Poll: What's the age of most anime fans here?

[Julius Terrell]

You get a Hi Five too!!

Voltron was airing in my area during the mid 80s They also mixed it up with Armored Force Daigrugger. What the fuck were they thinking. They were seperate series. I saw the complete series about a year ago. I knew instinctivly that voltron was DIFFERENT from everything. I just didn't formally learn about japanese anime until the mid-90s. It was most certainly called japanimation back then.

Once I knew for sure, I was renting movies fromt the local video store by the arm full. I think I watched EVERY title they had there.

I really do believe their is a generational gap between us older fans the kids today. I just wish there would have been more shows airing when I was a kid, but oh well. For the most part I just feel like it's next to impossible to relate to people considering that I'm a hardcore Otaku.

Indeed. Modern anime fans just don't understand how it used to be.

I too remember going to Blockbuster video (ha!) to rent tapes of Bubblegum Crisis. They didn't have all of the episodes - just 1, 2, 4, and 6. Dubbed. **shudders**

Technically, though, my earliest animes were "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea" (if you count the Japanese/French stuff) and Transformers. **happy sigh** I used to watch Transformers back to back with My Little Pony (G1). I had such a crush on Optimus Prime. He had a sexy voice. ^^

Was Transformers really an anime series?? Now that I think about it, that show is light years ahead of what hollywood as ever been able to do(except warner bros.)

America actually did do a lot of cartoons/animated series back in the 70s and 80s. I only wonder wonder what the fuck happened. I remember seeing heavy metal and thinking that more can be done.

I think america is obsessed live action. It's really sad. I'm not saying that there hasn't been some great effort made, but it simply pales in comparison to the WHOLE industry the japanese has built up over the decades.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

Was Transformers really an anime series?? Now that I think about it, that show is light years ahead of what hollywood as ever been able to do(except warner bros.

Yup. Redubbed in English, but yes.

I didn't know it at the time - only years later in college when one of my friends from Anime club told me. He had original Japanese transformers because he was awesome like that.

Unfortunately, Transformers didn't age well for me. I tried to nostalgia it a while back and I just... couldn't. Whereas some of the others I can.

 

[Julius Terrell]

Was Transformers really an anime series?? Now that I think about it, that show is light years ahead of what hollywood as ever been able to do(except warner bros.

Yup. Redubbed in English, but yes.

I didn't know it at the time - only years later in college when one of my friends from Anime club told me. He had original Japanese transformers because he was awesome like that.

Unfortunately, Transformers didn't age well for me. I tried to nostalgia it a while back and I just... couldn't. Whereas some of the others I can.

I'll take a classic series ANYDAY! I watched a few episodes of Gigantor when it air on cartoon network. That show was so awesome. Same with cyborg 009,Speed Racer,Kikaider,Lupin the 3rd, and a few more I've seen. Shows from that decade just have this special charm.

Edit: I'm watching the original Devil Man.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I'll take a classic series ANYDAY! I watched a few episodes of Gigantor when it air on cartoon network. That show was so awesome. Same with cyborg 009,Speed Racer,Kikaider,Lupin the 3rd, and a few more I've seen. Shows from that decade just have this special charm.
Edit: I'm watching the original Devil Man.

I'm currently (when time presents) watching the original Robotech: the Macross Saga. Good stuff. Also, if one can find it, "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea" still holds up (as well as it ever did anyway).

 

[Julius Terrell]

I'll take a classic series ANYDAY! I watched a few episodes of Gigantor when it air on cartoon network. That show was so awesome. Same with cyborg 009,Speed Racer,Kikaider,Lupin the 3rd, and a few more I've seen. Shows from that decade just have this special charm.
Edit: I'm watching the original Devil Man.

I'm currently (when time presents) watching the original Robotech: the Macross Saga. Good stuff. Also, if one can find it, "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea" still holds up (as well as it ever did anyway).

I haven't seen the original Robotech. I do recommend you see Gundam 0079. It's the best of the series IMHO. It also started the whole mecha genre.

 

[Little Woodsman]

You get a Hi Five too!!

