Connor is a Boomer Normie

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[@realkingofantarctica]

This entire clip is just Garnt and Joey telling Connor he can't sit at their lunch table.

[@amazingsage1788]

Rip our main character Connor

[@shallowdreamer4870]

I know man. Just this topic was weird, it was almost like they were gate keeping but not at the same time.

[@thabokgwele5268]

Lol

[@adammasterx5854]

Lmao

[@hijous]

More like bonding moment in my eyes

[@panos271]

Basically bullying connor for 8 minutes lol

[@aaronhillis4539]

That's kinda fucked. In front of 1 million people too. Just saying.

[@Benimbabyb]

@@aaronhillis4539 But it was a joke and they aren't actually bullying him so what are you on about

[@stephen7097]

Ngl I’m kinda scared if they actually have some tension.I’ve seen quite a few channels that started off a trio and have gone to ruins.I’m sure they are just joking around but I’m just saying

[@Benimbabyb]

@@stephen7097 baited podcast lol

[@mimijeet9921]

@@stephen7097 bruh connor and joey literally shit on garnt last episode also during the food episode.

[@jnliewmichael4235]

Tbf, sure, Connor's a "boomer normie", but Joey's a "boomer weeb 1.0" and Garnt's a "boomer weeb 2.0".

[@st.lucient4755]

I need reference on how a "gen z weeb" differ from "boomer weeb" for a friend

[@thabokgwele5268]

What's a "boomer normie"?

[@jnliewmichael4235]

@@thabokgwele5268 You can ask Trash Taste that XD

[@harpot678]

@@st.lucient4755 Gen Z Weeb doesn't differ much except for starting point. Garnt just watched anime at an earlier date, when NGE was the new popular thing.

[@williammiao8862]

That just sounds like pain peko with extra steps

[@comixproviderftw_02]

I relate with Conner. I only watch anime once in a while, I don’t really get into watching Seasonal Anime because I think that’s just too much to keep track, I’ve yet to watch any super popular series like AOT, MHA, The Promised Neverland and Demon Slayer because I just forget sometimes, I don’t watch VTubers, I watch anime dubs, with a few exceptions and I’m Shounen trash because I’m was part of the MILLIONS of American DBZ fans growing up, and I grew up with Yu-Gi-Oh because I wasn’t a Pokémon guy. Then from 2008 to 2012, I had that period of thinking I was “too old” for anime when I was in high school, until I watched Death Note and that reignited my enjoyment of anime. So that’s me. Recently, I just started getting into the Gundam franchise on Hulu starting with the 08th MS Team, then I’ll watch The Origin, maybe Unicorn because they’re all in UC and finally Gundam Wing, the big popular one that defined a generation on Toonami.

[@Kickstart_KDE]

I'd add IBO if you haven't seen it

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@Kickstart_KDE Is that good? I heard it was mixed.

[@skelebro9999]

That's your style We all have started like you Some of us become weebs and some stayed like you There's nothing wrong in liking shounen

[@Kickstart_KDE]

@@comixproviderftw_02 I'd say its good. It follows the same themes as the rest of the Gundam series. It has similar scenarios and drama as Mobile Suit Gundam only with not as annoying characters

[@raphaelpulmano2212]

Word, dude. I'm currently putting together a watchlist in MyAnimeList with the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime at the top.

[@marcosmunoa6453]

"Vanilla is a flavor that needs to exist." -Connor

[@kazutrash7967]

Title: Connor is a Boomer Normie Me: "Oh is he now?"

[@Punched_Kuze]

Me as well: “Oh since when was he NOT a Boomer Normie?”

[@dx5gaming715]

I see no problem with this title whatsoever

[@amicidellambiente7852]

We already knew that about Connor

[@thabokgwele5268]

We already heard Connor literally say "I don't give a fuck about anime" so it's not a shock. What's a "boomer normie" though?

[@umidk8552]

“boomer normie” ahaha tell me thats ironic

[@Ash_Wen-li]

I don't really get into the waifu wars, V-tubers ect. but I'm interested in anime as a storytelling medium watching old classics and hidden gems as well as new stuff

[@that1tallguy]

Same

[@leeno7oreo]

Yeah same

[@s0meweird_boi339]

Yeah man. I come for the story, I finish the story and move on to the next story. Also, if people will looked into my anime watch list they will probably call me a normie as well.

[@pennyomega7421]

I used to watch every show at first, but now I just watch the underrated and unique ones (with some slice of life and Vtubers). I love the medium more than anything but the seasonal shows are so generic and boring.

[@zhipengshi7966]

@@pennyomega7421 some are great this season we got wonder egg priority and mushoku tensei and they both look fantastic

[@shirosaki97]

I feel that when you become an anime fan, you hit a fork in the road after your crazy phase of fucking binge watching bleach and being able to watch seasonal anime in a school week. You either embrace the weeb, reject humanity and become otaku, or you take the blue pill and become normie, becoming a symbol of the event horizon that is becoming an otaku.

