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Anonymous asked: Your blog is really great! I can't really relate why people have to quit EVERYTHING related to anime and manga though? You can just tone it down instead of throwing away everything you liked. That's just a waste, since you enjoyed and liked it at one point and spent a lot of money on the things you bought. Instead you could just put it in boxes and store it somewhere...

I agree that it is not entirely necessary to abstain from all anime-related things in order to “recover” from being an otaku. (Partly because if you do that, you will likely relapse so hard, you’ll be a hikikomori.) However, I feel that we should respect the decisions of others- perhaps someone feels that abandoning all anime is the right thing for them. We do not know their life circumstances. I will not censor the finches of people with controversial or differing opinions. But I might censor posts that directly address other posts, because I want this to be an open place of grief and acceptance. Posts that seem to argue with one another do not contribute to that atmosphere.

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