Anime vs. Furry

Why am I blogging while at a huge anime con? Because I've already registered, eaten breakfast and set up a computer connection and there's still 15 minutes until the dealer's room opens. Actually, before I tried to set up the computer, there was an hour... but still.

I noticed several differences between furry and anime fans while I was eating. I thought I'd do a running comparison.

First off, the breakfast buffet actually had miso soup! And Kombu! There's nothing like a big pile of sticky rice to help cut the grease of the sausages and bacon.

The age we act.
Anime fans: 5 yrs old? That age when we put on costumes and goofed, before we got all self-conscious.
Furry fans? 14? That age where we are well into what sex is about, desperate for it, but still awkward.

Who's here:
Anime: a PG mix: families with very young children (very well-behaved children I should note). Geeky teens and teens-at-heart. Some geezers (like me!). Artists and costumers.

Furry: Horny teens. Alternative lifest yles. Troglodytes. Artistic types (moody, dress in black) and artists (looks confused, carries sketchbook but no pens).

Moods:
Anime: Too much sugar; too much caffeine. Spazzy. Friendly and oddly G-rated. Kind of like SD ComiCon in feel. Testing grounds for Kellogs and Prozac.

Furry: Desperate to be liked+. Awkward, like a kid in a museum who's just been told he can touch anything and does (stop skritching me!). Kind of creepy and squicky. When they're not touching each other overly, the costumers seem to be fun folk (when they're touching too much see: creepy and squicky). Testing grounds for aspergers, Prozac and Zoloft.

Describe in one word:
Anime fans: Yatta!!!
Furry: Squick!

Misc notes:
Anime: Despite the demons this fandom has batt l ed (h entai, child-molestation, serial killers), they seem to have overcome those stigma and become fairly mainstream. Certainly the face they show the public is mostly one of geeky-cartoony; aside from some titillating costumes, there's a remarkably low overtone of "sex". Enough so that families and younger children feel free to attend.

Sad/disturbing sight: A (probably) pre-teen wearing the costume of some scantily clad warrior. Mostly diaphanous and strategically placed material. The problem: First, seeing someone this young dressed in almost nothing. Second, the character she's dressed like was obviously busty... and the effect here isn't so much like her "falling out" as it is like curtains in a breeze against a wall..

Anime vs. Furry

Why am I blogging while at a huge anime con? Because I've already registered, eaten breakfast and set up a computer connection and there's still 15 minutes until the dealer's room opens. Actually, before I tried to set up the computer, there was an hour... but still.

I noticed several differences between furry and anime fans while I was eating. I thought I'd do a running comparison.

First off, the breakfast buffet actually had miso soup! And Kombu! There's nothing like a big pile of sticky rice to help cut the grease of the sausages and bacon.

The age we act.
Anime fans: 5 yrs old? That age when we put on costumes and goofed, before we got all self-conscious.
Furry fans? 14? That age where we are well into what sex is about, desperate for it, but still awkward.

Who's here:
Anime: a PG mix: families with very young children (very well-behaved children I should note). Geeky teens and teens-at-heart. Some geezers (like me!). Artists and costumers.

Furry: Horny teens. Alternative lifest yles. Troglodytes. Artistic types (moody, dress in black) and artists (looks confused, carries sketchbook but no pens).

Moods:
Anime: Too much sugar; too much caffeine. Spazzy. Friendly and oddly G-rated. Kind of like SD ComiCon in feel. Testing grounds for Kellogs and Prozac.

Furry: Desperate to be liked+. Awkward, like a kid in a museum who's just been told he can touch anything and does (stop skritching me!). Kind of creepy and squicky. When they're not touching each other overly, the costumers seem to be fun folk (when they're touching too much see: creepy and squicky). Testing grounds for aspergers, Prozac and Zoloft.

Describe in one word:
Anime fans: Yatta!!!
Furry: Squick!

Misc notes:
Anime: Despite the demons this fandom has batt l ed (h entai, child-molestation, serial killers), they seem to have overcome those stigma and become fairly mainstream. Certainly the face they show the public is mostly one of geeky-cartoony; aside from some titillating costumes, there's a remarkably low overtone of "sex". Enough so that families and younger children feel free to attend.

Sad/disturbing sight: A (probably) pre-teen wearing the costume of some scantily clad warrior. Mostly diaphanous and strategically placed material. The problem: First, seeing someone this young dressed in almost nothing. Second, the character she's dressed like was obviously busty... and the effect here isn't so much like her "falling out" as it is like curtains in a breeze against a wall..

Anime vs. Furry

Why am I blogging while at a huge anime con? Because I've already registered, eaten breakfast and set up a computer connection and there's still 15 minutes until the dealer's room opens. Actually, before I tried to set up the computer, there was an hour... but still.

I noticed several differences between furry and anime fans while I was eating. I thought I'd do a running comparison.

First off, the breakfast buffet actually had miso soup! And Kombu! There's nothing like a big pile of sticky rice to help cut the grease of the sausages and bacon.

The age we act.
Anime fans: 5 yrs old? That age when we put on costumes and goofed, before we got all self-conscious.
Furry fans? 14? That age where we are well into what sex is about, desperate for it, but still awkward.

Who's here:
Anime: a PG mix: families with very young children (very well-behaved children I should note). Geeky teens and teens-at-heart. Some geezers (like me!). Artists and costumers.

Furry: Horny teens. Alternative lifest yles. Troglodytes. Artistic types (moody, dress in black) and artists (looks confused, carries sketchbook but no pens).

Moods:
Anime: Too much sugar; too much caffeine. Spazzy. Friendly and oddly G-rated. Kind of like SD ComiCon in feel. Testing grounds for Kellogs and Prozac.

Furry: Desperate to be liked+. Awkward, like a kid in a museum who's just been told he can touch anything and does (stop skritching me!). Kind of creepy and squicky. When they're not touching each other overly, the costumers seem to be fun folk (when they're touching too much see: creepy and squicky). Testing grounds for aspergers, Prozac and Zoloft.

Describe in one word:
Anime fans: Yatta!!!
Furry: Squick!

Misc notes:
Anime: Despite the demons this fandom has batt l ed (h entai, child-molestation, serial killers), they seem to have overcome those stigma and become fairly mainstream. Certainly the face they show the public is mostly one of geeky-cartoony; aside from some titillating costumes, there's a remarkably low overtone of "sex". Enough so that families and younger children feel free to attend.

Sad/disturbing sight: A (probably) pre-teen wearing the costume of some scantily clad warrior. Mostly diaphanous and strategically placed material. The problem: First, seeing someone this young dressed in almost nothing. Second, the character she's dressed like was obviously busty... and the effect here isn't so much like her "falling out" as it is like curtains in a breeze against a wall..