I wanted to highlight a few things you may have not known about anime you probably never considered.
Most people seem to look down on anime. Anime comes from Japan and spread throughout the world, as a fan myself I also see what it’s like for others who may be treated differently for liking it, so i then thought ” Is anime really bad and did some research through a psychological point of view since it was showing information about what it does mentally to people and I thought it was another thing to consider if you’re interested.
Stereotypes
Stereotypes are applied with anyone based off what you look like, what you say or just because of things you like, In any case Given its Anime in this situation there’s Been stereotypes about Anime fans saying how they find it stupid and childish like a cartoon, they are seen as the loners of the class and usually are isolated and seen as weird when thats not always the case. Fellow researcher Rosharon and Kathleen begin to say ” “To assess the stereotype that anime fans lack social skills, are socially awkward, or are socially awkward around non-anime fans, all participants completed modified measures related to these constructs”.(PG 7) , i read this thought this is true to a degree most Anime fans have anxiety and are usually hard to strike convos with if it’s not anything of their interest.
An-Examination-of-Anime-Fan-Stereotypes.pdf (fansconference.org)
Adolescents
Though anime has its bad side to it there also its better side like How it positively impacted the Chinese Adolescents, Anime begins to spread between China and Japan and from there it became clear as to why this was happening. Some more Researchers Sen Lu,Rong Zhang “Japan’s animation is not only a world-renowned work, but all industries related to animation have developed very well. There are a large number of audiences in the world, and so is China. The rapid development of Japanese anime in China is also given to China. Adolescents bring varying degrees of influences. Hopefully this is what anime can do for others other than those in China.
The influence of Japanese anime on the values of adolescent | Atlantis Press (atlantis-press.com)
Deep Psychology
For those who may not know about psychology alone its pretty much similar to science and theories. This is seen through experience as a portion of fans were used in order to determine what they convey the animes were trying to show them. Some information gathered from researchers claim that” Anime characters usually take on or develop a new persona in anticipation of whatever task with which they are confronted. Sometimes they may take on a new persona to reinvent themselves, or a new persona may be taken on to protect a psychological wound from an earlier traumatic event. In some cases, the adopted persona is beneficial; in other situations, it is responsible for a character’s downfall. Its more so cause and effect kind of thing which determines if the influence is good or bad on that person and why is it that way, watching animas and seeing the main character do what they do can be relatable and something that encourages their actions.
Jackson Danielle(2017) Persona of Anime: A Depth Psychological Approach to the Persona and Individuation – ProQuest
My conclusion
In conclusion I think Anime should be given better chances , ignoring the bad things to watch the good anime and community will help you like anime more, as for the information I provided I wanted to say people are impacted form whatever anime they watch in addition to how they are raised some use it as influence for the gym , or to cope with their personal problems/situations and however other ways it may connect to them, there should be a way for anime to be more directed in a positive way so that many more can watch and see how good it is and this is one of the ways I believe can bring a more harmless psychological impact.