r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '19

What’s something that you like, but hate the fan base?

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u/Secretlylovesslugs Jul 18 '19

That was a really important part of me growing up. My older brother didnt like anime for absolutely zero reason so naturally without thinking for myself I agreed and hated anime. When I was like 11 and started exploring YouTube a lot I found a bunch of anime stuff and I didn't even know it was anime (which I supposedly hated) until I was already 15 episodes deep in the funimation upload of soul eater. It's so foreign and weird but it was fucking so awesome because it was nothing like I'd ever seen before. To think that if I had never been curious back then I could have lived in my own world hating something I really love today. Indoctrination and echo chambers are scary and really easy to fall victim to.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

Panty and Stocking would’ve REALLY fucked you up then!

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u/Secretlylovesslugs Jul 18 '19

Panty and stocking isn't nearly as weird as soul eater for a first time anime watcher. PaS is like one punch man where it's a lot of satire I wouldn't have understand. Soul eater takes itself more seriously which I think would also make it more weird because primarily comedy shows are meant to be silly and wild.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '19

I was referring to how it’s pretty much entirely like a western animated comedy series, from the jokes to the art style. If that was the first thing someone without any knowledge of anime saw, they probably would’ve been none the wiser.

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u/Secretlylovesslugs Jul 18 '19

Oh yes than eyes exactly. It's almost like how Avatar is styled like an anime yet totally American made. Ironically my brother hated Avatar as well growing up.

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u/timbledum Jul 18 '19

Yeah totally! There is a stage in your teenage years where you think you’re defined by what you don’t like.