Japanese People Are BULLIED For Anime Now

In Japan you apparently stand out for not watching anime now at schools
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[@RevanR]

Watching anime in USA -> Weebs Watching anime in Japan -> Normie Moral of story : Watching Anime using VPN with Japan region setting

[@jijimaruu]

Blud is a nordvpn agent

[@Nakkisesonki]

Is norfvpn worth it tho?

[@LunaR34]

Watching Hollywood movies in USA -> Normie Watching Hollywood movies in Japan -> Westaboo Moral of story : just stop each other calling weebs and let people do the hobbies they like (ツ)

[@valorzinski7423]

Set VPN to South East Asia so you can legally watch 70% of anime from legal KZbin channels*

[@couththememer]

Blud tryna get me set up on NordVPN 😭

[@Monkey__MOON]

The amount of dudes, rizz, bro and damn flying around in this video is immaculate.

[@RedNinja629]

This.

[@nickbensema3045]

that's groovy funky fresh drip, like totally.

[@sggyd.795]

DAMNNN BRO

[@Retro_Jet]

lol sup brooooo I remember you from the stream chat dewwwwwd

[@kaito7132]

He is American

[@gouravchakraborty9801]

Finally even Japanese people are admitting that Anime is important in life.

[@aiocafea]

one day they will accept that anime *is* life and become fully enlightened

[@KateikyoshiDX]

cringe

[@sabrakt]

If you're being serious, I feel bad for you.

[@iguoyrxayananikihs9505]

​@@sabraktIf you think they are being serious, I feel bad for you

[@niggacockball7995]

​@@aiocafeanah roblox is life*

[@CrizzyEyes]

Holy cow, if I only had to suffer "ignoring" as a form of bullying I probably would have never even noticed.

[@mysticmarbles]

Some of the bullying tactics in Japan wouldn’t work on American students. It would probably be a big shock in the workforce though where you just get fired with no explanation.

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@mysticmarbles That can happen in America, depending on where you work. It's seen as distasteful, but it's very possible. I've been part of two surprise layoffs, although one of them was not as much of a surprise as the company hoped it was. The second one gave me literally 30 minutes after being notified that I was terminated to clear out my stuff and say goodbye to what co-workers I happened to pass by on the way to my desk (it was in a massive office building downtown so much of that time was spent walking). They also had some guy in a suit shadow me the entire time.

[@mysticmarbles]

@@CrizzyEyes Yeah for sure. I just mean it's more common in Japan for them to be polite and not tell you you are doing anything wrong, and just suddenly fire you one day. You have to read between the lines more and a lot of Americans just wouldn't see it coming.

[@bluegum6438]

​@@mysticmarbles the culture demands a high degree of sensitivity to others in order to conform properly, whereas most Western cultures encourage the exact opposite. It's like flipping the bird at a blind guy.

[@mysticmarbles]

@@bluegum6438 Lol I'm gonna use that line. Totally agree.

[@Sophie_chan00]

When I was in college, my classmates used to laugh at me because I watched anime and liked to draw characters in my copybook during my free time, now when I look at their social medias, most of them watch anime now 💀 There are also many weebs at my workplace 😆 But at the same time I like that the anime community is increasing everywhere. 😊

[@NetBattler]

And what did it cost? They compared us to a reddit mod...

[@erikasl.7050]

Those people are the cringiest. We the OG's, we've been anime enjoyers before it became mainstream, back when most were making fun of us and look at them now. Ironic.

[@_DHN_]

big bang attak!

[@ZenithsArc]

@@erikasl.7050 I agree

[@McZippyMedia]

Reminds me of Asmongold tbh 2 years ago : "anime is weird and is for pdf files" now : "i always loved anime and I love FMA and Lain"

[@amyrole]

i'm watching "Kimoi no Yabai: Sora Troller"

[@NetBattler]

The main character is so cringe

[@pokelfigstudio]

Very good anime, I recommend it a lot, it is so fun, and cringe

[@Matty80822]

Geee kimoi😅

[@stationmasterkuma]

​@@prosekatable they mean キモいのヤバイ

[@godfather5420]

Anime > Hollywood

[@darthsinniious1989]

💯% FACTS!

[@NetBattler]

Hollytrash I would say.

[@coolguy9505lol]

0% cap

[@edge3220]

Putting wood splints under my finger nails > Hollywood.

[@ToureTaylor]

All the way.

[@val_lied]

15 years ago watching anime was considered cringe af (wich for my 11 years old perspective was INSANE) but NOW everyone is talking and loving animes that us weebs got bullied for, i don’t gaf but is legit crazy

[@NetBattler]

Unfortunately tourists keep ruining every single mainstream anime like MHA I mean look at what they have done to the fandom... now it's full of shippers.

[@_DHN_]

Val lied

[@LoliconSamalik]

@@NetBattler Shippers are the least of your problems. How about people getting hostile, calling you a child abuser over fantasy nonsense?

[@NetBattler]

@@LoliconSamalik both of them are my most hated group ever. And I'm talking about shippers only don't try to twist my statement.

[@arpeykeys]

I have the same experience. I imagine this is what comic book readers felt like once Marvel movies got super popular after Iron Man

[@user-nf3kz9ee2n]

As a Korean I think “being normal” and “blending in” with others is important in school life here too. Except over here, sports and Kpop is mainstream. Anime over here is not that minor actually. The ‘sociable picks’ (인싸픽) animes are usually considered mainstream (like Oshinoko, Chainsawman, Spyxfamily, etc)

[@tfyk5623]

People aren’t actually talking about it though. Like in regular conversation you wouldn’t talk about spy x family or whatever.

