Adult Swim when I was little. The mature themes like blood and cursing maid me realize that does look different. I was like whoa you can you can curse in cartoons. what I remember watching was Big O, Inuyasha, FlCl and case closed. Later on what I found anime on demand I would watch shows like Mushi, Kino's Journey and people might think I'm weird daikon Brothers. Side note: I also watched anime on Cartoon Network/ Tonami like Pokemon, Hamtaro and Dragon Ball Z it's just for some reason I didn't put two-and-two together at that time. Growing up I realize the reason why I watched anime it's because I wanted to be good enough should draw the world in my head on paper. anime pushed my imagination so far I don't know where I'll be without it. I know my work is garbage, but when I watch that one great anime scene irit rjas my battery when I'm feeling down, but more importantly it made me closer to my older brother.
I started watching anime cuz I loved the feeling of true love that I missed in my life. Especially with all the women being portrayed as sluts nowadays the nice girls are gone.. I was a porn addict and finally anime helped me recover from porn addiction who would have known. It have me a different view of women from what I used to have. All I wanted before was sex but now I want someone who relates to me and shares feelings not just sexual objects
Truth is I came across anime by accident, I was scrolling through a few on demand channels then out of the corner of my eye I saw a title for a show called dream eater merry, curiosity got the better of me and I checked it out and on that day I found, joined and loved the world of anime
i have always been a extrovert and i watched anime one day because i was bored and my friend told me about it little did i know what an amazing story telling culture i stumbled upon
I got into anime over the summer of 2015 while on UA-cam. The art style drawed me in, since watching Disney growing up big eyed characters grew onto me. I still watch different anime to this day to build on to my stories.
I started watching anime because my friend recommended it to me. I was blown away and continued to watch more and more. What I like about anime is how it shows the different perspectives of each character. Through anime, I began to understand villains.
Because it is a escape and has some relatable charcters some beautiful stories that can make a tough guy like me start crying or about breaking down in tears
Anime forever ♥ a lot of people I know grow up watching anime and stayed fans of it, and some moved on. some people took anime to far and I remember some kid in middle school told everyone in class he wanted everyone to call hime blue diamond.
Anime is a great genre because when your watching it and when your watching a character trying to be great at something they’re ant to be , it really gets you invested due to the emotion , action, character development, and most importantly it makes you feel like your growing as a person to when watching anime , also it’s a unique genre that can relate to everyone because it doesn’t focus on one topic , for example if your a unpopular kid that likes books while others like video games and sports which makes you feel like your not a lone BECAUSE anime not only helps you with real life themes, it also teaches you something , it teaches you how to be a better you , that is why I think people watch anime
So, other than the animation itself (I have a soft spot for older animation that you see in Berserk, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell etc.) and actually listening to the Japanese language (which is beautiful) although I know a lot of anime is considered to be “filler”, I actually watch it for the stories. I suppose you could change that up and say I watch it for the themes. I’m particularly drawn to anime with darker, more adult themes as they aren’t afraid to tackle them head on. However, I also love “slice of life” anime like A Lull in the Sea and Clannad as they are like a warm comfort blanket with stories that make me feel safe and that everything will be okay. I just love how anime can be so heartwarming to watch and also so heartbreaking and disturbing at the same time. Your Name and Perfect Blue being two great examples of this.
I started watching anime when I was like a toddler growing up around it since my parents watched it after I stopped what really got me back in was when I was home schooled and separated from the few friends I had and usually stuck in the house all day to shy to call message any one even if I had a phone then my family was watching tv and started watching one piece I fell in love with the world and characters and am now waiting for the next episode
I started watching anime at 7th grade when a female classmate drew a canvas of main Fairytail members. I also had this friend who reads manga during classtimes and listens to anime songs. I started to really like the art in the manga, and my friend reads very fast with the apple magic mouse gestures. (^u^). I think anime is another way to have happiness.
I'm new to your channel and already love the content you do. I agree that a lot of people turned to anime in the darkest of times. Back in my high school days in the UK I was only into dragon ball z, yugioh etc I wasn't madly into anime. My darkest points were like for you being bullying and being autistic anime became my coping mechanism in the dealings of just daily things I had to deal with. I never got into anime big time when I moved to Australia, I met my old best friend, discovered having the same interests and she's the reason I became obsessed with it like I still am 10 years later. It is something I can forget about the real world when I want to and just take my state of mind to another place that is why anime is a big thing to me in my life. But great video Matt !!!
I've never really thought about it before, but for me, I guess it was probably the art style and the themes? idk, my situation is a little weird. I was born while my dad was still in school so my mom would just have me and my sister watch a lot of movies and cartoons to keep us occupied--all of it was either old horror movies, Disney movies, or anime with very little else. So by the time I was in 5th grade I'd already seen a lot of anime from Toonami, WBKids, VHS tapes we had laying around, etc. but I consider 5th grade my turning point because that's when I started going out of my way to watch anime and watching things that hadn't ever aired on American TV. I started with the Japanese version of One Piece (the 4Kids dub was the only dub at the time so) and I guess what kept me going back and watching more was the art style and themes. I remember thinking it was so COOL that anime in Japan had BLOOD in it. Because y'know, American cartoons just would never have that. The stories just tended to be better, I guess. And the art style was much more detailed. I felt like I was just getting way more out of anime than I could any show on American TV.
i really started watching alot of anime the summer after i graduated highschool.. idk, i just felt lost and out of place in my own life and needed an escape. and, not gonna lie, its almost a year later and i feel exactly the same, if not worse.. but despite that, i know one day ill look back on this time in my life with memories of warmth and happiness, thanks to the anime ive had the pleasure of experiencing.
The reason I watch anime because reality TV can become boring. Anime to me is like a more diverse colorful world. Some people judge you if you watch anime because "it's not normal". But to me it's normal xD
I got into anime from movies in general, i have been watching mostly US live action movies for the past 3 years untill 9 months ago when i was just looking on imdb at the top rated movies, where i happened to stumble upon spirited away, so i watched it not knowing i had watched it when i was a child untill a few scenes came up that i remembered, the amazing movie as well as the nostalgia got me to absolutely love it, so i watched more ghibili movies all being amazing. Then i started to watch shows too and i have been watching and loving it ever since. I have always been in my own world and my own thoughts and that is something i enjoy, anime is great for entertainment and to simply think about and to love. Its something that has made me feel nostalgic emotions and emotions that i never knew existed. Its simply amazing
I'm trying to remember a vague memory here since this transition is in mid elementary school, but the first time when I came across anime was on Flipnote Hatena. I love the animations in there, since most, or if not, all of the animations on Hatena are made by children or teenagers. The majority animations are just reposts of works, furry OCs and stick fights, but little did I know that they were influenced by anime. they're even animated so damn well! This subculture of animation has a genre page called Anime/Manga (where during that time, I used to call anime "anim"). It's where I always check because it is full of wondrous and different kinds of artstyles. That is what got me into animating my own Flipnotes and posting them on Hatena, as well as drawing anime. I was even creating my own characters already! It grew on me - creating these characters and building their worlds and stories as time continues on after Hatena shuts down. I began to draw more anime with Copics and Manga Studio 5, and I began to attend anime clubs in my high school... despite of not even socializing at all (it was very loud so I was very intimidated). I haven't been watching a lot of anime lately, but it still stuck with me all the way up to today. I'm already thinking of creating my own graphic novels and comissions for a living; maybe even move to Japan and publish my own manga. It sounds weird, but I love drawing this kind of stuff. It's also a form of escapism, but I'm somewhat helping myself as well. It's something that I never thought I grew so much attached to. Being a scrawny kid who is absolutely addicted to anime and then all the way up to a college student doing Illustration, and later, Animation. It feels weird that I did all this just because of anime. It felt wrong, but it's where it got to me right now. That's my story, I guess. It's plain, but it's just a story.
I started watching anime during one of my deployments while in the Navy. And it was a very hard deployment we were out to sea for 6 months while being in the middle East and the temperature went up to 140°F and the low would be 90°F. And that's not even to mention how bad the humidity was! If you think Virginia, Texas or Florida's humidity was bad that was nothing compared to the Arabian Gulf. And we only had 3 foreign port visits and only two of them were good. I also had a very bad job and no matter how hard I would bust my ass I keeped being treated like I was a dirt bag. So everyday after I got off a 2200 or later I would watch attack on Titan because I ran out of things to watch and I feel in love with it half of it was dubbed and the other was subbed and hell I even liked the subbed more. After I finished that show I started watching the original Naruto and I felt like I was going on an adventure. It's what keeped me going the whole deployment. And now I'm here today thinking I used to hate anime until I started to actually watch it now I've seen over 30 shows and there's still alot of amine I need to catch up on! So everybody reading this just check out anime you're missing out on some of the best story telling out there! I would recommend watching either Cowboy bebop or full metal alchemist first because I feel that anyone can appreciate those two shows. The English vocie acting for those show are actually better than the Japanese ones which is rare!
I started watching anime when I was in the first grade so six or seven and I was watching the classic Yu-Gi-Oh! I picked up anime in my eight grade year and fell in love with the stories unfolding. At the time I was still into the average cartoons of the west like Johnny test and the change of pace anime brought was great. It broadened my horizons on what a simple show can tell me and even teach me. The biggest thing anime gave me though was my love of writing. I strive everyday to reach and create a story that comes to the same heights as the greats that inspired me.
