How has anime affected you?

@ShaggyJebus: I don't know about you, but I still hunger for books, like the Fiction/Sci-fi/Fantasy books. Dean Koontz, Orson Scott Card, and James Patterson among the few are really good authors whose novels are nothing but awesome. I still read books when I can, and I'll usually avail myself to the nearest bookstore whenever I can. I do agree that American shows are nothing like anime in terms of depth, animation, effort, and themes, which is why I love anime so much.

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anime has brought me into a community that is fun and everything is always active. Before I started highschool in japan i thought Oh great i get to go to a land where all there is are comic books and weird tv shows. but after a few months I grew to love it

it's affected me alot by giveing me a goal in life.

I wouldn't say all that much has changed except for how I spend my spare time. I watch anime and read manga at a pretty drat slow pace (eee, haven't read Bleach for about 2 months now) but it's definitely given me some entertainment.

I personally still find that books are more interesting than anime/manga but they haven't created an appreciation of giant robots the way that Gundam has. If I had more time, I would definitely watch/read more often but I just can't find a spot between going out/writing papers/misc. housekeeping chores to get into it as much as I would like to.

Definitely 100% agree with you on this one. American TV just plain sucks. Too much fake laughter, too many reality shows, too many corporatized game shows, and no show follows a plot whatsoever. The creativity that anime and manga offers blow american tv/comics out of the water. I think the only TV that I watch now is whatever is on during dinner, which is usually wheel of fortune or if I can't fall asleep at night there might be a good movie on tnt or amc. Also, the soundtracks that anime offers are usually fucking amazing.

It has given me the never ending desire for:
Sweet endings and cute atmosphere(things like Toradora).
Endings that make me cry manly tears of masculine glory[or made me feel moved at least slightly] (Ef, Girl who Traveled through time, 5 Centimeters per Second, etc).
Anime that have characters that do what they do [evil or for bad] for someone else (Geass and the like).

ALSO, it keeps me on constant alert for any manga to anime adaptations XD

It has caused me to lose a lot of sleep and neglect my family, friends, social life in general to some extent. I don't regret any of it tho.

I've read and watched Doraemon since I was 4. It is one of the most influencing factors of my childhood. :D

I can't live without anime.

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It's changed how I look at life and how I live it in more ways than one.

Anime made me think more violent things, which it's okay because I get ideas for scripts to make videos.

Well after thinking for awhile.

Before I got into anime, I only was interested in history books, I read books about WWII while I was in elementary school. There's a limit to how much you can read history books repeatedly until you know everything that has happened.

I did read WWII american comics I remeber some of them being about PTboat? in the pacific theater but alas the comics were so freaking old and no longer in production, I don't even know where I put them now but they was winsauce. But now that I think of it, they were probably kiddified a little bit. I only had like five issues though.

I like star gate sg-1 and atlantis, I heard there's new stuff with atlantis being put on hiatus. I forgot the name.

But, other for sci fi and history channel I don't even watch tv lol. Heck even my tv in the dorm don't got a cable installed, and I get free cable, it's pointless lawl. I only turn on tv to play video games.

It has affected me enough to have fun XP I guess I'll be alot hell more bored or even more of a Magic Card player and Warhammer40k.

On a plus side, who wants to read a damn novel when you can read manga and enjoy the art?

I'm in it for the artwork O_O That's it, I really love the artwork =D

I don't really know of any art museums here anyways. And I don't feel like searching for any. Why search when you can stay at your desk and enjoy alot of art in the world XD

Anime has changed the way i look at my day..
I work mostly all day and some nights when i get home in my spare hours i enjoy this art. I cannot wait to get home everyday to get on my laptop and find a new series to watch.. Currently enjoying, Seto no Hanayome (which is hillarious).. Also I will never be able to watch a dubbed anime again its just not the same as a subbed anime, the cute voices from the actors is so much different than english dubbers... Anyways I just cannnot get enough of anime.. Thank you Awesome JAP's :P

Well, anime and manga affect me a lot I must say.

I started to like drawing, learn Japanese. I still remember watch Doraemon when I was 6, it changed me a lot when I'm little.
Nowadays I'm not too up-to-date with anime and manga trend, but still drawing, study Japanese and write stories.

Still, I must admit it affect and give me goal in my life.

Anime changed me in a lot of ways, for example mannerisms like
before going into someones home i say shitsurei shimasu or "excuse me".
:)

Well, I've infected by anime, hentai, doujin, alcohol,cigarettes and music!!
FTW, now I finally be myself, after a long time of thunders and storms
:twisted: :lol:

It has just made me gain a greater appreciation for all things cute. :]
And, thanks to anime, I had a love affair with cup ramen, but I haven't had that stuff in years. o__~