This actually dovetails with an irrational aversion I have to geek signifiers of all sorts. Can't listen to trancey techno music, or goth/dark/industrial (which used to be all I listened to). Can't stand role playing games. Can't read science fiction. Coming close to not being able to read long-form comic books anymore, too. It's getting worse as I get older; I noticed it starting back in 1998.
I wonder if I'm the only one this happens to.
I've never liked anime though. Other than Miyazaki, there's too much stylized violence and too much emphasis on sci-fi action plots. I was the Sandman-readin' kind of comic book kid.