Yeah not really any different from other fictitious works in that sense although with anime specifically, there's a lot of content related to the high school experience in particular which I suspect is appealing to many at least in part because of how shit being a working adult is.
Anime/manga also has a subgenre of "iyashikei" or "healing-type" works which again is appealing to people because of how stressful real life is.
While I'm sure there's still a decent amount of those types, I suspect with anime having become a lot more mainstream now especially among younger generations, I'm doubtful the stereotype holds for the majority of the fanbase.
Is this any different from people who are fans of cartoons, movies, tv shows, video games? Seems like just a stereotype...
Yeah not really any different from other fictitious works in that sense although with anime specifically, there's a lot of content related to the high school experience in particular which I suspect is appealing to many at least in part because of how shit being a working adult is.
Anime/manga also has a subgenre of "iyashikei" or "healing-type" works which again is appealing to people because of how stressful real life is.
You would assume that for a stereotypical anime high school wasn't exactly the best time in their life...
While I'm sure there's still a decent amount of those types, I suspect with anime having become a lot more mainstream now especially among younger generations, I'm doubtful the stereotype holds for the majority of the fanbase.