There’s anime fans (“Hellsing is pretty good, Gundam’s pretty cool too”), and anime fans (“KONICHIWA SENPAII~~❤️UwU NANI!?!?”)

Lots, if not most, people who like anime are in the first camp (sub in anime that people watch these days - I am deeply out of touch and know it shows). Lots, if not most, people think of the second camp when they hear someone say “I like anime”.

Wouldn’t necessarily lead with it as a hobby in a dating scenario unless you’re talking TV and movies in general already. But that’s just me, and I haven’t had to think about dating strategy for a loooong time.