>>4890780The original Western Anime weebs were a bunch of Metal heads who as that other anon said, they traded a lot of tapes.
Think Glenn Danzig, that's who the original Anime fans used to be coz back in the day anime in the USA was mostly Kawajiri stuff, Golgo 13, Fist of the Northstar, Violence Jack, Devilman, Urotsukidoji, Angel Cop, all sorts of extremely violent shit.
Kenny Omega is my age, so he'd be part of the gen who grew up with Ninja Scroll, Record of Lodoss War, Ghost in the Shell, Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, DBZ and they're the gen who pretty much created the entire Fighting game community scene, although back then the FGC had a bunch of real life fist fights since those were the days of the arcade. Arcades back in the 90s had a bunch of legit street hoodlums, pimps & whores crowding around Street Fighter & Mortal Kombat cabinets.
Kenny is the gen that came after the Glen Danzig metalhead types. The gen you're referring to is even further down the line than Kenny's generation.That Cartoon network animu shit, didn't come around until Kenny was in his 20s.