Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[Shibi]

I feel old whenever I hear people born in 2005 are like 16 years old. It is... jarring. Im 22!

A few years to go until policemen start looking like teenagers. That's the next real shock

[Theodric]

When it comes to anime, I'm only really familiar with Attack on Titan and Death Note.

I'm not really a fan of the 'slice of life' stuff. Especially when there's multiple seasons and it just sort of drags on.

As for age? I don't feel old yet, even with a sister eight years younger than I.

I keep in shape, don't smoke and don't drink much in the way of alcohol though - and it really pays off because pretty much all the people I grew up with look a good decade or more older than I do.

[MilkieTea]

Then we are reminded just how young we are! I've always felt very young when I interacted with mmorpg players. I'm usually the youngest or among the youngest of any particular friend group, clan/guild, whatever I've been in.

This! The second youngest in my friend group is 27. They were 5 when I was a baby.

Part of what sucks about being this age is the nostalgia for that time right before my own, for me. If I’d been born just THREE years earlier I’s probably have been in the right age group to fit in with my interests and appearance. RIP.

[Vyrerus]

Bleach was my thing! As well as, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Neon Genesis Evangelion (both the movies and the series), Deadman Wonderland, Nabari no Ou, among other lesser known animes. Nowadays I think the only kind of “early 2000s style” anime we’ve got is Boku no Hero Academia, and that comes with its own set of issues, lol.

Bleach was pretty good. I got tired of it after a while though, particularly around the Espada arc or whatever. I watched both Fullmetal Alchemist animes. Samurai Champloo was the big deal for me around that time. I'll never get over the fight with Sara.

[Vyrerus]

Then we are reminded just how young we are! I've always felt very young when I interacted with mmorpg players. I'm usually the youngest or among the youngest of any particular friend group, clan/guild, whatever I've been in.

When I first got my own account for FFXI all of the friends I made were within 8~20 years older than me over the years. I think there was only one time when there was a player younger than me. As I recall, she was a Tarutaru named Noobergoober, but I may have misremembered, and she may have been a year older than me rather than younger, lol.

[SturmChurro]

This! The second youngest in my friend group is 27. They were 5 when I was a baby.

Part of what sucks about being this age is the nostalgia for that time right before my own, for me. If I’d been born just THREE years earlier I’s probably have been in the right age group to fit in with my interests and appearance. RIP.

Well, I'm a part of that age group, and I will admit I do feel kind of old actually when interacting with most people in their early 20's. I guess we are the very last millennials, but I definitely don't feel connected to older millennials.

When I first got my own account for FFXI all of the friends I made were within 8~20 years older than me over the years. I think there was only one time when there was a player younger than me. As I recall, she was a Tarutaru named Noobergoober, but I may have misremembered, and she may have been a year older than me rather than younger, lol.

My first mmorpg was SWTOR, and I played on a PvP server with a few PvP guilds, and STILL most were quite older than me (a good 10 years). I met some of my best friends who were my age (or near) during this time though (my late teens). We actually had a woman who was in her 60's in one of our guilds.

[ZedxKayn]

I play with some people twice as old as I am/old enough to be my parent (I'm 23) but I never think much about age in the first place, "We're all adults" kind of deal.

[Lauront]

When it comes to anime, I'm only really familiar with Attack on Titan and Death Note.

I'm not really a fan of the 'slice of life' stuff. Especially when there's multiple seasons and it just sort of drags on.

As for age? I don't feel old yet, even with a sister eight years younger than I.

I keep in shape, don't smoke and don't drink much in the way of alcohol though - and it really pays off because pretty much all the people I grew up with look a good decade or more older than I do.

There's a few more we watched.

Dragon's Dogma, Kakegurui, Hero Mask, Last Hope, Knights of Sidonia, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Ergo Proxy. The last IMO was particularly good, and about as far as you can get from a slice of life anime. Need to re-watch it at some point.

Violet Evergarden came a bit closer to being one, but it was more of a tragic tale of romantic loss and PTSD.

Genuine slice of life animes would probably bore me to tears.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I grew up with Robotech and Voltron on VHS.

Old favorites include Slayers, Ronin Warriors, and G Gundam.

[Theodric]

There's a few more we watched.

Dragon's Dogma, Kakegurui, Hero Mask, Last Hope, Knights of Sidonia, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Ergo Proxy. The last IMO was particularly good, and about as far as you can get from a slice of life anime. Need to re-watch it at some point.

Violet Evergarden came a bit closer to being one, but it was more of a tragic tale of romantic loss and PTSD.

Genuine slice of life animes would probably bore me to tears.

Yeah, they were all pretty good.

Much like with some FFXIV characters, where I switch off with anime is where they become too focused on hero worship/ignoring consequences and nuance.