The fans, enthusiasts and followers of
anime and manga are anime fans. Despite this simple explanation, there are actually subcategories for this group.
1. Anime fans that are rational, logical and realizes that
anime and manga are just hobbies, fictional characters and entertainment. These tend to be most friendly of the fans and can start friendly conversations with just about anyone.
2. Anime fans that are miserable, probably have pathetic lives outside of this hobby and are never
happy or satisfied. These
will usually unload complaint after complaint about a certain series or character such as complaining that this character is too much of a wuss or that character is too overpowered.
3.
Anime fan boys. These tend to believe that their series and characters are the best and unbeatable. Tends to be most common with fans of the Holy Shounen
Trinity.
4. Anime fans that treat their series as a
religion, these tend to have characteristics that overlap with fanboyism and cults. Any negative criticism about their favorite series
will be met with a negative, angry response. They virtually worship the characters as gods and treat the manga or
anime as a religious text.
5. Anime fans that are otaku. These tend to collect tons of figures of their favorite characters and rooms worth of manga and
anime. This is also where they take their hobby to new extremes of stupidity. They have an extreme, sometimes perverse or sexual, obsession with their favorite series or characters.