[@silifer]

Connor has Jojo merch their argument is invalid

[@Jesterisim]

hes a true man of culture

[@CraftyChicken91]

Jojo is one of the more normie anime these days. Not as much as One piece or DBZ, it's one spot above them, with Cowboy bebop and OPM.

[@NoNoDontTouchMeThere]

@@CraftyChicken91 gtfo

[@Joe_Mama.also_YTHandlessuckass]

@@NoNoDontTouchMeThere they hated him cause he told the truth

[@aseem7w9]

Jojo is like top tier normie nowadays

[@Tynamiitti]

The problem for me is that once you get older, you don't get as much time to spend on anime so you really try to pick out the cream of the crop. Usually that means that you wait until a season or an entire series has finished. And these days there's just way too many shows going on at the same time to even try to keep up with. And I started watching anime in the early 90s... (insert old man -emoji)

[@Honath]

"that demon slayer episode" and EVERYBODY that has seen it knows what you're talking about.

[@olos5437]

them saying connor doesnt understand vtubers connor now basically only streams with vtubers

[@tsamc7470]

1:47 connor is always on a cool vibe. Always liked tht man

[@blakehaghighi6572]

Title should have been "Gigguk gate keeping"

[@youngjellyfish8694]

I feel like things have definitely shifted so that there are more manga reviews, since most people who are REALLY into a specific series like to be 100% up-to-date at all times. But I do still see a few anime reviewers. There are only 3 that I that I watch consistently, but there are definitely more, the thing is that most people don't watch the smaller channels.

[@samt3412]

Manga readers in the 2020s are what anime fans were in the 2000s

[@Kooma4Yew1600]

Dude- Connor. Your community is based on the voice you maintain AS a midtier/normie. You provide a consistently more approachable experience. No one will ever go on your stream and question your knowledge on Fate or .Hack or even One Piece.

[@maldeluxe]

Conner represent the best part of the community

[@bobchipman7737]

Facts

[@munkhorgiliderbold4183]

connor optimized watching anime to the point that he doesnt watch anime anymore lul

[@strangenpc178]

Connor: don't get vtuber culture Also Connor: have own anime avatar and have more collaborations with vtuber then other bois

[@kenshin8511]

i feel like shifting away from anime is a great way to call observing the anime community and culture from a third person perspective outside of the community, because for me you can only notice those changes if you step out and observe it without you in the picture.

[@AnimeDCulture]

Connor he's a fascinating person

[@skelebro9999]

He's the protagonist of this channel imo

[@LordYamcha]

@@skelebro9999 I agree

[@jesseincognito.]

Truly the missing link

[@deusfusion7945]

I kinda like Conor the most

[@broidk8291]

@@skelebro9999 disagree this is the start of his Villain backstory

[@mystier3423]

Just a reminder: Connor simps on Watson Amelia (Eng Hololive) recently.

[@aight3842]

He has spent 10,000 dollars on JoJo merch, what do you mean not apart of the anime community?

[@aight3842]

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[@aight3842]

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[@aight3842]

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[@Zlyde007]

@@aight3842 .

[@Zlyde007]

@@aight3842 .

[@randymarsh627]

1. waifu culture: I hate this culture so much, and I feel like this has nothing to do with someone being anime fan 2. seasonal anime: anime these days sucks anyway (not all of them ofc) 3. what anime fan do: say garbage to trashy anime without story quality like harem series and push series that has story quality

[@enigmafiresup4658]

Anime just doesn't at all suck now a days. That idea is honesty just wrong. If it was true, then why is anime all of a sudden becoming more and more main stream? If it was bad, it would be LOSING popularity, not gaining.

[@randymarsh627]

@@enigmafiresup4658 popularity is shit because it is decided by the market. for example good anime with story quality like haikyuu and sket dance can lose to HAREM SHITTY ANIME (or might not be able to get anime or second season) due to studio try to please market. by gaining popularity. is it in Japan or outside Japan? and what indicator that you use to decide it? what kind and genre of anime that they watch? in case based on the survey, how many population in the survey? now we can agree to disagree in this topic and discussing through youtube is annoying for me. which is why I give you my final stance on this topic the increase of popularity of people watching harem anime which heavily rely in the girl characters (how beautiful and cute they are) and mostly in ecchi scene doesn't reflect anime quality.

[@enigmafiresup4658]

