Anyone who owns manga locked up in these comic chastity cages likely got their soul stolen somehow.

The lolicon thing has a actually been repeated by Miyazaki's peers, including Hideaki Anno and Yoshiyuki Tomino. The common right-wing otaku criticism of him is that he's self-hating & anti-Japan.

kind of an embarrassing thing to post, and the reply is even sadder.

What's with this genre of anime fan that is obsessed with its aesthetics but at the same time despises the medium and culture that surround it

A lot of the usual quotes have already been posted, but this bit from Sharing a House with the Never Ending Man is also appropriate.

What are we thinking, glasses Yuna or Maid Yuna

TIL the creator of Komi Can't Communicate is married to the person who made Rainbows After Storms

contrary to popular belief online, there's legit no greater joy than seeing something you like get appreciated by others

You have decided, democracy wins

No offence, but retaining plot and lore details of something is not actually important. Like at all. Art is about how it emotionally resonates with you, it makes you feel things. The idea that you need to partake in social rituals and play memory games is odd!

eccosystem it's so crazy that everyone is just turning into the digital age equivalent of those asshole guys who go "oh yeah you wear this band's t-shirt ? name 5 songs" but for anime or video game trivia, holy shit

Saw this on Anilist lol

People only say this to comfort themselves right?

This is only an issue when you're deliberately focusing on mass consumption. Watching and reading as many things as possible to pad out MAL or Letterboxd numbers. If your memory fades that's just the perfect excuse to rewatch and reignite that passion. You do not need "Fandom".

Favorite non anime movie: The Thing Favorite non anime show: Breakint Bad probably

I feel like many people like the idea of anime, or at least the perception of anime they've built in their head, more than they actually like anime.

Why do people buy Discord nitro?