Is it possible for a devoted - or maybe even a die hard - anime fan to eventually regress and cease being a fan? I've heard many say within the fandom that it is simply impossible to let go of anime and that once you get started with the stuff, you'll be hooked for life.

I guess for me, with all the stuff going on in my life, it's hard to stay completely attached to anime or manga. Sure it'll always have a place in my life as an entertaining hobby, but I don't quite see it as something I'll be devoted to in my fifties.

Impossible =) Okay maybe watching less anime episodes and stop reading mangas. But nothing more! xD

Quote by templaImpossible =) Okay maybe watching less anime episodes and stop reading mangas. But nothing more! xD

Yep. Your addiction may only lessen, not disappear completely.

Maybe we'll be too busy to keep devoting ourselves to anime
but we know that it'll be fun to watch them again as we get older...

of course it's possible bacause u can always find a new interest. me? no... anime's been in my life as long as i can remember and I'm sure it always will. Or atleast my interest for Japan.

Quote by panda-kunof course it's possible bacause u can always find a new interest. me? no... anime's been in my life as long as i can remember and I'm sure it always will. Or atleast my interest for Japan.

I agree.. I thought I wouldn't be able to find time to watch anime or read manga by working, and I was sure that step by step my interest would decrease in this way.. Well it's not true, time isn't so much but my interest in anime and manga is the same and will be so for looong looong time (I think for ever).. I will only be more selective by choosing genre and plot I think ^^

Quote by uffy-chan I will only be more selective by choosing genre and plot I think ^^

I agree with that last sentence. I was actually just thinking about it a while ago. I thought that I'll probably start being quite picky and so on about manga and anime.

Yeah I admit myself I have already started to be that way with me to be more picky but while still stay tryue to what ones i really like as in genres.

NEVER.......

It's absolutely possible. Sometimes interests change, or you just find yourself no longer enjoying something that you were once a fanatic over. The people who are saying "Never" and "impossible" are apparently either unable to really look ahead at the future or it just doesn't apply to them personally with anime. But saying that it's "impossible" is quite frankly ridiculous. It's entirely possible, whether or not it actually has happened to them yet.

anythings possible man.. depends on circumstances too... pressure can do it =0

I don't think I'm a real anime fan anymore. I have like 4 boxsets of anime I haven't watched. The last sseries I finished was about a year and a half ago. I don't go to anime club.

I still like anime wallpapers though and hentai, but that's about it.

Quote by ArtificialRaindropIt's absolutely possible. Sometimes interests change, or you just find yourself no longer enjoying something that you were once a fanatic over. The people who are saying "Never" and "impossible" are apparently either unable to really look ahead at the future or it just doesn't apply to them personally with anime. But saying that it's "impossible" is quite frankly ridiculous. It's entirely possible, whether or not it actually has happened to them yet.

Or maybe the people who say never or impossible care about there hobby so much that might wish to pursue it as a future career? and really the only way a hobby like anime can get tiresome is if you choose to make it tiresome. if it wasn't your thing then move on. if you still prefer to enjoy your anime hobby but it becomes tiresome try something new within the anime genre to make it exciting again. but hey it's your life.

If you're getting sick of anime/manga, you stop watching/reading.
It's nothing to lose your mind over.
It's just japanese stuff that's worth a look, that's all.

What you do with your life is completely up to you.
stay or quit, it's your choice.

Besides, it's just a hobby to me, not an addiction.
I can stop watching/reading for a while and I'll survive long enough to watch them again later in the future.
I've got plenty of time to watch anime and live life to the max.

Don't worry about it. Some people grow out of things and others just get bored with them and go to try something else. It happens and its not a bad thing. Some people even stop for a while and then come back.

Anything is POSSIBLE... waaaaaaa.... OMG now Im scared... lolz

The only time I watch anime is only when I can catch an episode on tv.I m doing this because I have stuff to do and don t really have time but at least once a week or 2 weeks I read some manga.I haven t lost my interest in this hobby.Just yesterday I saw 2 episodes of Paradise Kiss on TV and I was something like:"Wow...,I love anime"even though I ve seen it many times before.Right now the anime I used to not like have become part of me.Weird huh?

i m not an otaku but my life has always had anime involved, i learned to draw aout of it, anime actually is one of the elements in my life that makes me happy, and i will never be detached from it, for its one of those things you like so much that you feel like spreading the word..

Sadly i've stopped watching Anime cos an asshole in my country started catching downloaders. *$@#$%#%@%!

Actually when they stop being a fan that means that they were never really a true fan from the start. A true fan would never stop liking what they usually like, even if they are forced to leave them.

Anything is possible...weither you've been busy with work or have to many things going on in your life, I see it happening.
It's not a bad thing either, but for someone like me...well...I love art, there for I love the styles from different animes & that's what makes it a big interest for me. There are times when I need a break from it though. Even I get sick of them sometimes! That's right!
Maybe it's because I'm to picky, but recently I haven't seen any exciting animes coming out or that are to my interest.
So watching the same animes over & over becomes boring! But I'm glad I found Code Geass & Gundam 00 to keep me busy for now!

if that happens you must be watching Yu-Gay-Oh all this time
very sad indeed

My anime and manga addiction won't disappear, I know it...lol
Well, I won't let it anyway...cuz once I grow up, I want to be a mangaka/animator with my best friend...lol^^,
Besides, I can't stand not watching anime...even when exams, I'll watch at least two or three times...^^;; Of course I watch them secretly using my laptop in my room...(that's why I was never caught by my parents...^^;;

I went without anime for a few years as DVDs were replacing VCDs and I couldn't afford a DVD player at the time. Also, fansubs were on pretty big files and broadband wasn't prevalent. However, when my dad got a DVD player, the first thing I did was to order a limited edition anime DVD. So, it showed my love for anime never did go away