123. While I kind of agree that people shouldn't like popular animes just because they are popular, people shouldn't like obscure animes just because they're obscure. Yes, the fans that who declare "Naruto is the best anime evar omg" when it is in fact, one of few they've seen, are annoying, but people have to start somewhere. Most fans get interested through Pokemon, Sailor Moon, Naruto, Bleach...and then they move on to better stuff, and it doesn't mean they have to dislike popular series at all. And in my case, I found Naruto, Death Note, and Code Geass before they became inflated with fans, and I do like my share of both mainstream and lesser-knowns (besides, it's easy to find pretty icons when a series is mainstream...okay, yeah, I'm shallow). Instead of not associating with them, why not just give them recs to obscure animes that you do find to be superior? It would be a kinder solution than just dismissing them entirely.