My husband and I run an anime group for ADULTS. LOL! Yeah sounds weird I am sure but that is the great thing about anime. It spans all ages and genres. That is why it is so popular and becoming more popular.
I myself am not into it that much. I do like a few series such as:
GTO
Excel Saga
King of Bandit Jing
Ghost Stories
I also like a few movies too :
Ninja Scroll
Fist of the North Star
Eiken
Spirited Away
Pom Poko
Cat Soup
I don't go looking for it or anything. However my husband ADORES anime and could probably list off hundreds of titles. He owns a mass amount of anime just by himself ( we get more choices in titles when we hold our anime events).
Anyways yeah I know what you mean and even some of our members would agree with you on the Narutards, HOWEVER we do have a few "Narutards" in our group and we manage to all have nice discussions about opposing views on it without being rude or derrogatory.
Perhaps there are so many Naruto fans because even though it is badly hacked and dubbed, it is what is most easily available to view. You can't be mad at a person for going on and on about turnips if they've never been given the option of carrots, strawberries or beets can you?
Have you thought about looking around for other anime to introduce to your club? Maybe start out with other ninja like titles to ease the transition? Even do comparison discussions between Naruto and the new titles without any bias? If you need help looking for anime to peruse through to bring I know some great links that can help.
