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Absolutely. When I was a child/teenager I got into otaku culture because I was interested in your average snonen battle stuff that other children would be interested in. I was definitely part of the "Pokemon generation" created in the late 90s with the rise of anime in the west (Pokemon, Dragon Ball, Yugioh, ect.). By the late 00s I wasn't really relating to the newer wave of moe driven merchandise, and decided to quit anime out of disinterest, while still playing video games on and off.
Once 2019 rolled around, I was a professional with 5 years of experience under my belt, had a falling out with a group of friends, and didn't have much going on. Video games were starting to bore me so I started becoming disinterested in those, and stated to pick up anime again. I learned from this experience, that I really do not like shonen anymore (I tried), and actually really like the moe / slice of life stuff that drove me out of the fandom in the first place.
Now I really don't care for video games (have not purchased any in the past year) and I have watched a good deal of anime in its place. I feel like I will eventually die out of video games completely, like I have with western television (I have not picked up a new series in around ~4 years), but my new found interest in anime is surprising.
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