I believe it's the suspense is what drives a person to become a freak. The only reason why I say this is because I observe those that don't like anime and that are forced to watch it by their peers. I know someone that doesn't like anime and yet everytime we sit down to watch something like Ranma or Fushi she is constently asking " Who is he", Why is he doing this", " Where did he come from?" Or I start hearing comments like " damn he's hot". Or the occasional " As long as it has boobs, I'll watch it". Eventhough they don't like to watch it , they are intrigued by the way the exclamation marks come out of their foreheads when they get hit by some one or how a drop of water comes out when ever they are tired. Even if you are watching something like X or 3X3 eyes, you sit on the edge of you seat wondering what is going to happen next. I believe that it's the little details that normal cartoons fail to show you that anime isn't ashamed of hiding.