“The Two Types of Anime Otaku”

Fan type A with blood type A... oh, it's in the blood indeed.

I am of both type

Sometimes interesting characters trump story and aren't slice of life anime all about characters?

Many side characters deserve their spinoffs or rather they should have been the main.

Type A: Evaluates anime based on direction, voice acting, art, etc.

Type B: Evaluates anime based on which seiyuu are in it and what the characters look like.

...
What.

I'm type AB-.

I enjoy anime and characters.
Not proud of Japan's anime because I'm not an animator nor I'm japanese - and I also like animation from other parts of the world.

I do evaluate anime based on direction, voice acting, art, etc... but I don't really dismiss comedy animes that uses the same old formulae.

Sometimes I go after animes for it's characters, though if it's completely bad or boring I'll just stop watching. Also can't bother wasting my time bashing or trolling fans.

There are times I like complex animes (with content), and times I want to watch something light just for laughs.

Don't care that much for seyuu names, as long as they fit the characters.

I like moe elements. I'm not too much into borderline hentai stuff, but if the story is good I don't mind that much too.

I do spend a lot with artbooks and figures... much more than the average anime fan in my country, much more than sane people would.

I'll agree that there are more B type anime being made, but I have to disagree with the hysteria around this. Truth is, more serious animes are still being made, and probably more than ever. But since anime is becoming more and more popular these days, the tendency is to have an increase on the stuff that sells. It's similar to games and movies.

Watched Higashi no Eden, Lain and Ghost in the Shell - they are all on my top list. But I also watched K-On and Strike Witches, and loved those too.

I suppose you could count me as a Type A if you included "comedy" in the "story emphasis > Moe" bit, considering how much I absotively love Azumanga Daioh and Lucky Star.

Otaku from Japan are completely different, they can't be put into type A or type B.

Type AB, no doubt. While too much moe gets annoying, no one can't enjoy Kanamemo unless you're christian.

i see my self as a hybrid type.

Is there some kind of a hybrid type? a combination of these two types?

Type R definitely. Watch me dorifuto: sskreeeeeeeeeeeee

Type A...but having quality characters is part of what makes a good anime. I think 'Type B' doesn't simply like characters, they're the type who obsess over them. In other words, KIMOTAKU.

Type A here.
I hate moe-animus like K-ON!.
I want more animus like Akira.
Non-moe Seinen are the best.

Type C

I fire rockets out of my fingers.

Type A, too ^^''

I have to say, I'm on a close cusp of the two, as I have elements of both type B and A, but more mixed together. Like I'll watch an anime for it's story, but I may get bored of it if the characters design sucks (With the exception of Crayon Shin-chan). Also I like Moe but if there's no story and it's all just to show off the girls bodies I can't watch it at all then. I need a story but I need cute anime girls also... it's so hard to find anime's like that. Then again I grew up on Magic Knight Rayearth, Tenchi, and so on so I guess that's why XD.

Type A, with a bit of B thrown in. It's more of my general reaction to a good story: I won't watch some shallow anime crap unless it has either good story, art design, animation, or VAs; but I WILL often get quite attatched to the charactrers.

The more open the ending of a series, the more depressed I get. The reason? I don't want any characters' loose threads flopping around! Did Ryuuji and Taiga ever get married?! Did anything happen between Mion and Keiichi?! What the hell is the romantic connection between Roger and Dorothy?! (Note how all of these are relationship-based. If an interesting and believable relationship forms between characters, I want to see it all!)

I think I'm Type B with A tendencies.

I'm Type A.

And so true, for me, Good Story >>>> Moe.

That's why I never watched something like K-On! '_'

on a separate note, I have a friend who is Type B, and funny enough, he said he don't watch anime like Gurren Lagann or Needless because he said "It's too GAR to be watched"

and I LOL'd

I think I'm the half A and half B...

sign me up for TYPE A,I hate strike witches and any fan service anime out there its all shallow trash.in the other hand anime like darker than black,GITS(ghost in the shell),utawarerumono,gundam,ayashi no ceres ( old stuff),death note,Guyver,etc,those are real anime which focus on the story and character development while not losing its interest or action.these types of anime make you reflect on life and on yourself,fan service anime only makes you live in a fantasy world and corrupt your mind = sleeping while hugging a pillow with a damn anime character on it. I rest my case, but hey we all have our tastes

Here's my mock-up:

Type A:

A person who simply enjoys “anime.”

