[Haggis]

I think people are too eager to label one thing as 'better' or 'worse' than another. Is a Monet painting better than a manga sketch, is a Beethoven symphony better than a Spice Girls tune. Each one is a different experience and generally the more experiences one can get the better. Somebody who goes to the opera may have missed out on going to an anime convention simply because of the labels and associations they make.

As I'm in my late 30s now, other adults say my interest in Anime and Manga is childish and immature, but when you compare a series like Ergo Proxy, or Kino's Journey to the soap operas they watch then you have to question that. Unfortunately I think tapping into the adult market is an almost impossible task, my mate sees his kid watching Dragonball and Pokemon, and I could never make him see that he might enjoy anime himself