[@Miraoao]

@@tfyk5623don’t belittle spy x family.

[@tfyk5623]

@@Miraoao its not belittling spy x family, it’s what is their to talk about? And I’m assuming we’re all highschoolers - there ought to be better things to talk about.

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

Ahh yess

[@paulyguitary7651]

Trust me, it’s the same in the states, or was when I was in school. It’s quite important as I couldn’t do neither and my school life was hell.

[@xcheeltroncoso2002]

…what’s wrong with being a little weird..?😢 sometimes normal can be boring and living up to societal expectations is hard…

[@NetBattler]

Nothing is wrong with being weird but please keep it to yourself when you're in the public places.

[@xcheeltroncoso2002]

@@NetBattler you're probably right!

[@NetBattler]

@@xcheeltroncoso2002 oh and please don't shouting like crazy homeless people... it would make you feel more embarrassing when you think about it.

[@xcheeltroncoso2002]

@@NetBattler oh uh ... Ok.. sorry...

[@kerritarian4945]

@@NetBattler RASENGAN!!!

[@moongoddess1978]

When I was at university, I was in the medieval renaissance club. We were the geeks. Now there’s an anime club, and they are the geeks. I can tell because people from our groups talk to each other. 😂 They’re having an Anime-con in spring. The medieval renaissance club used to do a reenactment festival. Oh how times change! 😂

[@cannaroe1213]

Anime has always been cooler than Medieval Horse Masturbation or whatever you guys do. Rasengan!

[@moongoddess1978]

@@cannaroe1213Um, fake battle versus battle with real swords and armor. Heaving bodices and snatched waists. The ren club was sleeping with each other ALL the time. 😂 By the way, most of us loved The Adventures of The Little Prince, Princess Mononoke, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, etc. Just because a club didn’t exist 25 years prior doesn’t mean it’s a competition now. As I said, they’re allies. It’s how I found out about them. HUZZAH!!!

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@cannaroe1213 Bro, I watch anime but you're a clown if you think there's nothing productive in that hobby. A guy I met up with made his own boiled leather bracers for a costume and they were hard as metal

[@TheAzureGhost]

Would have liked to join em both, but back in my school the only clublike afterschoolactivities we had were the schoolnewspaper and a singing group... and both of those only for the last few years.

[@lainiwakura1776]

@@moongoddess1978 No one said nerds weren't horny.

[@brandond313]

I need more cartoon Americans voiced by Sora.

[@user-qh1oe7ey2c]

"Weeb breathing first form watching anime"

[@DavidCruickshank]

"Normality is a paved road: It's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow."

[@ungrave5231]

There's a Canadian youtuber who wears anime t shirts as his "fashion hack". If you are wearing an anime shirt, you are just suddenly far more likely to be complimented for it. The fellow doesn't watch anime at all and is basically only aware of it as a cultural object.

[@vincentflannigan2727]

name?

[@TeaBurn]

Reminds me of people wearing band t-shirts when they don't even listen to the music or know the band at all, or Che Guevara t-shirts as a cultural icon while unfamiliar with who he was--that one in particular was even referenced in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei at one point when a student wears one of said t-shirts.

[@ungrave5231]

@@vincentflannigan2727 J.J. McCullough

[@4thofjuly395]

​@@TeaBurni love that anime (last one you mentioned)

[@mysticmarbles]

Maybe that was true in the US like 20 years ago. But nearly every young person these days has at least seen some anime even if they aren't all super fans. There's like 3 anime merch stores in every mall. When the HVAC guy came to look at my air conditioner he saw my figures and started telling me about his favorite characters. My 70 year old boss watches Ghibli movies.

[@kyomado]

Omg, your boss watches ghibli at their age??? Iconic!!!

[@Indyofthedead]

I'm 30, have two kids, a wife, a mortgage, and am an assistant supervisor for a factory that manufactures ammunition. I have no problem admitting I love anime and have made so many friends because of it, even though many would call it cringe. I say, you like what you like, so who cares what others think?

[@-lord1754]

Respect to you. I hope you and your family live a long wonderful life

[@TeaBurn]

I personally find people like "normies" that bandwagon who often loves to criticize people's interests just because it's not what everyone else is into--to be cringe. In my eyes, _they're_ the dumb mindless sheep that merely follow the crowd like NPCs. So I suppose the feeling is mutual.

[@jgnogueira]

I don’t want to admit I like anime, because I don’t want weebs to aproach me, they are the most degenerate fans out there and the edgy ones that think they are smart because they saw a dumb video with hack philosophy, because they are too dumb to read so they need to watch a short version of it.

[@jgnogueira]

@@TeaBurndude shut up you weebs think code geass and hentai shit is deep because it has tits and fake smart characters.

[@slyfoxfan0799]

If you have a wife and 2 children someones opinion of you might aswell be nulled xD

[@Ayush26270]

Rasengan

[@dabestboi7509]

(?)

[@suncrusher.]

@@dabestboi7509Rasengan

[@Azuredemon_LKA]

Domain Expansion

[@JimmyCougar]

This is kind of the thing is common with both cultures. The need to fit in and make friends. But you may be forced to like, have, or do things in order to talk with people. Pre-2000, people bonded over TV shows since everybody had a set and even cable TV had a small selection of stations. The problem today is our entertainment has been so atomized that it's very hard to bond with other people over something. It's the only reason why some multiplayer games have sustainable fanbases. You have to buy those crappy FIFA and Call Of Duty games and Minecraft in order for you and your friends to bond over something.

