I quit liking anime because of my mom...

Dude, liking manga has about as much connection to religion as apples do to pillows. I hate it when people think that Manga is like it's own religion. It's really not. It's a hobby like reading or writing or making scrap books.

Fuck your mom. I don't like anime, but dammit I'll forever defend your right to like it. Give her the finger and watch some anime.

Fuck your stupid MOM!!!what she got?a stick up her ass?

Anime/ manga is part of Japanese culture and art. There a lot of different genres for different ages. The stories usually have a life message, so it's not inappropriate, rather it's educational. All Japanese watch it and Japan is the country with the lowest crime rates in the world. Japanese people are hardworking, friendly and polite. Obviously if anime/manga affected them in anyway, it was in a good way. Try explaining you mom about Japanese culture, including their connection with manga/ anime.

why don't you try asking her why she hates anime so much? It's fine liking anime but being addicted to it can be a pain. just be careful to not let yourself get too addicted

Any think this is a metaphor for pornography and masturbation? His dad is ok with him joining a porn site but his mom doesent want him to. she says its
"not nice" and "inappropriate". He was looking at a porm magazine instead of a manga.
But if he really is talking about anima then his mom is just nuts, most anima is way less voilent and stupid then most stuff on tv.

Totally normanl...

Dont let your foolish mom hinder your creative mind. If you really like it, you should be able to watch it. Your mom is being unreasonable about such a petty thing. She think she's "protecting" you, but the thing shes trying to protect you against isnt bad and is completely innocent. There are things that are 10000x worse that she should be worried about. You sound like a great kid, but your parents (mom mainly) are making a big deal out of nothing. If anime makes you want to draw and express yourself creatively and productively, you should draw as much as you like. Stand up for yourself a little to them, they mean well but they have no idea what kind of mistake they're makeing when they make such a big deal out of somehting like that. Draw on lil buddy!

Your mom hates anime/manga? Really!? My mom actually likes that I read manga, because i'm doing something other than use the computer all day(unless i read it online, but she doesn't mind it one bit) and she likes that I watch anime too, because, well lets be honest she and all older people watched stupid and "un-nice" shows in their time and day. Just tell your mom how you feel, trust me it works(sometimes)

I don't think your mother should tell you what's "stupid" or "inappropriate". If you think it's right, and if you want to do it, go ahead and watch anime. You're in control of your own life.

I hate to say this but your mom sounds like a total nasty person.

I don't understand how she could find Anime/Manga "not nice" or stupid. Mostly it baffles me how she found it inappropriate...

It's a tough situation but I think there could be a few things you can try to remedy it.

I think first off, your mom needs to learn exactly what anime & manga is and realise that it's nothing bad or anything to condemn. After all, many grown-ups in Japan watch/read that stuff, to them it is the same as reading a novel.

Secondly, maybe trying to appeal to your father for help, asking him to find out why your mom hates it so much and if there's any way he could help convince her there's nothing bad about it.

Thirdly, I think that you can't let your mom control who you are. I'm not saying go wild or anything but giving up something solely for her sake isn't good. Would she really give up one of her hobbies if it offended you? I doubt that she would.

I mean as long as it's not hentai or anything like that, I still don't see how she can object. I used to watch anime (Sailor Moon etc.) and sometimes still do and my mum doesn't give a hoot either way.

I wish you luck though.

Actually let me correct myself, Ranma might be little adult I don't know how old you are.

Maybe go for something like Cardcaptor Sakura. At any rate I know you can find one that is clean. Clamp might be worth looking into I know a few of their titles are pg. Though you can investigate it with your mom. :)

i dissagre with people saying anime is stupid do what you like if your mom cant accept it screw her no offense but she seems like a complete bitch

I thought anime was just japonese cartoons? whats so bad about that?

You can hide your fandom of anime by watching it when she isn't around and hiding your art in a box under your bed or something. Also, if she still figures out your still an Otaku, than you can look into other japanese subcultures like Gyaru, Decora, and Visual kei (music and fashion cultures).

Ok so, what was the manga that she saw?Why didn't she like it when she saw it? I ask these questions because, not all manga and anime is wholesome and super happy. There are some genres out there that are pretty sick and disturbing. There's also a possibility that she's already gotten a taste of anime and had a bad experience without you knowing. She could've ran across something like hentai, became disgusted, and made generalizations about all anime, based on her experience. What I see in your story is lack of communication on your mom's part. She really needs to be fully honest to you about why she doesn't like anime and manga. She said it was innapropiate, but she needs to tell how she came to that conclusion. Then you can try to convince her that eventhough some anime is innapropiate, there are many more kinds of anime that are wholesome and you're responsible enough to stay away from the sick and disturbing stuff.Please don't tell your mom off. There's a way to express your feelings to your mother without being disrespectful. If you talk to her, without any whining or attitude, she will see how mature you are and that may convince her to be more tolerant and understanding.

