How Old...

[Saint Smith]

I am 87 and still enjoy anime/manga.

[scruple]

You guys do know she meant 15, right?

[The Violent Solution]

I am Feli-HEAR ME ROAR

You guys do know she meant 15, right?

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Yeah I went to her profile and got sad =(

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[Golonya]

I am Feli-HEAR ME ROAR

You guys do know she meant 15, right?

Even if she did: So what if they WERE 51? What would be the problem?

[Seemingly Stupendous]

Golonya

iYoshi Hiromasa

The Dark Side Of Glee

I am 51 and still enjoy anime/manga.

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HOLY s**t

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And this is exactly the sort of reaction I'm talking about. Are you freaked out because he likes anime at 51, or because he or she is ON GAIA at 51? Being 23, i have little issue with the more seasoned folks being involved in the fandom, too. If they weren't or couldn't be, what would happen to the current generation of anime fans, or comic fans, or video game fans? Will they be as ostracized as the above poster just for doing something they enjoy that doesn't really cause anyone any harm?

Oh god I lul'd at you, thar.

Lol..
I was reacting that the person is 51 and is ... well.
It's just odd. Period. That someone that is 51 is on the internet.. and.. on a social networking site and even GAIA.

It was just shocking that someone is that and and whatever.
You know what I mean, stop being a Bop.

[A Dose Of Bad Medicine]

The Dark Side Of Glee

I am 51 and still enjoy anime/manga.

If you still enjoy it, then why not? There are many comics and animation aimed towards older people (not just hentai/porn) so I see no problem.

[Golonya]

iYoshi Hiromasa

Is someone getting offensive?
Stop being a faaaaagot.
No one likes a faaaaaagot.

Depends. Are they hot? Yaoi fangirls tend to disagree.

[Seemingly Stupendous]

Golonya

iYoshi Hiromasa

Is someone getting offensive?
Stop being a faaaaagot.
No one likes a faaaaaagot.

Depends. Are they hot? Yaoi fangirls tend to disagree.

Bah, well, that wasn't the comeback I was looking for.
Tootle oo~

[Golonya]

iYoshi Hiromasa

Bah, well, that wasn't the comeback I was looking for.
Tootle oo~

Forgive me for not knowing or caring what craven obscure reference you were making. I was too busy BEING OLD.

[Mugetsu Ookamiza]

I've been watching anime since the first half of the 80's. the only difference right now is I tend more to watch stuff aimed at the older half of the shonen and shojo demographics and seinen. they make anime aimed towards more than one age group, including adults. not to mention, my mom watches it with me. seriously, she's 68 at actually likes some anime.

and to quote C.S. Lewis:
"To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."

there is no reason to be concerned about watching things that may be considered "childish" if you really enjoy them. we needn't be concerned with labels and should be secure in who we are and our own maturity. the whole "how old is too old to watch anime/read manga" strikes me as people being too concerned about looking childish or trying to make people feel ashamed they're interested in something "childish." it's completely needless. it's entertainment, nothing more, nothing less. it shouldn't matter how mature or immature it is if it's something you like regardless of what age you are.

[Seemingly Stupendous]

Golonya

iYoshi Hiromasa

Bah, well, that wasn't the comeback I was looking for.
Tootle oo~

Forgive me for not knowing or caring what craven obscure reference you were making. I was too busy BEING OLD.

And you should be.
Why don't you go to work and help get us out of this recession.

[Misplaced Cowboy]

iYoshi Hiromasa

Golonya

iYoshi Hiromasa

The Dark Side Of Glee

I am 51 and still enjoy anime/manga.

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HOLY s**t

╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

And this is exactly the sort of reaction I'm talking about. Are you freaked out because he likes anime at 51, or because he or she is ON GAIA at 51? Being 23, i have little issue with the more seasoned folks being involved in the fandom, too. If they weren't or couldn't be, what would happen to the current generation of anime fans, or comic fans, or video game fans? Will they be as ostracized as the above poster just for doing something they enjoy that doesn't really cause anyone any harm?

Oh god I lul'd at you, thar.

Lol..
I was reacting that the person is 51 and is ... well.
It's just odd. Period. That someone that is 51 is on the internet.. and.. on a social networking site and even GAIA.

It was just shocking that someone is that and and whatever.
You know what I mean, stop being a Bop.

My 72 yr old granny is on Facebook

[Seemingly Stupendous]

Azure Fuzzy Dice

iYoshi Hiromasa

Golonya

iYoshi Hiromasa

The Dark Side Of Glee

I am 51 and still enjoy anime/manga.

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HOLY s**t

╚══════════════════════════════════════╝

And this is exactly the sort of reaction I'm talking about. Are you freaked out because he likes anime at 51, or because he or she is ON GAIA at 51? Being 23, i have little issue with the more seasoned folks being involved in the fandom, too. If they weren't or couldn't be, what would happen to the current generation of anime fans, or comic fans, or video game fans? Will they be as ostracized as the above poster just for doing something they enjoy that doesn't really cause anyone any harm?

Oh god I lul'd at you, thar.

Lol..
I was reacting that the person is 51 and is ... well.
It's just odd. Period. That someone that is 51 is on the internet.. and.. on a social networking site and even GAIA.

It was just shocking that someone is that and and whatever.
You know what I mean, stop being a Bop.

My 72 yr old granny is on Facebook

My mom is on Facebook :0

But, you know.. Gaia.. really? Really?
My Grahm loved Myazaki movies before she died..

[Golonya]

Mugetsu Ookamiza

I've been watching anime since the first half of the 80's. the only difference right now is I tend more to watch stuff aimed at the older half of the shonen and shojo demographics and seinen. they make anime aimed towards more than one age group, including adults. not to mention, my mom watches it with me. seriously, she's 68 at actually likes some anime.

and to quote C.S. Lewis:
"To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."

there is no reason to be concerned about watching things that may be considered "childish" if you really enjoy them. we needn't be concerned with labels and should be secure in who we are and our own maturity. the whole "how old is too old to watch anime/read manga" strikes me as people being too concerned about looking childish or trying to make people feel ashamed they're interested in something "childish." it's completely needless. it's entertainment, nothing more, nothing less. it shouldn't matter how mature or immature it is if it's something you like regardless of what age you are.

I was genuinely hoping someone would go to that Lewis quote. I was making a wager with myself over when to expect it. I can't state that I disagree with you fundamentally, Poster, but that point of view is sadly not commonly shared in the society in which I live. I was hoping that, in asking people what ages if any of people enjoying their fandoms or even related fandoms, I could spark a discussion and forward a similar philosophy. Trust me--you're preaching to the choir, even if there haven't been a lot of series that speak to me personally of late.

As to reasons for being concerned: Do you think employees of, say, government run contractors would be comfortable watching anime on their lunch break? How about reading manga on the train? It's all well and good to make the claim that we ideally should simply enjoy the things we like regardless of who might be judging us for them, but sometimes we represent things--companies, for instance, or institutions--greater than ourselves. I'll grant you, more often than not it'd be inappropriate to enjoy manga while that is true; but there are elements or reputation that many people tend to give more consideration to than they are willing to admit.