They correctly view anime as one of the biggest platforms for spreading their ideology, and they will react this way towards any anime property that they perceive as not being on message.
The anime-to-tranny pipeline is a real thing, and frankly I would argue that anime as a whole is a net negative in terms of its cultural impact, regardless of the increasingly rare instances when Japanese animators produce good content.
The biggest annoyance is how degenerate and childish many of the online communities are when I'm searching for a recommendation.
This. There is certainly a component of "It's not the band: It's the fans" inherent in my dislike of anime as a medium, and I won't deny it. But it's also worth examining why it is that anime as a medium attracts so many childish degenerates, and why it has always done so even in the decades before those same degenerates became mainstream and made it their mission to subvert and co-opt every other medium of entertainment.
I've never enjoyed anime: It's always rubbed me the wrong way. Part of what I dislike about it is the animation style itself. Most of the male characters are drawn in a way that I can only interpret as deliberately androgynous, and often the animators dress them up accordingly. Many of the most popular animes and mangas also have a history of sexualizing characters who are portrayed as adolescents and children (Naruto and Sailor Moon are probably the most famous examples, but far from the only ones). Many of these particular properties are targeted at children, and so the intention behind it seems clear.
I would argue that this phenomenon has contributed to some of the most degenerate cultural trends that have popped up over the past decade. There is not only a clear and obvious anime-to-tranny pipeline, but also an anime-to-furry pipeline and several other similar trends.
They correctly view anime as one of the biggest platforms for spreading their ideology, and they will react this way towards any anime property that they perceive as not being on message.
The anime-to-tranny pipeline is a real thing, and frankly I would argue that anime as a whole is a net negative in terms of its cultural impact, regardless of the increasingly rare instances when Japanese animators produce good content.
This. There is certainly a component of "It's not the band: It's the fans" inherent in my dislike of anime as a medium, and I won't deny it. But it's also worth examining why it is that anime as a medium attracts so many childish degenerates, and why it has always done so even in the decades before those same degenerates became mainstream and made it their mission to subvert and co-opt every other medium of entertainment.
I've never enjoyed anime: It's always rubbed me the wrong way. Part of what I dislike about it is the animation style itself. Most of the male characters are drawn in a way that I can only interpret as deliberately androgynous, and often the animators dress them up accordingly. Many of the most popular animes and mangas also have a history of sexualizing characters who are portrayed as adolescents and children (Naruto and Sailor Moon are probably the most famous examples, but far from the only ones). Many of these particular properties are targeted at children, and so the intention behind it seems clear.
I would argue that this phenomenon has contributed to some of the most degenerate cultural trends that have popped up over the past decade. There is not only a clear and obvious anime-to-tranny pipeline, but also an anime-to-furry pipeline and several other similar trends.
As a long time anime fan, i dont think you're missing the big picture, dagthegnome seems a bit biased.