>>280292085
Has been over a decade. Zillennials have just grown up watching this, the persecution of the 2000s wasn't enough to alienate this culture, and what doesn't kill you makes you stronger so here we are. The mid 2000s had the worst persecution and it was when the word "weaboo" was created, so many people were actually watching animu but they all pretended they didn't, treated Kawaii otaku characters like anathema and those who enjoy this culture slightly publicly as a complete lifeless out-of-touch hikki weirdo. Fujimoto also dipicted this in his manga and Hamaji also attested this in her livestreaming with Chiune.