I love Japan, and I likes me some anime, but I'm far from obsessed. There's two that I actually watch. My interest in Japan lies more in the history though. So, I'm obviously not going to be all "YOU DON'T LIKE ANIME!? YOU SUCK! BAKA..*random insults picked up from Naruto*" because that'd be idiotic and well..there's plenty of anime that sucks hardcore.

Those cosplayers suck. If for some reason I felt the need to dress like an anime character, I would make sure I had the most badass costume ever. Naruto headband not included.

Buuuut..overall I'd have to say:

Japanese history(Samurai and such) > Anime