what was the bad experience ? we need to know what got you afraid to help you to begin fixing it.

It was, i just dont remember it well :c

Well, I'd say try to find the "cute" side of anime. That probably could help you a bit. Sorry if I wasn't much help but I hope you can get over this "fear" so-to-speak. :)

No, it's definitely not a bad thing. Bad experiences can definitely make or break a medium of entertainment. I guess it all depends on where you enter it from (as in the show or series that introduced you into anime). I guess the best way is to go out and start exploring. Hop around, look for shows that might appeal to your taste.

If one show creeps you out and triggers fear as a response then simply drop it, take a break, and try a different series. Some say the best way to conquer fear is to go out and face it. However, I'm not an expert psychologist so I don't exactly know how effective this method is. ;p

One aspect of anime that may factor into your fear of anime may be the rather huge difference between American culture and Japanese culture. Although anime is extremely popular outside of Japan, anime is still very much produced with only the Japanese people in mind (well for the most part). Although this is something you really can't fix, it's just a matter of understanding another's culture. Which can be done with time, through, well... just watching anime.

Just remember not to force yourself into a medium, forcing yourself to like something will most often lead you to end up hating that one thing you tried so hard to like.

I wish you all the best,

Valentine.

P.S. If I find the time later, I will surely recommend you some anime to start with. I'll try to find something relaxing, maybe sad, maybe funny, something that will ease you into conquering your fear.

Ok thanks :3

Honestly there are quite a few anime with horror and psychological themes out there, if one of those was your bad experience take a break from trying to get into anime then when you think you may be over your fear, look for recommendations, my first experience in anime after about 5 years of nothing more than silly videogames... was pupa... I was 14 or thereabouts... I wasn't as fragile as most people, but without certain mental preparations that specific anime would cause just about anyone to literally develop a phobia of anime, me, I stayed away from anime for about a half a year after that and then got back into it with the original naruto, which I watched in entirety in about a month, if cute animes don't work for you, go for the cheesy ones.

I guess it depends how old you are. The older you get, the easier it is to get over things like fears but this is generally true and only generally because most people are taught to fight their fears rather than cope or do nothing about them. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone being afraid of an anime before but the fact that people here aren't that weirded out or upset over it like you would see in other communities, shows you that the anime community is quite different and accepting.

One thing that I am curious about though is if you're afraid of anime, how come you are interested in anime culture and have a anime avatar? Am I right to understand that it's the animation, not the actual drawings?

I'm not you but if I were you I would definitively look up happy ending anime that lasts about 12 episodes and kind of get into those. That way, you will be exposed to the lighter side of anime rather than the dark grim side like attack on titan or death note. Though, I'm a bit different, whenever I encounter something that I fear, I tackle it head-on. A few months ago I came across a snake, didn't realize that I was kind of afraid of them, but when it got caught in something in the yard, i helped it and was literally touching the snake and cutting things around its face so it could live. In those regards I'm sure that if I were in your shoes I'd watch the grimmest kind of anime just to get over my fear but everyone is different. That's why I said, start with happy anime and work your way from there. Romance anime are really enjoyable :)

Watch Lucky Star. If that scares you then I'd say you're beyond salvation.

Honestly, I reckon if you just watch anime, that would be the fastest way to recover. I had a fear of bees for ages but when I was stung by one, I realised it wasn't as bad as I had thought it was. Maybe it would work similar to that.

Sounds like you're probably just watching the wrong stuff. Lot of kids and creeps online love to recommend gory hyper violent edgy anime that can easily give people a bad impression of the stuff and turn them away.

Personally, I always tell people they should start with miyazaki movies, then go from there if it seems like something they can be interested in.