Paul Farquhar
Legend
No one is that old!
D&D General D&D vs. Anime
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Warpiglet-7
Hero
I like anime and D&D and anime just as I like pineapple and pizza.
separate!
Initially I hated anime. Or so I thought...the yelling, the weird vocalizations “ohhhhh” “ahhhhh” took me out of the moment.
but I looked back. When I was really little (back to toddler) I loved speed racer. In grade school I loved battle of the planets. Did I ever really hate anime?
in the past few years, my daughter started watching anime. Out of respect for her interests, I played along and watched with her. I actually liked some of it! I watched a bunch of death note with her. Entertaining. Our DM likes dragonballz... and we ribbed him about it.
but if it was a venn diagram, there is not going to be perfect overlap but there will be significant overlap.
the thing that does not change though is that the color of our adventures does not reflect anime much. We draw on history, swords and sorcery with a dash of classic D&D gonzo.
but I think there is overlap. Going back decades (sh*t! I am old!) there are rooms full of anime stuff at Gen Con. Back to Milwaukee Gen Con!
coincidence? Nope.
separate!
Initially I hated anime. Or so I thought...the yelling, the weird vocalizations “ohhhhh” “ahhhhh” took me out of the moment.
but I looked back. When I was really little (back to toddler) I loved speed racer. In grade school I loved battle of the planets. Did I ever really hate anime?
in the past few years, my daughter started watching anime. Out of respect for her interests, I played along and watched with her. I actually liked some of it! I watched a bunch of death note with her. Entertaining. Our DM likes dragonballz... and we ribbed him about it.
but if it was a venn diagram, there is not going to be perfect overlap but there will be significant overlap.
the thing that does not change though is that the color of our adventures does not reflect anime much. We draw on history, swords and sorcery with a dash of classic D&D gonzo.
but I think there is overlap. Going back decades (sh*t! I am old!) there are rooms full of anime stuff at Gen Con. Back to Milwaukee Gen Con!
coincidence? Nope.
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
Ah, nostalgia. That was where I discovered anime...
For anime I think Attack on Titan, Black Clover, and My Hero Academia would be near the top of current stuff. Naruto and it's variations also remain very strong, and could be considered cross-generational (as could Dragon Ball and Gundam stuff, to a lesser extent).
Campbell
Relaxed Intensity
I'm 36. I watched my first episodes of Dragonball Z (which first aired in 1989) when I was like 8 (1992). Even as an elder millenial it was already kind of old when I got into anime in my teens. I came up mostly through the excellent short run of Berserk!, Escaflowne, Gundam, Naruto, Tenchi Muyo, and Bleach.
Laurefindel
Legend
a few years back, my friends were playing a 4e game in an anime fashion, whereas powers where often used as signature moves ("I use STEEL SERPENT STRIKE!"). I gotta say that game made me change my (snobbish) perception of 4e...
It is nonesense, but something about the characters and their interactions makes me enjoy it.
And I'm WAYYYY older to be a DBZ fan than I should be, imagine your grandfather wearing a "Vegeta is Misunderstood" t-shirt.
hehe
Promised Neverland, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer...
jayoungr
Legend
Almost all of my gaming friends are also anime fans. In fact, I first got pulled into gaming myself through a group that I met at an anime club, and I joined the anime club because another friend who's also a gamer introduced me to anime!
Some of these friends play D&D exclusively, and some play a bunch of different games.
So in short, my anecdotal experience is that there is a LOT of overlap between the groups.
Some of these friends play D&D exclusively, and some play a bunch of different games.
So in short, my anecdotal experience is that there is a LOT of overlap between the groups.
