I got into anime waayyyyy back with Akira, Fist of the NORTH star, Macross, etc..
and always kept it to myself. Then one of my friends came over and saw the tapes on the shelf. I popped one in for him and he totally got into it. What I'm trying to say is that maybe if one of the "haters" actually watched the stuff their view would change. Even got my GF watching Tenchi Muyo cuz of good ol' Ryo-ohky (sp). Been awhile.