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Published: 2011-04-20 08:29:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 20800; Favourites: 431; Downloads: 61
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"Kids Interest?" Really? So all the manga/anime/game fans out there are "kids?" NiceSaw this at a Borders the other day (after reading that Otaku USA magazine! dude! Fruits Basket!)
I laughed and was somewhat annoyed by this at the same time. It always bugs me that anime/manga/games and animation are thought to be for kids by the general public. I've come across this several times, even within my own family. Animation, games, and Japanese shows/comics are not just for kids! Just ask the hundreds of teen and adult cosplayers and the teenage/adult people I always see in the manga section of that same Borders!
I admit I used to think anime and manga stuff was stupid I know right! me! But then I gave it a chance and now its one of my obsessions! If a lot of the people who think this way actually gave this awesome genre of entertainment a chance, I bet they'd be surprised!
So to all my fellow fans out there, I'm sorry people are like this and keep loving animanga! And to those people who think like this, well, ur wrong. Some of us may be kids at heart, but we're not kids!
p.s. u can tell I'm in between drawings right now. Thats always when I start uploading Motivational/Demotivational Posters!
Update 6/14/11: This was so stupid! I had to fight to keep this picture! I was forced by the DA staff to fill out a Permission form for this picture! And it's my picture!! I had to give myself permission to use this photo! Oh no! I used this picture without my permission! I'm gonna sue myself! Good grief, there really are some stupid rules!
update 4/21/2011: OMG!!! Look at all the comments, faves, and page views!! Thank you sooo much everyone!
I love reading ur opinion on this! It's fun hearing what y'all think! I'll try my best to respond to the comments, but it may take me a while!Hooray for respectful debates, discussion, and opinions! Y'all r awesome!
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Yeah. Because it's totally normal to let your kids watch animes like Higurashi, Umineko, Elfen Lied and/or Hentai/Ecchi/Yuri/Yaoi.
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I'm talking about really small kids here. Not teens.
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seriously! I heard Elfen Lied is really intense! and anything with a focus on sexual themes should be kept away from kids. aren't they growing up fast enough as is?
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Elfen Lied if you haven't watched...yes it's really intense. Normally animes don't manage to make me cry but this...oh I cried so hard. (Mainly because of the scene with the dog. Bastards deserved what they got.) but still. Unless you want your kids watching flying limbs,blood and core I wouldn't advise you to show them.
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that's what I've heard. creepy and depressing! might just have to believe everyone and skip that one (I'm squemish!) so if I, a 21 year old, can't handle it, just imagine how a small child would be like!! O___o
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agreed some are both tv 14 and tv ma yeah tottaly for kids ever seen soul eater episode 1
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I suppose it all depends on the type of kid. If you're mature enough at a young age, go ahead watch Fruits Basket...or Naruto. But, most kids aren't mature enough and they prooobably shouldn't have put Otaku USA in the kid's interest section. I probably would have laughed xD
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Thank goodness I'm not the only one xD
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I read Elfen lied when I was 12... Does that count? XD
I suppose if that is not real people its not for "grown ups" in their minds... XD
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I think it all depends on the kid though..Example i admit im kinda a kid (gonna be a teen soon though) and i LOVE FRUBA when something suggestive happens i usually ignore it or just make a o-e face xD when something sort of gory happens (well the worst thing is like a nose bleed except when Hatori hurt his eye) it doesn't effect me much. I understand keeping your kids away from TONS of violence (cuz they might get nightmares) but really, whats the worst thing suggestive things can do? Honestly correct me if im wrong, if your mature enough, it doesnt matter if your 8,12,16, or 20, you should be able to read/watch what you want :]
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oh and even though Fruits Basket has a little bit of bad stuff its not that bad, and naruto is a little bloody and has some swearing, but thats not that bad. But i dont know what that other stuff it :/
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well, hopefully they mean pre-teens (11-13) also i think if your really mature, you can see anime and manga as a kid. But i dont think anyone younger then 9 should watch/read anime/manga, unless its something like pokemon/sailor moon (which is aimed towards kids)
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yeah, i agree. just as there are live action shows aimed toward adultsm some for teens, and some for children, there too are kids anime, teen anime, and adult anime. i guess its hard for them to categorize a magazine based on such a widely varied topic. However, they could put it under special interest. 
thanks for the comment
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Oh, wow! okay, some anime may be for kids, but it's totally for adults too. and quite a lot of anime and manga is definitely not kid-friendly. All that drama, language, innuendo... oh, yeah, that's totally for kids. :/
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I read your description, and for a split second it looked like you put in
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what did it look like I put in? ?? whats that?
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diabetes, and in "Hooray for respectful *debates*, discussion, and opinions! Y'all r awesome!"
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Seriously? There's lots of anime/manga that are DEFINITELY not made for children...maybe if the bookstore people actually looked inside of the stuff they were selling...then they'd think differently.
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I AM A TEENAGER THANK YOU VERY MUCH! LOL
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IKR! Seriously! I'M A 20-YEAR-OLD THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I'm a child at heart, but not an actual child!
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This is ridiculous! I would never let my younger brothers see/read some of the things I have, they're definitely not for kids!
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yep! apparently, all the people at anime conventions are kids! I know we're young at heart, but come on! lol!
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uuuuuhhhh...kid's interest? have they seen kuroshitsuji? or angel sanctuary? or elfen lied? cuz those are toooootally kid friendly.
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i guess they haven't cuz they certainly aren't!!
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i kno, right? jeeeez.
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...I'm debating that if my parents ever say Anime is kid stuff to me... I'll show them a scene from Elfen Lied.
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oh boy 
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heck, a lot of stuff in anime/manga isn't what people in the US would consider appropriate for kids. Look at all the abuse in Fruits Basket, for example.
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ikr! Akito is crazy! and the parents just rejecting their kids?! dang, such drama and abuse in that family!
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Yup. Fruits Basket is definitely not something to be put in a kids section.
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really? im like in the age range 10-13 (not gonna tell you which xD) and i watched and read fruits basket and it never bothered me...Well i am quite mature for my age (all of my older brothers friends say so)
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Well, those ages aren't that bad I suppose. Although I don't think I'd be comfortable letting my brother who's around your age reading Fruits Basket...
And my opinion probably stems from being older and used to more tame things for little kids like how it was when I was that age.
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and like i said, i think it depends on the person. I know people older than me which probably wouldnt be mature enough to read FruBa
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dang my mom like kiki and i havent told her it anime yet cause she hates it... mom is weird
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Kiki's Delivery Service? I love that movie!
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i like pretty much everything about manga and anime
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dido! except I sometimes don't like the... exaggerated proportions on some girls, if you know what i mean. But its not a big deal
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yeah it gets to be annoying when that happens unless it is done for it to be funny
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where do you get Anime/Manga magazines???
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you can usually find them in the magazine racks of bookstores and occasionally the magazine racks of supermarkets, especially Shonen Jump. Otaku USA is usually at the bookstores like Barnes & Noble
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"Barnes?" "Noble?"
Your speaking American aren't you? Drat.What about like Coles, Chapters... something Canadian...?
but thank you!
*goes to hotwire car to drive to US*
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oops! yep, guilty! any book store that has a good selection and a good magazine section
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ikr?! I should've bought it there!
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