@Pugna . I mean lonely people are not loser look at bill gate elon musk they’re lonely people as well why are you being soo rude to him calling other people a loser doesn’t make u a winner grow up dude
I first got into anime when I got a tv. I was around 9 ish watching naruto, bleach, trigun ect. And I loved the style. I thought anime was another genre of cartoons so I didn't see anything wrong with it. I only could watch it on the weekends because it normally was past my bedtime. I don't really "watch" anime and there are many things that are needed for me to like one, like story (fma), adventure ( seven deadly sins), and definitely any intriguing aspect (like death note. Stories that make you think essentially). When I first started watching anime I had bad anxiety (still do) so it's always been a special way to cope. And I have a friend who has similar taste in anime as me so it's always easy to find new stuff
My first one was naruto. My father had just passed away so I related much to the show and the struggles. When naruto was lonely I felt lonely. He wasn't great when growing up and neither was I. One piece is my main anime and my all time favorite anime. Naruto was deeply flawed but it holds a special place for me. I've watched haikyuu, erased, boku no hero, death parade and well a lot more xD
my first anime was three years ago and there was a lot going on my grandma hated me (she still does) i moved three times and left friends behind and three vary close family members past away it helped me get through a lot and if your wondering my first anime was fairy tail 🙂
I like anime even though it's animation it reveals the dark truth It makes our sadness into happy When we watch anime it's like we are not lonely anymore Fairy tail was my first anime I watched it more than seven times first I got interested then it became a craze o can't leave it
When I was a kid my dad was stationed in Japan so we ended up moving there when I was 4. It was just something kids watched in Japan. It was the early 80s so paid TV services (cable) weren't very common. In the early 90s my dad decide to retire from the Navy but living in Japan was all I knew, I didn't want to leave so my dad got a friend of his to act as guardian. When I had to change schools there was bullying problems since I was a foreigner. However; my love for anime comes from the pressure to succeed in both my academic and extra curricular pursuits. I'd started studying kendo in grade school and sports were my gateway to stop the bullying, since my grades were always top 10 in my class. Even after that though I still felt very isolated from my peers. Kids called me renshi gaijin which I loved because I thought it was a nickname given out of respect, but turned out to be more bullying. It wouldn't be until my last years of high school that I would escape the stigma of being a foreigner. I was a closet otaku though, I couldn't risk more bullying for being a teenager who was into anime, I had enough problems maintaining my grades and my success with the kendo team. So that's my story in a nutshell, 20 years living in Japan and all the pressure that goes along with being a foreigner trying to excel is what made me a anime fan.
I loved your video. Cleared a lot of things up to be honest. As for why I watch it, to mostly escape day to day stresses or just simply feel in time because i'm bored finally gives me something to be social about.
I probably have the same reason like you and I love the art and the lessons and different stories in each anime. There are starting to be more dramatic and sad anime that encourage people with problems and also tells a great story that could really happen. I love anime and I give a shoutout to every otaku, weeb, or anime lover. :)
First I read books to escape to another world, but then i saw my brother watching a sword art online (yeah I know somebody don't like it) but in that time I liked it, because they escaped to another world(game) and still they were able to come to the reality and live their normal life's. That thought off that you can play game 'in real life' was so beautiful. And surprisingly i liked the art style too. So I started watching more an more anime. It opened a whole new world of fun, fantasy, romance....... It's been a whole year now. I won't never regret the choice of watching anime.
I've been watching anime for years but I never really understood why people gave it so much attention. At first i thought it was the aesthetic of it and that could be right I also think cause its like mature cartoon for older people to watch since shows in this country are just not as unique. I've always thought anime was just something everyone watched until some people at my school started saying how much they hated it lol. My reason for watching it is not because of my life being hard its just boring. it kinda gives me a chance to zone out live in that moment. The art style is really beautiful too. So i guess i just answered my own question while writing this comment lol
I got into anime in 5th grade, because my friend kept nagging me to watch it. My first anime was Death Note, a marvelous introduction to my now favorite genre of all time, and after watching it I felt how happy and satisfied I was after getting so invested in the characters and story, so I watched more. Anime is something that keeps me going and keeps me happy even in my saddest times. I'm very grateful for my friend helping me discover something I now hold so dear to my heart.
I got into it for the historical and cultural aspect. A friend introduced me to the Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin mangas and I transitioned to the animes. I loved the folklore (yoki and the like) in the first and the history (meiji restoration, etc.) in the later. I stayed because I've always loved animation but was tired of seeing it only for small children. Cartoons for adults (but not, all of them, dirty)? Sign me up. The themes you can find in them and the stories they tell can't really be found many other places.
For me I was into anime when I was a kid but I gradually stopped watching it until high school. I was really drawn towards the shows that had really bright art styles and wonderful characters, with the primary genre that I was drawn to being romance. In my eyes seeing the adorable moments between the two leads within these shows really helped to lessen the pain from loneliness I was going through at the time. I would definitely contribute shows like Kimi Ni Todoke, Clannad, Lovely Complex and Golden Time as having a positive affect on my life at the time.
I got into anime in around 4th grade, it was a wonderful world that I was brought into. It also helped me get threw ruff time's. Like a anime I watched called your lie in April, it made me cry and I learned I really like the piano and so I got into the piano! I also like his because it show's how other people get into more ruff time's that you.
I'd say part of the reason I got into anime was because I often felt out of place with western society. That may have been due to me being treated that way as a kid, I don't know. This feeling only increased as I got older, to the point where I mostly only watched western movies or shows because friends or family wanted me to. I did continue reading novels, because while they still come from a western standpoint, they're a bit more of a niche, with many readers and writers being outcasts as well. Although I had books, there were times when I didn't feel like reading. I guess a large part of my likes and dislikes comes from whether or not they are unpopular, and while anime has undoubtedly seen a surge in popularity, there are still many who either have never heard of anime or who dislike it. When I found anime, I felt like I had something interesting to watch. I know this viewpoint is highly prejudiced (and I'm sure there are many great western shows just like theres lots of shitty anime), and to this day I'm still working to overcome it, but at the time and to this day, to an extent it helped me to escape from a world where I didn't feel like I belonged. I didn't take the time to proofread this, so I apologize for any errors or things I failed to explain.
i got into anime as a kid with dbz thanks to my cousin ever since then i mostly watch only dbz and some naruto until my friend gave me a site where i can watch it during elementary school and ever since then i been watching tons of anime. Also the artstyle is one of the main reason i got into it due it being (imo) more unique and diverse then western shows it also why i picked the pencil and started practicing art
I started getting heavily involved in watching anime after my mom was put on dialysis after years of her trying to get her kidney functions up. The doctor said that she would likely only live five more years unless she got a kidney transplant. My mom is and has been my world since I was a child. The thought of living without her was overpowering for me. So in an attempt to escape the horrible truth that was reality I turned to anime. I watched anime like Bleach, Naruto Shippunden, Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc, etc. The one anime however that TRULY got to me emotionally was Puella Magi Madoka Magica. I was 20 when I started watching that anime and I remember after watching the one girl turn into a witch I began sobbing. My mom ended up comforting me as I cried and told her that I wished Kyubey was real so I could wish for her to be completely healthy again. Afterwards I fell into a deep, dark depression and began watching Higurashi: No Naku Koro Ni per recommendation of a friend. I found myself drawn to the horror and gore anime genre. I've watched Another from beginning to end, Blood C, Elfen Lied, Umineko: No Naku Koro Ni, Ghost Hunt, True Diary, Attack on Titan, etc.
I got into anime when I was 12. My grandfather died. He was basically my dad since my biological dad wasn’t present in my life. The first anime I watched was Clannad. I haven’t watched the anime for a long time. However I could always relate to the one character who played the violin. That anime means so much to me
I got into anime with Manga. A friend recommended me some and then when I searched for them online, some of them had anime adaptions. That was around 2010. My friends who were into Manga weren't interested in anime, so I was the only one continuing it. When I was in technical college, I found friends that were interested in anime as much as I was, and last 2 years I got into the community much more. I watch anime because the western media doesn't have something to offer to me. I don't really like live action and most TV shows people praise. I don't care for them, but to each their own, but I can appreciate good movies when I go to the cinema sometime. But I won't get netflix nor will I watch movies on my own accord. I grew up with old disney animated movies, so I already had a high appreciation for animation. Anime has more niche genre that appeal to me, as well as animation.
