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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
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
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
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
@@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.
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..
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.
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
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)
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.
@@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
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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...
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
This part of the podcast was really funny to me considering I started seriously watching anime in 2020 and I watched like 40+ animes in 6 months, including several of the seasonal animes, there's not usually many but I can count on usually at least one or two seasonal animes that I enjoy
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.
' 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
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.
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.
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
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)
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.
For me I do watched seasonal anime weekly as well as other shows that came out in the 2010's. As for the other aspects of anime culture I do occasionally look at some of the behind the scenes stuff with some anime (like who the author is, memes, production issues, etc), references, manga that I randomly found online, among other things.
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
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
oh so it's not just me? all of us are simultaneously going through an anime burn out !! reading manga is just so much easier, it feels like so much work to watch an episode as compared to reading 200 chapters even though the latter obviously takes more time. and i kinda get connor no longer feeling that seasonal hype around anime, like joey said i sort of removed myself from that space. i used to at least vaguely know about every anime that was coming out and now it's like, a new season started last month? cool, i haven't heard about or watched anything from that list
I agree with all of this very much. I’m a chemistry undergrad and my roommates and I were all the kind of people to watch 2-4 episodes of anime a day while in high school and ever since starting college/university in Fall 2019, our habits have drastically changed. We still very much enjoy anime games, we tend to play those a lot, but our watching habits have almost completely fizzled out. Vtubers hit us hard and we all have our favorites with our RUclips recommended filled with the latest Hololive stuff and such. So looking back on it, 2020 was probably the first time in a decade where I didn’t watch nearly any anime or kept up with the seasonal titles. All that being said, I still feel like the anime culture is a part of me though through things like anime memes, vtubers, anime games, or the sprinkling of shows I do/will still inevitably watch.
I've really shifted into mostly reading manga and watching vtubers... I tend to spend so much time watching the latter that I don't feel like watching actual anime most of the time lol.
Lol I’m literally Connor when I first got into anime I tried to get into the community but was a little weirded out and some people were a little to much for me since I like to watch it by myself and just watch it casually. I’m not like super opinionated and just enjoy to watch a good wholesome anime sometimes I sprinkle in there something really bloody and dark I’m a simple gal I see something I like I click then maybe I look up for manga but that if I really like it but eh I’ve never get comfortable talking to other people about anime even if they themselves watch it
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.
...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 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!"
@@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
@@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.
I agree with Garnt on one thing. I have stopped watching seasonal anime. But it's not because I've grown tired of anime, but because I gave up watching anime weekly. I have found that binging anime suits me way more since I apparently have a short term memory about plotlines, and I find myself being extremely biased on shows if I watch them weekly. 😁
the part about watching/reading something then going to see the community and being completely devastated is me after finishing quintessential quintuplet, fully satisfied by the ending even though my girl lost, but the entire subreddit is just people hating on THE ENTIRE MANGA because of the ending and last few chapters. feels bad.
weird, i find the only anime being talked about is seasonal anime. The only social media platform i use is reddit (and youtube of course) and most of what i see talked about is seasonal stuff. In fact, r/anime is mostly about what's currently airing. They do episode discussion that gets thousands of participants and contest.
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.
That last thing is so relatable, I sometimes go to the high street to window shop and hold products in my hands, and then I go home and buy it on amazon
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.
I've actually watched more anime in 2020 than I ever have before. Quarantine has given me so much free time and I've just spent most of it clearing out my backlog of so many anime that I've never seen to catch up.
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...
I mean to be fair there are still a hell of a lot of people doing anime episode seasonal reviews lol the big issue is that even with the influx of a lot of shows we're used to having those highlight shows smack dab in the middle of the year that make the season feel more epic despite the volume of shows leading to more" mid" on average
It depends on the person whether they think v tubers is part of the anime culture or not Personally, im neutral I kinda feel like they fit in the anime culture but at the same time i think they don't
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
this is what happens when someone that was part of a whole community stops being part of the whole thing, be it because they stopped caring or it got too big the person starts to realize how small that community is compared to the world, how their "whole world" was just a hobby, a small thing, something that doesnt go beyond just some animation on a screen
I've been a casual anime fan watching some of the classics and some new ones people were talking about for like 5 years now but 2021 is the first year or season were i'm watching like 4 shows as they come out cause there is alot of good ones rn: wonder egg priority, sk8 the infinity, jobless reincarnation, horimiya etc. And it's been awesome looking forward to them every week
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.