[@jshsvsjejed6960]

Crappy fifa…. Hmm

[@maximusstorm1215]

​@@jshsvsjejed6960Yes, crappy indeed. Fifa must be the shittiest game I've played in my entire life. Played it once as a kid, would rather watch paint dry.

[@gafhs1235]

⁠@@maximusstorm1215Like any other multiplayer game I think fifa can be fun when playing with friends. Other than that it is pretty boring

[@sachaketchummaitredegalar]

Same here in France. I went to a near to suburbs middle-school, kids were mostly GTA/Call Of/rap/soccer oriented, so I would struggle participating to conversations (not to mention the fact that I was super shy at this time but anyway) but I never got interested in those subjects since I didn't want to be like those wannabe-gangsters.

[@cloudsn]

Of course friend groups will always form based around common interests, I think that's pretty universal. But I went to school in the 90s and early 2000s, and nobody would say another person was weird for not watching a certain show, or not having some brand name item. (like in the video, everyone has to have an iPhone or they're called weird) You'd be called weird for how you acted, not what you liked. Nobody was mean to me, and I did a presentation about J-Pop in freaking 1999.

[@Valerie93]

卵が好き

[@laveshbutwani2309]

私も。

[@abjecttiramisu8558]

牛肉ソーセージと混ぜたら、パンと大好きだ。多過ぎるかな〜って。

[@negimaaddict742]

卵はすごいですね

[@dawnwatching6382]

玉ねぎ！！！

[@geoffreyherrick298]

I like turtles 🐢.

[@zs7238]

Art school teachers in US hate anime. I remember one of them gave passionate lectures on why anime was bad and it got silly when he admitted he was really into superhero comics, so it wasn’t even a fine art vs pop art thing 😂. Also lots of Americans thought anime/manga = Naruto or cute catgirls and it never crossed their mind that it could have a variety of subject matters and styles, and appeal to different age groups. I’m really into Ima Ichiko’s unique narrative style for example and her stories target an older female audience. But admittedly it’s hard to look past the most popular harem and/or shonen stuff to find what suits your taste - if you aren’t into the most popular.

[@reverseshin]

My art teacher hated anime art, like so bad they refused to help all the anime art students in the class improve their art (like me) and just left us in the dust. Now because of that I believe that is the reason why am I behind on my art.. (my profile picture is not my art)

[@Hajimeme7]

The thing is that there is not much variety and creativity left in the anime space Sorry not sorry but it is true these days anime consist entirely of isekai recycled generic shonens that are ultimately all the same in execution and writting and slice of life Most of the best anime genre are dead it is no longer what it was People only demand recycled soulless crap that dont age at all Some niche manga are still good im sure of it but the anime industry has never been this bad As for comics, it was probably never good maybe outside of Marvel DC

[@reverseshin]

@@Hajimeme7 but the thing is that I actually drew pictures/fanart of a unique series called Tegami Bachi, like it’s unique because it’s really all over the place and the story has twists and can shift at anytime. Like it has a great unique concept and I wish people would dive into the more unique anime and manga.

[@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz]

@@Hajimeme7 Bruh, you gotta go look for something different. Dig deeper. This is the same shit as video games. I've seen so many people these days complaining that there's nothing besides live service online multiplayer games with microtransanction bullshit but that's cause you're only seeing the bare surface. I keep finding new gems on Steam while randomly browsing every now and then. There's a shit ton of things out there. Just gotta look for it. Just cause you don't see it on the surface doesn't mean there's nothing left in the anime space. If you really love anime, there's always gonna be something. It's when you hate anime as a whole that you'd stop finding anything worth seeing.

[@Fabio-ql5yf]

@@KhiemNguyen-ly1wz Couldn’t agree more. There have be so many great JRPGs in recent years and there are so much more coming, even this year alone is packed. I wish more people would dig deeper than seeing just the AAA games.

[@EllaSqueaks]

Conformity is a sign of insecurity. Just be yourself.

[@tententa3]

Being disliked and seen as weird isn't fun though

[@GoldenCroc]

Well yes, but welcome to just about every person, ever. Especially teenageers. Unlikely to change anytime soon.

[@Ultimabuster92]

@@tententa3 I thought so too, but being liked by people who only accept a certain version of you is also not fun. If you have to bend over backwards just to be accepted by shallow people. it isn't worth it.

[@raccoonchild]

Your profile picture makes this comment perfect

[@jakethepillowsnake5302]

Conformity is more strongly emphasized in collectivist cultures like Japan. It takes a lot of bravery to deviate from the norm because it's less socially acceptable.

[@fma64]

ah yes the good ol' peer pressure

[@lordpillows762]

Tbf.... being different is seen as ""weird"" literally anywhere, only the context changes, but the core idea of excluding who's different is just how society in general works sadly

[@PeruvianPotato]

I mean not really because being different for the sake of it is pretty much normalized in places like Portland and Austin

[@methodical]

Production quality through the roof, man. Woa. Also my gf is wondering what your “drip” is. She doesn’t know 😂

[@NetBattler]

Is she American?

