Disclaimer, disclaimer! Before all the people out there who like anime start attacking me, I get it! I used to really like anime!! In fact, it's safe to say that I was a weeb, but I want to explain to you some main points as to why I lost my interest in anime.
1. Drawing Styles
Hold on, hold on, before you pull out the beautiful sceneries and details found in anime, let me explain to you. I haven't realized this at first, but the way girl anime characters are often portrayed with certain things exaggerated (sorry didn't know how to word that) makes me realize that it is actually quite perverted. I mean, men, I'm guessing, are drawing these girls with their desires in mind, and it sickens me. I know that this does not apply to all animes, but think, would men be really not perverted if they didn't draw girls like that? I also know that in general, many men are like this, but the way that girls are drawn like that makes me feel sick.
2. It made me want to be someone I'm not
Ok, ok, this is not the most contributing factor as to how I got enraptured into wanting to be someone I'm not, but it was a huge considering factor. Whatever fandom you're in, if you are really into that fandom, you'll get obsessed with wanting to be either like the characters or to be in their spot. Either way, it can become very unhealthy as you are not focusing on the person God wants you to be. I know that certain characters can truly help us laugh a little more in life and maybe even teach us a lesson or two, but I think that it can be dangerous to try to be someone you are not.
3. Money
I have spent hundreds of dollars on my anime fandom. I regret that.
Well, this blog was awfully short and pessimistic. I hope that you understand where I am coming from and that if you are into anime, that you'll understand as well. And this goes for any fandom: never forget your identity in Christ.
So, if you are in my position, instead of focusing on the regret, focus on the good. Choose to pick out the happiness from that stage and move on. We went through it and now we're out of it. That's a blessing.
Much love and keep dreaming,
Momo