I started watching anime when I was 4 when I was sent to a teacher’s house due to my family not having time to take care of me due to work. The teacher had a son who was 17 at the time, and in his room, he had a bunch of Yugio cards and had a poster of DBZ. After a couple months when I went back home, I searched the show on the internet, and watched all of it. And over the years, I mostly watched large shows like naruto, bleach, etc. Back then I didn’t know the concept of anime, I just watched whatever I could find, but for whatever reason, I hardly watched any anime after I was 10, probably because I started playing video games. Then, when I was 12, a friend of mine introduced me to this anime called sakurasou no pet kanojo, I was fascinated by its story and romance, so then I started watching more like yamada kun and seven witches, nisekoi, etc, and eventually I watched re zero, which became my favorite show. Even to this day, after watching 200 anime, re zero is still my favorite
I was in 5th grade and I got a computer in my room due to being home-schooled after being picked on and the one thing that caught me was magical girls. I need a strong female character who was also caring, strong but also cute. I found Sailor Moon a character who wasn't the smartest or good at thing but guess what she was someone much more than what normal people could see. And that is what I wanted to be someone much more. Not to sure if I am there yet but I am getting there.
also one more thing anime is not a genre its a medium like how western cartoons are a medium since they both fall under the category of animation, if were talking about types of style of animation the yeah there can be that seperation
Great production and a great commentary ^_^ As for me, I originally got into anime when I moved to South Korea away from my friends. I then noticed that almost everyone there seemed to watch anime so I decided I to watch Death Note which honestly was pretty good. After that I then watched some other shows which ranged from scores of 4-7. Finally, I really got into anime when I discovered Assassination Classroom (which I still hold both seasons as my top two favorite anime of all time...or one if we count both seasons as one show). As for why I continue to watch anime. Probably because of how just how enjoyable it is to me and the killer aesthetic. Annnnd maybe because I'm a lonely guy so why not indulge myself in some anime where we've got hot girls and guys ;)
I feel like I got into anime as a natural flow of things (my sister just asked if I wanted to watch something with her) but even if that didn't happen I would still have gotten into anime. Didn't exactly see it as escapism the way other people describe nor was it a particularly harsh time in my life. I love stories, I love fiction. Anime can have an incredible artistic freedom and capability. There's still so much I have to watch.
I do ballet. Other girls there are skinnier than me and show off how better they are than me. Pose the start of insecurities. Then while scrolling through youtube, I find anime. Cue safe haven that takes my mind away said insecurities. And the fact that the music is amazing and the art style is cool is why I love anime, so yeah.
I don't know how unique this is, but I started watching anime relatively recently, or about a year ago and I started watching it because of how strange and very literally foreign it was. I watched attack on titan's first episode and was laughing my ass off at how strange parts of it looked but then, when eren's mother is eaten (oh yeah, spoilers for the first episode of a 5 year old show) it startled me. I should point out that I was watching anime on Netflix, and so my choices were limited. After I finished binging the show I moved on to SAO. My opinions on the anime have changed, but at the time I loved it. And then I watched FMA. And that was about the point where I almost completely stopped laughing at anime and started appreciating the things that can be done only in anime. And that's the story of why I later despised going on holiday because it meant I had no way to watch anime.
To be honest, I've only watched about 17 animes. Although, I have known and have been watching anime for 3-5 years or so. The reason as to why I continued watching anime is simply because it did its job for me, it entertained me.
I still watch Anime because it had some impact in my life, and well some kind of motivation to push forward with many things such as college, I dont want to sound cringe but I might but usually most anime taught me lessons that I never thought and considered, and well I find it more entertaining than western shows. although I absolutely love Rick and Morty and Breaking Bad, and cartoons from my childhood, but they don't give me the same entertainment that anime does.
Anime is an art it needs so much hard work to make it people flow blood, sweat,tears in their work and it is fun to watch more I watch anime I feel more happier and satisfied.I like cartoons too but Animes are more realistic.
I got into anime in 10th grade as a form of pass time during the off-season. Although I was “popular”, a played a lot of sports, had good grades and had many friends, something didn’t feel right inside of me, as I always felt like an introvert. Then I put anime on the side to focus on sports and school. In eleventh grade I went through a really tough time because my school merged and all of my friends left. Basically my whole social life completely collapsed and i became a loner just ticking the time away until I graduated. I felt as if I just didn’t care about the world anymore. That’s when I got back into anime and I haven’t let go ever since. In fact I made even more friends that liked anime and I knew that these friends were real and that I could count on them whenever I needed help. Getting into anime was probably one of the best decisions I have made in my life.
For me I started off with Afro Samurai. It was nothing I ever seen before. I was a jit at the time so this was my first experience so I thought this was badass.
I had an older sibling into anime so I just always watched it and loved it... However in my teens I kind of stopped keeping up with anime and would just go back and watch my favorites every now and again.... This all changed several months ago when I was going through withdrawal... I dove into all the anime I had been missing for several years.... It's keeping me clean and sober and happy.........That probably sounds so lame and stupid to a lot of people. But there it is.
I got into anime during a time of my life I can only call terrifying thanks to a identity crisis... At 13 years old. Not only that buy I was halfway through being betrayed for the upteeth time and to be quite frank I wanted to escape, even if that ment I had to die. That's when anime rolled around. The characters were cute, the worlds were bright and diverse, and the characters felt real. There was something for any of the me's that were causing this identity crisis, and allowed me to begin to stich myself together again with little bits of the true me that were left over. I think I continued it purely because I couldn't stop xD. I begun to create my own characters that... Only fueled the identity crisis. But anime continued to help me by offering this place to escape to, even if I was tied to a reality I hated.
To be honest, I just like animation in general. Though the art style intrigued me. And since its usually for teens and older, it felt special. I started watching last year at May. Main reason was I rewatched both Avatars and since I was there and my friends kept talking about it and JSE played the AoT game, I watched that first. Then, (regrettably) SAO. (I stopped at the second half of season 1, cause you know, mot a fan of justified incest) Then I continued with cartoons. I would watch both art forms back and forth. I really started watching anime at December, with OPM. Long enough, I guess
You have a ton of skill in making your videos. I struggle to make ANY anime-related videos, as copyright claims really murder any chance I have to make videos, when tools like Ani-chan blocked 'em in all countries. So I express my love for anime and being an anime youtuber through anime games. I've decided to sub to your channel because you're so damned good that you're the most underrated anime youtuber on the platform.
Well my friend got me in to anime, before this I would watch TV a lot. Soon I realized anime was better than anything TV could offer. Anime had better story line, was more diverse,it was relate-able, taught important lesson, and took me on an amazing journey with the characters. Now I don't watch TV at all, just anime
Agent Circle Okay one anime is not better than western animation its animation sucks most anime have horrible animation and horrible stories it’s just getting stupid and hentai is also anime technically since it’s Japanese so do you really think anime is better when there are things like avatar teen titans
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 You realize that you searched up this video not to understand why people like it but, to push your agenda and not respect others opinions. Keep it up dude I’m dying 🤡
Literally, stress- It’s relaxing me to watch certain things to get my mind off, and i really enjoy seeing different types of art styles in that movie, Like for example Children of the sea. It was very relaxing and helped me out a lot :)
This is the perfect video for anyone who is questioning why people watch anime and there is the PERFECT for everyone for me it’s MHA it’s beautiful how everyone can be who they are and have these powers that make you beautiful I just want that love and happiness
I began watching anime when I was about 9 years old..simply because I myself discovered it through internet caz back then we have Card Captor Sakura on TV. I still LOOOOOVE IT!
I know this video is a few months old but I am just now watching it as I have just recently started following your channel. I started watching anime consistently close to two years ago. Although that doesn't mean it's necessarily a new thing to me, I had been shown by a good friend of mine, episodes of Naruto and Attack on Titan when it first released years ago. I never found it to be weird or anything and actually enjoyed it to an extent, just never had enough interest to get deeply invested in it. Even those instances weren't my first time watching anime, throw it back to when I was a kid growing up watching Ghibli films like Ponyo and Spirited Away, it wasn't until later on that I would come to find out that those films were classified as anime. Two years ago when I started watching, it was during a time of my life where I really didn't have anything to fill my gaps of free time with, all I would do was lay around and sulk in my depression. I recall joining a skype call in the middle of my two friends watching the ending of Your Lie in April. Keep in mind, I had not been a part of anitwitter or been told anything about the show other than the fact that it was sad. After listening to my friends sob their eyes out for 10 minutes, I decided that night that I was gonna give the show a try, thinking "There's no way it's that good." I finished it in 2 days, and of course, it was that good, and also broke my heart seeing as the ending wasn't spoiled for me and I was bad at predicting things. After watching that, I wanted more, and so I was recommended other shows, burned through all of those and before I knew it, I was watching anime almost exclusively from any other medium. There's just something about it that pulls me in and makes me feel things that no other medium has ever done for me before. Now I find myself watching at least 2-3 shows every season, I anticipate American theatrical releases of films and have posters all over my walls. It pulled me in so quickly and helped me make friends with people who share the same interests. It's truly become a staple in my life and I'm really scared to think of what my life would be like if I had never gotten into it. Wow I love anime.
I can highly relate to you in every way. As a child, my childhood was rough. I was bullied because I was different than everyone else. I was unique. However, I remembered the first anime that I watched as a kid was Pokemon. It may have been a predictable anime, but it just captured my eye as a young child. I loved the way that the characters were presented. Then I began watching YuGiOh, and I had some toys from the show. Over the years, I began watching Dragon-Ball Z and Naruto back when it was on Cartoon Network every Saturday night. I had a Naruto action figure and a Dragon Ball-Z toy. I was so in love with that part of my childhood, however, I moved away and began watching more drama shows and sitcoms. Then I was reintroduced to Anime, yet I did not even know I was already a fan, I just was not aware of the name. I can say that anime gives me a nostalgic feeling, that connects myself back to a time where I had no worries, stress, or anxiety. Anime is my getaway and I am so glad that I am falling in love with it again. It makes me think that the world is endless.
it was April of 2020. Quarantine had just begun and I felt terrible. Couldn’t do anything. I knew what anime was but I didn’t like it at first. I judged is mainly on pictures I would see on the internet and etc. My friend recommended many shows to me that I didn’t know were anime. I watched a whole 4 season show in 2 days and I loved it. I really felt as if I left myself and became the main character. I loved these types of shows ever since.
