It always puzzles me when I hear someone say “I’m not into anime anymore. I got tired of it,” especially when I knew that person used to be what I’d call an anime fan. I’m not talking about people who simply don’t watch anime as much as they used to due to time or other constraints – I’m talking about people who loved anime and then, either suddenly or gradually, it was completely pushed out of their life. Although it’s difficult for a die-hard fan like me to understand someone “getting tired of” anime when there’s such a variety of genres and so many thousands of titles to watch, it happens all the time just like any other hobby. So today I’m going to see what things could determine the staying power of someone’s fandom…

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The age-old problem of wanting to watch many anime titles and not having the time for it, is something that I’m sure has plagued most of us. Even if we’re able to squeeze just watching anime into our busy schedules, squeezing in additional activities like rewatching, blogging, online discussions, and the like may be out of the question. The majority of fans I know are around my age – still in high school, college, or a young adult still living at home and somewhat dependent on their parents. In most cases, such a situation offers more time for anime than someone tied down by a full-time job and/or family of their own. So I wonder, what kind of schedule does one need in order to keep their anime fandom going even if their life gets busier…

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Will we even remember them 50 years from now?

Anime has been the love of my life for over a decade now, but as I’ve gotten older, I’m continually pondering a difficult question – has my love since become so much a part of who I am that it’s permanent, or will things that happen later in my life eventually shift my interest elsewhere?

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