Stages of an Anime Fan

1. Introduced to a popular show like Cowboy Bebop or a movie like GitS or Akira. Maybe watched some dubbed show on tv.

2. Discovers shounen manga/anime and starts to follow it religiously. Practices hand seals and tries out a kamehameha.

3. Seinen phase. Finds out about the classics of anime and the "mature" shows for a "mature" audience. Starts to debate styles and themes and writes essays on how something is better than something else. Starts collecting shows.

4. Finds out about moe shows which he at first follows because "the designs are pleasing". Ends up debating the love life of fictional characters and gets upset over it. Torrents every single anime show that airs or that he reads about.

5. /b/ or /d/ phase, depending on the person. There is no chance of anything sexual irl satisfying his needs and he descends into endless collecting of doujins and obscure shows, mostly focusing on weird fetishes. In any talk about anime he is dismissive and full of rage over failing at life, ashamed because of his obsession.

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