Voltron was airing in my area during the mid 80s They also mixed it up with Armored Force Daigrugger. What the fuck were they thinking. They were seperate series. I saw the complete series about a year ago. I knew instinctivly that voltron was DIFFERENT from everything. I just didn't formally learn about japanese anime until the mid-90s. It was most certainly called japanimation back then.

Once I knew for sure, I was renting movies fromt the local video store by the arm full. I think I watched EVERY title they had there.

I really do believe their is a generational gap between us older fans the kids today. I just wish there would have been more shows airing when I was a kid, but oh well. For the most part I just feel like it's next to impossible to relate to people considering that I'm a hardcore Otaku.

Indeed. Modern anime fans just don't understand how it used to be.

I too remember going to Blockbuster video (ha!) to rent tapes of Bubblegum Crisis. They didn't have all of the episodes - just 1, 2, 4, and 6. Dubbed. **shudders**

Technically, though, my earliest animes were "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea" (if you count the Japanese/French stuff) and Transformers. **happy sigh** I used to watch Transformers back to back with My Little Pony (G1). I had such a crush on Optimus Prime. He had a sexy voice. ^^

Ha ha, oh yeah...the days of scouring every new video store that appeared for every bit of anime...generally misplaced (Rei Rei in the children's section...true story) traveling hours to try different Blockbuster stores, waling in to one where they had 24 tapes...only 1/3 of which we had seen previously and thinking we had gone to heaven...taking a day to go to *every* Blockbuster in the metro & surrounding areas for their summer clearance...
good times!

 

[Little Woodsman]

Was Transformers really an anime series?? Now that I think about it, that show is light years ahead of what hollywood as ever been able to do(except warner bros.

Yup. Redubbed in English, but yes.

I didn't know it at the time - only years later in college when one of my friends from Anime club told me. He had original Japanese transformers because he was awesome like that.

Unfortunately, Transformers didn't age well for me. I tried to nostalgia it a while back and I just... couldn't. Whereas some of the others I can.

I'll take a classic series ANYDAY! I watched a few episodes of Gigantor when it air on cartoon network. That show was so awesome. Same with cyborg 009,Speed Racer,Kikaider,Lupin the 3rd, and a few more I've seen. Shows from that decade just have this special charm.

Edit: I'm watching the original Devil Man.

Go to agree with you there!
Made me feel so ooolld when someone here on the Escapist referred to Escaflowne as an "old school" series....
Chased him right offa my lawn.....

 

[Maxtro]

I'm a 31 year old fuddy duddy.

I remember watching Voltron and Thundercats back in the day.

Then there was an anime void until Sailor Moon (1995) and Dragon Ball aired on day-time TV. Soon after was Toonami with Gundam Wing. I remember watching the Ranma 1/2 and Tenchi Muyo VHS tapes. That's also when I realized that anime girls can be shown naked.

So from 1995 till the present day I've been very into anime.

 

[Julius Terrell]

I've tried so desperately to spread the word about anime over the years. Some people have been quite open-minded. Others thought it was quite strange for a guy my age to be an anime fan. I don't hide in the closet. I get out there and interact with people. I'm fairly intelligent and I talk to others about the subject like adults.

The major problem is that if you weren't an anime fan, you'd only think that kids,teens or young adults watched it. It even feels that way when I go to Otakon. I've made it part of my life's mission to show that there are mature,open-minded, and intelligent people that are anime fans. Yes I can be quite a snob at times, but I'm fairly normal. Would be nice to have gf that was an otaku. I can dream. can't I?

 

[BazaarFawkes]

Just started watching anime outside of ones like One Piece a year ago and I'm loving it. I never thought there would be so much variety in terms of genre for the medium itself. In just a year I have learned so much about Japan and their culture than ever before.

36. I only enjoy the 80s-90s animes. Anime became ruined for me when 500 episode shows became the norm.

The only ones I can think of are the big four: Bleach(366), Naruto(313), One Piece(595) and Fairy Tail(175). Aside from those, I can only think of Detective Conan at 696 episodes. There is one short that is currently at 1000+ episodes (if I remember correctly) but I can't think of the name.

And they aren't necessarily a bad thing. I'm not sure about the rests, but I enjoy the story for Naruto and One Piece. Sure there are flaws, but it is enjoyable especially when you're so immersed and invested in the world and its characters.