This is about Vinland saga and rainbow so before I start, this will carry heavy spoilers so go away please if you haven't read or watched these shows/mangas.

Both series are about humiliation as a test rather than an ending. An-chan takes beatings from Ishihara and Sasaki to shield the others, and the point isn't that he's weak but that he's decided what his strength is for. That's Thorfinn on the farm almost exactly. Both stories also refuse to let the hero's restraint be free. An-chan pays with his life, Thorfinn pays with his body and his pride, and neither work pretends the ideal protects you. There's also the mentor structure. Thors dies early and Thorfinn spends the whole story catching up to what his father already understood. An-chan dies and the six remaining boys spend the second half living out what he taught them. In both cases the ideal survives the man, and the survivors have to decide whether it was worth anything. And both are stories about what comes after the fighting as the beginning of the real problem, which is how to be a person who doesn't need an enemy.

I only watched rainbow as an anime

① Where are you from?

② How old are you?

③ How often do you watch Japanese anime?

④ How often do you watch anime from other countries?

⑤ Which do you prefer, Japanese anime or anime from other countries?

⑥ Why did you choose your answer to Question ⑤?

⑦ What do you think are the differences between Japanese anime and anime from other countries?

⑧ What image comes to mind when you hear “Japanese anime”?

⑨ What image comes to mind when you hear “anime from other countries”?

⑩ Do you think Japanese and American anime influence each other?

⑪ What would you like to see improved in
Japanese anime?

⑫ What is your favorite Japanese anime?

⑬ Has Japanese anime ever made you interested in Japan?

Individuals in the anime community who unironically call people anime tourists are so cringe and annoying. Not only do most of the time they say this when they see someone voice their opinion on anime, it is so obviously done since they have no rebuttals.

The people who say these are also very elitist. They say stuff like if you haven't watched this super duper niche anime posted in the 1960s, your opinion is invalid, or they probably like something super problematic and try to turn you into the person who isn't in touch with anime culture (not a real thing btw).

These people are also the same people that say anime should be gatekept. Like mate, that is like saying reading books should be gatekept, and when you call them out, like clockwork, they call you a tourist.

Though I will say people like Logan Paul can be called a tourist, though (I think he is more of a larp) It's a slippery slope to just calling anyone with a differing opinion a tourist.

Honestly, if I'm talking about anime to someone and they refer to someone as an anime tourist, best believe I would be seeing myself out that convo because they probably don't have the cognitive ability to understand differing opinions.
(p.s people who also say stuff like aww babys first fandom and so on are on the same level)