I love to scour the internet for memes to post to the J-List Twitter, Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Whenever I get dozens of responses from fans who follow us on social media, I know I’ve got a good topic for a blog post. Let’s explore what happened when I asked J-List customers about the “anime after age 30” meme!
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Is It Okay to Watch Anime After Age 30? Of Course!
The other day I sat down to watch the outstanding Space Battleship Yamato Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Blu-ray that had just come out. I sat there, whisky in hand, enthralled to have my beloved Be Forever Yamato film translated into a modern new version. I realized I’d been a fan of this series for 45 years. That’s quite a long time to be an active fan of something!
The notion that we should stop watching anime once we hit 30 is ridiculous. Over the past few decades, it’s become clear that “nerd culture” is at the forefront of our modern world. From superhero movies to cosplay to anime, we’ve shown that “nerds” have always been the cool ones.
Let’s see why no one should stop watching anime after 30!
Anime Is a Medium, Not a Genre
You never hear that people should “stop reading novels” or “stop watching movies” after a certain age. Anime is the same thing, merely a medium for telling awesome stories from Japan. While we might outgrow some genres like shounen or mecha, there are always new genres waiting for us to discover them.
Anime Is a Big Tent Filled with Endless Stories
One of anime’s greatest strengths is its ability to tell virtually any kind of story. Whether you’re craving epic fantasy, hard-hitting drama, mind-bending science fiction, or romance anime with stories you can’t stop thinking about, there’s always another fresh story waiting for anime fans. And when you think you’ve explored every genre, we get something completely original like TsumaSho.
Anime Makes Us Happy and Keeps Us Young
As I’ve written before, being an anime fan makes us happier. We’re constantly learning new words and concepts, which keeps our brains young. And looking at colorful and uplifting images can only improve our mental health!
J-List Customers React! Who Still Watches Anime After Age 30?
I’m Gen X, so I’ve been watching anime since the ’80s.
No anime after age 30? LOL, I was born Showa 42 and have forgotten more anime than most youngun weebs have seen in their entire life. I’m a proud “weaboomer.”
I’m not old! I still look like this! (She says…having been born in the ’80s)
I’m 37, and been watching anime for the last 26 years since 1998. I don’t plan on stopping until the day I die.
More Anime After Age 30 Responses!
I’m 44 and still watch anime. Been watching it most of my life, not going to stop now!
53 trips around the Sun here. So yeah, I make the 30+ dude in the meme look young.
I’ve been watching since 1982, when I was 5. First anime: Space Pirate Captain Harlock!
Anime over 30? I’ll be 54 in a few days. This is roughly what my streaming habits entail.
62 years old here. I started out with what was called Star Blazers in the USA.
Saw my first anime as a thirteen-year-old in 1988, Project A-ko. Still unapologetically watching anime to this day.
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Started watching in ’96 along with my wife. Our first series was Bubblegum Crisis 2040. We still watch every day and have dozens of shows on DVDs. I’m 74 years old.
Me being middle-aged.
Me, almost 40, trying to watch modern anime.
Thanks for reading this blog post about how common it is for anime after 30. How old are you, and how long have you been watching anime? Tell us in the comments below!
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