I got into anime in my last year of high school.. wish i had known of it sooner... but ever since then i have watched a lot of anime... anime has much better storylines than most movies and series out there... i had cried more from watching anime than anything else😂 i can connect more with anime than anything else
I loved Pet girl of Sakurasou it pushed me through 4th grade when I had a time of change I would rather not discuss and I realized that everyone can be different and we need to like raise each other to come up stronger. I am watching anime to this day in 6th grade watching my hero academia + a lot more.
Most anime is so comforting I think that’s another reason. Pokemon is a great example, same thing with naruto. It’s such a good vibe, at school I would literally think about anime and being at peace during a stressful time. Nostalgia is another factor
Feels alert!! Well, your story is a bit similar to mine. In the third grade, I watched my first anime, Castle in the Sky. Back then I was into it, but that didn't last. My fourth and fifth-grade years were the worse, in those years I had no one to rely on, nor anime. In those days I dealt with so many insecurities and stress, being fat and dumb did not do well for me. Along with my mother constantly drinking and fear of her, I was depressed. 6th grade rolled around and I had finally moved to a different school in a different town. I was still depressed, but one anime that quickly blew up that I watched with my dad rekindled my love for anime. From there things started to look up I made new friends and abandoned my old ways of showing my depression. The end of my 7th-grade year sent me into another fit of depression. Except for this time, the cause of my depression was my friends. I realized all of the friends I made were superficial, to this day none of them know I love anime or my backstory. 8th grade rolled around, that year was a year of fake smiles. But all throughout middle school anime was the way I kept myself sane during the depressing moments, anime like Ao No Exorcist and One Piece reminded me that I am not alone, that I have friends waiting for me I had just not reached them yet. This year I finished my freshman year of Highschool. I am so happy I decided to open up this year in an attempt to make friends. I don't know where these friends will be my life long friends or a stepping stone to finding the right ones. But only time will tell, until then I will cherish these friends with all I got. The reason why I still watch anime today would have to be the messages conveyed in anime. I don't relate to shows like NCIS compared to Code Geass. Anime is more than I can dream of, anime tells the fantastical stories that aren't seen in most Western TV. Anime has changed me in so many ways, because of anime I wanted to play Volleyball for the longest time. I believe the real reason why I still watch anime is that it inspires me, it inspires me to be nice like Orihime, relaxed like Saitama, caring like Mob, never giving up like Gon, be absolutely creepy as fuck like Hisoka (He is my husbando), care free like Luffy, to be smart like Sora and Shiro, to be as willing to change as Kyouko, but most of all anime inspires me to be happy and smile. Edit: The anime what got me back into Anime was Attack on Titan, he saw it on adult swim. From there I remebered why I love anime.
I watch this video because I got me thinking why I decided to watch anime, and it helped me a lot to understand better the medium that I love and myself. I think I needed to see other people talk about it to fully comprehend it.
i watch anime beacuse i feel alone sometimes and anime characters are better then the real people around, sometimes i know that its better to stop loving people that doesnt exist, but they are like best friends for me.. they are like me, alone, with no one there, and im always gonna thank all the mangaka, animators, voice actors ecc.. i always feel loved and not alone when i watch anime tysm
My main reason on why I continue to watch anime is because it makes me feel emotions that I myself have never felt before and now that I felt it I continue to find that feeling as I watch more and more animes and after a while it just stuck to me.
My main reason is that I love hand-drawn animation, and over here in the west we started favoring 3D over 2D. So I turned to anime in order to quench my thirst for seeing drawings that move.
I actually never thought of it like that.
Tiago Gomes this is it. The reason I watch anime.
Tiago Gomes I can respect that opinion, but I hope you're not gonna be one of those people who think 3d or CGI is cheap lazy, and all "the computer does all the work"
I can understand why some people would prefer 2d over 3d as I do find it somewhat more aesthetically pleasing than 3d.
arkila enilo On the contrary. From what I know, 3D is just as hard (if not harder) to animate than 2D. But from a personal perspective, I have yet to find a 3D movie that looks as pleasing to the eye as the pre-digital era of cel animation.
The Simpsons, SpongeBob, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, ext are crying in disappointment right now.
I’ve never watched anime and I don’t understand why people watch anime so I watched this
Wdym its pretty obvious why its because either entertainment or and out put . one of those two my reason is for entertainment because I can't get enough of it
Do you understand now?
Same lmao
touka slaps start watching dbz series u will love it
U understand now why im too addicted to anime and cant watch something normal CAUSE ITS GOLD THATS WHY?!!!!!
Damn man, really stepped up your game for this one. Proud of you
TY!
Manime Matt well I'm glad anime helped you out man but for me i honestly got into anime honestly cause of a cheap Super Saiyan Goku toy i saw In a store and my older brother saw it and told me what it was from and made me watch the series and well i loved it cause for the first time in my life i saw a series with a continuous story instead of normal cartoons i always use to watch as a kid but for years i didn't watch other anime cause well the first anime i watched was frickin dbz that's almost 300 episodes long so i thought most anime was like that and really didn't want to watch shows that long again but a few months ago out of curiosity i looked up the episode count for Cowboy Bebop and honestly received the biggest shock of my life it was only 26 episodes long so i watched it loved it and have been trying new short anime ever since and if i enjoy them a lot like attack on titan (which almost killed me to read cause 40 pages a chapter) or hajimete no gal i read the Manga too but thanks to you i watched both seasons of konosuba this week and now I'm just starting the light novels from the end of season 2 so thanks for introducing me to another show that will most likely exhaust me for reading the source material oh and vanir talks like he's from shakespeare times in the light novel for some reason
i have always been an introvert as far as i can remember. Talking and expressing my feelings and opinions to others does not come naturally to me. Even during my school days i would mostly be by myself reading a novel and boy did i read a lot. Whenever i read a story i would get immersed in it completely without a care in the world. But after reaching high school i couldn't continue it coz i mostly borrowed books to read from the school library. Then a friend of mine gave me the first 10 episodes of one piece and told me to go watch it. At that time i didn't know what anime was and something about the anime just made me want to watch more and more. It just gave me the same feeling that i got when i read a good book. Not an inspirational story but just wanted to share it.
I used to be super into reading but I was too shy to read in school so I mostly just sat in the corner and waited for break to finish then I found youtube which basically moved me onto crunchyroll and got me to the point where even if school is super crap I can get over it with the next episode of steins gate or my hero academia
i also would find myself getting really into books so i started watching anime then i also started reading manga. i dont really have anyone to hang out with and i have nothing to do ever so immersing myself in a show or book is usually just what i do. Sounds kinda sad but ya
I continue watching anime because they have openings that make you feel, and the music gets better every time you listen to it
after completing an anime you very likely have a new favorite song
sometimes even if you didn't like the opening at all at first
and anime obviously have great stories, the worst anime I watched have better stories than some supposedly good films
I got into anime in the same way as you, But mine was mostly because of family problems, than bullying. I loved seeing all these characters who were so close and put myself in their place as I Was never good at making friends and wanted some so badly.
awww
if i bothered to edit like this for every video i would be proud but also have no life and no other hobbies lol
need to make that schedule boiiiiiiiiiii
good vid
TY!
Wow.
Yo man big fan.
I'll be brief, had a heart disease by genetic that at the time seemed to have no treatment, and my best friend chose her jealous boyfriend over me. A two month boyfriend over a friend who stayed with you for four years despite all the wrong she'd done. Why? Because, I believe to have the best of people you need to have all of it. By that I mean, all the moments you shared with them whether it be happy or plain ol drama. Always supported every decision she made, her ideals, endorsement, and back. Now, not referring me been a follower- I was being a person she could ALWAYS count on- a friend. Additionally, to all the people who were my friend, but she had a special place in me. To a point, I could say, "I love all my friends", and mean it. But, unfortunately these feeling for them are one-sided; most notably, it was meaningless to her. So, when I was diagnosed with a heart disease I was sad, yet strong and hopeful about it. At least, I would like to spend my last moments with the people I love aka my friends. My family are numb and insensitive with a lot of things my condition was no different to them. To make it even scarier they said I won't make to seventeen, I was fifteen. In other words, I was practically a bomb waiting blow up and die at any given moment, which later it worsen making it, "you won't make it to 16 at this rate". Anyway, she left me two weeks after learning about my condition and she did it on our way to class- even worse the way she did made me feel like I was just a person who happened to talk to her for four years and that's it. Despite me being strong and hopeful at first got completely demolished the moment she left me- for her to choose someone else at that. But wait! There's more! Later on I found the only reason I had other friends or my circle was because I was friends with her! Meaning, the have no reason or interest to talk to me anymore, which in contrast in a period of 3 hours I become completely and utterly isolated. I spend the rest of my sophomore year alone didn't utter a single word for 7 months. Honestly, this 7 month consisted of me sleeping, going to school, and repeat. On the weekends I just stared at he ceiling doing absolutely nothing. Basically, I was rotting away waiting for a heart attack strong enough to kill me, because I couldn't muster the will to do anything- not even killing myself. So, for the first time I smiled after a while was when I learned my birthday was coming up; meaning, I'm expected to die before then. But, it didn't happen, treatment was found two weeks after my birthday, which I didn't even notice when I turned sixteen. You could imagine to my surprise that my life is no longer in danger, but haha nothing has changed for me. That's when three months has passed to I finally broke down- cried everyday feeling sorry for myself. That's when I needed to shift my attention elsewhere- something to distract me of my life. I'm sure y'all know that attention shifted to anime. To be exact, I watched anime that consisted about friendship like Fairy Tail, Naruto, Bleach, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, etc. It began with the mainstream following lesser known Anime. To see these character talking about their friends and how they should trust their friends and so on was hitting me personally. It took me 2 years or so to recover from all of this. And, I would've stayed on that boat if it wasn't because my soon to be girlfriend reached out to me.
