How old is Everyone?

Bear · Post by **Bear** » Fri May 02, 2003 12:37 am

Sora wrote:Boy I'm gonna get smited later ._.;

Later? >_>#

ara · Post by **ara** » Fri May 02, 2003 12:37 am

I'm 14, I've been a anime fan for about five years. I don't remember. I'll be 15 in the fall.

ichi · Post by **ichi** » Fri May 02, 2003 12:50 pm

On the idea that anime is for all ages: not for VERY young children- too much violence for them. Stick to sesame street, little ones!

Tasogare · Post by **Tasogare** » Fri May 02, 2003 3:01 pm

I'm 23 (am I the oldest person here?), and I've been an anime fan since I was 18.

Sora · Post by **Sora** » Fri May 02, 2003 3:33 pm

On the idea that anime is for all ages: not for VERY young children- too much violence for them. Stick to sesame street, little ones!

I think that's the idea that most Americans seem to have regarding anime. Perhaps not for what most people want American children to grow up with, but what do you think Japanese children watch? >_>;

Anime isn't even a solid genre, as it's so differing and diverse. It's a major, major industry in Japan, and not nearly so much in America, where animation is still mostly considered 'for children'.

Which is why, when shows made for children in Japan are brought over, it's 'too violent' for our kids. Maybe they're too sheltered? From what I've seen (and experienced), I'd say that's true. America's youth is different from Japanese youth. Then again, the idea of Japan is that they can raise the children to adults as quickly as possible. Childishness is not approved of, for the most part, whereas in America, innocence is meant to be preserved.. though it's done so in an entirely ineffectual manner, in my opinion.

And that was one heck of a tangent >.o

Tsukasa · Post by **Tsukasa** » Fri May 02, 2003 3:47 pm

Balmung sama wrote:I'm 23 (am I the oldest person here?), and I've been an anime fan since I was 18.

Nah. I'm older than you, and our other resident Brit is as well. ^_^ So is Kite.

I'm 24, and I've actually been into anime for a whopping 12 years now. @.@;;;

. H A C K // S O R A · Fri May 02, 2003 4:30 pm

21 here. watched TGIS in the theature when it was released back in 1995 (i was 13 back then) watched Vampire hunter D and akira when i was 7. i always loved anime. but... ya. i liked star trek a little before anime. thought it would do well as an anime. ever notice how some shows like buffey almost seem as if they where basid off of an anime?

Elk · Post by **Elk** » Fri May 02, 2003 5:39 pm

I'm 15, & I've been watching anime since i was 5.

lightshadow4610 · Post by **lightshadow4610** » Fri May 02, 2003 6:41 pm

I'm 15 almost 16 (YAY! finally I can get a job besides cutting grass

!) And sora is right, the majority of people just don't want to accept anime as an all ages category. Here kids are beat up if they say they like it out loud because people think its for three year olds. Come on America! Open your eyes!

Invisible Egg! · Post by **Invisible Egg!** » Sat May 03, 2003 5:26 am

Well, I'll be turning 21 next month. Maybe Balmung sama and Tsukasa can take me out for drinks?

Except Texas, England, and Florida aren't exactly close together. Oh well.

LimeyBrit · Post by **LimeyBrit** » Sat May 03, 2003 8:21 am

Tsukasa wrote:Nah. I'm older than you, and our other resident Brit is as well. ^_^ So is Kite.

I'm 24, and I've actually been into anime for a whopping 12 years now. @.@;;;

Ok, ok - since my oldometer is reading 30-something, I suspect that might make me the official forum old fogey.... n.n

I've been into anime since first catching the occasional episode that Channel 4 in the UK started showing in the early hours of Sunday mornings, back around '95 or '96.

error · Post by **error** » Sat May 03, 2003 9:21 am

I turned 18 5 hours and 20 mins ago.

I've been into Anime since they were showing some of the movies on Sci-Fi channel. (IE Tenchi the Movie). Now i'm a fulltime Anime and Manga nut.

Prokonsul Piotrus · Post by **Prokonsul Piotrus** » Sat May 03, 2003 1:41 pm

23. After reading the first page I started to feel old...

Rubedo · Post by **Rubedo** » Sat May 03, 2003 2:12 pm

Prokonsul Piotrus wrote:23. After reading the first page I started to feel old...

Heh heh..yeah, me too. ^^

Ryo Ikari · Post by **Ryo Ikari** » Sun May 04, 2003 6:08 am

16 now. will be 17 on june 3.i think i been into anime for 5 years