Soon after as I was reunited with the anime culture, I began looking forward to making anime references whenever I had the opportunity. I was afraid I would come across as a ‘weirdo’ for liking anime but to my surprise, I met some amazing people who happened to be anime lovers (the term for it is otakus) which helped me get into a detailed discussion about anime and its present situation in India.

I got some amazing recommendations about what shows I must watch and which ones I should totally avoid. As my interest began developing, I started to take a look at manga stores, i.e. stores with comic books from which anime series are created, across Mumbai and found out there were dozens of them around me. If you intend to find out about them, just Google ‘Anime Stores'.

Along with this, popular anime series are available on the Internet in Hindi for the Indian audience on websites like www.animetmdubbers.com amongst others. Alongside, YouTube has been a prominent factor in promoting anime and manga culture in India with reviewers like InSaiyanTV, Whixer, Anime Mirchi, Dragon Hindi X, Pokeverse X, among others.

As surprised as I was, I learned that the future of anime does not exist in India through television and especially, mature anime has been unable to be brought on television screens, making it impossible for the audiences to learn about them.

Therefore, the content providers along with the audience have diverted themselves to the Internet, making it easier to access.

And as we look at a bright future for anime in India, it is vital that any form of content must be viewed as content only without labeling it with prejudice. Because if I hadn't let go of my meek opinion about anime, I wouldn't have been able to consume the content the animated series have created.