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what was the anime before anime? (piefed.social)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by bluemoon@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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something exported from a country, that you first got bullied for (watching anime during 90s 00s 10s) that then turnt mainstream.

comics? pulp fiction books? rock albums?

i am genuinely interested in the answers

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Shunned? No.

Mocked? Yes.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Why? How come? I never imagined either would be the case

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 12 hours ago

For the same reason as anime: it was unusual, foreign, and associated with nerds