Is anyone else scared of people finding out about your liking IM@S?

[Kyo]

I don't care about any of those aspects that people pay attention to when it comes to Japan.  Strike that, I feel sympathy for the tsunami victims and those ousted from their homes due to the nuclear incident.  That's natural though, but I try to pay little attention to the aimless finger pointing.  I grew tired of such finger pointing years ago... when I found it got people absolutely nowhere.  The people inciting are usually ignorant, the people accused are generally victimized due to misunderstanding... it doesn't facilitate the "unity" folks declare they want out of the world today.

Not "tolerance," that's an awful word to use for it.  You can only "tolerate" something for so long until... well... you don't anymore.  Best to just accept it and get on with your life.  If it isn't infringing on your own beliefs and values?  Who cares?  If it is... then care.  Just care appropriately... if that makes sense.

As for iDOLM@STER?

It's fiction.  The voice actresses, the music, the writers, the programmers, the producers (of a Producer) are real.  Great, but the universe is fiction and not grounded in reality whatsoever.  It may derive elements from reality (idols and the business), but at no point is it a direct correlation towards what is here in this world we live in.  I like it that way, where fiction is fiction and reality is reality.

I'm a foster provider for two teenage girls.  I started doing this before I had a substantial enjoyment of iM@S in general.  Ignore what is portrayed in fiction on TV about the foster care industry, this isn't one of those homes that attempts to just "stockpile" children to rake in money.  Most of the girls that have come here have some... at times... deep seeded issues.  It's a case-by-case basis.  At no point should that alter what I'm used to, seeing as how none of my interests or beliefs are inappropriate or dangerous.  They have professional therapy to address any issues they have, all the while they are taught societal expectations and responsibilities while under this roof.  If it works?  Groovy.  If it doesn't?  Most of the time they're sent to a place that can help them.  It's up to them if they want the help, it's also up to them if they want to succeed.

You'd be surprised how few opt to accept that help.

Anime, manga, this franchise... none of it dictates who I am in entirety.  I don't talk about my interests with someone that doesn't share them.  What's the point?  I have plenty of friends with no interest in any of those whatsoever.  They also don't talk about their interests they hold in which I personally have none.  That doesn't mean we can't relate on different things, it's good that way.  I don't care what folks think about any of my interests.  If they want to insult me because of it?  Then they'll be no friend of mine.  No need to keep negative influences around, might as well stick to the positive.

I make no bones about what I enjoy.  Nobody of importance has given me guff about it yet.  Most reasonable folks tend to think of insulting the harmless interests of another as a fruitless endeavor.

People like that are my kind of fellas.

Everything in this post.

I can never understand why is it so difficult for such close-minded fools to grasp that it takes significantly less effort to just walk away without saying a word than to use their pea-sized brains to come up with an insult against anime/manga, etc.

[Compassionate Sadist]

IMO, it's more of a things guys have to worry about than girls, because of the misconceptions. iM@S either looks pretty "girly" to outsiders, or dodgy (in a pedo-ish way). 

Nobody cares that I like iM@S (I'm a girl btw); my siblings like it, and my dad thinks it's a huge waste of money for a "dress-up game."

Sadly, I can't order overtly risqué/sexual things like Dream Club (which I'm trying to get my hands on) for a number of reasons. My dad let me order Catherine and other M-rated games, as I'm old enough to play it -- he probably wouldn't care about Dream Club, either, as long as he didn't see screenshots of it.  My mother, however, would object, so I have to be sneaky.  >>;

[animagic4u]

I feel so sorry for you. ;~;
My parents buy my eroge for me.

[AweOfShe]

I feel so sorry for you. ;~;
My parents buy my eroge for me.

Your parents are pretty awesome. XD

And Sadist mentioning Dream Club; I still have to 1000GS those games (and Gal*Gun for that matter). >_>

[Ria]

No, I'm not scared at all!
My parents know of it,and they only see it as "annoying j-pop",while my little sister loves S4U! /o/

[Fuyuhotaru]

don't really care
heard comments about why I'm playing a girly game when i played Project Diva and iM@S SP in public though

[Roswell]

Being gay helps pretty well in convincing people that I'm not into it for perverted reasons. My female roommate likes to watch me play and even has her own fave/least fave idols.
My boyfriend just takes a nap when I play it. 

[ninjamitsuki]

Nope. Probably because being a girl makes liking games about cute dancing girls less "taboo".

Also, I am very proud of my weeabooness, as it shows with my various posters around my room.

[xkillo147]

Kinda.To my family no. To my friends no*I even showed my friend once and he thought it was chinese*,but to everyone else yes because they might get the reception;but then yet again I'm like a ninja with hiding iM@S stuff.

[Idol_Hearts]

No, I actually wish more people liked IM@S

[Benpc91]

I'm the one who actually spread iM@S around my area, so nope.  Not afraid at all.

[TTB]

I'm the one who actually spread iM@S around my area, so nope.  Not afraid at all.

Wow you are a brave person. What country are you in?

Your website is really well-made and cool. Wow your NND how-to-register guide is from 2000! What dedication!! 0_0 I am awed by your devotion to our beloved idols...

On some of the webpages there's a

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/home/tdiary/users/idolmaster/index.rb:2

msg, not sure what that's about.

How many people have become idolmaster fans due to your ministry?

[Benpc91]

I'm an American.
As for the site, the 2000 date was so it wouldn't get mixed in-between news. I didn't create the site, but joined the team that did as an editor. I'll check out those error pages though, thanks.

As for how many became fans, I have no clue. I've let several people play my copy of L4U, and so interest sparked. The rest of it spread by word of mouth.

[TTB]

I'm an American.
As for the site, the 2000 date was so it wouldn't get mixed in-between news. I didn't create the site, but joined the team that did as an editor. I'll check out those error pages though, thanks.

As for how many became fans, I have no clue. I've let several people play my copy of L4U, and so interest sparked. The rest of it spread by word of mouth.

An American! Now this is downright interesting... Well... I'm not sure if anything further can be conclusively inferred from any specific details so there's probably no point...

If I could ask... why is it called the "Gentlemen's" guide?

[animagic4u]

Because it's all about the ladies for the men!

But now that Jupiter is around perhaps it is a different story?

I used to really love idolm@ster m@d world service, but now it's more fun to go search yourself.