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fandomsecrets2008-03-02 06:31 am
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2008-03-02 06:31 am
[ SECRET POST #422 ]
⌈ Secret Post #422 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 16 pages, 386 secrets from Secret Submission Post #061.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [ 1 2 3 4 ] not!secrets, 0 not!fandom, [ 1 2 3 4 ] too big, [ 1 ] too small to read, [ 1 ] shout-out to all you ASSHOLES!!!
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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(Anonymous) 2008-03-03 08:11 am (UTC)(link)First of all, I can completely understand how embarassed you feel about being an anime/manga ("weeaboo" is usually seen as a derogatory term, so I won't use it, though I'm not sure if you yourself used it in a positive or negative sense) fan, as well as feeling like having a "mediocre" series like One Piece under your belt only adds to your shame. Ever since I first got into anime and manga around the time I started junior high, I always felt really awkward about liking it because I felt it made me seem like such a nerd and an outsider. I had little to no friends that were into it either, so I could never talk to them about a certain show or manga I was into because they either didn't care or would give me weird looks.
As time went on though and I got older, I decided something as simple as a unique interest in what others don't usually take a second glance at shouldn't keep me from being cut off from friends. If they didn't like what I like, then, what kind of friends are they? I made friends that were accepting of my interest and even made some that I could talk to about the newest manga or anime series. I still have a little lingering sense of embarassment, but that's mostly due to the fact that I've gotten older and feel so weird liking this stuff going on 9 years now. And of course, you always get the occasional "lolol you like One Piece SET FAIL" but they don't put em down since they're just ignorant twats. :|
tl;dr There is no way you should feel guilty for liking One Piece or being a ZoSan fan. How can you feel embarassed about something you LOVE? That's just so deeply sad in many ways and I would hate to see a fellow fan go through so much pain over nothing. Remember this, there are people JUST LIKE YOU that adore this series and every little thing that has to do with it, and we do not judge you. It's so hard to find people that have a genuine interest and heart-felt appreciation for One Piece, but when you do find those fans, they make everything worth it. I speak from experience. I LOVE MY FELLOW ONE PIECE FANS. They assure me I'm not the only nut-job that cries over ships and sappy backstories and skeletons.
Also, I'm totally with you on blaming Zoro and Sanji. They are totally my two favorite characters (and logically, my favorite pairing ♥) and make this series SO DAMN ENJOYABLE FOR ME. Not that I don't enjoy the series at all, I do IMMENSELY, but they crank up the volume from 11 to about... 50. xD;