http://www.hulu.com/watch/289406/saturday-night-live-j-pop-talk-show

Is it horrible that I think half of non-japanese anime junkies look like this?

http://galleria.city.fi/kuvagalleria/kuvat/01/19/99/77/1199977_large.jpg

Is it horrible that I think half of non-Japanese anime junkies idolize this?

http://b5media_b4.s3.amazonaws.com/28/files/2008/01/harajuku-flickr-camera-freak.jpg

This is true for all Type-B anime fans (which is about 70% of the anime population right now). Not so much for Type-A.

Types defined:

Type A:
A person who simply enjoys “anime.”

Is proud of Japan’s anime.

Evaluates anime based on direction, voice acting, art, etc.

Hates shallow anime with no real content.

Story emphasis >>>>> Moe anime.

A recent example would Higashi no Eden. Fans of anime like Lain or Ghost in the Shell would probably be this kind.

Type B:
A person who simply enjoys “characters.”

Will watch an anime if it includes cute or beautiful characters.

Doesn’t care if story is awful, as long as the characters are of interest.

Evaluates anime based on which seiyuu are in it and what the characters look like.

Loves moe elements. Doesn’t like complex anime.

The otaku the media picks up on are usually this kind.

Doesn’t know that much about anime and so is often criticised as by Type A otaku.

However, they make much better customers than the more discerning Type A otaku.

Recently there has been a huge increase in anime targeted at Type B otaku.

People who like K-ON!, Queen’s Blade, Strike Witches and so on would be in this class.

edit: Actually I kind of agree with Zero in the post below. Why does a thread like this exists?

I liked K-ON! and Lain, yet couldn't care less for Queen's Blade or Higashi no Eden.

I suppose this makes me Type-Zero.



On a more serious note, threads like these are started by trolls and bring out the worst in people.
There's no reason for this thread to exist.