Why am I still so naive today?
I was never keen on adulthood; every summer I contemplate about my upcoming birthday, when I'll become a year older than I am at the time. I cringe at the thought that with age comes more responsibility: taxes,
finding a job, financial independence, etc. This year I've also been contemplating the notion of having 'adult interests'. I mean, you know, because I still watch morning cartoons and switch the channel to my local kids' programmes if I decide to watch TV
at all. Perhaps I actually need to... grow up ? When I applied this notion to this otaku hobby of ours, I couldn't help but to think of those who tell me I need to grow out of watching anime. Of course, clearly, they have no idea what they’re talking
about! We otaku know that anime can be categorized through demographic: kodomo, shojo, shonen, josei and seinen. The actual question is: what types of anime (and manga) should be of interest as we get older? Does it even matter?
If you watch enough anime it starts influencing you somehow, so I feel I need to stop watching shonen now. Shonen life is a thriller-packed drama. But maybe I should quit watching shojo too because it's all about
an introverted outcast getting the attention of the most popular boy in school, and he'll sweep her off her feet into a life of never-ending bliss.
Well, I've been thinking that I need to open my mind to josei. I only found out about josei a few months ago, and the environments and characters are mirror images of the realities people go through. I can at least
say so for the only josei that I've watched so far:
Otona Joshi No Anime Time.
This anime did a very good job at keeping the stories of these three women realistic, and some of them lived certain circumstances that were completely oblivious to me. However, this anime does have a certain tone
to it when it comes to the role of a woman in a commited relationship, so it has its flaws.
According to you, should it matter that we should look towards more mature titles as we get older?