I’ve been into virtual avatar streaming/clipped content since the “early days” of super delayed face-tracked modeling that was “born” from the popularity of VR Chat within the otaku community. But dear goodness, I’m so much more into J-rock and Japanese-produced video games than anime and manga now that I see Connor’s perspective on this the most. When Connor stated his opinion that “everything now is mid”, I felt that to the core.
Isn't it just the fact that the anime fanbase grew and so did the variety of approaches? In which case Connor actually represents the newer anime fan model... so who's the boomer now xp
why am i actually having some sort of identity crisis about my not caring particularly about anime anymore. i've kept quiet about watching anime for years, only to have my interest peter out as its entering mainstream, i feel kinda free but also kinda sad because i dont have enough to watch now
i got into anime for around 2 or 3 years now and at the start its so hard on watching anime because theres so much still is now but i just got used to it
So here's my rant as: The reason why there was no anime content to talk about last year is because creators are too afraid to stray from the algorithmn. There's a a huge backlog of content waiting to be discovered by new fans, if creators would just get past the fear of it being "too old" for their followers to get interested in.
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.
I agree with most of those guys takes, but 2020 was a great year for anime and lots of discussions (and even broken records) were had. I think Covid last year made them a bit blind. Lots of greats originals last year too like Deca Dence, Akudama Drive or Appare Ranman for example.
Here I am obsessed with BL mangas. I watched like 100+ anime but my manga exceeds 200 most of them being shoujo or bl. While I watch anime that's anything but romance related. The thing is I've been into anime for more than 5 years while I've been reading manga for like 3 years. Last year I watched the least amount of anime and read the most amount of manga and also got into genshin impact and some vtubers(I didn't know vtubers was also a weeb culture then lol). I still watch kdrama, sometimes jdrama and stuff. Occasionally movies. Idk if I'm a weeb or not lmao. It feels like I'm more of a bl addict.
This entire clip is just Garnt and Joey telling Connor he can't sit at their lunch table.
Rip our main character Connor
I know man. Just this topic was weird, it was almost like they were gate keeping but not at the same time.
Lol
Lmao
More like bonding moment in my eyes
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.
True I like that as well
That's just well
Connor for ya
I like it but I wish for Connor to delve deeper into the vtuber side
@@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.
@@tarunjohal9215 what is v tuber ? I want to dive deep
"Seasonal anime has become glorified manga recommendation system."
Too real, I've been doing this for years.
isn't that their purpose tho?
@@aftertone8339 Yes nowadays, but it shouldn't
That has been the whole point of anime since a long time tbh
@@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.
Basically bullying connor for 8 minutes lol
That's kinda fucked. In front of 1 million people too. Just saying.
@@aaronhillis4539 But it was a joke and they aren't actually bullying him so what are you on about
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
@@stephen7097 baited podcast lol
@@stephen7097 bruh connor and joey literally shit on garnt last episode also during the food episode.
Cannur: 'doesnt watch trash'
Garnt: Normie-
Joey: "He's just built different"
Just like Joey
cannur??
@@JustAPokemonCommentingOnVideos Search up hololive Cannur
@@blurb9319 ok
(insert ame voice) who is ca- ca- *Cannur* *?*
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.
bruh I relate to connor so much except for the fact that he's a chad
I mean normie at the end of the day is just a term for normal people, and what’s so wrong with that?
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
Let's be honest, if you actually completed one anime, mainstream or not, you aren't much of a normie anymore
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
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
connor's audience isnt as much anime fans, alot of them just like his looks/voice and his voice acting skill
I think this is why this podcast work so well, no matter where you are on the weeb spectrum you can relate to someone.
Connor represents like 95%+ of anime fans
I am one of those 5%, I do care about waifu culture.
I disagree
@@lodinggggg you have a right to be wrong
Normie? So 95% of anime fans are normies...
@@markandrewbautista5539 for what tho 😂
Tbf, sure, Connor's a "boomer normie", but Joey's a "boomer weeb 1.0" and Garnt's a "boomer weeb 2.0".
I need reference on how a "gen z weeb" differ from "boomer weeb"
for a friend
What's a "boomer normie"?
@@thabokgwele5268
You can ask Trash Taste that XD
@@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.
That just sounds like pain peko with extra steps
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.
so u a coomer lmao
@@byNinjaz we, like the good culture people we are, like to refer ourselves as connoisseurs
So you're human Saucenao?
@@byNinjaz Some of their artstyles are really distinct, I feel it's less about recognizing the artstyle but matching a name to it.