[@glaceRaven]

​@@NetBattler I'm American and I have absolutely no clue what "drip" means in this context 😅

[@NetBattler]

@@glaceRaven I guess drip is basically "your outfit is cool bro!" But that's just me because I'm not an American 😂

[@JaloDB]

​@@NetBattler It's just a word for "cool clothes and/or style"

[@NetBattler]

@@JaloDB ah so I was right then

[@2007excalibur2007]

TIL "Frozen" is called "Anna & The Snow Queen" in japan.......

[@iroll]

A better title, tbqh

[@raccoonchild]

They change movie titles a lot over there

[@cozzihoffmaann]

Frozen was inspired by the Snow Queen so they’re aren’t wrong though lol

[@eksortso]

Which is accurate. But it was called Frozen in the U.S. so that they wouldn't scare off young males. Same as with Tangled. Idk if that sort of dynamic is the same in Japan, but it may take a different form.

[@necroheartplucker]

​@@eksortsoAlso it could be that US titles tend to be really short, summed up with very few words (or just one word), while Japanese titles tend to be long. Like the anime "ERASED", the original title translated is "The Town Where Only I Am Missing".

[@Book-bz8ns]

I'm 57. Yes I watch Demon Slayer. I've watched anime since Speed Racer in the 60's and 70's.

[@isitonchairBlessedChannel]

hecking legend. W

[@Book-bz8ns]

@@isitonchairBlessedChannel thanks man

[@misterboxhead3045]

Downgrade

[@PoIarisPrime]

​@@misterboxhead3045 No it's not, you just can't accept demon slayer is good lol, it's movie was the most successful of the country

[@kenshiro1719]

Mfer I have seen u many times already don't u have anything else to do😂​@@PoIarisPrime

[@DrBuck1]

To be 'popular' in school, you have to do what everyone is doing, or watching in this example. Didn't need a video to say that, but you did a great job of making it!!😆😉 I'm going to watch some Yakusoku no Neverland now...😆

[@MDSpencersLs]

It’s a shame they never made a second season to that wonderful anime 😔

[@corndogboi]

@@MDSpencersLsOh they did, but it was horrible.

[@Fossil_Frank]

That actually doesn't make sense. How can you be popular if you're like everyone else? Notice that the "cool kids" try to stand out. They don't want you to try the same though, that's when you're expected to conform.

[@raccoonchild]

​@@corndogboi No... They didn't. It's okay. Go back to sleep now.

[@Ultimabuster92]

@@raccoonchild But they didn't need to, did they? The children escaped in the end. Perfectly open. The viewer can decide what happened after that.

[@q5123]

I think this delves into a bit of a misunderstanding of what a weeb is. A weeb is not necessarily someone who just watches anime. Anime is, in general, incredibly mainstream. 10 years ago when I was in school it was not stigmatized really at all and I can't imagine it's any worse now. That said, being a weeaboo was absolutely ridiculed. A weeb being someone whose personality was anime. Who styled their life after things they saw in anime. The person who called things "kawaii". The person who, in essence, wished that had been born Japanese. That is the true meaning of weeb.

[@cannaroe1213]

I'm the inventor of the weeaboo meme, and I just want you to know how right you are. I know, I know, i have no credentials - but it's true: I took the Perry Bible Fellowship joke I just read, and applied it to the exact same logic as above only applied to chad-animu-enjoyer vs beta-weeb-hoarder. You'd be on the forums/comments talking about the art or the story, and some literal deranged person would interject with some unhinged unsolicited advice, and it would be like "Did someone just say some weeaboo shit?!" and that's where weeb came from. This is the essence of weebness. Saying "lol" in real life is somewhere on the Weeb spectrum. It's all fun and jokes until you realise they live among us. Learn the signs before it's too late.

[@LoliconSamalik]

@@cannaroe1213 Really? I thought it was because 4chan started censoring Japanophile with weeaboo

[@ADayintheLifeoftheTw]

You missed the second aspect: A weeb has NO understanding of real Japanese culture. They assume Japan is the same as the anime and manga they watch.

[@BMoser-bv6kn]

I always laugh and shake my head when some weeb (on the INTERNET, of all places!) tries to explain they're not a weeb because someone is weebier than they are. It's that social survival instinct kicking in and creating all kinds of stories for why they're better than someone else. And ego preservation, knowing inside that they're only a couple bad decades away from sliding down and becoming more like "those people". (Who are actually extremely brave, if they're not mentally damaged. Social acceptance is the most important thing, and willfully being cringe is not something any measly coward could ever do.) Few appreciate context drift and how stupid and arbitrary so many norms are. Do you think MOWING GRASS is normal and sane?! Think of all the millions of hours of human life and money poured down the drain, all spent on giving grass a *haircut*. We're packed to the gills with such weird creepy religions like that. Things are only normal because everyone else does them too, no other reason. When I was a kid, watching anime was not "normal". You had to be on the extreme edge of dweebdom, trading tapes with other nerds in Japan, to see any of this stuff. When you were a kid, they had long since started airing mainstream normie anime on kid's TV blocs. In thirty years? It might be "normal" to literally conceive children with robots shaped like cartoon characters. Like Jessica Rabbit or Elmer Fudd. A thing of absolute horror to us, but a completely natural and cool thing to do, for them.

[@locmorningstar2740]

Gatekeeping much ?

[@imjustthere9343]

I live in the U.S. and if you bring up anime, you'd be shocked how much people like anime but wont admit it. If you wore an anime shirt, no one would really say anything to you besides nice shirt or i like that anime. I knew alot of people so no one really bothered me.