I said I wanted to be brief, but this is more detailed than intended... Sorry for that. Part of me feels this is going to be lost in the comment, but oh well. Anyway, that's basically why I even bothered getting into Anime. But, love it nonetheless. 😁
Yadiel Carrion I am so sorry you went through that hell. If I was there I would've smacked that bitch and her friends for deserting you when you were sick. I'm glad you found anime to help. Are you ok now?
I know how you feel, I would further explain but it would take up the whole screen on expansion.
Damn that is so sad but touching at the same time. I am glad you found anime too.
Im very happy for u and if u still need any friends im here for u and I’m very happy u had the patience to get trough all that and I’m happy that u found anime as ur comfort
A story this powerful can't be lost. I'm glad you were able to get some help for your condition and to your new found happiness in life. Thanks for sharing
I watch anime because. It makes me feel something everytime i watch an episode of a show i like I get chills and that feeling alone just makes me happy . When nothing else really has been
The reason I watch anime is because I’m confused with life and anime just makes me happier..
and u ignore everything and u ignore ur mom?
I don’t really like anime but I want to like it. People always talk about it but the shows aren’t that good. Unless, it has big tit girl.
@@asphyxia2243 you should watch terror in resonance.
How?
I started watching anime because i really love animation, but I also wanted something a bit more mature then what most western animation is. Anime filled that spot in perfectly.
Lærke most anime are cheap fairy tail for example western animation is way better plus you haven’t even seen anything yet you are claiming western animation is not mature sounds to me like you have only watched teen titans go
Anime is just as mature as a cartoon network show.
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 ok
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 The amazing world of gumball, adventure time, the simpsons, steven universe, etc. Only a few like the boondocks and family guy are mature, but most of them are shit.
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 ur sure cn or nickelodeon are mature? western animation is just Family Guy, Rick and Morty some adult swim shows and that's it. Anime has series for every demographic and is not a genre, it's a medium
I didnt give anime a try until my friend got me into it. It definitely has more messages and emotions behind it that normal tv shows can’t get right. Also, the fight scenes are cool as hell. I’ve also learned some crazy life lessons too.
I watch anime because it's badass, great fight scenes comedy. What's not to like about it?
everything you just said was a lie. It has horrible fight scenes its boring af and it isnt funny
@@Ferrqt facts
@Boris Bornakiss anyone who says they watch hentai dont watch hentai
everything
Ferrqt ok but what animes have you watched??? Exactly...
I wanted to escape from the daily routine so i decided to watch a series but all the series on tv were to childish so i found anime as the perfect solution and i can escort them with games to make ot even better
My favorite part of anime is the characters can be so morally idealistic. Its nice to see pure heros in a time of celebrating villains or "dark heros".
I also got into anime at a rough time in my life. I'd had a very strict fundamentalist upbringing, and when I began questioning things at age 20, I was afraid to be open about my doubts. I had seen the community shun people before, and I didn't want to be next. When I found the anime Twelve Kingdoms, it was like lightning struck. The main character was a weak and cowardly people-pleaser (like me, she wasn't allowed to wear pants, either!), and like you said, I felt like I WAS her. The show followed her efforts to become a stronger person, and it never pretended that the transition would be easy. She struggled, and she hurt, and she fell back on her old ways again and again, but she always kept trying and improving. So when I began the painful process of questioning and , sure enough, being pushed out of my community, I knew that it was going to be hard and it was going to suck, but I also knew I could do it.
The show has a lot of flaws. It's a little talky and clunky for most of my friends. But to me, it still means everything.
I got into anime when I was little kid watching things on Adult Swim and anime on demand.
First I was watching it on Adult Swim when I was little. The mature themes like blood and cursing maid me realize that does look different. I was like whoa you can you can curse in cartoons. what I remember watching was Big O, Inuyasha, FlCl and case closed.
Later on what I found anime on demand I would watch shows like Mushi, Kino's Journey and people might think I'm weird daikon Brothers.
Side note: I also watched anime on Cartoon Network/ Tonami like Pokemon, Hamtaro and Dragon Ball Z it's just for some reason I didn't put two-and-two together at that time.
Growing up I realize the reason why I watched anime it's because I wanted to be good enough should draw the world in my head on paper. anime pushed my imagination so far I don't know where I'll be without it. I know my work is garbage, but when I watch that one great anime scene irit rjas my battery when I'm feeling down, but more importantly it made me closer to my older brother.
William Rousseau i share the same experience with you man
I started watching anime cuz I loved the feeling of true love that I missed in my life. Especially with all the women being portrayed as sluts nowadays the nice girls are gone.. I was a porn addict and finally anime helped me recover from porn addiction who would have known. It have me a different view of women from what I used to have. All I wanted before was sex but now I want someone who relates to me and shares feelings not just sexual objects
Truth is I came across anime by accident, I was scrolling through a few on demand channels then out of the corner of my eye I saw a title for a show called dream eater merry, curiosity got the better of me and I checked it out and on that day I found, joined and loved the world of anime
i have always been a extrovert and i watched anime one day because i was bored and my friend told me about it little did i know what an amazing story telling culture i stumbled upon
I got into anime over the summer of 2015 while on UA-cam. The art style drawed me in, since watching Disney growing up big eyed characters grew onto me. I still watch different anime to this day to build on to my stories.
I started watching anime because my friend recommended it to me. I was blown away and continued to watch more and more. What I like about anime is how it shows the different perspectives of each character. Through anime, I began to understand villains.
Because it is a escape and has some relatable charcters some beautiful stories that can make a tough guy like me start crying or about breaking down in tears
Anime forever ♥ a lot of people I know grow up watching anime and stayed fans of it, and some moved on. some people took anime to far and I remember some kid in middle school told everyone in class he wanted everyone to call hime blue diamond.
Anime helped me learn to have empathy, tolerance, and self love. Anime helped me learn to get along with people. I’m more patient as well.
Anime is a great genre because when your watching it and when your watching a character trying to be great at something they’re ant to be , it really gets you invested due to the emotion , action, character development, and most importantly it makes you feel like your growing as a person to when watching anime , also it’s a unique genre that can relate to everyone because it doesn’t focus on one topic , for example if your a unpopular kid that likes books while others like video games and sports which makes you feel like your not a lone BECAUSE anime not only helps you with real life themes, it also teaches you something , it teaches you how to be a better you , that is why I think people watch anime
So, other than the animation itself (I have a soft spot for older animation that you see in Berserk, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell etc.) and actually listening to the Japanese language (which is beautiful) although I know a lot of anime is considered to be “filler”, I actually watch it for the stories. I suppose you could change that up and say I watch it for the themes. I’m particularly drawn to anime with darker, more adult themes as they aren’t afraid to tackle them head on. However, I also love “slice of life” anime like A Lull in the Sea and Clannad as they are like a warm comfort blanket with stories that make me feel safe and that everything will be okay. I just love how anime can be so heartwarming to watch and also so heartbreaking and disturbing at the same time. Your Name and Perfect Blue being two great examples of this.
I started watching anime when I was like a toddler growing up around it since my parents watched it after I stopped what really got me back in was when I was home schooled and separated from the few friends I had and usually stuck in the house all day to shy to call message any one even if I had a phone then my family was watching tv and started watching one piece I fell in love with the world and characters and am now waiting for the next episode
I started watching anime at 7th grade when a female classmate drew a canvas of main Fairytail members. I also had this friend who reads manga during classtimes and listens to anime songs. I started to really like the art in the manga, and my friend reads very fast with the apple magic mouse gestures. (^u^). I think anime is another way to have happiness.
I'm new to your channel and already love the content you do. I agree that a lot of people turned to anime in the darkest of times. Back in my high school days in the UK I was only into dragon ball z, yugioh etc I wasn't madly into anime. My darkest points were like for you being bullying and being autistic anime became my coping mechanism in the dealings of just daily things I had to deal with. I never got into anime big time when I moved to Australia, I met my old best friend, discovered having the same interests and she's the reason I became obsessed with it like I still am 10 years later. It is something I can forget about the real world when I want to and just take my state of mind to another place that is why anime is a big thing to me in my life. But great video Matt !!!
I've never really thought about it before, but for me, I guess it was probably the art style and the themes? idk, my situation is a little weird. I was born while my dad was still in school so my mom would just have me and my sister watch a lot of movies and cartoons to keep us occupied--all of it was either old horror movies, Disney movies, or anime with very little else. So by the time I was in 5th grade I'd already seen a lot of anime from Toonami, WBKids, VHS tapes we had laying around, etc. but I consider 5th grade my turning point because that's when I started going out of my way to watch anime and watching things that hadn't ever aired on American TV. I started with the Japanese version of One Piece (the 4Kids dub was the only dub at the time so) and I guess what kept me going back and watching more was the art style and themes. I remember thinking it was so COOL that anime in Japan had BLOOD in it. Because y'know, American cartoons just would never have that. The stories just tended to be better, I guess. And the art style was much more detailed. I felt like I was just getting way more out of anime than I could any show on American TV.
i really started watching alot of anime the summer after i graduated highschool.. idk, i just felt lost and out of place in my own life and needed an escape. and, not gonna lie, its almost a year later and i feel exactly the same, if not worse.. but despite that, i know one day ill look back on this time in my life with memories of warmth and happiness, thanks to the anime ive had the pleasure of experiencing.