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
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..
I can relate to you on a very spiritual level
Weirdly my attention span was ridiculously short last year,so I didn’t watch much anime
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.
Same
Lol for me it’s the complete opposite. I was so bored I didn’t even had the motivation to watch anime anymore
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
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)
@@maiy8786 Weeb is a grossly misused word nowadays
I guess at the bare minimum I’m just a casual
i watch anime, read manga and interested in culture of japan, but having a non-ironic waifu is pretty damn sad, tbh
@@Ash_Wen-li I know right, it's supposed to be a derogative term for Japanophile.
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.
I'd add IBO if you haven't seen it
@@Kickstart_KDE Is that good? I heard it was mixed.
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
@@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
Word, dude. I'm currently putting together a watchlist in MyAnimeList with the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime at the top.
Connor saying he is a normie in his room decorated with over 4K of JoJo merch. *Hmmmmm*
Well, Joey has a scale figure collection. Connor’s merch is not expensive, trust me, saying it as a follow collectioner
Jojo is pretty mainstream now. If you were rocking that in the 90s or 00s, yeah.
He even said that it's not a show, more like an entity of itself.
Sounds like a normie to me
Jojo pretty normie
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.
I see no problem with this title whatsoever
We already knew that about Connor
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?
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
I mean, I've seen Cannur simp twice for VTubers.
And Vtubers simp back
@OneFortyFour exactly
6:26 damn you didn't have to call me out like that
Never thought an Anime Protagonist could be a Boomer Normie
But when you think about it, most anime harem protagonists are normies...
The Danganronpa protagonist is basically a normie for all of life not just anime.
@@ivanbackfromthecardshop8093 So we know who to call when we get into an anime death game.
@@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.
@@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.
Title: Connor is a Boomer Normie
Me: "Oh is he now?"
Me as well: “Oh since when was he NOT a Boomer Normie?”
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.
Same here
But for me it's anime and not VTubers
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
What is v tuber
@@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.
@@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...
"Vanilla is a flavor that needs to exist."
-Connor
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.
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
kp CEO exactly,weebs just drain all their money with them
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.
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
Same
Yeah same
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.
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.
@@pennyomega7421 some are great this season we got wonder egg priority and mushoku tensei and they both look fantastic
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.
This part of the podcast was really funny to me considering I started seriously watching anime in 2020 and I watched like 40+ animes in 6 months, including several of the seasonal animes, there's not usually many but I can count on usually at least one or two seasonal animes that I enjoy
Connor: doesn’t watch trashy shows like kiss x sis or domestic girlfriend
Joey and garnt: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE LOOK AT THIS NORMIE
the “reeeee” made me cringe hard
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.
He's more like a semi normie
@@tungstenrat3994 agreed
@@tungstenrat3994 it panders to their anime waifus fetish
' 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
"Why do you think im a normie"
We watch your videos connor
The problem with only keeping up with the hype train is that you miss out on a lot of great stuff
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
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.
@@DelinaX But he said only so everything you just said is invalid
Probably why golden kamuy ends up being out of the radar for most people despite being easily one of the best.
@@leonardosousa2453 The closest we get to a classic hunting anime XD
They bout to take this man's anime card from him.
Garnt, of all people, should know where Connor stands right now. After all, he makes a video about Otaku/weeb Cycle.
The fact that Connor is the youngest lol
he looks like the oldest
My stress hormones just went up, a lot.
1:47 connor is always on a cool vibe. Always liked tht man
“boomer normie” ahaha tell me thats ironic
Although Connor may seem like he's the odd one out... I think I relate to him the most...
I just realized watching the highlights feels much better than the original podcast. Maybe because the context is clearer given by the title?
Yep highlights are way better
Watching the whole podcast is like digesting a whole meal
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.
Manga readers in the 2020s are what anime fans were in the 2000s
Redo of healer is peak fiction🔥💯
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
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)
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.
For me I do watched seasonal anime weekly as well as other shows that came out in the 2010's. As for the other aspects of anime culture I do occasionally look at some of the behind the scenes stuff with some anime (like who the author is, memes, production issues, etc), references, manga that I randomly found online, among other things.
