>>19 and >>21 You're being insulting instead of constructively criticizing. I have thoroughly enjoyed >>18's post.

My own story:
I was into anime for a long time and finally after a couple years at university I checked out the anime club. They showed the entire Evangelion series + movie one day, which I had never bothered to watch before. It was neat.
But after that, I realized they all had very bad taste. They lusted after japanese-looking animation without regard to the underlying story. No one ever bothered to attempt a deeper analysis of the few good series/movies they viewed. They collected anime music videos and this was in 2003, for gods sake!!

I still really like lots of anime, but not because it is anime but because it makes me think deeper things. And this is what spectatorship should be, not blind worship.