[@iroll]

I wore a "Red Suns" shirt to work one time and got two compliments🚗

[@PeruvianPotato]

Nah fr. One time in November I went to my local Catholic Church and when I was talking with this girl around my age, she just casually mentioned that if I also watched anime.

[@provoscarf6466]

I am that person who likes anime but doesn’t say anything. I was surprised when someone told me they liked Baki, I am starting to see how much people actually like anime.

[@bluegum6438]

I actually don't really like anime generally, but I've watched and enjoyed a fair bit of it. There's so much of the medium that if there's no anime you enjoy you probably just haven't seen one that you like yet.

[@jgnogueira]

I don’t admit I like anime, because weebs are some of the most degenerate fans I ever saw in my life, I am afraid of the weird and crazy ones approaching me on the streets, I don’t want an idiot throwing random Japanese words they don’t what it means, neither I want to the edge ones that think that are smarter than everyone just for wathcing code geass, the lolicons and rapist apologist are the worst.

[@Ariennon]

I’m half Japanese and I can confirm that as someone who’s visited Japan multiple times to visit relatives, that EVERYONE WATCHES DEMON SLAYER. Even my grandma watches it and some random barber I met while there 😭😭😭

[@emb21982]

It's the new One Piece 😂

[@Otakulover387]

@@emb21982nah, ONE PIECE Can’t be compared to Mid Slayer

[@emb21982]

@@Otakulover387 It does in popularity, from like 2012-2017 every single town in Japan had One Piece merch, they were even making special tourist merch for each region with Chopper on it. They showed it on TV almost every day in the morning. If you asked any Japanese person name an anime they would say One Piece since loads of normie people watched it. I used to work for a Japanese company and visited Japan a lot around that time. I even went to a festival once and there was an old guy selling shaved ice and he was giving out homemade One Piece cards that he'd made himself.

[@Otakulover387]

@@emb21982 you need to get glasses.. cause I legit said Demon slayer is not the New One Piece, cause it ain’t even close to being as popular as One Piece..

[@emb21982]

@@Otakulover387 I'm talking about Japan not worldwide also calm TF down it's just a discussion about anime

[@mmmirele]

USA here. One of my coworkers (we work in financial services tech) has three sons and they all love anime. Dad takes them around to the local version of comicons so they can geek out. I don't know if they watch Demon Slayer or not. I'll ask tomorrow, if I remember.

[@daytonchris8351]

i think i've done this before as a kid here in america. i was never into watching sports, i rather just played them in real life, but when some classmates were talking about football and i couldn't join in on their converstaion i decided to watch it one night with my dad. i didn't like it but i was excited to talk about it with my classmates the next day. i think if it wasn't football but something else they were watching i still probably would have watched it to talk to not feel left out. i think it's just one of those things kids do everywhere to want to fit in.

[@MirecU]

Its not only for kids... I had a friend who worked in all female working place and he started to watch trashy TV shows that were popular with women at that time. When asked why he told me he does not want to be an outcast and want to at least know what the women are talking about...

[@kyomado]

​@@MirecUthat's kind of cute! hope the dramas aren't rotting his braincells

[@reverendkafka4178]

I love it how Sora explains simple things in dramatic manner

[@SierraX369]

I'm a 52 year old guy from Germany, this "bullied about have or use other things then others" also exist 40 years ago. More about Home Computers … ZX Spectrum vs. C64 vs. Atari vs. Sharp

[@K1ROPlaysGames]

That's the cultural difference between the West and Japan. The west sees and lumps animations as cartoons. Something that's brain rot, stupid, and catered towards kids. While Japan sees it as just like any other type of film genre; an animated show/film.

[@TheAzureGhost]

Back in worktrainingschool people called me childish for watching Anime like Neon Genesis or Gundam while they, at the same time, were totally into american cartoons like spongebob as that is supposed to be the real stuff....

[@vladys5238]

to be fair some( read a lot) japanese anime is brain rot and stupid (not catered towards kids but towards middle aged virgins demanding escapism)

[@alicianananight]

Luckily in my country before this mainstream happen, watching anime is pretty normal here. Hell, there's a lot of anime on tv (OnePiece, Naruto, Fate Night, etc). Bullying for watching anime? Nope... very rare to happen here. Most of them were very respectful here despite fight here and there, they all way more mature than what I've seen in anime community these days. I guess because i live in SEA country?

[@TheAzureGhost]

@@alicianananight we had anime in tv too in my youth. Most were shown during the kids primetime (early afternoon) and included shows like sailormoon, dragonball and ranma1/2 (was canceled after i think 80 episodes? supposedly cause some parents rioted about those uncensored nudity&bathing scenes) and several others. Other anime were aired latenight like Hellsing, Neon Genesis Evangelion a.s.o. but for most that were just kids cartoons or "pervert shows" and i didn't knew anybody in school who openly talked about anime until i entered the 11 grade (and even there it was only a small group who were sort of outcasts in the view of the majorty)

[@K1ROPlaysGames]

@alicianananight This is (or was) a problem in the west. I grew up in the 90s and being Japanese American I was laughed at left and right for anything and everything that's not American.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

Thank you for joining and owning a S23 Ultra.

