This crap pisses me off. Look, just talk to people and make friends. It is not that difficult. You just have to have some balls and take the first step and actual say something. Walking in a bookstore and see someone checking out the manga section? Strike up a conversation. That's how I made most of my friends. You'll find that most anime fans are really talkative and generally nice. All my high school friends either moved away or we just lost contact, so I was depressed for a while just being by myself, but then I realized that are too many people in this world to be lonely. I just went out and went to hot spots where people who shared my interests would go. It's hard the first few times but you just have to push yourself to say the first word, after that everything is easy. Don't let your mind hold you back, I didn't. Now I have a handful of numbers on my cell that I can call at any time to meet up and hang out somewhere.