The reason I watch anime because reality TV can become boring. Anime to me is like a more diverse colorful world. Some people judge you if you watch anime because "it's not normal". But to me it's normal xD
Whos your profile pic ? He looks cool
@@toukaslaps8463 gon from Hunter x Hunter
I am okay with ppl watching anime.but what am not okay with is the fact that i dont really like as much and ppl wanna force me to watch it
I found it hilarious that you pointed out Avatar: The Last Airbender, a cartoon that came out more than 10 years ago.
I got into anime from movies in general, i have been watching mostly US live action movies for the past 3 years untill 9 months ago when i was just looking on imdb at the top rated movies, where i happened to stumble upon spirited away, so i watched it not knowing i had watched it when i was a child untill a few scenes came up that i remembered, the amazing movie as well as the nostalgia got me to absolutely love it, so i watched more ghibili movies all being amazing. Then i started to watch shows too and i have been watching and loving it ever since. I have always been in my own world and my own thoughts and that is something i enjoy, anime is great for entertainment and to simply think about and to love. Its something that has made me feel nostalgic emotions and emotions that i never knew existed. Its simply amazing
I'm trying to remember a vague memory here since this transition is in mid elementary school, but the first time when I came across anime was on Flipnote Hatena. I love the animations in there, since most, or if not, all of the animations on Hatena are made by children or teenagers. The majority animations are just reposts of works, furry OCs and stick fights, but little did I know that they were influenced by anime. they're even animated so damn well!
This subculture of animation has a genre page called Anime/Manga (where during that time, I used to call anime "anim"). It's where I always check because it is full of wondrous and different kinds of artstyles. That is what got me into animating my own Flipnotes and posting them on Hatena, as well as drawing anime. I was even creating my own characters already!
It grew on me - creating these characters and building their worlds and stories as time continues on after Hatena shuts down. I began to draw more anime with Copics and Manga Studio 5, and I began to attend anime clubs in my high school... despite of not even socializing at all (it was very loud so I was very intimidated). I haven't been watching a lot of anime lately, but it still stuck with me all the way up to today.
I'm already thinking of creating my own graphic novels and comissions for a living; maybe even move to Japan and publish my own manga. It sounds weird, but I love drawing this kind of stuff. It's also a form of escapism, but I'm somewhat helping myself as well.
It's something that I never thought I grew so much attached to. Being a scrawny kid who is absolutely addicted to anime and then all the way up to a college student doing Illustration, and later, Animation. It feels weird that I did all this just because of anime. It felt wrong, but it's where it got to me right now.
That's my story, I guess. It's plain, but it's just a story.
I started watching anime during one of my deployments while in the Navy. And it was a very hard deployment we were out to sea for 6 months while being in the middle East and the temperature went up to 140°F and the low would be 90°F. And that's not even to mention how bad the humidity was! If you think Virginia, Texas or Florida's humidity was bad that was nothing compared to the Arabian Gulf. And we only had 3 foreign port visits and only two of them were good. I also had a very bad job and no matter how hard I would bust my ass I keeped being treated like I was a dirt bag. So everyday after I got off a 2200 or later I would watch attack on Titan because I ran out of things to watch and I feel in love with it half of it was dubbed and the other was subbed and hell I even liked the subbed more. After I finished that show I started watching the original Naruto and I felt like I was going on an adventure. It's what keeped me going the whole deployment. And now I'm here today thinking I used to hate anime until I started to actually watch it now I've seen over 30 shows and there's still alot of amine I need to catch up on! So everybody reading this just check out anime you're missing out on some of the best story telling out there! I would recommend watching either Cowboy bebop or full metal alchemist first because I feel that anyone can appreciate those two shows. The English vocie acting for those show are actually better than the Japanese ones which is rare!
I started watching anime when I was in the first grade so six or seven and I was watching the classic Yu-Gi-Oh! I picked up anime in my eight grade year and fell in love with the stories unfolding. At the time I was still into the average cartoons of the west like Johnny test and the change of pace anime brought was great. It broadened my horizons on what a simple show can tell me and even teach me. The biggest thing anime gave me though was my love of writing. I strive everyday to reach and create a story that comes to the same heights as the greats that inspired me.
I got into anime because im lonely, and this is a good place to escape to :(
@Pugna . I mean lonely people are not loser look at bill gate elon musk they’re lonely people as well why are you being soo rude to him calling other people a loser doesn’t make u a winner grow up dude
@Pugna . STFU dude a lot of people are here for the some reason
So what I got from this is that people watch because of low budget, 2D, and people just turned to Japanese girl drawings during rough times?
I first got into anime when I got a tv. I was around 9 ish watching naruto, bleach, trigun ect. And I loved the style. I thought anime was another genre of cartoons so I didn't see anything wrong with it. I only could watch it on the weekends because it normally was past my bedtime. I don't really "watch" anime and there are many things that are needed for me to like one, like story (fma), adventure ( seven deadly sins), and definitely any intriguing aspect (like death note. Stories that make you think essentially). When I first started watching anime I had bad anxiety (still do) so it's always been a special way to cope. And I have a friend who has similar taste in anime as me so it's always easy to find new stuff
My first one was naruto. My father had just passed away so I related much to the show and the struggles. When naruto was lonely I felt lonely. He wasn't great when growing up and neither was I. One piece is my main anime and my all time favorite anime. Naruto was deeply flawed but it holds a special place for me. I've watched haikyuu, erased, boku no hero, death parade and well a lot more xD
my first anime was three years ago and there was a lot going on my grandma hated me (she still does) i moved three times and left friends behind and three vary close family members past away it helped me get through a lot and if your wondering my first anime was fairy tail 🙂
I like anime even though it's animation it reveals the dark truth
It makes our sadness into happy
When we watch anime it's like we are not lonely anymore
Fairy tail was my first anime
I watched it more than seven times first I got interested then it became a craze o can't leave it
When I was a kid my dad was stationed in Japan so we ended up moving there when I was 4. It was just something kids watched in Japan. It was the early 80s so paid TV services (cable) weren't very common. In the early 90s my dad decide to retire from the Navy but living in Japan was all I knew, I didn't want to leave so my dad got a friend of his to act as guardian. When I had to change schools there was bullying problems since I was a foreigner. However; my love for anime comes from the pressure to succeed in both my academic and extra curricular pursuits. I'd started studying kendo in grade school and sports were my gateway to stop the bullying, since my grades were always top 10 in my class. Even after that though I still felt very isolated from my peers. Kids called me renshi gaijin which I loved because I thought it was a nickname given out of respect, but turned out to be more bullying. It wouldn't be until my last years of high school that I would escape the stigma of being a foreigner. I was a closet otaku though, I couldn't risk more bullying for being a teenager who was into anime, I had enough problems maintaining my grades and my success with the kendo team. So that's my story in a nutshell, 20 years living in Japan and all the pressure that goes along with being a foreigner trying to excel is what made me a anime fan.
I loved your video. Cleared a lot of things up to be honest. As for why I watch it, to mostly escape day to day stresses or just simply feel in time because i'm bored finally gives me something to be social about.
I probably have the same reason like you and I love the art and the lessons and different stories in each anime. There are starting to be more dramatic and sad anime that encourage people with problems and also tells a great story that could really happen. I love anime and I give a shoutout to every otaku, weeb, or anime lover. :)
This is why I watch anime as well. It makes me feel happy and optimistic in times of hardship
First I read books to escape to another world, but then i saw my brother watching a sword art online (yeah I know somebody don't like it) but in that time I liked it, because they escaped to another world(game) and still they were able to come to the reality and live their normal life's. That thought off that you can play game 'in real life' was so beautiful. And surprisingly i liked the art style too. So I started watching more an more anime. It opened a whole new world of fun, fantasy, romance....... It's been a whole year now. I won't never regret the choice of watching anime.
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"Avatar is better and deeper than a large portion of modern anime."
What is this blasphemy!!
It is also this mental loser called avatar an anime thanks to you I saw that
I've been watching anime for years but I never really understood why people gave it so much attention. At first i thought it was the aesthetic of it and that could be right I also think cause its like mature cartoon for older people to watch since shows in this country are just not as unique. I've always thought anime was just something everyone watched until some people at my school started saying how much they hated it lol. My reason for watching it is not because of my life being hard its just boring. it kinda gives me a chance to zone out live in that moment. The art style is really beautiful too. So i guess i just answered my own question while writing this comment lol
I got into anime in 5th grade, because my friend kept nagging me to watch it. My first anime was Death Note, a marvelous introduction to my now favorite genre of all time, and after watching it I felt how happy and satisfied I was after getting so invested in the characters and story, so I watched more. Anime is something that keeps me going and keeps me happy even in my saddest times. I'm very grateful for my friend helping me discover something I now hold so dear to my heart.
I got into it for the historical and cultural aspect. A friend introduced me to the Inuyasha and Rurouni Kenshin mangas and I transitioned to the animes. I loved the folklore (yoki and the like) in the first and the history (meiji restoration, etc.) in the later. I stayed because I've always loved animation but was tired of seeing it only for small children. Cartoons for adults (but not, all of them, dirty)? Sign me up. The themes you can find in them and the stories they tell can't really be found many other places.
