You've got to be kidding me kid, i'm 25, my brother is 28, and neither of us are going to stop reading manga or watching anime because it is something that we like to do. We both read and watch naruto weekly, we also play the game. I'm also not some nerdy fat slob that can't do anything. I'm a commissioned officer in the United States Army, I have muscular body builder physique, I date beautiful girls, and I have a degree in Mathematics, and I'm a black guy. I started watching/reading naruto when I was 17. By asking yourself this question and actually posting it in this forum you're showing your youthful mentality. You seriously can't go through life worrying about what others may think of you; you'll eventually learn this once you get a little older and experience life. People only worry about trivial gossip in High School, if people are still gossiping after that, they clearly have nothing better to do with themselves. So my final piece of advice would be to grow up and and do whatever makes you happy, you'll soon realize that people (especially girls you like) will respect you more if you're confident about yourself.