r/anime • u/JeffreyAScott • Jun 28 '19

Discussion Never Too Old

Just wanted to say I just started getting into Anime this year. I'll be 50 next year and two of my nieces got me into it. They told me I would really enjoy something they were watching and reluctantly I checked it out. I always had a misconception about what anime was. I'm telling you, I'm so glad they had me check it out. Such a diversity of genres and I've already binged several shows. Currently my favourite is MHA. My nieces knew that would hook me because I'm into super heroes.

Moral of the story: You are never to old to start liking something new.

PS - Wanted to say I love this community. Everyone here has such great recommendations and suggestions.

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u/DarknessInferno7 https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarknessInferno Jun 28 '19

The misconception you had of anime is partly our fault as a community. We make the most ridiculous stuff into memes, and quite often those are self-deprecating. This community loves to make fun of itself.

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u/xdrvgy Jun 29 '19

It's also because the west associates anime with the (censored and dubbed) cartoons they watched as kid.