I think that I've reached that stage where you "grow out of Anime"
That of course doesn't actually exist. Much like every other media or hobby you supposedly "grow out of" it's just a misunderstanding. Oversaturation makes the brain feel less intrigued by something and in cases of things like cartoons and I dunno... toys(?) society tells you it's for children and therefore you associate you waning interest with "growing up". Interests do shift, but it becomes more and more obvious these days that becoming an adult has zero influence on what media you enjoy. There are cartooons and anime for adults, there are grown men who still collect tabletop figures and play games with other adults etc etc.
Perhaps you will take a break and return to it later. Perhaps you just need a different kind of stimulation. But either way you don't grow out of it. You will surely enjoy things that others would consider out of your age range all the time (in both directions really).
Actual children's shows for toddlers just don't provide any stimulation for developed brains (beyond maybe nostalgia), but in case of things that are as varied as anime it just doesn't apply.
Oh gosh, I think I used the worst verb to express that "Anime doesn't interest me anymore". English isn't my first language and I read in the dictionary that "to grow out of something" means "to stop having an interest in something or stop doing something as you become older", except that my brain didn't notice "as you become older" at the end of the definition, so I just thought of it as a second expression for "to give up something". I'm one of the firm believers who believe that Anime isn't a hobby for kids only and isn't something you just "grow out of", as I had introduced Anime to many of my adult friends and they got into it without any concern of it being for kids, and as for my case, it's true that my enjoyment of Anime has waned, but it's not due to me growing up. Sorry for my bad choice of words ^-^
Edit: Anyway, I think that there are other people who reach a stage where they do believe that Anime is for kids, and that makes it a reason for them to give it up. There are many reasons someone might give up a hobby. It might be due to them being busy at work or with their studies so they just forget all about it as they don't even have the time for it, or in my case, only specific genres keep me hooked to Anime, and when there aren't many Anime with those specific genres, it results in me giving it up all together, or like I just said, some people do feel embarassed if others knew they watch Anime and thus, in their case, they do "grow out of Anime" because they do believe that Anime is for kids, but I agree with you that it's wrong for someone to think like that.
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