luke9779

Cut the bs and put it out front first thing. You love anime and the ppl that don't understand that passion prob wont mesh well. Its not the only thing we do, but seems like some ppl don't understand (though they accept the fantasy football insanity). Each fan is different (as every con will show you) so generalizing only causes a look of shock when you tell non-fans that anime/manga is one of your hobbies/collections/ect. I do agree however that you don't just run into many ppl that tell you they are into anime early in a conversation, and at a con its a given. Im the type who tells you early on anime is part collection/hobby/passion (and ends up having to explain its not a "cartoon"). I have met a few ppl my age and older into anime, but most of the time its a limited activity cuz they all seem to have a family/children (which = no $$$).