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
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
@SoulReaper 85 lol
oh so it's not just me? all of us are simultaneously going through an anime burn out !!
reading manga is just so much easier, it feels like so much work to watch an episode as compared to reading 200 chapters even though the latter obviously takes more time.
and i kinda get connor no longer feeling that seasonal hype around anime, like joey said i sort of removed myself from that space. i used to at least vaguely know about every anime that was coming out and now it's like, a new season started last month? cool, i haven't heard about or watched anything from that list
Connor asking how's he's a normie while wearing a Jack Jones top, compare the outfits 😂
I agree with all of this very much. I’m a chemistry undergrad and my roommates and I were all the kind of people to watch 2-4 episodes of anime a day while in high school and ever since starting college/university in Fall 2019, our habits have drastically changed. We still very much enjoy anime games, we tend to play those a lot, but our watching habits have almost completely fizzled out. Vtubers hit us hard and we all have our favorites with our RUclips recommended filled with the latest Hololive stuff and such. So looking back on it, 2020 was probably the first time in a decade where I didn’t watch nearly any anime or kept up with the seasonal titles. All that being said, I still feel like the anime culture is a part of me though through things like anime memes, vtubers, anime games, or the sprinkling of shows I do/will still inevitably watch.
I know a lot of people that just wait for anime to come out and binge it now while before they used to watch it weekly on toonami or tv
Connor has Jojo merch their argument is invalid
hes a true man of culture
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.
@@CraftyChicken91 gtfo
@@NoNoDontTouchMeThere they hated him cause he told the truth
Jojo is like top tier normie nowadays
I've really shifted into mostly reading manga and watching vtubers... I tend to spend so much time watching the latter that I don't feel like watching actual anime most of the time lol.
Just 2020 man, as soon as the Winter season started I got back onto the scene
Lol I’m literally Connor when I first got into anime I tried to get into the community but was a little weirded out and some people were a little to much for me since I like to watch it by myself and just watch it casually. I’m not like super opinionated and just enjoy to watch a good wholesome anime sometimes I sprinkle in there something really bloody and dark I’m a simple gal I see something I like I click then maybe I look up for manga but that if I really like it but eh I’ve never get comfortable talking to other people about anime even if they themselves watch it
Normalize being a normie anime fan
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.
...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?
@@denamitundso1985 She means some people think they are special just cuz they watched some anime
@@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!"
@@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
@@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.
"that demon slayer episode" and EVERYBODY that has seen it knows what you're talking about.
I agree with Garnt on one thing. I have stopped watching seasonal anime. But it's not because I've grown tired of anime, but because I gave up watching anime weekly. I have found that binging anime suits me way more since I apparently have a short term memory about plotlines, and I find myself being extremely biased on shows if I watch them weekly. 😁
During the lockdown I watch almost near to 85 animes
the part about watching/reading something then going to see the community and being completely devastated is me after finishing quintessential quintuplet, fully satisfied by the ending even though my girl lost, but the entire subreddit is just people hating on THE ENTIRE MANGA because of the ending and last few chapters. feels bad.
Sometimes I just don't have time to watch everything that is popular or the anime that I really want to watch
I mean if the word of the mods on his Discord are anything to go by, yeah this title's accurate.
This made me realize why I agree with Connor so much. Except for the music thing, that's still a travesty.
Connor he's a fascinating person
He's the protagonist of this channel imo
@@skelebro9999 I agree
Truly the missing link
I kinda like Conor the most
@@skelebro9999 disagree this is the start of his Villain backstory
Now to binge for the new seasons coming out.
Not into Waifu culture?
BANISHED.
I don't have waifu because I haven't found one
@@alexjackyperson101 u cant .. I suggest u pick Boruto til u find one
@@_B1A I don't like that anime
@@_B1A lol
@@_B1A did you just reccommend boruto wtf
Title should have been "Gigguk gate keeping"
Conor is like that one guy who doesnt know shit yet it feels empty without him
weird, i find the only anime being talked about is seasonal anime.
The only social media platform i use is reddit (and youtube of course) and most of what i see talked about is seasonal stuff. In fact, r/anime is mostly about what's currently airing. They do episode discussion that gets thousands of participants and contest.
reddit talks about anything, its not really your average social media platform and is closer to internet forums of old
Why is a dude that's actually normal getting bullied ?
Huge shame about anime content not doing as well. I kinda rely on Garnt's mid-season reviews to see if there's anything worth picking up.
“Chibi Reviews is the only one that matters.”
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.
I feel so bad for connor when they called him a normie. He looked hurt
yeah, i felt bad for him
its not like they were being mean lmao
@@ussinussinongawd516 they defintily war
全能の存在 - *they war*
I feel bad for him too..but he's a strong person,I respect him and how he handled their questions
That last thing is so relatable, I sometimes go to the high street to window shop and hold products in my hands, and then I go home and buy it on amazon
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.