And if that doesn't work, screw it. Your dad's fine with it so you still have the option to watch anime and read manga without your mom's approval. There's no need to feel guilty about doing something that you love if it's not hurting you.

ye kind of think that anime is very addictive, i would advise u to play games or something to keep your mind off it, i played games to get my mind off anime and only watched 2 times a week. my mum doesn't care about what i do , she doesn't even notice that i read manga and watch it because i kind of click of it when she come in and check me.

My mom hates it too. I told her I wanted to write a tv show drawn in anime style and she told me no one would watch it ;___;
But I know she just wants me to have friends. What she doesn't know is that I'm fine with my geeky nerdy friends.
Keep watching and reading it! It's awesome and fun!

In all honesty you need to tell your mom off. All the time my mom does, I would tell her about my dreams of joining the Navy and becoming a mother when I'm older and she always uses it against me. "DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY'LL TAKE SOMEONE LIKE YOU?!?!" You do whatever you want and follow your dreams, because when you're moved out and on your own you don't want to be stuck with some shit your mom put you in, you should be doing something you love, because there are alot of people I know who hate their jobs because they never did the what they really wanted to do. My mom is a nurse, but she wanted to do fashion and photography, she's really good but instead of doing her dream she took the easy way out and went to nursing school. I don't care what my mother say about my dreams or career choice because I'm not going to end up like her and I'm going to teach my future kids to do what they love no matter what, and you should too! Besides.....anime is pretty awesome. I like it. ^^ You should draw me something. Lol, jk.

That is idiotic. I watch many wholesome anime.

I love anime and manga so I know you can't just give it up. Don't care what your mom thinks. If she hasn't banned you from it then you still can watch, read and go on that site. You like what you like and if your mom doesn't agree well too bad for her.

The Japanese are having a problem with "U-15 idols." This problem is America's fault because we showed them "American Idol."
Japan loves America, and the things that we do, ever since we conquered them in WW2 and gave them a Constitution like the USA has.
But this also means that the USA has a responsibility not to glorify idolatry, which is considered the most grievous of sins for major religions as far back as Judaism and possibly even further back. It is especially forbidden in the 10 commandments!!
If your mother's moral authority is rooted in a faith tradition, then you must show her your commitment to opposing idolatry in ALL of its forms. If you do this while living in the world, and you read manga, then you have to try not to love manga more than God.
If your Mom is NOT religious, then she has NO moral authority to stop you; so you must then seek truth on your own and try to be responsible wherever you can. Think about what you love, and why, and what it means.
You might discover that the obsession with young girls (geisha, manga, etc) goes back into their culture like you said. But how far is too far, and will it suck the life out of you?
Who could love you? Do you know what love is? Is love an adrenaline rush? If so, how much is enough for you? Think...
Or will you teach the world what love truly means...

personal freedoms do no exist until you are 18 or older. sad but true

I would suggest stopping because my sister got addicted to anime about two years ago and she hasn't gone a day without watching at least five episodes of some show called "Bleach". She hardly talks to anyone in my family and never hangs out with her friends. She was never a social butterfly but the past two years she has barley spoken to anyone. She can't spend over an hour without her laptop and has gained a lot of weight from hardly getting any exercise. My whole family is worried about. As I write this she is four feet away watching anime. I'm very concerned about her and I hope you don't get as bad as her.

your mom is a moron. not her fault tho, she can't help it

Basically the same sentiment within my family, but to a much lesser extent, although i did watch anime for a good 5 years, i guess that contributed to my quitting anime. Ill still watch it occasionally ofc but i generally dont watch anime anymore

I really do not understand why someone would hate anime so much. Is your mother racist to asain people? What type of anime were you watching? Was it pornographic? If its not pornographic and your not watching something like witch-blade or Hentai I do not see what the issue is.

Which I don't believe witch-blade falls under hentai but the characters are naked all the time(so most people would see it as inappropriate).

Everyone has hobbies and these hobbies relax and calm down people. If you are doing good everywhere else I do not see a problem in simply watching cartoons.

Your mother sounds like a racist bitch. Anime is just cartoons BUT FROM JAPAN! In fact they make many kid/family anime. Like princess monanoke which comes from a director which makes many anime family films. Which you should check out by the way. Maybe try showing this to your unreasonable mother.