[@arpeykeys]

Like 15 years ago, anime was always something other teenage Asian Americans got into because it was cooler and much more action packed than everything else teens watched. And if other people found out you were a weeb you'd be looked at like a nerd and made fun of. Ever since AoT, I've seen it become much more common for people of all ages and non-Asians here in America to watch all the super popular animes like AoT, Demon Slayer, One Punch, and just about every Shonen. Ever since COVID, even more people got into anime with all that time on their hands. Once gyms opened back up, TONS of people were wearing anime shirts, and I go to a gym that has close to 100 people minimum most hours. I think this kind of behavior in the video could definitely happen here in America too, over anime, which is just crazy to think of.

[@Crimson0047]

Here in the US anime usually goes on and off when it comes to popularity, for example the two anime mentioned the most in the video had made anime not the "weird" things for a small amount of time for some groups, for example, I had moved to a rural town in 2019, compared to my old location anime was basically taboo, and every so often a few people may talk about it but, it was pretty rare due to wanting to "fit in" which is exactly like the "using an Iphone because everybody else does" thing you mentioned in the video, in a previous place I lived, American football was basically the trending topic locally, so speaking about anything else would cause you to be ignored just like you mentioned in the video. Sadly, most people just can't seem to handle peer pressure all that well which can cause even more issues outside of social life.

[@Sirawxy]

I never seen any classmate actually get bullied because of anime (I’m in Australia tho), there are some ppl don’t like to hang out with weebs, but watching anime is a very common hobby nowadays, so you probably won’t get targeted at only because you like anime.

[@mokonarose01]

How times have changed. Anime is definitely more mainstream in the US to the point where you can definitely be out of the loop in some conversations if you dont watch it. And at that point your friends are trying to get you to watch anime😂😂

[@negimaaddict742]

Same here. All my friends are into the popular shounen, demon slayer, jujutsu kaisen, solo leveling, attack on titan. Meanwhile, I'm over here not caring about those, and looking for gems like Keep Your Hands Off Eizoken, or the most recent anime I watched was Lupin 0. Other than One Piece, I don't really watch shounen anymore.

[@CrizzyEyes]

You haven't lived in America until you hear a good ol' boy from Alabama with extremely thick drawl talk about how much he likes One Piece.

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@negimaaddict742 I'm lucky, I have a couple of dedicated anime enjoyers that I met in college and we meet semi-regularly to view stuff. We watch a pretty eclectic selection of shows, many of them quite obscure, and occasionally we watch classic stuff.

[@JJDaMan808]

I remember growing up, we used to watch anime, mostly the original pokemon, yugioh, Dragon ballz, etc. Was craze back in elementary and even play yugioh cards in high school. It's pretty normal for where I live in US and we did have anime club in high school and stuff like that .

[@ianswift3521]

Bro this video was awesome dude. No cap y'all. So lit.

[@sleepysera]

It's honestly the same in the West. I got access to a TV for the first time when I was 23, and because of that, I completely lack the entire cultural framework most people operate in. It goes much deeper than just not understanding the occasional reference. The only difference is whether anime is considered weird or the norm in any particular country 😅 At least for Gen Alpha it seems to be the norm pretty much everywhere now, but we'll see if that changes when they reach high school age.

[@kenshiro1719]

23 damn

[@geekexmachina]

I just find American slang hard to keep up with. In the uk at least a drip used to mean a person who was a bit boring and lacks personality. And Rizz was slang for rizla paper used for smoking

[@NetBattler]

Lol 💀

[@misterboxhead3045]

Skibidi my friend

[@CvnDqnrU]

Anime is kimoi, specially Kimoitsu no Yaiba

[@Nokabro]

On God Sora! Your expressions are SO hilarious!!! Much love from America!!

[@scholarlypast]

I have watched your videos for weeks but recently subscribed. Keep great content coming!:)

[@user-uw6dp9ir6l]

実際自分も周りがみんなiPhoneだからiPhone使ってるw

[@raccoonchild]

I could never do that so this phenomenon is amazing to me

[@user-uw6dp9ir6l]

@@raccoonchild I have lived in Japan all my life and there are many people like this around me lol.

[@TheRacerRich]

Such a shame to hear everybody uses iPhone in Japan, when Sony offers some of the best phones that are hard to get/use on your network in the USA.

[@NetBattler]

For real like japanese people don't realize that they're sitting on gold even Sony headphones have an amazing quality!

[@LoliconSamalik]

Hell, android is better because it's a complete pocket PC like Windows. Getting an iPhone is sacrificing your freedom.

[@poisonrozzie]

I'd k!ll for an affordable Xperia that works in Israel. That was the absolute bestest phone I've ever owned: Sony Xperia E2, 2014 🥲. iPhones are shit-tier 🙅‍♀️.

[@xxxnarurto5747]

Isn’t even shame 🤦‍♀️😱

[@xxxnarurto5747]

Why are you people hating IPhones bruh get a life

[@eliezerquintero9675]

"Rasengan , rasengan"😂😂😂😂

[@Takim0n]

Same in the USA regarding sports. If you didn’t watch your local college football/basketball game you have nothing to talk about with your high school friends. Could be different now.

[@ronhutcherson9845]

That’s why I read Moby Dick. 15-30 minutes at a time during lunch breaks. Now I can understand Jeopardy questions, literature majors, and Star Trek. It was a really good book. If you give it a try, you’ll likely find some chapters hard to read and some chapters hard to stop reading.

[@Monkey__MOON]

The data collected for this video is hilarious considering the gravity of the subject. I love how everything on this channel is justified by the viewer’s experiences it’s so meta.

[@kalistrand5420]

Your traditionally deep voice when you speak Japanese takes me back- I still understand every other word even though it's been nearly 25 years since I went to Kyoto. Arigato Gozaimashita!

