Why are so many people obsessed with anime?

[Shadowfax]

Yeh, I used to be obsessed with it at one point. I don't know why I got into it, I guess I liked the style and as Disney went downhill back in 2004 I was looking for other cartoons etc to watch. Plus, some of the stories are so epic you can't help but like it.

These days I prefer games, but I do like to watch anime every so often. Shows I like now are Wolf's Rain, Ginga, Digimon and the studio ghibli movies.

[SlayerOfLight]

Let's just say that people love anime like you love Twilight.

[nalasimba83]

Im not obsessed anymore,got into harry potter.

[juhouh]

Because so many people are obsessed with anime that's why, it's normal. It goes on with the mass and people can talk about it and everyone are like yeah yeah.

I don't know personally anyone who would like TLK at this level as I do

[Arbystrider]

[quote="nalasimba83"]Im not obsessed anymore,got into harry potter.[/quote]
[quote="Nicholas"]Let's just say that people love anime like you love Harry Potter.[/quote]
FTFY.

The franchise of fandom you are into is irrelevant - What matters is that you are into some kind of fandom, and that anime-lovers think of anime the same way you think of whatever you're a fan of.
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[quote="juhouh"]I don't know personally anyone who would like TLK at this level as I do[/quote]
I would totally freak out if any of my friends were TLK fans like on this website. Or even better, Nalaholics.

That brings me to another point: The Internet is a huge place with tons of people with different interests - There's bound to be some people with the same interest as you. In my case, that would be my affection for Nala. Websites like Nalaholics Anonymous exist as a platform for these people to come together and comfortably express their unique feelings without being looked down upon by the rest of society, and in doing so, these feelings are intensified, and can be harnessed and channelled in the form of fanfiction and fanart, or, lending the words of Simba Wiltz from Nalaholics Anonymous:

[quote="Simba Wiltz"]I was going to 'certify' people as Nalaholics and have a steady running list of those that qualified. Well, the qualifications have not changed, and they are unutterably simple. I created it in the guise of a hospital offering 'therapy' to people. The therapy was not to abate Nala cravings, but to intensify or control them. It was based on the idea of taking an aspect of personality, intensifying it, then using it in a productive manner. [/quote]Read: 'The TRUTH about Nalaholics Anonymous' by Simba Wiltz, http://www.lionking.org/~nalanon/truth.htm

Think about it: I would never be able to watch TLK with a friend and maybe even just casually mention that Nala looks beautiful in *that* one frame - They'd instantly think I'm some sort of weirdo and beat it down. I know for a fact that Juhouh is a conscript in the Finnish Defense Forces - Imagine how stupid he would look if his army friends knew he had affectionate feelings for a cartoon lioness.

On the other hand, communities like MLK comprise of open-minded people who understand and can live with people with such unique feelings and opinions, a sort of magical, almost care-free utopia where we don't have to restrict ourselves in what we feel, think or say. It's in these places we can let go of the worries of IRL society and just be who we are.

Same thing applies to anime and the rest of fandom, people come together to form these magical-feeling communities and further develop their interest in whatever franchise they're into because they're perfectly comfortable with it. Oh, but wait, there's more:

[quote="juhouh"]Because so many people are obsessed with anime that's why, it's normal. It goes on with the mass and people can talk about it and everyone are like yeah yeah.[/quote]

That's right - Anime has become such a huge thing that even society is perfectly OK with anime-lovers openly confessing their interests and feelings IRL, so it's even easier to get people into anime because they're not put off by the thought of liking anime characters because lots of people already like anime characters.

Meanwhile, we TLK fans are cooped up in our little Internet forums because we're such a minority fandom compared to anime, and people think that it's silly to be fanatic about a children's movie series dating back to 1994.

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[Regulus]

^ That's the five percent, right there.

[juhouh]

[quote="Arbystrider"]
Meanwhile, we TLK fans are cooped up in our little Internet forums because we're such a minority fandom compared to anime, and people think that it's silly to be fanatic about a children's movie series dating back to 1994.[/quote]
I'm actually happy about that. I wouldn't even want TLK fandom to be as big as bronies or anime for example. Although as you did mention; I'd freak out if even any of my friends were TLK fans like you all on MLK

I'm just proud of myself; as being a Nalaholic and TLK fan. I don't care is it strange or not but that's what I am and happen to be for some reason

[quote="Arbystrider"]
I know for a fact that Juhouh is a conscript in the Finnish Defense Forces - Imagine how stupid he would look if his army friends knew he had affectionate feelings for a cartoon lioness.[/quote]
Exactly! It would make the rest of this year very awkward...

[Alethia]

I like anim,e but i no think i obsession for it because I like onlzŞ SF, Fantasy and those in which the characters have supernatural powers.

My favorite anime is Urusei Yatsura because I like alien girl Invader Lum.

[Miharuka]

I love anime. It's different than cartoons, really.
I love cartoons too, though. Cartoons are usually random. (Anime can be very random too. Anime just haves a completely other way to make things funny.)

Besides, who doesn't like people with huge cute eyes? (Not that all anime characters have them, but most of them.)

The only thing that bothers me are the HORRIBLE dubs of Anime.
Anime should be watched in japanese. Always. Even if I have to watch it without subtitles, I'll prefer japanese.

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No matter how old I am, this will Always be one of my favorite anime <3
Now this is cute, but there are also creepy arse anime out there. Or just really sad and serious ones.

So yeah. I'm not really ''obsessed'' by it. The thing is: There are A LOT of anime. Each of another genre and everything. I think that for everyone there would be at least one anime they like. (except for people who hate anime for some reason).

Besides, anime is a part of my childhood. Just like cartoons and movies are.

[AnnaM]

nalasimba83, I am totally with you. I really don't like anime. But I'm also with AdAstrα and ArbyStrider (LOL bananaman!). I say, whatever floats your boat. To understand why people could like repulsive things or really like things that aren't all that, try to imagine yourself finding a proboscis monkey attractive...oh wait, nevermind. That makes it worse XD! But it's true...some people's boats are buoyant on strange, strange waters...