Anything I ever really needed to know I learned from anime

Anything I ever really needed to know I learned from anime is written by Sid Narged.

Who says you never learned anything from cartoons? The truth is that anime is what it is; a representation of a story. Like a new age Aesop's Fables, with ninjas, mechs (giant robots), cat women, teenagers, hormones, and even tentacles; these are stories that bring up issues that are learnable, recognizable, and very much usable in everyday life. Compiling more than 25 years of anime viewing experience, Sid has put together many of the "real life" lessons that he has learned from anime, as well as some personal observations of the anime culture... Covering such topics as: How to get started watching anime, Universal personalities, Love and relationships, Battle of the sexes, Crime and criminals, Family and friends, School and aging, Good and evil, Chibi and ecchi, Sub vs. dub, and many, many more... These essays cover many lessons and themes, and you are sure to find the lessons that are in your favorite anime. Open your mind - Otaku-Sensei! BAKA!

The chapters are like general topics; Love, Relationships, Aging, School, War, Power, etc. Inside the chapters are subsections, these are the individual lessons. Chapter 12 is titled 'Power', the first subsection is 'All Powerful things must have a seal' Then there's a couple humorous (but true) paragraphs about how anything powerful has a seal proportionate to it's strength, and then he gives some examples. There were some funny sections (Why women with unnaturally colored hair are appealing), some serious ones (War and Good vs. Evil) and some that hit a little too close to home.
It was surprisingly well written, but not difficult to understand. It is easy to read & very informative. This is a book for the anime people, who are usually misunderstood, and he's obviously a person who can see things from their pont of view.

This book is a recommended book for any high schooler who likes anime, and may be having a tough time adjusting to life in general. This is turning into a book itself so...

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