Viral Otaku Anime Fans on TikTok Give You a Taste of the Fandom as They Prepare for the Epic Crunchyroll/Funimation Merge

Anime is a kind of animation originating from Japan. It's usually hand-drawn and computer animated with Japanese-inspired characters. In Japanese, “anime” just refers to all their animated series. However, the world outside of Japan uses “anime” as a colloquialism for Japanese-animation, specifically to animation produced in Japan. What truly makes this style of animation is its fandom. 

Recently, the two largest streaming services for anime content announced they are merging and fans—also known as “otakus”—are so excited. Now they can get an overload of their favorite content under one service and not have to pay for them separately. Otakus on TikTok are a plenty and always post anime-related content to keep the fandom growing. 

If you're new to the world of anime, there are lots of content creators that don't only post about specific shows and characters and give you an easier grasp on the fandom in general. It's a good introduction to the universe if you're first starting to get into it. The fans have created such a huge community of people who love anime.

@franco.kbg

That sure is a train full of big time anime fans and dang they are good at cosplaying!

@dosmaoz

Sometimes the scenery in anime is just breathtaking. It makes you wish real life looked like this.

@sempayhentay2

Epic Naruto: Shippuden fan edited compilation getting viewers stocked on the show. 

@bibivitona

This fan compares the Google translate pronunciation of words used in popular anime phrases to the actual anime character saying them—they are very different. 

@ptaku.greyrat

This character is actually quite a point of contention between fans because even though she has existed for over 100 years, she “technically” supposed to physically be a 13-year-old girl. So… it's weird—just check out that heated comment section. 

@fesch6

Anime fans aren't squeamish. They're used to very blood scenes. 

@jun_tatt

Epic anime arm tattoo of Rengoku from the popular series Demon Slayer.

@weebmine

Speaking of Demon Slayer, check out this killer anime gift box from the series!

@caiterpie

Anime fans are very passionate about their favorite shows, they will die defending which ones are the best. 

@funimation & @crunchyroll

The two large anime streaming services finally meet and are taking their final epic form as they merge together.