>>280057402
As someone who got ridiculed for liking the "strange cartoons" in my younger years, No I didn't expect anime/manga to become as big as it did.
Back then I wanted to share my joy of this hobby with anyone that would listen, but now I fully regret how normalized it has become.
Most of the current fanbase are nothing more than normie reddit-tier cum guzzlers with peak tourist-level opinions on anything that doesn't fall to western standards.
I fucking hate it.