Assimilation

Sometimes I think I've gotten too far into my otakudom. I suppose this is more apparent when I think about it compared to all the people I know. None of my friends (except one) is actually into anime or manga or things like that and even the friend that is, isn't as into it as I am (or so it seems). Even my cousin thinkanti, who still has a membership here, isn't into it as she was.

But getting back to the otakudom. Almost all I read lately is manga (probably because I can set aside an hour easily, rather than the many hours it takes to read a novel), all I do on the internet is watch AMVs and be here. All I draw is anime-styled. This is really embarrassing to talk about. -///- '

I don't know if it's shame or what. But this is a hobby and I shouldn't have a problem with my hobbies. It's better than not having one. Yet sometimes I miss the less otaku-fied version of myself. But then I think, "What the heck did I ever do before?" I can't answer that question.

Which leads to another question. Is entering the world of anime a broadening or limiting of the horizions (as the term goes)? At first, I think it was a broadening but then as time went on became a limitation, which is sad.

Am I alone in this thought?

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