I know the feeling. Only not so much with my family, who grew up with it, but friends and co-workers. If the subject of anime or games comes up, and I start talking, their eyes kind of glaze over and they get this far-away look. So I generally avoid those topics around them.
Well, I know pretty much everyone on my family except my 9-year old sister hates anime, so I haven't even tried to do so.
Well, since this is a bit deviated from topic already...
My present on Valentine's day to my girlfrined included a card with some nice words of love and pictures of her favorite pairing - MarixAri - and let me say, she wasn't the only person seeing that card or hearing about it.
Now, how do you explain to anyone in this world the fact that you are giving two girls kissing to your girlfriend to anyone else in the world? Specially the most obnoxious homophobes that I know of?
Bah, I'm still going to transform said Homophobe's girl child into a nerd, then show her "real" games and anime in a few years. There's no way he'll survive his daughter going everyday to some gallery to pick up more pictures for her already huge ass galler of pictures of her favorite YAOI pairing.
And funny thing, said favorite pairing will probably include one kid!
but they're not associated to youkai activities.
Is that what they told you? *dark smile*