I like to watch anime — stick with me here, I’m saying this for a reason — and I like to follow the commentary of a YouTuber called Gigguk. He loves to comment on anime, both in terms of specific shows and episodes, but also in terms of the culture and business around anime as a whole. One of his refrains that I absolutely loved was “anime is trash... and so am I”.
He is referring to the fact that despite the fact that anime and the people who like it (such as himself) can be absolutely weird, stupid, obnoxious, absurd and downright creepy, it can also be beautiful, profound, funny, and positively affect people at a deep and personal level.