What’s an anime guilty pleasure? It’s the things some of us have reservations about liking but still like anyway. It’s the jiggly boobs, the hot men, the gratuitous blood and violence and all the other critters and whatnot we go gaga for but keep to ourselves. It’s the anime we publicly deride but secretly watch when we’re alone. It’s the battles we mock and sneer at openly, but are cheering for behind closed doors.

For me, it’s pretty boys. Yeah, it’s out now. I like pretty men. However, I keep my fangirlism to myself, mostly. Poor David, however, is sometimes witness to those rare fangirl moments of giddy clapping. That’s my fangirl thing: I clap and smile like someone who’s been out in the sun too long. Oh, and I hop. And squeal. But like I said, it’s rare. At cons when I see pretty men, I just smile. A lot. All the pictures of me with a fave character feature me smiling like a turnip farmer who just won the lottery. Special.

Pretty men are my anime guilty pleasure. That and the occasional blood spattered volume of Hellsing. I’m not a huge fan of gratuitous violence, but for some reason, Hellsing also makes me smile and clap. Oh, and I forgot to mention my ultimate guilty pleasure: shoujo manga. I have no clue why someone with my preferences, who hates romantic comedies, loathes chick flicks and detests soap operas, would like shoujo manga. I think the gods of anime have a wicked sense of humor….

I also like random comedies and anime cats, but those aren’t guilty pleasures. Everyone knows about those.

Do you have a fave something in anime you keep from your anime friends? Is there a series your friends hate but you love, yet you chime in when they say they loathe it? Is there a fanservice device you feel dirty for liking? Do you like panty shots? Giant mechs? Pretty boys? Magical girls? What’s your anime guilty pleasure?

Feel free to share your anime guilty pleasure below. Let this be your anime confessional!