what’s the etiquette? where do i start? there are so many niches and such that i’m not sure.
i have watched some anime, but mostly things like dragon ball. i am looking to get more involved with the community to help discover anime and get more into the trends, etc.
There isn’t really much ettiquette that would be nonstandard (such as be nice to people). But not everyone follows it anyway.
Its unclear what exactly you want from this. “Joining the community” is very vague and kind of not possible. There isn’t just one anime community. There are many groups, and while they may all share anime in common that doesn’t mean they all get along with each other. For example, some language groups don’t like others (and sometimes it’s justified, sometimes its not the language groups fault because the translators did a bad job or changed words from the original creator’s work usually without them explicitly knowing, etc). Its kinda like saying you want to join the Lemmy community. What exactly do you mean by that, or better, what are you looking for? Some instances dont get along, some communities on the same instance dont get along, some people in the same community dont get along and form their own on the same or different instance.
So what is it you want? You say to “discover anime and get more into the trends, etc.” Well the first part is simple enough, but what does the second part mean? You want to know what the current trends are? Past trends? You just want a sampler suggestion of different kinds of anime that showcase different trends? This is unclear.
I am happy to make suggestions (though my suggestions skew older and more cultured than modern offerings tend to have, but I do like some modern stuff), but without clarity on what you want I wouldn’t want to offer something you don’t need or care about.
this is the kinda thing i meant in my post! i simply dont know what i dont know!
the second part means to become more involved in the community that surrounds the anime. several times in this post people mention spaces where others gather to discuss their favorites, discuss what theyre watching now or excited to watch in the future, or watch along and break down episodes together. thats the kind of stuff im looking for, the community of people who share an interest with me and aren’t going to be mean because i say something wrong or dont know something yet.
Hmm. I see. Well in so far as places where you can chat with other anime fans is concerned, the only places I really know are online forums like here on Lemmy or on Reddit or Facebook. Though, finding places where people won’t poke fun at what you like or call you a tourist depending on your tastes will be difficult (regardless of what you like, usually).
You might try checking your local library for local events of anime or manga fans or something. You could visit local hobby shops to strike up conversations with others about it. Anime conventions are a good place to go for that as well.
i have heard the same! here, reddit, and discord seem to be the hotspots.
i will have to look for local shops, that’s a great idea!