I've actually watched more anime in 2020 than I ever have before. Quarantine has given me so much free time and I've just spent most of it clearing out my backlog of so many anime that I've never seen to catch up.
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...
What is a key animator
Congrats, you are in too deep. What's a key animator?
Shinbou is not a key animator lmao
at least he isn't anymore, hell he barely directs
@@tinniesealjiji i didn't google but I think it's like masaaki yuasa i guess
@@BattyWanderer yes but he was a key animator and his works when he was are what i like, wasnt that kinda the question?
I mean to be fair there are still a hell of a lot of people doing anime episode seasonal reviews lol the big issue is that even with the influx of a lot of shows we're used to having those highlight shows smack dab in the middle of the year that make the season feel more epic despite the volume of shows leading to more" mid" on average
It depends on the person whether they think v tubers is part of the anime culture or not
Personally, im neutral I kinda feel like they fit in the anime culture but at the same time i think they don't
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
What actually happened is, everyone is now going to the source material: Manga, Gatcha Games, and VTubers
this is what happens when someone that was part of a whole community stops being part of the whole thing, be it because they stopped caring or it got too big
the person starts to realize how small that community is compared to the world, how their "whole world" was just a hobby, a small thing, something that doesnt go beyond just some animation on a screen
If Conner is a boomer normie, so am I and I want to stay that way
I've been a casual anime fan watching some of the classics and some new ones people were talking about for like 5 years now but 2021 is the first year or season were i'm watching like 4 shows as they come out cause there is alot of good ones rn: wonder egg priority, sk8 the infinity, jobless reincarnation, horimiya etc. And it's been awesome looking forward to them every week
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.
I’ve been into virtual avatar streaming/clipped content since the “early days” of super delayed face-tracked modeling that was “born” from the popularity of VR Chat within the otaku community. But dear goodness, I’m so much more into J-rock and Japanese-produced video games than anime and manga now that I see Connor’s perspective on this the most. When Connor stated his opinion that “everything now is mid”, I felt that to the core.
Isn't it just the fact that the anime fanbase grew and so did the variety of approaches? In which case Connor actually represents the newer anime fan model... so who's the boomer now xp
why am i actually having some sort of identity crisis about my not caring particularly about anime anymore. i've kept quiet about watching anime for years, only to have my interest peter out as its entering mainstream, i feel kinda free but also kinda sad because i dont have enough to watch now
im literally only waiting for new seasons of older anime,i want no game no life season 2
6:28 ow fuck could you not directly attack me plese
Me when Garnt and Joey were first talking about V-tubers: "Lol wot"
Me now : *Literally simps a shark*
i got into anime for around 2 or 3 years now and at the start its so hard on watching anime because theres so much still is now but i just got used to it
So here's my rant as: The reason why there was no anime content to talk about last year is because creators are too afraid to stray from the algorithmn. There's a a huge backlog of content waiting to be discovered by new fans, if creators would just get past the fear of it being "too old" for their followers to get interested in.
To be fair the RUclipsrs that do cover that kind of stuff don't get nearly as big
@@Ash_Wen-li ikr but its amazing to discover their channel
Title seems right
I hate anyone in any context that unironically uses the word ‘normie’ as an insult.
it was ironic here
I agree. "normalfag" is better insult.
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.
I agree with most of those guys takes, but 2020 was a great year for anime and lots of discussions (and even broken records) were had. I think Covid last year made them a bit blind. Lots of greats originals last year too like Deca Dence, Akudama Drive or Appare Ranman for example.
God, I'm glad someone said it. Deca-dence is so mid, probably even lower than mid if the animation wasn't as good.
I dropped that garbage show.
@SoulReaper 85 I rarely drop anime, but deca-dence was just that boring lol
@SoulReaper 85 just kiss me already
Here I am obsessed with BL mangas. I watched like 100+ anime but my manga exceeds 200 most of them being shoujo or bl. While I watch anime that's anything but romance related. The thing is I've been into anime for more than 5 years while I've been reading manga for like 3 years. Last year I watched the least amount of anime and read the most amount of manga and also got into genshin impact and some vtubers(I didn't know vtubers was also a weeb culture then lol). I still watch kdrama, sometimes jdrama and stuff. Occasionally movies. Idk if I'm a weeb or not lmao. It feels like I'm more of a bl addict.
Connor is like me which makes me happy ^^
My boi chibi got a shout out....i mean his reviews is not that deep but i like it