Dont get me wrong.
I LOVE anime. I love the art, the ideas, the stories, the characters, the ethos, the style, the music, the sounds, the foerign aspects, the cultures, the fans, the respect, the trivia, the intelegance, the explosions, the 3d, the atmosphere, the colours, the (sometimes) sexy women, the blatent acceptance of artificality, the understated themes, the love, the hate, the relationships, the technology, the mechs, the creatures, the elemental point of view, the asthetic orgasms, the varience between different animes.
I just dont like the crappy ones that brig down the good ones and make fans look like they watch "cartoons" (shudder at the word).
Its so much more than the shite they show on UK tv and when i say to someone "yeah im an anime fan" they go "oh those japanese cartoons?" or "i perfer soaps" or "whats anime" and frequently "No, i dont like that crap" when they have no point of reference at all or if they do its the stuff i spoke about above.
i hope you dont feel i dont respect fellow anime fans or those inclined to the more "childish" or less "stylish" animes. I love you all as if you were my own 3rd cousin, twice removed with no inheratance ;).