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4 Panel Comic

Panel 1: an Apple Tree saying “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”

Panel 2: an Apple saying “Anime is trash”

Panel 3: the tree winds up…

Panel 4: …and throws the apple as far as possible with a FWOoOSH

  • krashmo@lemmy.world
    3·
    10 hours ago

    I was probably around 30 the first time I watched something that would be considered anime, although I did watch some of the original Pokemon show when I was young which I believe falls into that category. It seems to be more popular with younger people though so maybe that is the explanation. My preferences were already set by the time I gave it a real chance. It certainly feels a bit like an old man’s reaction to media they don’t understand.

    • Soupbreaker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I feel the same way about anime in general, with few exceptions1. I had at least one friend in my teens that was into it, and I remember him showing me stuff like Ranma 1/2, Catgirl Nuku Nuku, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Ninja Scroll. Except for a morbid fascination with the ultra-violence of the latter, it all kind of bounced off of me.

      I remember watching a handful of Pokémon and Dragonball Z episodes when I was young, and finding them to be hilariously bad. These were probably formative experiences in shaping my overriding attitude toward anime. I’ve seen a broad smattering of it in the intervening years, and none of it has really moved the needle.

      Which is just to say: you may not have been into it, regardless of your age at initial exposure.

      1 I thoroughly enjoyed The Castle of Cagliostro, and should probably watch more of Miyazaki’s films. Also, some of the Junji Ito Collection is pretty creepy.

    • FunnySalt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      1·
      7 hours ago

      Maybe. I wasn’t intending to infer it was related to age groups. More that my tastes happened to have changed as I aged.

      That said and in thinking about it, I don’t recall any of my friends that I know have enjoyed anime showing interest in anime in recent years either.

      Doesn’t mean one can’t be older and still enjoy them, but my anecdotal evidence based on a tiny sample size suggests less appeal to an older audience.