@@randymarsh627 The problem with your stance is that the "facts" you believe to be true are just fundamentally wrong. Anime adaptions aren't decided purely off studios not getting enough money to adapt them (Which isn't true but I'll elaborate on that later). A good story WOULD get adapted by a studio, but the barrier that is preventing these adaptions ARE THE AUTHORS THEMSELVES. A huge amount of manga and light novel authors DON'T WANT anime adaptions. Usually when the authors do choose to get an adaption, they want to use the anime as promotion/advertisement for their manga/light novel. The reason has NOTHING to do with "losing" to harem animes, WHICH AREN'T EVEN MORE POPULAR. I genuinely don't know where you got that idea from, since it's just completely inaccurate. Most people like fan service, but all out harem's NEVER beat good stories in popularity (Unless it's a true classic, something like Highschool DXD comes to mind). I'm trying to figure out where you got your perceptions of this situation in my head, but truthfully I can't really see it. Maybe it's a cultural gap? Are you a Westerner, specifically from the USA, and can't understand the appeal that the people of Japan get from fan service? Do you consider even the smallest bit of fan service as "ruining" of the manga/anime? I don't know where else you would have gotten the idea that harem animes are more popular then animes and manga's with good stories, because that just hasn't ever been true. Maybe your idea of a good story isn't the same as the majority of people? I'm not trying to be an asshole, but I'm just at far your perception of anime/manga was to the truth. Yes, I too am not looking for long KZbin discussions, but I felt I had to reply since your stance was just so fatally flawed. Although most people are stubborn and would likely just tell me to fuck off and that their stance was right, I do hope you take my corrects and something to think about. I didn't write them to be an asshole, I just wanted to help you actually see the reality.

[@randymarsh627]

@@enigmafiresup4658 to said that harem animes aren't even more popular is totally ignorant for someone that said "fundamentally wrong." and by logic if an author get the chance to promote their works they will take it. the only reason why good works doesn't get animation is because 1. there is not enough source to be animated 2. there is not enough spot in the list now when you compared the amount of harem anime with those who are not, I am pretty sure that the amount of harem anime is dominating the list in every season). the reason is simple economic, when there is demand there is supply. if HAREM anime is not popular then wtf they keep producing it? it because harem anime is money grabbing source. there are lots of detail that can be elaborated here, but like what you said people are stubborn and would likely just tell me to fuck off and that their stance was right which means that me elaborate this will be pointless. and again your argument is "popularity" rise. and good series doesn't always get many views. for example, I believe that 99% of people will know about rental girlfriend or gotoubun than sket dance. and my argument is that the anime in terms of quality sucks. by that I meant that most works that got animated are harem anime that has no story quality. but yea, I know that you said that you didn't write them to be an asshole, but some people are asshole. and if you decide anime quality by it's popularity then you are not in the right place to tell me to see the reality.

[@enigmafiresup4658]

@@randymarsh627 But have you ever considered the fact that the reason there are more harem's is because there aren't better story driven manga? I mean animes below the top 15 on mal are probably widely acclaimed as not good story wise. It's not like there isn't space, I just think it's easier to write a harem then it is a good story. And when a good story is written, it shoots to the top of popularity. And I don't really think harem dominating the lists at all, but it definitely is getting a few animes per season.

[@takkamek]

While I've usually been the 'fandom'-type fan, as I've gotten older it's been refreshing and honestly good for my mental health to watch more and more anime like a 'normie' aka watch the anime and move on. There are a lot of gatekeepers in the anime community saying that you can't like/love anime if you're not deep into the anime (sub)cultures, but I don't agree with that.

[@ReeYuuJee]

the boomer normie vs the weeb degenerates

[@illegalpic6814]

the chad boomer normie vs the virgin weeb degenerates

[@iamkras]

honestly if I have to watch Vtubers and play gatcha games to be a real weeb then I'll happily roll in the dirt of peasantry

[@romemedina4712]

Now to binge for the new seasons coming out.

[@memedealer2018]

im literally only waiting for new seasons of older anime,i want no game no life season 2

[@kimiajafarian9998]

This video is a top ten anime betrayal.

[@p4kcho189]

Joey and gant making vegeta look humble

[@chezmix64]

I think the reason episode reviews sort of fell out is because now that pretty much anyone knows where they can find manga easily everyone who actually cares about keeping up to date with a series and constantly getting up to date reviews would just be reading the manga

[@qbel4255]

You can be a hardcore weeb and watch only anime but don't watch much seasonals. I only watch 4 seasonals max and binge what I love. Edit: also I am in a different echo chamber than Connor, r/anime discussions are still hot

[@jesseling144]

Does this thumbnail mean he likes Kirino?

[@alejandroacevedo505]

No

[@jesseling144]

*Adds another stamp in the book simply labeled Connor*

[@spectacularspider-man4886]

Oh really? You watch episode reviewers? *NAME EVERY EPISODE REVIEWER RIGHT NOW* I love Connor's sense of humor

[@kww10]

Now i realized why i like Connor most out of the bunch. We're kinda similar lmao

[@gunaysoni6792]

I hate that the anime fandom has changed from being like Gigguk to being like Connor

[@uzair7387]

I like watching anime on a reasonably consistent basis (don't watch a lot of non-sequel seasonals but get to the ones that I'm interested in eventually) and enjoy discussions on stuff related to the culture like vtubers even if I don't take part myself so I guess I'm pretty balanced as an anime fan and a weeb

[@apaajaboleh104]

No view gang rise up.

[@noticemesenpai69]

I remember last year people on the internet going crazy about Love is War. That might have been just because it was the only anime with new episodes during when COVID hit

[@TheNobleFive]

That show was big before covid. It's also hilarious.

