Very much so! Its always a horrifying experience to bring up an anime you like, but if the person enjoys anime too then its worth it. Most of the time people will know very mainstream anime (Naruto,DBZ,Attack on titan,ect.) so they won't think too much of it, or they'll know the hentai weird stuff like Baku no Pico and then you'll judge you for it!
Uhm, no.. not really. They give me a shrug and ask me what's good about anime?.. So, I tried to convince them to watch at least one of them. Maybe Studio Ghibli as a starter? And nope, that didn't work out too well. I even sent a pic of a scene in OnS where Yuu and Mika had their sad moments.. and OMG.. my friend... L A U G H E D. Fook you bish. This is SERIOUS, my ship is sailing and having their special and crying bonds! And she laughs? Humph, watch me laugh at yo funeral, you boosh ヽ(`Д´)ノ
nahhhh. i enjoy my hobby and i like my merch. you can compliment or don't talk with me. i am more than willing to talk with you about otaku stuff, but nothing personal. you hated my favourite? cool i can enjoy it myself. you liked it? cool now what do you think about this scene and all. i have close friends who enjoy anime and yaoi but we don't really exchange opinions unless its major or recommendations. im quite a distant person, i think
Have you ever felt insecure about what people think of you when they find out you read/watch anime, sometimes even when they find the "goods"?