| I am just curious to know if there are more Otakus or anime fans on MAL.I think that difference between the two is obvious but just to be sure I will explain it. Anime fan-people who like watching animes in their free time as a hobby but who think of animes only as something that they like watching to pass the time. Otaku-people who really care about animes and for whom animes are matched more than just a hobby, people who have big passion for animes and who give animes high priority in their lives. I am 100% Otaku what about you? |
The real world is past the virtual world is future. |
| I'm a potato |
| Sword in hand, a warrior clutches stone to breast. In sword etched he his fading memories In stone, his tempered skill By sword attested, by stone revealed. Their tale can now be told |
worldeditor11 said: GoldenBRS said: Tommk said: I'm a potato this That Thirding. By the way, OP, the plural form of "anime" is fucking "anime" and having an extreme passion for literally anything would qualify you as an "otaku". As an example: I east, sleep, and breathe cars, therefore one could consider me a car "otaku". Oh, and one other thing: The plural form of "otaku" is "otaku". |
Negative-TravisMay 11, 2013 12:32 AM
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| Casual anime watcher; hardcore MAL'er.... |
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| I like to call myself an Otaku, just because people associate it with anime so it clears up my hobbies real quick whenever I meet new people. Truth be told though... I'm not that much of a nerd. Sure I like nerdy things but I just don't have the kind of passion that others do. I realized this when I went to my first anime convention this year. |
| Let this be our little secret, no needs to know we're feeling HIGHER AND HIGHER AND HIGHER! |
NickyCharisma said: I realized this when I went to my first anime convention this year. All I learned is that I'll never be able to make an anime-themed cosplay. At least nothing accurate. Movie characters, on the other hand... |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
| I'm an anime fan. I know people that call me a figure otaku, though. But I really, really detest that word. I refuse to use it at all. I have hobbies - everyone has hobbies. Whatever. |
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| You forgot about the weaboos. Though they're an annoying group I wish I could forget. |
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| Anime fan, although it is probably my most highly priotised hobby. |
| It's a hobby for me. |
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| Anime fan. I would never put anime above life. |
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| Hardcore anime fan but not otaku. |
filmftw1 said: MEanimaniac1 said: You forgot about the weaboos. Though they're an annoying group I wish I could forget. (facepalm)Oh god, not the Weaboos. Anything but the weeaboos. |
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| I kind of feel like any english speaking person who refers to themselves as an "otaku" are really just weeaboos, because they feel the need to self identify with a Japanese term. |
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| There are more fans and less Otaku, but the buying fanbase in Japan is mostly Otaku, in the US it's half fans and half obsessed weaboos. |
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LanaNi said: I'm reaching the mythical 6666.Tavor said: +1Casual anime watcher; hardcore MAL'er.... Be on the lookout for a lame thread! |
| Don't get me wrong, I love anime and it's probably my favorite hobby but I just consider myself a fan of anime, and everything else I enjoy for that matter. I don't see a reason for people to join any of the cancerous subcultures like otakus, bronies, trekkies, and etc. I mean, I get it that a lot of the times it's a bunch of the younger fans or that they are just using them as harmless monikers, but it's really the subculture aspect that gives things bad names and I'd want to distance myself from that part of the fanbase as much as possible. At the end of the day all these things are just hobbies. |
ShrabsterMay 10, 2013 10:46 PM
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Tommk said: I'm a potato A potato is my waifu. |
Makomonogatari said: lupadim said: The best part is that you somehow actually exist.And the best part is that no one can prove it wrong |
| I'm just a fan, and it's a hobby. |
I don't know why anyone would ever want to be an "otaku".   |
Dubs>subs. Breaking Bad>Anime Comic books>manga 99% of Anime is Garbage |
| They see me trollin..... They hatin.... |
| I am important. I have a girlfriend. Check out my podcast |
| ^^Lol that shit reminds me of this: |
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| I'm an anime fan. It's my favorite medium of entertainment just after MMA. That being said, I am in no shape or form an otaku or weeaboo. I do not pretend to be Japanese or obsess over a character. I do like to collect statues and figures though. |
Dubs>subs. Breaking Bad>Anime Comic books>manga 99% of Anime is Garbage |
| It's an enjoyable hobby to me. That's about it, I wouldn't consider myself an otaku lol. |
| I'm a fan, it's fun to watch anime, it's fun to fap to the countless anime girls, that's about it. Sports is my real passion. |
| OP...you should really not try to label people. It's mean. |
| Isn't the word "otaku" the Japanese word for sloppy, obsessive, socially inept people with no job or social net worth? If so, I'd imagine that most here couldn't be refered to as such. But you never know, some sick shit in the internet ಠ-ಠ |
 I ask myself this question everyday. |
Ghost-Lightning said: Isn't the word "otaku" the Japanese word for sloppy, obsessive, socially inept people with no job or social net worth? Google Translate just equates it with "geek". |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
| Oic. Well in that case I don't really see the distinction between the two options... |
Ghost-Lightning said: Oic. Well in that case I don't really see the distinction between the two options... Do you love anime, or do you love anime? |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
| I...oh god this is more nerve racking than a spelling bee...uh...it...I.... @.@ |
Ghost-Lightning said: It doesn't matter which answer you pick, you're still a social reject.I...oh god this is more nerve racking than a spelling bee...uh...it...I.... @.@ |
| I'm dead. Don't come looking for me. |
Ghost-Lightning said: I think you're thinking about NEET. Otaku is basically the japanese for nerd and you can be an otaku for just about anything. Like Movie-otaku, train-otaku or gaming-otaku. It's just not anime.Isn't the word "otaku" the Japanese word for sloppy, obsessive, socially inept people with no job or social net worth? If so, I'd imagine that most here couldn't be refered to as such. But you never know, some sick shit in the internet ಠ-ಠ |
MajinSaga said: I don't know why anyone would ever want to be an "otaku". Hug pillows , they never get old |
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| Otaku and proud of it. |
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| Well, the thing about those stereotypical otaku guys is that they're all fat and ugly, doesn't really matter if they're otaku or not, they're screwed. |
| For the love of life, the plural of anime stays anime. And I'm absolutely an anime fan, although I also like manga, Cosplay and the like, and it may be a part of my life, but it absolutely doesn't rule me. Otaku is a fucking insult in Japan by the way, I don't get why people even want to call themselves something like that. But no, anime by no means is a priority in my life, that would be quite retarded, wouldn't it? It's just a hobby, and by no means is it more important to me than my close friends or family. However I also wouldn't let those people tell me not to watch anime, it's not their fucking business. However, I wouldn't cancel a meeting with a friend to watch some fucking cartoons. |
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| You guys do realise the negative connotations that the word 'otaku' carries right? |
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SaberRitsu said: You guys do realize the negative connotations that the word 'otaku' carries right? Of course they do. But they know they're losers already, so now they just want to find a common identity with other losers who also wish they were from the grorious rand of nippon. It's kind of sad. |
| I am important. I have a girlfriend. Check out my podcast |
| Normal anime watcher here. Otaku and weaboos are the scum of the earth. It is wonderful that we can do so much with the mere scum of the Earth. |
| The Art of Eight |
| Made me remember most of my friend, they are always like: " This is so kawaii" " Shut up baka!" " Ohayou senpai" While Im just standing there facepalming. |
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