To #1: Thank you! It is for that reason that I keep my hobbies to myself, particularly that one. Anime / manga fans have a bad public image, though that is gradually -- very gradually -- starting to change. In another generation, perhaps, it will become acceptable to most.

To #3: Have you met #1? ... You two ought to chat.

To #11: Shame on me. I loved the movie, and I really ought to read the book. (Well, whether you hate the movie or not, it was a milestone for the U.S. anime / manga movement, but I can understand what's hate-able about it.)