[@WuWaji]

First

[@IdealRukasu]

Cool sorry I didn’t like your comment you can like your own comment though 👍

[@stephen7097]

ok

[@gravitymonkey9300]

Those titles are getting more and more cursed

[@targetthetank]

So, Garnt and Joey, maybe you should do some looking on KZbin for people that do anime episodes. There are a lot more people that matter and will matter over this year. Might check out the growth on some, hmmm...., different ethic group channels. The size of people's audiences are growing, because those who used to do episode reviews went to manga. It has opened up opportunities for new blood to enter. These new people are getting a chance to take the ride with the big influx of new anime appreciatist, and they will be parlayed into fans. Just look at the growth over the past year. Sadly, most everyone who was anime only is Manga culture now, because animes haven't stayed faithful to manga upsetting some fans. The big anime episodes are the ones that actually do stay faithful. And the manga readers come back to see it animated. What I think will happen is like what happens between manga and light novel, that we will get some changes to anime. For it to continue, more info will probably start showing up in anime than is in the source material, because those companies want to make money and keep their audiences. Let me know what you think.

[@greendro6410]

Connor just watches anime that mostly mainstream lets be real

[@francesco8000]

Personally i kinda stopped watching anime because i'm reading the manga. A show must be really good to make me say "yeah, i want to spend few hours watching something that i already saw 2 years ago".

[@kieranevetts9466]

Can totally relate to Connor, I used to read the latest manga, watch anime all the time and what was popular. Now I care less. But that could be because of the end of shows i was invested in. Naruto, Bleach etcetc

[@AsdfAsdf-mi6ks]

I only enjoy slice of life anime. Can’t get into long series. Too much commitment. But my friends have always made fun of me for that. On that note, highly recommend laid back camp if you want to watch a warm soft anime with food, cute girls, and good music.

[@shaddykack]

Does anyone else remember those early days when Anime-YT was considered super-niche, cringe, or non-existent? We all had to talk amongst our local scenes or online forums because there were no creators to act as binding glue!

[@lordbauer5983]

Everyone in this episode is high af.

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

Huh?

[@lordbauer5983]

@@pratikchakraborty6354 If you're going to respond, at least put some effort into it. Otherwise, don't bother typing anything out. Save yourself the hassle of you writing it, and me reading it.

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@@lordbauer5983 no

[@lordbauer5983]

@@pratikchakraborty6354 Shake my head smh.

[@minhdang142]

I just watch Joey judged Daidus about giving Oreimo a 9 in MAL list. And now, because of the thumbnail and Connor, its easy to guess what happen in the vid. TOTAL BULLYING!

[@vldt5934]

Connor reads yaoi though :>>

[@daposubair2903]

Shoutout to chibi

[@tylionn]

Only seasonal anime I watch are the big dogs like AOT and MHA and I read solo leveling and one piece weekly

[@AllanDatGuy]

To go off of the very last thing in the video I go to the store to try on cloths and then buy them on the store's website during a sale for less

[@Mesudowoodo]

"all they do is read manga, watch vtubers, and play gatcha games" no need to personally attack me

[@oussamagharbi5419]

i disagree with conor at one point : oreimo is a legit anime , it's fun and have good story telling if you exclude the incest part , but for some that's the best part so ... in general good anime , well animated as well

[@StopChangingMyNameYoutube1]

And after this video, Connor went on to collab with a bunch of V-tubers like Iron Mouse and Projeckt Melody, cementing himself as the true anime protagonist yet again.

[@crystalgeyser6784]

why does Joey and Garnt think being a weeb is a good thing its a terrible thing im with connor with this one JUST WATCH ANIME AND CHILL

[@ardatek8929]

my immediate reaction to this video was ''DAMN THAT'S JACKET IS HOT!''

[@NephilimHunter1959]

I haven't watched much anime over the last few years ever since i got a job, i just don't have the time to sit through and watch anime so i mainly just read Manga. And with what time i do have off i have other things i want to do as well. Anime is just to much of a time sink.

[@vwzm27]

not to mention how a lot of it is also straight up garbage/mediocre at best, and sifting through that is incredibly laborious too

[@southsidegamer5611]

My top favourite anime youtubers are: totally not mark, super eyepatch wolf, the Anime man, gigguk, forneverworld and chibi,

[@drugfreeromance]

I can't imagine how long the original footage is. It's so painfully obviously sped up at random points that it's unnatural.

[@neon-lake]

The longest podcasts are about 2.5 hrs

[@kinoshitayuri]

"Seasonal anime has become glorified manga recommendation system." Too real, I've been doing this for years.

[@aftertone8339]

isn't that their purpose tho?

[@Elitus]

@@aftertone8339 Yes nowadays, but it shouldn't

[@JamesSmith-ui4sw]

That has been the whole point of anime since a long time tbh

[@ez6888]

@@Elitus no, not nowadays. That was always their purpose. A lot of ppl seem to forget that anime’s main purpose within the industry’s classic business model is just a glorified advertisement. Anime was always meant as a teaser for ppl to then go buy the manga it derives from along with a shit ton of merchandise. But said ‘advertisement’ was so grandiose that it has kinda grew into its own thing and subculture that is booming (and has boomed a few times in the past) entirely separate from its mother industry, the mangas. Anime was always just the flare gun to signal for attendance in the forest of manga. It has been, and will continue to, become its own thing as it goes further and more and more original anime are produced (meaning without any manga backing) especially with the sheer volume of consumers are who literally anime only and will remain that way.