[@madelinetracy3847]

Fascinating! I’m sure most people know this, but in the U.S., it’s almost the opposite. If you do stuff just to fit in, some (perhaps most) people will judge you harshly- ESPECIALLY in high school or middle school (ages 12-18). At least, that’s been my experience. I think in the U.S., standing out from the crowd is often seen as a virtue rather than a liability (of course, it depends on the specific circumstances). Thanks, Sora!! ❤

[@jankrnac3535]

From my experiences as European, is much better using word serie/movie than anime. I thing problem is in that, lot of people that are not much movie entusiats that this ,,special words" they don't asiociate with some style but with genres, so if you tell animated serie, they better understand what are you say.

[@forbidden-cyrillic-handle]

I don't watch anime(Japanese one), but I don't go to the internet to tell others they should behave like me. Everyone likes different things. People who watch anime haven't attempted to force me to stop watching what I like, so they are fine.

[@Exilum]

I'm French, things changed around when I was in highschool. When I started highschool I was the weird guy, ended highschool as the recommendation guy. Surprisingly, db super was what got people freed from their mental block, after it started, suddenly it was fine for boys, then girls followed.

[@thomas5585]

The tables have turned. Now the riajuu are the outcasts!

[@cleverguy17]

I do agree, in my country it's easier to start conversations by talking about anime although we don't ignore people who doesn't know about the said anime. We instead start recommend it and other animes to the person lmao.

[@sutorippuwebmaster8783]

Researching Japanese pop culture has taught me the following. You must watch anime, but do not act like an anime character. You must have a smartphone, but only the latest model. YOU MUST PLAY SEGA SATURN.

[@gunzlock]

That made laugh and nice explanation too. I'll go subscribe.

[@BnanaDuk]

4:45 I am so so so glad I was there for this when it was live lmao

[@necronomicon0646]

RASENGAN (!?!?!?)

[@NetBattler]

Oh god that's so cringe

[@mercenaryforhire3453]

Well in the west, a lot of popular anime have become pretty mainstream, like Kimetsu, SNK or JJK. But you can't really say anime as a medium has become that popular, because then it's people who watch more niche animes who are looked down upon.

[@-lord1754]

Yeah true. I doubt you could get the average american to like something like mushoku tensei. Nice Farina btw

[@PeruvianPotato]

​@@-lord1754Nah. The closest I've been to telling someone a more niche show was when I told one of my classmates that I thought that Re:Zero was a pretty good show. Likewise, nice Farina. FE7 is overhated nowadays

[@vukvidanovic8276]

You spoke no lies Re zero is considered a masterpiece anime@@PeruvianPotato

[@misterboxhead3045]

​@@-lord1754huh? Dude what the fuck are you talking by "the average american?"

[@-lord1754]

@@misterboxhead3045 Extremely self explanatory lol

[@nobuaki3793]

0:17 loved that american conversation xD

[@kohikouhai8145]

For me, in the Philippines, anime is generally accepted. Heck, even 10 years ago when I was in high school, I would sometimes hear conversations about some anime series. Today it's more ubiquitous. Whenever I go to conventions, I would see people of all ages coming in. Of course it's not as widespread as in Japan. The people mostly left out are the old ones.

[@Dr.Eggman537]

Sora The Troll Back At It Again With Another Fire Video🔥🔥🔥

[@marcosbettishneider4372]

Animes should have cosplay images warning of the risks, like a cigarette box. 😂

[@raccoonchild]

Lmfao

[@NationX]

My comprehension level has gotten to the point that I ended up watching 98% of this video without needing to look at the captions 😮‍💨

[@floflim]

It's changing, especially in France, it used to be the case a few years ago, but nowadays it's very normal to watch anime and the kids that don't watch anime are the weird one almost

[@lanalewis6982]

I have to keep to myself for talking anime even if people around me are since i got made fun of in the past. Then again, I'm an introvert so its extra hard for me.

[@bloodynessie1]

As a nerd and a weeb myself i just don’t engage in conversation about nerdy stuff unless its with other weebs and fellow nerds. I talk about sports instead or some other subject with others or try to find some other subject to talk about with people in general. I hardly get bullied for talking about anything even anime.

[@cloudsn]

So in Japan you have to do what everyone else is doing otherwise you're weird, but here in the USA if I want a freaking pumpkin spice latte, then I'm "basic af" for liking a popular thing.

[@penttikoivuniemi2146]

I did a few English teaching assistant volunteer gigs this past year, and I noticed the same thing. 5 years ago when I first was in Japan, young people didn't really watch much anime, but current middle and high schoolers all seem to and wanted to talk with me about their and my favorite anime.

[@bangjamz]

Even netflix in my country has anime section with loaded collections. I don't know what happened to the people who used to call me freak, then they talked about sun god nika and drum of liberation without even knowing skypiea and water seven

[@xXUnoriginalNameXx33Meygaera]

2:50 Bro “Some Japanese Stuff” is fucking lit. I highly recommend watching it.

[@tinhphan17]

Can you do a segment on how Japan vs America views Tokusatsu viewers like Sentai or Kamen Rider?

[@mizuchi1010Official]

Hopefully Sora Sensei will tackle about Tokusatsu soon. ❤

[@NetBattler]

That is an interesting topic.

