Do non-Asian people like anime?

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#1 stevoqwerty
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Today at school, my classmate said that only Asian peoplelike anime. I'm Asian and I find that somewhat true because all my Asian friends like anime. So do you non-Asians like anime? And state what nationality are you.

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#2 shoot-first
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He is incorrect sir. I am Mexican and I love anime, so does my cousin and little sister.

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#3 BiancaDK
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Anime is mainstream, and unfortunately for your classmate, it has a global reach. He must be living in the early 90s - late 80s.
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#4 GrandJury
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*FacePalm* Of course other races like Anime. I am not Asian and I like anime.
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#5 Doom_HellKnight
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He is certainly incorrect, however I'm British and I can't stand it.
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#6 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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Im Danish and Love Anime ^^

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#7 SpinoRaptor24
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I only like the decent ones that aren't cliched.

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#8 Zerocrossings
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My cousin is Asian and hates anime.

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#9 Business_Fun
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This Englishman likes it.

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#10 --Thomas--
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I am Swedish and I enjoy it, although I can't say I watch it very much.

Death Note is the only anime I have ever finished watching. Really good. Any recommendations from potential otakus would be appreciated. Could be nice to watch another good show.

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#11 Lethargika
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I'm not a fan, but I know a few non asian people who like anime.:D

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#12 XilePrincess
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Every second white kid loves anime around here.
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#13 samuraiguns
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Of course, you guys need to look around more.

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#14 TheHimura
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Every second white kid loves anime around here.XilePrincess
I concur... and it's creepy.
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#15 binggeba
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I'm Indian, so I'm Asian, then. To me Anim's tolerable most of the time. And really good sometimes. Like most things, I guess.

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#16 SuperSaiyanLink
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I think only white people like it.

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#17 tinkerair
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I'm American. I love anime.

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#18 Napster06
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Your classmate needs to 'go out and learn more'. US have a couple of AnimeCons and there are a-plenty of non-Asians there.
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#19 ithilgore2006
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Your friend is so completely incorrect it's hilarious.

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#20 woonsa
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I am Swedish and I enjoy it, although I can't say I watch it very much.

Death Note is the only anime I have ever finished watching. Really good. Any recommendations from potential otakus would be appreciated. Could be nice to watch another good show.

--Thomas--
Fullmetal Alchemist, definitely the best among Anime.
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I'd rather watch porn.

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#22 Syaz1
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i'm asian but i dislike anime.

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#23 warmaster670
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obviousley not true if they bring anime to north america.

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#24 HybridPhoenix
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Canadian, Irish decent, so I'm quite a bit the whitest you can be and I enjoy anime
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#25 IAmLegend7
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I'd rather watch porn.

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This. Or if I really wanted to watch cartoons, I'd watch old-school Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network shows and DB + DBZ. Oh, and Family Guy, of course.
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#26 ZimpanX
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I am Swedish and I enjoy it, although I can't say I watch it very much.

Death Note is the only anime I have ever finished watching. Really good. Any recommendations from potential otakus would be appreciated. Could be nice to watch another good show.

--Thomas--



Swede here too and I love it! Though I just started watching "for real" quite recently.

And from what I've watched so far I would recommend the following...

Elfen Lied
Welcome to the NHK
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Cowboy Bebop
School Rumble
Beserk
Samurai Champloo
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Azumanga Daioh
Ef - a Tale of Memories

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#27 funnilov3
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yeah.....well i see some white year seven kids playing Yu-Gi-Oh cards at my school and that's an anime.

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#28 CF3689
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Your friend's wrong. I'm American & I like anime.

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#29 bsman00
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Today at school, my classmate said that only Asian peoplelike anime. I'm Asian and I find that somewhat true because all my Asian friends like anime. So do you non-Asians like anime? And state what nationality are you.

stevoqwerty
Yes i like some cartoons, south park is my fav.
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#30 majadamus
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I'm American and I love anime. I'd rather watch it than anything else.

[QUOTE="stevoqwerty"]

Today at school, my classmate said that only Asian peoplelike anime. I'm Asian and I find that somewhat true because all my Asian friends like anime. So do you non-Asians like anime? And state what nationality are you.

bsman00

Yes i like some cartoons, south park is my fav.

Southpark's not anime.

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#31 EMOEVOLUTION
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Asian americans like anime.. But all the asian people I met that actually live in Asia don't seem too impressed with it.

As far as I know there are probably more non asians who like anime than there are asians.. unless people from China like anime.. which I don't know because I've never been to china.

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#32 Devil_Lady
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I'm American and I like it, but not very much.

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#33 Flamecommando
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I imagine that more Asian people like anime, but it's far from all Asian people liking anime.

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#34 horgen  Moderator
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I think your classmate's statement has been proven false.
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#35 Neon-Tiger
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Hate anime...
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#36 theharlemshake
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I take it you don't go to school America. It wasn't until I was out of high school I could actually make it a whole day without seeing it on somebody, overhearing a conversation about it, or talking about it amongst my peers. Not to mention, in elementary school, everybody loved Dragon Ball Z.
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#37 darkIink
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hispanic here, I've been to 3 anime cons with friends, and have just finished watching Elfen Lied. I recommend it to everyone here. Also, Avatar the Last Airbender, I'm going to go through that series next but I heard good stuff about it.

I've noticed though that in my school more white people like it than asians.

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#38 rjxtian
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I know many non asians, including myself, who like anime.

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#39 Teenaged
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Actually I had the impression that quite a lot of non-Asian people like anime.

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#40 DJ-Lafleur
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Yeah, it's safe to say this friend of yours is sompletely wrong.

Myself, I'm not crazy about anime. There have been some that I liked and got into before, but now I don't watch anime anymore, except Bleach.

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#41 pierst179
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I am Brazilian and I really dislike anime, but that doesn't mean everyone around here feels the same. On the contrary.

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#42 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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Anime's pretty mainstream these days. I'm not big on it, but I loved Death Note...and I'm white. :D
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#43 wstfld
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Non-Asian nerds love anime. Other than that, no.
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#44 Miroku32
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Today at school, my classmate said that only Asian peoplelike anime. I'm Asian and I find that somewhat true because all my Asian friends like anime. So do you non-Asians like anime? And state what nationality are you.

stevoqwerty
That is so wrong good sir, Im not asian (although I have asian decency) and I love the animes.
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#45 Nifty_Shark
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I'd say that there are a bunch of as Weird Al sang "White and Nerdy" kids who obsess over it.

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#46 MasterBolt360
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I am of hispanic culture and I love anime (and manga).

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#47 metallica_fan42
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That isn't true. That being said, I don't like anime at all. It's just not for me.