[@JurassicLion2049]

Honestly I like that Connor is a “normie” cause a lot of anime fans are more like Connor. Yeah we’ll watch the odd Oreimo or be used to the weirdness of the brand & shows in anime. But we’re not gacha players or spending literally all we have on anime. We like other stuff too. We get weirded out by anime and otaku culture yet can enjoy it. The balance between Garnt & Joey being very otakuish yet also being just generally well rounded people in addition to Connor being a “normie” is what makes Trash Taste a good podcast to watch.

[@imnotapollo4188]

bruh I relate to connor so much except for the fact that he's a chad

[@dajokahbaby1506]

I mean normie at the end of the day is just a term for normal people, and what’s so wrong with that?

[@octanegamer1576]

I also get the feeling maybe starting to a bit burnt out from anime like I’m used to be that otaku that try to find shows that weren’t “normie” at from 2009 -2016 and then I started to become burnt out then and then I’m starting to come back to anime from 2018 to 2020 but I don’t have the drive I used to and now I watch ever I feel like watching mainstream or not Edit: I’m writing about Conner and I get this feeling from

[@neyuun7854]

Let's be honest, if you actually completed one anime, mainstream or not, you aren't much of a normie anymore

[@brtt150]

Not all weebs spend all their money on anime, manga and merch. Their are plenty of people like Garnt or Joey who are knowledgeable about the industry and community but aren't dry humping body pillows

[@Deli24knight]

Connor represents most anime watchers and I enjoy that he’s not too deep into anime subcultures. I like how he does voice acting and hopefully talks more about English dubs.

[@LordYamcha]

True I like that as well

[@skelebro9999]

That's just well Connor for ya

[@tarunjohal9215]

I like it but I wish for Connor to delve deeper into the vtuber side

[@sourabhchoudhary1264]

@@feena9241 calm down bro. They are just joking around we also make fun of members our group who dosen't have waifu but in university people outside the group make fun of us for having waifus. It's just normal.

[@l6048]

@@tarunjohal9215 what is v tuber ? I want to dive deep

[@Nassark]

Connor represents like 95%+ of anime fans

[@markandrewbautista5539]

I am one of those 5%, I do care about waifu culture.

[@lodinggggg]

I disagree

[@duckdictator6531]

@@lodinggggg you have a right to be wrong

[@jqa16]

Normie? So 95% of anime fans are normies...

[@kpceo9380]

@@markandrewbautista5539 for what tho 😂

[@LordYamcha]

Cannur: 'doesnt watch trash' Garnt: Normie- Joey: "He's just built different"

[@skelebro9999]

Just like Joey

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

cannur??

[@blurb9319]

@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos Search up hololive Cannur

[@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos]

@@blurb9319 ok

[@ovaaaaaL]

(insert ame voice) who is ca- ca- *Cannur* *?*

[@Yuki4an]

I agree with Connor though , on most of the points. Grant and Joey see more of the “weeb” side because well that is exactly their audience, and Connor is more “chill” about it, which is what most people are

[@ussinussinongawd516]

connor's audience isnt as much anime fans, alot of them just like his looks/voice and his voice acting skill

[@vinimooraess]

I think this is why this podcast work so well, no matter where you are on the weeb spectrum you can relate to someone.

[@AaronTsuii]

I can't look at a manga and immediately know who drew it, but I can look at a lot of hentai doujinshi and immediately know who drew it.

[@byNinjaz]

so u a coomer lmao

[@papadopulosarlequin5090]

@@byNinjaz we, like the good culture people we are, like to refer ourselves as connoisseurs

[@LouisSubearth]

So you're human Saucenao?

[@harpot678]

@@byNinjaz Some of their artstyles are really distinct, I feel it's less about recognizing the artstyle but matching a name to it.

[@vovabars1234]

I can recognize a couple of doin in artists with unique styles but to just give sauces like that is impossible for me. I’m not much of a coomer

[@makoslawyer2342]

I actually watched more anime last year. Being stuck at home made me really bored, so I ended up watching things I always thought I would never watch..

[@skelebro9999]

I can relate to you on a very spiritual level

[@collt091]

Weirdly my attention span was ridiculously short last year,so I didn’t watch much anime

[@ellixia3577]

I kinda had the same thing. I watched more last year than I had in previous years, but I mainly used it as a chance to go back and watch older series that I’ve missed out on.