[@isleep5835]

For kids

[@brucewayne2558]

I literally just had this conversation about my anime with my friend last night. I literally told him that if I could only afford to keep one video streaming service due to financial reasons, it would probably be my Crunchyroll account that I would keep. Crunchyroll is more important to me than Hulu or Netflix. Im 42 years old by the way.

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

i like these videos better than the live streams

[@aniE1869]

Anime must not be that uncool in the US. People at the gym always tell me that they like my Attack On Titan shirt.😆 Except for this Chinese guy who kinda laughed when he saw it.😁

[@CrizzyEyes]

Personally, I wouldn't want to ruin my merch by sweating on it

[@aniE1869]

@@CrizzyEyes I was looking for some graphic tees specifically for the gym. I don't generally wear them otherwise.

[@CrizzyEyes]

@@aniE1869 Fair enough. I prefer non-wicking clothing and there's generally no good graphics for that unless they're related to some sports company logo.

[@aniE1869]

@@CrizzyEyes I live in a hot climate so I prefer to get something that is 100% cotton.

[@chench1lla]

The Chinese guy obviously recognizes it, they are a weeb too.

[@Dr.Cosmar]

Encourage the kids to find what they like, and talk about that. Encourage other kids to be less close minded about stuff they don't understand. Watch them join forces and turn on you, shed a tear at the birth of a new friendship and change culture one class at a time.

[@misterboxhead3045]

Bro why you talk like an fucking inspirational quote

[@SageSegsPaths]

Here in the Philippines being a weeb is a norm. Like 90% of the college and high school students here watches anime weekly. Heck, even here in the office my colleagues watch One Piece and Apothecary Diaries. In short, it's pretty normal here compared to a decade ago.

[@DZC-bc2ol]

It's just like Japan me and my classmate talk alot about anime

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

Huh, that is pretty intriguing!

[@rafacs1.63]

らせんがん

[@NJDJ1986]

poor Sora! i guess when he was in America, he was teased, bullied by normie Americans because he's a weeb!

[@GloryOrBust]

The budget cuts hit hard for the American example

[@1.4142]

Sora is all over the news!

[@Trikain100]

I love anime but why people gotta hate on others Hobbie, I had this 2nd cousin that's my cousin step daughter and about 2 or 3 years ago I mentioned reading demon slayer and she got so excited and showed off her nezuko custom and her brother started to copy her and were gushing over there love for it but about a year and half later I ask if she seen any of the new seasons and tells me, "it was just a phase", but later her mom tells me girls from her school were making fun of her for watching anime and I was bumb out for her since I always hear that lots of people stop watch shows they live because of that, I know there kids and all but man they can be some insecure little monsters sometime.

[@raccoonchild]

:( It's always so sad when kids get bullied out of liking their favorite things

[@nurijimenez07]

When I was 14 I was considered weird because I watched anime, actually to avoid being bullied I never worn anime things I liked. When being a university student everyone knew I loved anime and Japan related stuffs, so many of my friends always called me Otaku xD (although one guy told me I didn't look like that). Nowadays many like anime and you can find on stores anime related clothes and that makes me happy since many people are opening their minds and they don't find it weird anymore ❤

[@jgnogueira]

Nah, admit it you throw random Japanese words without knowing what it was, like many weebs used to do back in the day, weebs weren’t bullied for liking anime but because of the their behavior towards it.

[@AcshualSnotski]

I just found and was watching this channel, and KZbin asked me to verify it was really me.

[@Kkuroshiro]

Kinda amazing Sora remember things 5 years ago, while I can't even remember what I ate yesterday

[@GreatNishanka]

Watching Anime in India is considered cool by the younger generation, but no one is called cringe or have a hard time talking with others most of the time, except the times when they talk about anime.

[@cooljorge64]

Sadly anime is still very cringe in mainstream America. Which is ironic because mainstream American culture is heavily influenced by it, an example is the influence Akira had on that POS Kanye West.

[@Sirawxy]

That’s kinda ridiculous, watching anime should be so common now.

[@AxionSmurf]

dude that's some sick rad bro

[@jamiehamilton5428]

This guy’s voice is really beautiful and very easy to understand. 👍

[@itsaQura]

Watching anime isn’t weird

[@ruileite4579]

However, watching Sora is.

[@NetBattler]

​@@ruileite4579I feel regret subscribe his channel...

[@NetBattler]

@@ruileite4579 the power of cringe

[@itsaQura]

fr

[@kitsune9076]

Sono Tori desu ne

[@computer_toucher]

First Anime I saw was Akira on TV sometime late 80's. Growing up with Dominion Tank Police, Wicked City, Vampire Hunter D, then after many years in the boom of the late 90's FLCL, Love Hina, then Azumanga Daioh! and Suzumiya Haruhi, and now after many years again the absolute BOOM of fantastic shows like Odd Taxi, Bocchi! The Rock and Spy x Family I'm not afraid of being a 45-year old casual anime watcher. Many would perhaps classify me as a weeb but I'm certainly not completely otaku lol. But if people think that I don't care. Their loss. Reading Juni Ito's "Tomie" hardcover (or was it the Shiver collection hardcover) on the train back from Oslo Pride last summer got me conversing with a lovely fellow Ito fan trans person and that kept me socially entertained for most of the trip. Shoutout to you, random stranger. Stay strong. And all y'all in here: Stay weird and interesting.

[@humblemarty]

This brings back memories.😅 Though to be fair, I've seen far more anime merch worn around Hobby Lobby than comic book merch.

[@stanlyaateja7778]

Thank you ufotable. We owe you on this one