For me I was into anime when I was a kid but I gradually stopped watching it until high school. I was really drawn towards the shows that had really bright art styles and wonderful characters, with the primary genre that I was drawn to being romance. In my eyes seeing the adorable moments between the two leads within these shows really helped to lessen the pain from loneliness I was going through at the time. I would definitely contribute shows like Kimi Ni Todoke, Clannad, Lovely Complex and Golden Time as having a positive affect on my life at the time.
I got into anime in around 4th grade, it was a wonderful world that I was brought into. It also helped me get threw ruff time's. Like a anime I watched called your lie in April, it made me cry and I learned I really like the piano and so I got into the piano! I also like his because it show's how other people get into more ruff time's that you.
I'd say part of the reason I got into anime was because I often felt out of place with western society. That may have been due to me being treated that way as a kid, I don't know. This feeling only increased as I got older, to the point where I mostly only watched western movies or shows because friends or family wanted me to. I did continue reading novels, because while they still come from a western standpoint, they're a bit more of a niche, with many readers and writers being outcasts as well. Although I had books, there were times when I didn't feel like reading. I guess a large part of my likes and dislikes comes from whether or not they are unpopular, and while anime has undoubtedly seen a surge in popularity, there are still many who either have never heard of anime or who dislike it. When I found anime, I felt like I had something interesting to watch. I know this viewpoint is highly prejudiced (and I'm sure there are many great western shows just like theres lots of shitty anime), and to this day I'm still working to overcome it, but at the time and to this day, to an extent it helped me to escape from a world where I didn't feel like I belonged.
I didn't take the time to proofread this, so I apologize for any errors or things I failed to explain.
i got into anime as a kid with dbz thanks to my cousin ever since then i mostly watch only dbz and some naruto until my friend gave me a site where i can watch it during elementary school and ever since then i been watching tons of anime. Also the artstyle is one of the main reason i got into it due it being (imo) more unique and diverse then western shows it also why i picked the pencil and started practicing art
You should practice your grammar as well.
I started getting heavily involved in watching anime after my mom was put on dialysis after years of her trying to get her kidney functions up. The doctor said that she would likely only live five more years unless she got a kidney transplant. My mom is and has been my world since I was a child. The thought of living without her was overpowering for me.
So in an attempt to escape the horrible truth that was reality I turned to anime. I watched anime like Bleach, Naruto Shippunden, Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc, etc. The one anime however that TRULY got to me emotionally was Puella Magi Madoka Magica. I was 20 when I started watching that anime and I remember after watching the one girl turn into a witch I began sobbing. My mom ended up comforting me as I cried and told her that I wished Kyubey was real so I could wish for her to be completely healthy again.
Afterwards I fell into a deep, dark depression and began watching Higurashi: No Naku Koro Ni per recommendation of a friend. I found myself drawn to the horror and gore anime genre. I've watched Another from beginning to end, Blood C, Elfen Lied, Umineko: No Naku Koro Ni, Ghost Hunt, True Diary, Attack on Titan, etc.
I got into anime when I was 12. My grandfather died. He was basically my dad since my biological dad wasn’t present in my life. The first anime I watched was Clannad. I haven’t watched the anime for a long time. However I could always relate to the one character who played the violin. That anime means so much to me
I got into anime with Manga. A friend recommended me some and then when I searched for them online, some of them had anime adaptions. That was around 2010. My friends who were into Manga weren't interested in anime, so I was the only one continuing it. When I was in technical college, I found friends that were interested in anime as much as I was, and last 2 years I got into the community much more.
I watch anime because the western media doesn't have something to offer to me. I don't really like live action and most TV shows people praise. I don't care for them, but to each their own, but I can appreciate good movies when I go to the cinema sometime. But I won't get netflix nor will I watch movies on my own accord. I grew up with old disney animated movies, so I already had a high appreciation for animation. Anime has more niche genre that appeal to me, as well as animation.
I started watching anime when I was 4 when I was sent to a teacher’s house due to my family not having time to take care of me due to work. The teacher had a son who was 17 at the time, and in his room, he had a bunch of Yugio cards and had a poster of DBZ. After a couple months when I went back home, I searched the show on the internet, and watched all of it. And over the years, I mostly watched large shows like naruto, bleach, etc. Back then I didn’t know the concept of anime, I just watched whatever I could find, but for whatever reason, I hardly watched any anime after I was 10, probably because I started playing video games. Then, when I was 12, a friend of mine introduced me to this anime called sakurasou no pet kanojo, I was fascinated by its story and romance, so then I started watching more like yamada kun and seven witches, nisekoi, etc, and eventually I watched re zero, which became my favorite show. Even to this day, after watching 200 anime, re zero is still my favorite
That was really helpful. I've always wondered why people like anime and I think this genuinely gives me some insight into it.
I started watching anime the same way, the difference is that I am depressed now rather then when I was a child.
I was in 5th grade and I got a computer in my room due to being home-schooled after being picked on and the one thing that caught me was magical girls.
I need a strong female character who was also caring, strong but also cute.
I found Sailor Moon a character who wasn't the smartest or good at thing but guess what she was someone much more than what normal people could see.
And that is what I wanted to be someone much more.
Not to sure if I am there yet but I am getting there.
also one more thing anime is not a genre its a medium like how western cartoons are a medium since they both fall under the category of animation, if were talking about types of style of animation the yeah there can be that seperation
I really want to hear you more talk about how you feel about things like this video , continue with the amazing videos
Great production and a great commentary ^_^ As for me, I originally got into anime when I moved to South Korea away from my friends. I then noticed that almost everyone there seemed to watch anime so I decided I to watch Death Note which honestly was pretty good. After that I then watched some other shows which ranged from scores of 4-7. Finally, I really got into anime when I discovered Assassination Classroom (which I still hold both seasons as my top two favorite anime of all time...or one if we count both seasons as one show).
As for why I continue to watch anime. Probably because of how just how enjoyable it is to me and the killer aesthetic. Annnnd maybe because I'm a lonely guy so why not indulge myself in some anime where we've got hot girls and guys ;)
I feel like I got into anime as a natural flow of things (my sister just asked if I wanted to watch something with her) but even if that didn't happen I would still have gotten into anime. Didn't exactly see it as escapism the way other people describe nor was it a particularly harsh time in my life. I love stories, I love fiction. Anime can have an incredible artistic freedom and capability. There's still so much I have to watch.
Not really into anime, but I have a habit of clicking anime-related YT videos. The most I've done is binge watch FMAB in 4 days
It's good
I do ballet. Other girls there are skinnier than me and show off how better they are than me. Pose the start of insecurities. Then while scrolling through youtube, I find anime. Cue safe haven that takes my mind away said insecurities. And the fact that the music is amazing and the art style is cool is why I love anime, so yeah.
I don't know how unique this is, but I started watching anime relatively recently, or about a year ago and I started watching it because of how strange and very literally foreign it was. I watched attack on titan's first episode and was laughing my ass off at how strange parts of it looked but then, when eren's mother is eaten (oh yeah, spoilers for the first episode of a 5 year old show) it startled me. I should point out that I was watching anime on Netflix, and so my choices were limited. After I finished binging the show I moved on to SAO. My opinions on the anime have changed, but at the time I loved it. And then I watched FMA. And that was about the point where I almost completely stopped laughing at anime and started appreciating the things that can be done only in anime. And that's the story of why I later despised going on holiday because it meant I had no way to watch anime.
To be honest, I've only watched about 17 animes. Although, I have known and have been watching anime for 3-5 years or so.
The reason as to why I continued watching anime is simply because it did its job for me, it entertained me.
I still watch Anime because it had some impact in my life, and well some kind of motivation to push forward with many things such as college, I dont want to sound cringe but I might but usually most anime taught me lessons that I never thought and considered, and well I find it more entertaining than western shows. although I absolutely love Rick and Morty and Breaking Bad, and cartoons from my childhood, but they don't give me the same entertainment that anime does.
I feel same way bro ❤.
i started watching anime because i have always loved cartoon,and never lost my love for it but i wanted something drawn that was more grown up
Anime is an art it needs so much hard work to make it people flow blood, sweat,tears in their work and it is fun to watch more I watch anime I feel more happier and satisfied.I like cartoons too but Animes are more realistic.
I got into anime in 10th grade as a form of pass time during the off-season. Although I was “popular”, a played a lot of sports, had good grades and had many friends, something didn’t feel right inside of me, as I always felt like an introvert. Then I put anime on the side to focus on sports and school. In eleventh grade I went through a really tough time because my school merged and all of my friends left. Basically my whole social life completely collapsed and i became a loner just ticking the time away until I graduated. I felt as if I just didn’t care about the world anymore. That’s when I got back into anime and I haven’t let go ever since. In fact I made even more friends that liked anime and I knew that these friends were real and that I could count on them whenever I needed help. Getting into anime was probably one of the best decisions I have made in my life.
For me I started off with Afro Samurai. It was nothing I ever seen before. I was a jit at the time so this was my first experience so I thought this was badass.
I had an older sibling into anime so I just always watched it and loved it... However in my teens I kind of stopped keeping up with anime and would just go back and watch my favorites every now and again.... This all changed several months ago when I was going through withdrawal... I dove into all the anime I had been missing for several years.... It's keeping me clean and sober and happy.........That probably sounds so lame and stupid to a lot of people. But there it is.