[@Dammlee]

Same

[@aliceimanimeland8264]

Lol for me it’s the complete opposite. I was so bored I didn’t even had the motivation to watch anime anymore

[@JustSomeRandomGaming]

Connor saying he is a normie in his room decorated with over 4K of JoJo merch. *Hmmmmm*

[@asmrmakii]

Well, Joey has a scale figure collection. Connor’s merch is not expensive, trust me, saying it as a follow collectioner

[@Andrew_TS]

Jojo is pretty mainstream now. If you were rocking that in the 90s or 00s, yeah.

[@rizkyanandita8227]

He even said that it's not a show, more like an entity of itself.

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Sounds like a normie to me

[@triggerfairy4070]

Jojo pretty normie

[@ducktrapper483]

Like they say, theres a difference between anime fans and weebs, anime fans only watch anime, weebs watch anime but also vtubers, manga, waifus, japan culture and music, so anime fans are basically the new normies

[@LordVidashall]

I guess is like the word "Gamer". There are MOBAs, FPS, MMORPGs, etc. But to generalize everything we can just call the people who play them "gamers" (tho I don't think anyone uses that word to refer to themselves as). We can just use the same concept for "Weebs". There is the word "Otaku" but I believe that's just a deeper level of "anime-watcher" lol no one even uses that word anymore (not that I know of)

[@Ash_Wen-li]

@@maiy8786 Weeb is a grossly misused word nowadays

[@jesseincognito.]

I guess at the bare minimum I’m just a casual

[@alexkozliayev9902]

i watch anime, read manga and interested in culture of japan, but having a non-ironic waifu is pretty damn sad, tbh

[@CornishCreamtea07]

@@Ash_Wen-li I know right, it's supposed to be a derogative term for Japanophile.

[@duchi882]

Never thought an Anime Protagonist could be a Boomer Normie

[@humanbean1057]

But when you think about it, most anime harem protagonists are normies...

[@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093]

The Danganronpa protagonist is basically a normie for all of life not just anime.

[@humanbean1057]

@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 So we know who to call when we get into an anime death game.

[@humanbean1057]

@@stayskeptic3923 there is always some people that try to gate keep in any fandom that's big. But usually it is just a vocal minority that should not be seen as representative of the majority.

[@humanbean1057]

@@stayskeptic3923 I understand where you are coming from, with the fact that some people just want to look at certain aspects of anime such as fan service, of power fantasies, and I think that we shouldn't really judge people that do like those things if they aren't harming anyone else. I mean there are shows that are based PURELY on fan service in popular TV shows such as Love Island, some people just want to watch it just so that they can turn their brain off and just enjoy it as a piece of fiction, because that is what it is. Some people do act up and do try to act superior to others, but most of it is a joke, and shouldn't be taken personally, it is due to the fact that there was a lot of stigmatisation in the early anime community by people that weren't in it that some people feel overly protective of the fact they are in this fandom, which is probably what led to gate-keeping in the first place. Although I don't believe we should try and act superior to those that may be newcomers into anime due to it becoming more mainstream, I can understand where some people are coming from.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

I mean, I've seen Cannur simp twice for VTubers.

[@LouisSubearth]

And Vtubers simp back

[@pratikchakraborty6354]

@OneFortyFour exactly

[@ballaaaaaa]

Connor: doesn’t watch trashy shows like kiss x sis or domestic girlfriend Joey and garnt: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LOOK AT THIS NORMIE

[@ofcchae]

the “reeeee” made me cringe hard

[@tungstenrat3994]

Or that he doesn't get Vtubers. Honestly, I'm not even sure what does that have to do with the anime culture? I feel it's a different breed altogether, one that I struggle to get myself.

[@skelebro9999]

He's more like a semi normie

[@collt091]

@@tungstenrat3994 agreed

[@NoNoDontTouchMeThere]

@@tungstenrat3994 it panders to their anime waifus fetish

[@TheCreepypro]

I've been watching anime for 20 years and I find it most enjoyable when I interact with other fans as little as possible and not watching things as they come out but hey that is just me

[@parkeryoudontknowme1516]

I mean I have fallen out with anime over the past few years, I barely watch seasonal anime, and usually when I watch something it's pretty old. But that's pretty much due to my Warhammer addiction not just getting to deep.

[@justanotheranimelover8189]

Tbh, I agree with Connor on this one I can't get into vtuber or waifu culture because I want to watch a good show I have watched 200 shows and I just want to have fun watching it.

[@kpceo9380]

Yoo facts all I wanna do I watch and enjoy the anime, I don't get why I have to have a wifu. I could care less about vtubers

[@vovabars1234]

kp CEO exactly,weebs just drain all their money with them

[@scyfrix]

I generally see vtubers as a kind of subcategory of streamers. Most of them aren't going to be someone you can consistently watch, but one or two or a few more will have a personality or stream culture that just meshes with you.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

The problem with only keeping up with the hype train is that you miss out on a lot of great stuff

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

The recant is a whole play-house while checking out the oldies is like that baller Pub you and the boys can always chill at and feel safe

[@DelinaX]

You dont miss out on anything lol, you can watch all the shows whenever, you're just more likely to enjoy the hype shit instead of spending time trying to find this obscure, underrated anime. You can watch the hype stuff and once you're done with that you can look up what people are recommending and check that stuff out.

