After running several lengthy and exhaustive surveys, the Anime Maru staff has compiled a list of the ten types of anime fans. This is the result of years upon years of hard earned research dedicated to a simple list categorizing a niche fandom. After all, why shouldn’t everything be categorized? Be sure to leave a comment about which type you are, because that will be insightful and totally original.
The Casual
The Casual doesn’t watch anime. Maybe it’s heard of Cowboy Bebop or a highly recommended show called ‘Boku no something or other’ but it doesn’t care. The Casual also thinks it’s nice that you have a hobby, but it’s just not for him.
Pros: Socially well adjusted, generally a nice guy.
Cons: You will never be as happy or as ignorant as him.
The Weeaboo
The Weeaboo just discovered anime, and guess what? Every show is great! Sword Art Online, Attack On Titan, The Great Ape Escape, these shows can do no wrong. And if you don’t like it, that must be because it’s popular! And if it’s popular it must be good!
Pros: Easily manipulated into watching anything, good or bad.
Cons: Will look back on this stage of its life with profound regret.
The Otaku
The Otaku isn’t The Weeaboo because the Weeaboo watches bad shows. The Otaku is much better versed and watches critically acclaimed shows like Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, Psycho-Pass, or anything with Gen Urobuchi’s name on it. These shows are dark, so they must be mature, and since they are mature they must be good.
Pros: Much easier to talk to than The Weeaboo.
Cons: Despite it all, it still has just as bad taste as The Weeaboo.
The Seasonal
The Seasonal hasn’t seen anything from before it started watching anime, but it’s watched everything afterwards. There’s no distinction between genre, theme, or demographic, The Seasonal watches everything that’s airing. Hours upon hours are wasted only to start the process over again next week.
Pros: Completely up to date knowledge on shows that will be forgotten about within months.
Cons: Never talk to them about an 80s anime.
The Waifu
The Waifu is dedicated to one character. Its obsession knows no bounds. Typical behavior consists of saving terabytes of images depicting their waifu, creating a shrine to their waifu, and attempting to sew together a human ‘woman suit’ in the image of their waifu. Beware of stray body pillows and self insert fanfiction pairing.
Pros: Extremely dedicated.
Cons: Will settle for an asian girlfriend.
The Fujoshi
The Fujoshi loves men. The Fujoshi has never touched a man. While they may be hard to spot at first, The Fujoshi will always gravitate towards the nearest source of gay porn. It hates yuri, and finds it too objectifying. But Yaoi is different, according the The Fujoshi it’s the purest form of love. But as we all know, The Fujoshi is wrong.
Pros: Usually a good artist.
Cons: Only draws gay men.
The Cancer
The Cancer only watches shows with cute girls. This gives The Cancer a significant overlap with The Waifu, but with one very fine distinction. The Cancer will change out its object of female obsession everytime it starts a new show. It will jump from one Slice of Life show to another until eventually they blend together into one disjointed mess of shit. There is no loyalty, only moe.
Pros: Likes Azumanga Daioh.
Cons: Likes Lucky Star.
The Daywalker
The Daywalker is an abomination. Somehow it managed to avoid the glasses, neckbeard, and crippling obesity that come with being an anime fan. Despite looking like The Casual, The Daywalker possess a much larger catalogue of anime. They could be anywhere, at any time, just waiting to reveal their power level.
Pros: They work hard to blend in. But it’s all pretending, like a dream.
Cons: The fact that it looks like a casual makes it act like a casual.
The Elitist
The Elitist has heard of it all. There’s no one with more impeccable taste than The Elitist. No one else has seen or enjoyed as many anime as it has. The Elitist is the alpha dog of the betas. It faces the scrutiny of the entire anime community, but deep down they know The Elitist is always right because anime is bad.
Pros: Perfect taste in anime.
Cons: Thinks everything is shit.
The End
The End has been through all the stages of an anime fan. It is the true accumulation of every shred of Japanese media in existence. Language barriers have been broken. There are no limits on length, obscurity, or even quality of the series it enjoys. The End consumes all without the slightest hesitation. The slightest glimpse of The End will send you into oblivion. Its touch wilts the body pillows it desecrates. All will love it and despair.
Pros: Is a god.
Cons: Is still an anime fan.
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This was wonderful
Nice comment deletions. I was even nice enough not to point out several other mistakes, too–most obviously, two incorrect usages of “it’s”: “Will look back on this stage of it’s life with profound regret.” and “It’s touch wilts the body pillows it descartes” (and is “descartes” an autocorrect mistake–maybe for “discards”?).
Sigh… (shakes head despondently as he ponders the declining standard of English)
I’d just like to make it clear that those comments weren’t taken down out of ill will, but because they no longer pertain to anything actually in the article.
Nice of you to respond 好きです。
“Its touch wilts the body pillows it desecrates”. That’s how I read it. Oh dear…
Hey, fuck you. I like loved Lucky Star. You go straight to hell.
Let’s just all enjoy anime and shut the fuck up about this old, dead joke
Ok?
Yup. I agree.
This joke is old, no need to be biased, just enjoy anime.
The butthurt weeaboos in the comment section lol
Pros: Perfect taste in anime.
Isn’t taste subjective?
^Yup. That’s what i was thinking too.
Hehe. “Gravitate” towards the nearest source of gay porn. I see what you did there.
Y isn’t there a defined stereotype for male yuri fans to counter the fujoshi #genderequality
Day Walker です。
the funny thing is the ” Fujoshi” loves men but never been able to touch men , I laugh hard ! Way to go man , nice article.
It was a fun read…. ‘The End’ lol
It was a fun read… ‘The end’ lol.
I’d like to meet one of those
Don’t ever change, Animemaru.
WOW YOU WOULDN’T SAY THIS TO MY FACE IRL FITE ME EMAIL ME AND WE WILL ORGANISE A TIME AND A PLACE YEAH YOU WONT BECUZ UR JUST SCARED YOU LITTLE BITCH I WILL DeCiM8 U
As a suppressed fujoshi, I can say that description is way too accurate. I think I am at the female version of waifu right now, borderline the end.
I am a Seasonal Daywalker End
Oh my gods I’m a Daywalker lmfao
Me too.
Do you hear me, Snake? I am The End, I am here to bring you to your ultimate fate.
Meh it was boring…
Unrealistic. Most otaku or anime fan or manga fan or whatever aren’t this aggressive.
At least not in the rest of the world, don’t know about you amercians.
I mean…I Am not going to deny that I’ve never touched a man, but I do enjoy yuri.
Well, I enjoy anything from any genre as long as it has a good story.
I have a question. Ok, so yes, I am a fan of anime, but I don’t know what to call myself. And if I call myself that I don’t know if it’s good or bad. I do love anime because it’s an escape from all the problems I go through in the real world and it actually calms me down. When I watch anime, I watch it for the characters, plot, story, and visuals. I could care less about fan service, as long as the stories good I’ll stick around. I like Yaoi, but not because it’s a two men relationship, it’s because of the story and characters. I’ll take any anime you throw at me, give me a name I’ll give it a shot. If I like the first episode I’ll continue. I do collect merchandise, I will say. Manga, posters, magazines, etc. But I buy them because I like to show my appreciation for the show and show that I liked it enough to buy its merch. Manga I buy to get a better take on the story and a better understand of the characters. Of course, I don’t like every anime I see, some suck ass. But ones I do like are usually because of the story it creates and the characters in it. What would I be called?
FfFfFfFfFfFUJOSHIIIIIIIIIIIII~~~♡♡♡
i’m probably a daywalker 😐