I genuinely mean it. I know every anime I like the fandom is just filled with annoying Tumblr/Twitter fans (should I even call them that?). At least a couple years ago I could be in a fandom but not all of it was filled with annoying Tumblr users, there’d be some sane people left. Now it’s like there’s no sane people anymore in fandom. Can there at least be one anime fandom where headcanons and sexuality aren’t forced upon a character?
I recently just got into Trigun and I was browsing Aliexpress for merch and saw a button saying “I watched Trigun and now I’m blonde and transgender” like what the hell does that mean? How does an anime with Christian themes to it attract these types of people? Like get outta here lol.
Idk it just sucks being an anime fan in this current time.
They're known as tourists for a reason, they're mostly ignored till they say 'wouldn't be better if' and at that point we tell them to fuck off.
Since western media under their guidance has turned to shit, they're trying to latch onto anime to get a drop of relevance. Fortunately things like localisers and Sweet Baby entering even normie consciousness might have dashed all those efforts.
It's funny because the first time I heard the word tourist in that context it was from people trying to push female space marines and other bullshit. Literal projection.