Is proud of Japan’s anime.

Evaluates anime based on direction, voice acting, art, etc.

Story emphasis >>>>> Moe anime.

A recent example would Higashi no Eden. Fans of anime like Lain or Ghost in the Shell would probably be this kind.

However:

Type B:
However, they make much better customers than the more discerning Type A otaku.

People who like K-ON!, Queen’s Blade, Strike Witches and so on would be in this class.

Conclusion: I do like complex stuff but it doesn't always have to be 'srs bsnz', series that just throw all logic overboard and throws a pie in their own face like Strike Witches, Queen's Blade, etc. are cool too.

I also fucking love figurines.

2ch is rong

this is like the endless 4chan debate between "casual" and "hardcore" gamers.

as if playing team fortress and bitching about xbox on the internet all day makes you hardcore and not just a girlfriendless jackass.

I guess I'm a casual with a big collection.

I'm mostly a type A as most of the anime I like are of the types like Ghost in the shell and Gundam.
Though I admit to liking Azumanga.

Also where would I classify Lupin the III?
It's not moe but really has no arc but the episodes and movies often have good stories and lots of action.

I define me as AB, I like anime with nice story but also like K-ON or other with moe characters too. With the combine , maybe i'm a balance anime otaku.

I am
70% type A
30% type B
still prefers anime with complex story and action in it like ghost in the shell, original macross, escaflowne, and of course cowboy beboop, etc anime in 80 and 90s which focus on futuristic space battle or fantasy. Evangelion is too mind-blowing for my taste...

Type B i like aria, card captor sakura, and well a little hentai are fine :)

Nowdays regular non-h anime is just full of overly frickin cutesy + fan-service...i hope the moe bubble burst soon, and let the good ol anime type revive.

ah... its annoying ! stop war between Otakus .... its just matter of preference... ^^, im A and my twin sister is B

I'm yet one more person who's a little bit of both, though I haven't really been watching much in the way of anime lately.

i can enjoy both. tho i dont think id rate a b otaku category in the 9 or 10 rating most of the time. (i have done it with shuffle! and maybe some would consider spice and wolf to be in the otaku b category too.) most of my 9 and 10 rated anime have very good story.

but i think i have rated plenty on the 8 scale.

i guess im an a otaku since id never really think on buying dolls and pillows and posters with anime faces printed on them.

For me its pedophilic and not pedophilic anime

as an American I guess i'm an mostly type A but some type B (I like trigun, cowboy bebop, SE Lain, but also moe stuff like lucky star, Strike Witches, etc.)

Definitely a Type A, and a rather snobbish one at that.. :D (although i love NGE, especially the last two broadcasted episodes and the end.. which can make me rather shallow)

I'd be type A, according to futaba. Though I do watch struggle through some animes for the characters.

What if I watch both?

I am majorly Type A, but like everybody else I dabble in to type A sometimes. Just because slice of life makes me laugh.

Ironically, the anime stereotype is quite the opposite of the live action stereotype.

I elaborate:
Type b: Oh hey, I like Pirates of the Caribbean, [x character] is hot. I don't need all that deep plot stuff and , just everyday romance and funny situations with amusing people keeps me entertained. No elves or space wars or magic or any of that.

Normal.

Type a: Oh hey I'm really deep and watch lots of sci-fi shows and I must have things with deep plot instead of all these banal comedies where nothing happens. I watch movies to see some fantastic place that doesn't exist in real life. Like with elves and other fantasy.

Geek. Nerd. Dork.

Or am I mistaken? In fact, is this even truly the case with anime? Look at the actually actually non-otaku anime. Doraemon, Sazae-san, ect. Not very artsy philosophy hard sci-fi fantasy deep plot space elves are they?

I think at the very least it's fair to consider the both of them to be otaku. Just different kinds.