[@Benimbabyb]

@@DelinaX But he said only so everything you just said is invalid

[@leonardosousa2453]

Probably why golden kamuy ends up being out of the radar for most people despite being easily one of the best.

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@leonardosousa2453 The closest we get to a classic hunting anime XD

[@diskyariajetmiko]

The fact that Connor is the youngest lol

[@yashin2360]

he looks like the oldest

[@NoNoDontTouchMeThere]

Alternate title: Connor is normal person watching anime

[@harpot678]

What, like you would click on that title

[@EyesForSora]

@@harpot678 yes

[@Masonia_]

@@harpot678 i would

[@LitereallyNobody7]

They bout to take this man's anime card from him.

[@Ghazalwluv]

Normalize being a normie anime fan

[@jobertuy2130]

"Why do you think im a normie" We watch your videos connor

[@whitemaggot4628]

Why is a dude that's actually normal getting bullied ?

[@Breadman-gc8eo]

I'm with Conor with this one. I'd rather still have my suspension of disbelief watching anime than have the background info in my head of who the animators /studios are in this anime, who the voice actor is, etc etc.

[@ptptpt123]

Not into Waifu culture? BANISHED.

[@alexjackyperson101]

I don't have waifu because I haven't found one

[@_B1A]

@@alexjackyperson101 u cant .. I suggest u pick Boruto til u find one

[@alexjackyperson101]

@@_B1A I don't like that anime

[@meepknight]

@@_B1A lol

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@_B1A did you just reccommend boruto wtf

[@abdulrehmanaziz5155]

Conor is like that one guy who doesnt know shit yet it feels empty without him

[@yusrinnaovan1959]

Garnt, of all people, should know where Connor stands right now. After all, he makes a video about Otaku/weeb Cycle.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

VTubers helped change my mind about the qualifications for being a weeb. To be a weeb is to have a level of interest in in the art and culture of anime kinda. It doesn't have to be watching or reading. It could just be playing games or art but following the memes and what not. I haven't watched much anime in the past several months but I am just as close if not closer to the culture than I ever was.

[@skelebro9999]

Same here But for me it's anime and not VTubers

[@ducktrapper483]

I say the tiers go normie, anime fan, weeb, then weaboo, normies only like dbz, naruto, really basic, anime fans watched over like 50+ anime and is finally getting cultured, the weeb stage is where your so deep into everything anime related that doesnt even have to be anime itself, like vtubers, manga, games, visual novels, light novels, weaboo is a person whos obsessed with everything japanese related

[@l6048]

What is v tuber

[@DelinaX]

@@ducktrapper483 lmao what a jump there homie. From having watched 50+ shows to watching vtubers, reading manga and lnovels. I've watched well over 400 shows yet I couldnt care less about the vtuber culture or reading any sourcr material of any show, I just prefer watching the adaptations.

[@vjoe5389]

@@ducktrapper483 I think this would be a slightly better category of the different tiers of an anime fan: Normie (the majority of people on Earth) - Someone who doesn't watch and/or doesn't care about anime Anime fan (A.K.A. level 1 Anime Fan)- Someone who watches anime like a traditional TV show/movie (probably is watching shows such as Pokemon, DBZ, Naruto, Demon Slayer, MHA, Attack on Titan, etc.) Level 2 Anime Fan (the majority of Anime Fans) - Someone who watches anime on a normal basis, probably has a waifu/husbando as well but they don't care about waifu/husbando wars, Vtubers, seasonal anime, etc. They probably also play some anime styled games like Pokemon, Persona, Fire Emblem, etc. but they don't play light novels or anything most people would consider "weird." They probably have an anime profile pic as well. Level 3 Anime Fan - Someone who definitely has at least 1 waifu/husbando, plays a good amount of anime games, and watches a lot of anime. This type of person probably also reads a few manga/light novel series as well but they don't dump tens of hundreds or thousands of $$$ into them. They probably also have at least 1 thing of merchandise that is related to anime whether it be a plush, poster, figure, etc. This person probably also watches at least a little bit of "offbrand anime" as well (if you know what I mean...) Weeb (the highest level you can go before creating an obsession) - This person knows about Japanese culture, absolutely loves anime, plays many anime games, reads a good amount of manga/light novels, definitely watches "offbrand anime," watches Vtubers, buys anime merch, etc. While these types of fans involve themselves somewhat heavily into the anime community and culture, they DON'T create an unhealthy obsession out of it. Anime Elitist - These types of people have watched MANY anime series and have identified what they believe are "good" anime and "bad" anime. These people LOVE to make fun of other people's taste in anime and are usually the first or second category of anime fans to drive other anime fans away from the scene. Manga Elitist - These types of people make fun of others for enjoying anime over manga and are just like Anime Elitists, but they primarily focus on manga over anime. Manga Elitists also tend to make fun of someone's taste in manga but they don't do it to the degree that Anime Elitists do to other people's taste in anime. Despite this, Manga Elitists are worse than Anime Elitists because they look down on anyone who prefers watching anime over reading manga. That's a problem because manga is much more expensive and less accessible compared to anime were it is much more accessible. Weeaboo (Only applies to non-Japanese anime fans) - These types of people have an obsession with anything Japan related (especially if it relates to anime, manga, or "offbrand"). They tend to do crazy and/or cringey things that make the anime community look bad. Otaku - Basically a Weeaboo, but Otaku primarily applies to Japanese anime fans. Otaku = Japanese Weeaboo. Unlike Weeaboo however, even non-Japanese anime fans can be called Otaku whereas Weeaboo can ONLY apply to non-Japanese fans whilst Otaku can be applied to EVERYONE. Gatekeeper - Someone who doesn't want too many people to be involved in the anime community and they personally feel that if too many people get in, the new anime fans would ruin anime entirely. This is a very bad mindset to have and should not be tolerated. Extremist - This category is self explanatory...