I got into anime during a time of my life I can only call terrifying thanks to a identity crisis... At 13 years old. Not only that buy I was halfway through being betrayed for the upteeth time and to be quite frank I wanted to escape, even if that ment I had to die. That's when anime rolled around. The characters were cute, the worlds were bright and diverse, and the characters felt real. There was something for any of the me's that were causing this identity crisis, and allowed me to begin to stich myself together again with little bits of the true me that were left over.
I think I continued it purely because I couldn't stop xD. I begun to create my own characters that... Only fueled the identity crisis. But anime continued to help me by offering this place to escape to, even if I was tied to a reality I hated.
Holy shoot that was long I apologize :-:
Mountainmoth lol it's ok, this is a safe place (sometimes).
To be honest, I just like animation in general. Though the art style intrigued me. And since its usually for teens and older, it felt special.
I started watching last year at May.
Main reason was I rewatched both Avatars and since I was there and my friends kept talking about it and JSE played the AoT game, I watched that first. Then, (regrettably) SAO. (I stopped at the second half of season 1, cause you know, mot a fan of justified incest) Then I continued with cartoons. I would watch both art forms back and forth. I really started watching anime at December, with OPM.
Long enough, I guess
You have a ton of skill in making your videos. I struggle to make ANY anime-related videos, as copyright claims really murder any chance I have to make videos, when tools like Ani-chan blocked 'em in all countries. So I express my love for anime and being an anime youtuber through anime games. I've decided to sub to your channel because you're so damned good that you're the most underrated anime youtuber on the platform.
Well my friend got me in to anime, before this I would watch TV a lot. Soon I realized anime was better than anything TV could offer. Anime had better story line, was more diverse,it was relate-able, taught important lesson, and took me on an amazing journey with the characters. Now I don't watch TV at all, just anime
Agent Circle Okay one anime is not better than western animation its animation sucks most anime have horrible animation and horrible stories it’s just getting stupid and hentai is also anime technically since it’s Japanese so do you really think anime is better when there are things like avatar teen titans
@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 You realize that you searched up this video not to understand why people like it but, to push your agenda and not respect others opinions. Keep it up dude I’m dying 🤡
Literally, stress-
It’s relaxing me to watch certain things to get my mind off, and i really enjoy seeing different types of art styles in that movie, Like for example Children of the sea. It was very relaxing and helped me out a lot :)
This is the perfect video for anyone who is questioning why people watch anime and there is the PERFECT for everyone for me it’s MHA it’s beautiful how everyone can be who they are and have these powers that make you beautiful I just want that love and happiness
I began watching anime when I was about 9 years old..simply because I myself discovered it through internet caz back then we have Card Captor Sakura on TV. I still LOOOOOVE IT!
then i recommended it to all of my friends :-D
I started watching anime at 5 over my sister's shoulder and basically grew up with it.
I've always felt that people that watch anime have aspberger (don't know how it's spelled) or something. Don't know why.
It is not child like art style
It is profesional art
With huge imagination
I know this video is a few months old but I am just now watching it as I have just recently started following your channel. I started watching anime consistently close to two years ago. Although that doesn't mean it's necessarily a new thing to me, I had been shown by a good friend of mine, episodes of Naruto and Attack on Titan when it first released years ago. I never found it to be weird or anything and actually enjoyed it to an extent, just never had enough interest to get deeply invested in it. Even those instances weren't my first time watching anime, throw it back to when I was a kid growing up watching Ghibli films like Ponyo and Spirited Away, it wasn't until later on that I would come to find out that those films were classified as anime. Two years ago when I started watching, it was during a time of my life where I really didn't have anything to fill my gaps of free time with, all I would do was lay around and sulk in my depression. I recall joining a skype call in the middle of my two friends watching the ending of Your Lie in April. Keep in mind, I had not been a part of anitwitter or been told anything about the show other than the fact that it was sad. After listening to my friends sob their eyes out for 10 minutes, I decided that night that I was gonna give the show a try, thinking "There's no way it's that good."
I finished it in 2 days, and of course, it was that good, and also broke my heart seeing as the ending wasn't spoiled for me and I was bad at predicting things. After watching that, I wanted more, and so I was recommended other shows, burned through all of those and before I knew it, I was watching anime almost exclusively from any other medium. There's just something about it that pulls me in and makes me feel things that no other medium has ever done for me before. Now I find myself watching at least 2-3 shows every season, I anticipate American theatrical releases of films and have posters all over my walls. It pulled me in so quickly and helped me make friends with people who share the same interests. It's truly become a staple in my life and I'm really scared to think of what my life would be like if I had never gotten into it. Wow I love anime.
I can highly relate to you in every way. As a child, my childhood was rough. I was bullied because I was different than everyone else. I was unique. However, I remembered the first anime that I watched as a kid was Pokemon. It may have been a predictable anime, but it just captured my eye as a young child. I loved the way that the characters were presented. Then I began watching YuGiOh, and I had some toys from the show. Over the years, I began watching Dragon-Ball Z and Naruto back when it was on Cartoon Network every Saturday night. I had a Naruto action figure and a Dragon Ball-Z toy. I was so in love with that part of my childhood, however, I moved away and began watching more drama shows and sitcoms. Then I was reintroduced to Anime, yet I did not even know I was already a fan, I just was not aware of the name. I can say that anime gives me a nostalgic feeling, that connects myself back to a time where I had no worries, stress, or anxiety. Anime is my getaway and I am so glad that I am falling in love with it again. It makes me think that the world is endless.
it was April of 2020. Quarantine had just begun and I felt terrible. Couldn’t do anything. I knew what anime was but I didn’t like it at first. I judged is mainly on pictures I would see on the internet and etc. My friend recommended many shows to me that I didn’t know were anime. I watched a whole 4 season show in 2 days and I loved it. I really felt as if I left myself and became the main character. I loved these types of shows ever since.
I got into anime in my last year of high school.. wish i had known of it sooner... but ever since then i have watched a lot of anime... anime has much better storylines than most movies and series out there... i had cried more from watching anime than anything else😂 i can connect more with anime than anything else
I loved Pet girl of Sakurasou it pushed me through 4th grade when I had a time of change I would rather not discuss and I realized that everyone can be different and we need to like raise each other to come up stronger. I am watching anime to this day in 6th grade watching my hero academia + a lot more.
Most anime is so comforting I think that’s another reason. Pokemon is a great example, same thing with naruto. It’s such a good vibe, at school I would literally think about anime and being at peace during a stressful time. Nostalgia is another factor
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Well, your story is a bit similar to mine. In the third grade, I watched my first anime, Castle in the Sky. Back then I was into it, but that didn't last. My fourth and fifth-grade years were the worse, in those years I had no one to rely on, nor anime. In those days I dealt with so many insecurities and stress, being fat and dumb did not do well for me. Along with my mother constantly drinking and fear of her, I was depressed. 6th grade rolled around and I had finally moved to a different school in a different town. I was still depressed, but one anime that quickly blew up that I watched with my dad rekindled my love for anime. From there things started to look up I made new friends and abandoned my old ways of showing my depression. The end of my 7th-grade year sent me into another fit of depression. Except for this time, the cause of my depression was my friends. I realized all of the friends I made were superficial, to this day none of them know I love anime or my backstory. 8th grade rolled around, that year was a year of fake smiles. But all throughout middle school anime was the way I kept myself sane during the depressing moments, anime like Ao No Exorcist and One Piece reminded me that I am not alone, that I have friends waiting for me I had just not reached them yet. This year I finished my freshman year of Highschool. I am so happy I decided to open up this year in an attempt to make friends. I don't know where these friends will be my life long friends or a stepping stone to finding the right ones. But only time will tell, until then I will cherish these friends with all I got.
The reason why I still watch anime today would have to be the messages conveyed in anime. I don't relate to shows like NCIS compared to Code Geass. Anime is more than I can dream of, anime tells the fantastical stories that aren't seen in most Western TV. Anime has changed me in so many ways, because of anime I wanted to play Volleyball for the longest time. I believe the real reason why I still watch anime is that it inspires me, it inspires me to be nice like Orihime, relaxed like Saitama, caring like Mob, never giving up like Gon, be absolutely creepy as fuck like Hisoka (He is my husbando), care free like Luffy, to be smart like Sora and Shiro, to be as willing to change as Kyouko, but most of all anime inspires me to be happy and smile.
Edit: The anime what got me back into Anime was Attack on Titan, he saw it on adult swim. From there I remebered why I love anime.
I watch this video because I got me thinking why I decided to watch anime, and it helped me a lot to understand better the medium that I love and myself. I think I needed to see other people talk about it to fully comprehend it.
i watch anime beacuse i feel alone sometimes and anime characters are better then the real people around, sometimes i know that its better to stop loving people that doesnt exist, but they are like best friends for me.. they are like me, alone, with no one there, and im always gonna thank all the mangaka, animators, voice actors ecc.. i always feel loved and not alone when i watch anime tysm
Why I Grew Up Watching it Am Never Going to stop For anyone is part of my life Also love music In the back round
Just find good anime and then see the beauty with your own eyes.
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My main reason on why I continue to watch anime is because it makes me feel emotions that I myself have never felt before and now that I felt it I continue to find that feeling as I watch more and more animes and after a while it just stuck to me.