Asian cartoons are just like cartoons from the other end of the world but they often are deeper, and more creatively drawn. In fact Pokemon is anime and so is digimon and they are very kid friendly.

They have kids, teens, adult cartoons in anime and they have kids, teen, adult cartoons in other cultures. However the difference is anime goes littlekids/teen:romance,action, horror/adult:porn, where other cultures go little (kids/educational/stupid)/teen(adult):toilet humour

Why I think a lot of anime is popular. Since it markets to teenagers by talking about teenage situations. Where as anime does this in cartoon form and other cultures only do this in live action films.

I'm so sorry that you feel this way. Anime offers such a wonderful sense of expression. Like anything out there, anime may have it's dark side but what doesn't. I'm known as Anime Mom. I reach out to parents of children whom have exactly this problem. My website speaks to parents to share with them how wonderful this world can be and how it has helped many kids to feel more confident. Please share with her my site at www.animemomnow.com. Good luck.

Don't quit it because you mother doesn't like it I personally find anime on a whole to be better than any western cartoons (but i find we have the better dramas). I have often put aside all of my interests to pound through an entire anime in a week or two its a terrible habit i admit but so long as you thing you have the will power to put you work first there is no reason you should deny yourself great entertainment.

remember the previous generation will always resist new media it happend with the internet and television its happening with games, although anime and manga seems to be under the radar still.

(also i dont mean to call anime a cartoon but here mature animation is mostly garbage programs I'm looking at you family guy...south park, simpsons, american dad, cleveland show, that hunger force thing, the rest of you.)

oh and good luck

The fact you like anime is not bad. Parents dislike what they do not understand. I use to watch a cartoon awhile ago and it was rated 10 and my dad use to tell me it was porn. I still have all my toons hid in a box. It is ok you are not a bad person and your mom needs to stop being so judgmental. Long as you are not watching Hentia or yoia or yuri. Nothing is wrong with that.

She prob. Thinks anime is hentai

anime,manga and fanart are hobbies. i do the same an dmy parents embraced it and im VERY appreciative of them. you should have a talk with your mom about what you like an dwhat your intrested in. you should educate her about it and show her its beautiful,sad,happy, and sometimes innapropriate like any other cartoon or tv show. thanks
-haganeno64

There is nothing wrong with liking anime, just don't let it take over your life.

Listen, you're going to hear a lot of bad things from bad people but I'm both an adult, and an actual artist, and I'll tell you the best advice I can.

-> There is nothing wrong with cartoons, art, bringing out the inner child once in a while and enjoying an anime, or manga, comic book, whatever, if you love art. Story. Etc.

Where your mom might be right, is in content.

Don't get into that porn crap. Hentai. There is a lot of twisted sexual perverted anime. Especially anime. No other genre of cartoon provides it. Stay away from it. Its sick, its not right, and your mom is right on this one.

But if you can show her that there is normal, loving anime, that is just like watching a good tv show, or reading a book etc. it should be fine.

If you read Ranma or something I can't see her getting too mad.

So if she's upset it might be that she thinks ALL anime leads to the freaky porn stuff or the adult stuff. And it doesn't. Or that its pagan, and heathen or something, if you are religious. Just read it with discretion. And there is also religious/christian-based anime out there in case you didn't know.

So she doesn't have to blame the style. Its a fantastic style of art and there is lots of good stuff out there, if you look for it.

Maybe run by what you are reading with her.

She's probably only known about the furries, the porn, all the freaky stuff cause kids are really getting into it, and they really shouldn't, because they have no idea how it will mess them up - (Because they are kids!) and kids usually think they know everything.

I think its great that you listened to your mom, despite that she might be going a little overboard on this one. <3 Have a great night, and God Bless. ~

Sorry to say this, but your mom sounds like a total bitch! What the hell is wrong with anime? The only anime i used to be ashamed of was sailor moon when i was little(because im a guy). I used to lock my door and everything. once my mother caught me and i was embarresed as hell,but she really did'nt seem to care. I continued to watch it and never felt bad about it again.

Depends what you're looking at. If there's some themes that your mother thinks are not age appropriate, she probably has a reason for not liking it. Just as movies have ratings, so do anime and manga. If it's harmless kid stuff with a sprinkle of fan-service and blood, it shouldn't be a big deal. But there are series out there that are very adult, and that's probably what she worries about you getting into. If you like things don't fall into that, her worries are unfounded and ridiculous. Not all anime and manga are equal.

ANIme can be rlly inappropriate at times but it great still.(mainly on about the 1000s of anime with loli in)

Just hide it.

Wow that mad about amine, don't want to think about porn OR anime porn!!!