[@mirahsan2]

by the time you hit your 30's...well, you get old, you are tired of the tropes, but the gen x anime fans, man they grew up when all t he classics first aired: macross, gundam, golden boy, cat's eye, golgo, all the early gibhli films

[@jimmymcgill7370]

I hate anyone in any context that unironically uses the word ‘normie’ as an insult.

[@ussinussinongawd516]

it was ironic here

[@Jepze158]

I agree. "normalfag" is better insult.

[@jimmymcgill7370]

Was it REALLY ironic though? Gigguk used to say that kind of thing ironically but at this point he’s descended to practically the same levels of cancerous weeaboo as Joey TheAnimeMan himself. Maybe even a little worse.

[@fRIITable]

Connor asking how's he's a normie while wearing a Jack Jones top, compare the outfits 😂

[@tungstenrat3994]

I will not stand the bullying of my precious boy Connor for being a normie. I'm the same. I enjoy the story and the characters. Who cares about the rest? I don't have to prove anything to anyone. And don't even get me started on being a normie for not getting Vtubers. It's definitely not the same and it doesn't make him a lesser anime fan for not being on board with every single entertainment aspect of Japanese culture or for not having previously read the manga or for not watching 30 animes per year.

[@denamitundso1985]

...if you don't have to prove anything to anyone, why are you out here "standing up" for someone who probably does not feel bullied in the least by being called a normie?

[@HAL--gb6uf]

@@denamitundso1985 She means some people think they are special just cuz they watched some anime

[@tungstenrat3994]

@@HAL--gb6uf Got it. I am talking more about fandoms in general and this idea that if you somehow haven't read 50 volumes of manga, don't know all the song names, haven't played all the games, and haven't bought all the merch, you're somehow a lesser fan because you're just "enjoying things" instead of whatever they consider to be a full immersion into this form of entertainment and art. After all, who gets to define how much of a fan someone is or isn't? The patronizing nature of fandoms makes some toxic. "Oh, you haven't watched the last episode yet??? What a normie!"

[@irvinglopes2489]

@@tungstenrat3994 you just defined a fan from a viewer lmao. People who are fans of the fate series buy figures, merch and play the games. Those are the huge fans and you can just see that. On who enjoys the anime is different they just watch it and that’s about it. You are technically considered a lesser fan. Why are you getting so butthurt

[@tungstenrat3994]

@@irvinglopes2489 So people should be considered lesser fans because they are poor (re: buying merch)? In the end, to me this is a matter of feelings. The way you feel towards a series makes you a fan or not. It's as simple as that. More power to those who go beyond that, but that's not a reason to look down on other fans of the series just because for whatever reason, they just limit themselves purely to one form of media.

[@leviachan1329]

' you don't care about anime as much as we do" that right here is a flashback to me being bullied in elementary school aka is joey trying to get connor fired from the ANIME PODCAST

[@videogamescoverftw]

Connor: Everyone was like "Yo name your favorite key animator" Me: Thats easy, Akiyuki Shinbo Joey: Fuck if i know Me: oh fuck im a deep level fuckin weeb aren't I...

[@tinniesealjiji]

What is a key animator

[@TheMrCarnification]

Congrats, you are in too deep. What's a key animator?

[@BattyWanderer]

Shinbou is not a key animator lmao at least he isn't anymore, hell he barely directs

[@telavia577]

@@tinniesealjiji i didn't google but I think it's like masaaki yuasa i guess

[@videogamescoverftw]

@@BattyWanderer yes but he was a key animator and his works when he was are what i like, wasnt that kinda the question?

[@usernotfound1191]

I think conner is right about the seasonal talk between weebs dying ngl maybe not tho and i think anime man and gig are wrong about episode reviews being really good still or somethin like that idk reply to disagree or agree lets debate

[@Graestra]

I really just think that it’s because last year didn’t have many stand out series for people to discuss weekly, as well as a lot of the more hardcore weebs spending a lot more time watching and talking about vtubers

[@usernotfound1191]

@SoulReaper 85 lol

[@alinagray4132]

What actually happened is, everyone is now going to the source material: Manga, Gatcha Games, and VTubers