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What's the deal with anime? (lemmy.autism.place)

Anime is pretty popular among autistic people. However, aside from being obsessed with Voltron as a kid, I never got into it. I'm wondering what I'm missing.

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[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like your question is similar to:

Movies are pretty popular among neurotypical people. However, aside from being obsessed with Star Wars as a kid, I never got into it. I'm wondering what I'm missing.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 0 points 2 weeks ago

Well, if I was NT and only liked Star Wars, I might ask that question.

[-] Zachariah@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I’m not saying it’s a bad question. But it might be hard to answer since there are so many kinds of anime.

[-] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 1 points 1 week ago

Oh, okay. I guess what I'm trying to understand is what makes watching anime more prevalent among autistic people than others. Being autistic myself, I'm wondering if maybe I'm missing out on something because I don't understand how to appreciate it. For example, I did not like reading Russian literature at first, complaining that the plot was too slow and they spent too much time on irrelevant details. Once someone explained that the purpose was to understand the psychology of the characters, and that the plot was secondary to that, I was able to appreciate it. Maybe something similar is happening with anime. Another thing is that maybe figuring out why autistic people find anime more appealing than other people might give some insight into autism and better understanding ourselves.

this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2024
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