Has Anime got you into DDR? Or Vice-Versa?

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One of the things that influenced my playing DDR, was seeing how many people at the anime conventions I went to liked DDR. DDR is part of the Japanese culture so you can relate it to the influence Anime has. So, has Anime got you into DDR?
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Good ol' Smashattack · Trick Member Joined: 24 Aug 2003 Location: â! location.

To be completely honest... I despise anime.
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ver314 · Trick Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: Albuquerque Nm

I dunno for some reason i think its a stereotype for ddr.

That all ddr players like Anime.

but to answer your question no.
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eryk · Trick Member Joined: 25 Jul 2003 Location: Toronto

DDR is apart of the Japanese culture? It's a fucking videogame......

There's more to the Japanese culture than Cloud Strife and Dragon Ball Z.

chibidjinn · Trick Member Joined: 11 Nov 2003 Location: Central Oregon

Nope, the idea of losing weight, and staying healthy got me into it. It's a great self esteem booster.

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Toji · Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject:

even though i do like anime, it wasn't what influenced me to start playing DDR.
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skie · Vivid Member Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Location: olr studios

Hmmm... I think through DDR I met a lot of people that were really into anime, and I think maybe I've grown to appreciate some more animes I may not have discovered had I not met some friends this way... but I wouldn't say I've become this sudden fan of anime or anything

. I'm still a video game dork first and foremost

lol
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EmiOfBrie · Trick Member Joined: 23 Jan 2002 Location: Hopkins, MN

It was seeing DDR at Anime Iowa in May 2000 that made me aware of its existance. If not for my anime fixation, I likely wouldn't have found the game at all.

To tell the truth, if not for my anime fixation, I'd probably be more into Pump It Up. *heh* My gf and I eat out at Hooters at the Mall of America all the time, and across from it is an arcade with Pump prominently displayed.
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ddr_tupac · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:06 am Post subject:

Aha its only a matter of time till someone says that megaman is part of the japanese culture , darn.

i think anime sucks the big one , in my opinion , i play ddr because it beats sitting on my buttocks playing a video game

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KILLJOY · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:09 am Post subject:

i actualy realy am not into cartoons any more(south park and fist of the north star dont count

) but my little bro likes anime i think and hes starting to play ddr.
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Steps2Fresh · Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:16 pm Post subject:

Anime didn't get me into DDR and in no way I think they are connected. My friends who introduced me and got me into DDR liked anime, but that is just another hobbie that they have. I think they are seperate because DDR is just a video game and anime is just japanesse animation. Just because they are both made in Japan doesn't make them part of every japanesse or japanesse-wannabe's daily life. People have different hobbies and just because something is made in japan not every person who lives in that culture does it or supports it

Ebisumaru · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2003

Anime is probably the worst thing on TV, so no. Anime blows.

ZephyrGlaze · Trick Member Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV

You see, I one day saw someone playing on a 5th mix machine--they were playing Lupin' 3rd '78, and I was like, "I have to play this game." If it weren't for the anime, I'd never be playing.
That of course was a complete lie. I like both anime and DDR, but like many others here, neither influences the other.
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Ryudori · Trick Member Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey

I love DDR.
I love animé.
Neither have an influence over the other...I play DDR because it's a good self-confidence boost (something I need) and excercise that's more fun than work. And BTW the Azure Heights message board got me into DDR.
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Agent J · Trick Member Joined: 29 Feb 2004 Location: Dimension X

Other than the fact that I can recognize the anime song remixes that have appeared on DDR, I have to put myself in the group of people whose like of anime and DDR aren't really influenced by each other. And heck, I'm not even sure I really like anime anymore. The last few anime titles I've watched either really got on my nerves or completely failed to keep my interest.

Julie QQQ...? · Trick Member Joined: 07 Jun 2002 Location: Boston, MA

No... although I got into them at around the same time. I got influenced in both by two different sets of people, and although some of my friends became both anime and DDR lovers, they're still pretty much two seperate entities for me.