" There's so much activity and energy and everyone's really into the fandoms and showing their support and it's just it's awesome, the energies, it's awesome" .
Another study surveying fantasy sports fans, anime fans, and furries, found a similar trend, and found that people in different fandoms might have slightly different reasons for being fans.
If you become too attached to the characters or community of a fandom, it can become harder for you to feel empathy for other groups, like other fandoms, or non-fans.
Their research found that people who were anime fans or furries were more likely to participate in their fandoms because it created a sense of belonging, which was less common in fantasy sports fans.
The anime and furry communities tend to be ridiculed by society in ways that fantasy sports aren't, so the researchers concluded that fandoms can be a place where uncommon interests can be celebrated and shared.