[BakaTensei]

I wouldnt go out in the street and start shouting about anime and manga like but watching 3 episodes of anime and reading one manga a week isnt an obsession haha

and yea I get what ya mean about anime=cartoons but all really depends on your definition of what a cartoon is, alot people who are posting in this thread see it as illustrations for children. I call it anime simply because its japanese cartoons which are made for a range of ages while...cartoons (as in the uk and usa) mostly are for children, but having said that you do get a select few made for adults (southpark, family guy, aqua teen hunger force etc)

I've never felt discriminated against for watching anime haha...and where I'm from I used to get the whole "GET YOUR HAIR CUT YA DORTY GRUNGOR" when is wasnt even that long xD I've simply educated my friends who think its the same to cartoons over here that its different by showing them complex story lines that some of them couldnt even come to grips with.