Am I too attracted to anime?

li
- in Anime
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Hereby I want to present my "problem" and wait / hope for an answer.

After a year I was finally able to persuade my parents to subscribe to the streaming giants "Netflix". Mostly because of the animes.

Whenever I look at my animes, I feel safe and somehow comfortable. Also, I feel "right here". But when I stop and speak German or my other mother tongue I feel "as always". Somehow I miss that certain something that I feel at the animes. It may also be because I'm in a phase where I'm just watching Romamce animes.

I hope I could describe my problem well enough and hope that I'm not the only one who has this problem.

Pu

Oh, I think everyone has something for themselves, especially at this age. As long as you still live in reality and try to find beautiful things, I think that's okay.

li

Ok, thanks for your answer.

Sm

I also had such a "phase" about 3 years ago. When I met my friend, it has become less and less, because then I did not have enough time to see so many animes. I think as long as you have no loss of reality everything is fine.

li

Not good, because I have too much time.

Sm

How about if you date with friends or do something in the evening and on weekends?

li

Easier said than done, if you do not have the options 😅

Sm

Do you mean because of the mobility?

li

Not only because I only have 2 friends and they live very far away.

Sm

And if you're trying to find people with the same interests near you through apps like Lovoo?

Sm

A friend of that time had this "problem" too. She searched online for people from the area and met with them and went to eat, shop or go to the club with them.

pa

That's not unusual at your age. I had something like that as a teenager as well. As you grow out and enjoy anime without feeling like it afterwards. Reality will suddenly have that certain something again, be it because of love or new friendships.

Especially after a convention, I feel "normal" again and am at an age where it feels nice to see anime and manga as something special in life.

So do not worry, but do not forget that your life is special and you have it in your own hands to feel comfortable in it again.

li

Thank you for your quick reply.

You may be right. But it can take some time before I'm out of old age.

pa

That does not matter. It can be very insidious or all of a sudden. But do not worry about it.

Be

Do not know why, but your name reminded me directly of the term '' Hikikomori ''.

pa

I have not come to this point ^^ "and was not my intention either, but if you read it, you'll probably stumble upon it, but it translates roughly as the Princess of Ice or Ice Princess.

Be

I knew Hime already, but nokoori was new to me, but it is also written differently, namely '' no kōri ''.
Nadenn, tr. Funny I read the term from it.