There are many reasons why anime may not appeal to someone.
The art style itself. the subject matter, the voice acting, or only having the option to watch with subtitles for many series can be a big turn off for a lot of potential Western viewers. But if you’ve ever heard any of the following phrases:
- “I don’t like books.”
- Or “I hate movies.”
- Or rarer still, “I don’t care about music.”
…then you know what it is like for an anime fan to hear, “But I HATE anime”. Because there is so much variation in the medium itself, you can’t even fathom someone hating all of it entirely.