| I never heard of the term ironic weeb. I imagine it has 2 main types. 1. People who try to identify as a weeb, but clearly deny demographics and push for censorship in media to suit a "modern audience." 2. Someone who are a newbie to anime who tries to act elite despite consuming less than 50 anime. |
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| I've never heard of the term. But I would choose to decipher in this manner: a) A non-ironic weeb is just a weeb who enjoys anime and is sincere in doing so. b) an 'ironic weeb' to me would be someone who is 'into' anime in an ironic way, in that they don't genuinely enjoy or appreciate it but express themself enjoying anime in a (usually exaggerated) way that is parodic, satirical, or unserious. c) Whereas post-ironic weebs might convey (b) but in actuality are sincere in their enjoyment (a), or simply express themselves in a way that intertwines between (A) and (B). I |
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| If an unironic weeb is someone who genuinely and sincerely is a weeb and doesn't try to hide that at all, then an ironic weeb would probably be someone who isn't who they actually say they are. The way that I see it, an ironic weeb could be someone who is afraid of being labeled a weeb and expresses their disinterest/hatred of anime, but actually really loves anime deep down and watches a lot of anime. I guess it's another way of saying "closet weeb" or "weeb in denial" lol |
| Sounds like someone who likes anime but not anime-anime, like trashy isekais and the moe artstyle. They probably like aot, jjk, dbz, etc shounen and also the three seinen: Vinland, berserk, and vagabond. Sounds like an Instagram anime fan, sounds like me tbh π |
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| What is degenerate anime? what things like naruto? |
| I have never seen this term used, and from the definitions.. It doesn't necessarily sound like irony?? Weird term. |
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animegamer245 said:
I don't think that the term ''weeb'' should be seen as a positive thing or worn with a symbol of pide.
I agree. It's a very negative term that originally referred to people who were obsessed with Japan and Japanese people on a decidedly superficial level, despite only knowing about Japan through anime, manga, and video games. Adopting "weeb" for yourself can cause undue guilt if you're sincere about your enjoyment of anime, and it makes all people who like anime seem like they unduly mythologize/eroticize Japan. Calling yourself a "weeb" is the same as saying "Anime is trash and so am I", which is a sign you're ironic.I don't think that the term ''weeb'' should be seen as a positive thing or worn with a symbol of pide.
| @IdeDial There is nothing wrong with enjoying other cultures or governments, just it gets annoying when someone is really wrong about things they idealize which I only see Conservatives and fetishists do for Japan. Still even when they are I think they are better than American Nationalist Patriots and Japanese Nationalists that deny well documented war crimes by a long shot. I hate the term weeb or weaboo, it just sounds terrible when spoken or even reading it. |
| Fake anime fans who pretend to like anime but doesn't watch anything more than shounen or the occasional seinen. |
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Fake anime fans who pretend to like anime but doesn't watch anything more than shounen or the occasional seinen.
| @MadanielFL Why is the type of shows they watch indicative of whether or not they're a fake fan? That argument makes about as much sense as saying someone who doesn't have hundreds of entries on here is a fake fan. I would consider a "fake fan" more along the lines of someone who only watched anime as a kid and still acts like they know anything about the subject. Or someone who bought a Pokemon plushy one time and is like "see, I like anime". Anything like that is more fake than only watching shounen imo. |
FanofAction said: They usually only watch these shows, but even some people who watch more obscure shows are still fake anime fans.Why is the type of shows they watch indicative of whether or not they're a fake fan? That argument makes about as much sense as saying someone who doesn't have hundreds of entries on here is a fake fan. What matters is if they complain about tropes that have been present in anime for decades, like fan-service and so on. animegamer245 said: When did I say they were genres?ot only is this statement narrow-minded & judgemental, but also incredibly misinformed. Shounen & Seinen are demographics not genres. |
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animegamer245 said: No not really, it's more so that the people who usually complain about fanservice and "problematic" things in anime usually only watch shounen, they very rarely watch new original anime or light novel adaptation. It was implied. Shounen & Seinen are made of all kinds of diverse genres and themes, but according to you anyone who exclusively watches those types of anime is a fake fan. That statement reeks of elitism |
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| @MadanielFL OK...So why didn't you say all that in the first place instead of going straight to the most cliche target for statements like that? |
| The type that will denigrate themselves and the entire animanga sphere in an attempt to appear as "self aware" and "one of the good ones" to normies in a desperate approval bid despite claims of hating them. |
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What is degenerate anime? what things like naruto?
| @Zamus_Edits I'd argue against this, but Jiraiya and Orochimaru exist, so I can't in good faith. |
animegamer245 said: No I literally don't care what people say about my favorite show, I literally have "my taste is trash" on my profile. you care way too much about what other people think about your favorite shows What I find annoying are people pretending to like anime when it's clear they hate most of the stuff that makes anime anime. Seriously you can't have one anime set in high school without these new anime fans asking why that show couldn't be set in college. |
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IdeDial said: What is an "ironic weeaboo"? Regardless what a real or actual "ironic weeaboo" is, I have likely been coined as one before being a man who has an unconventional appreciation for the culture, has actually lived in and visited Japan multiple times in my life, and is even married to a Japanese woman for over two decades now and even have a half Japanese daughter... etc... simply because I am not Japanese (I am actually Korean who has spent a majority of my life living in North America). The 1st time someone ever called me a "Weeb" in real life, I had no clue at the time what they were even talking about. |
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IdeDial said:
What is an "ironic weeaboo"?
What is an "ironic weeaboo"?
Regardless what a real or actual "ironic weeaboo" is, I have likely been coined as one before being a man who has an unconventional appreciation for the culture, has actually lived in and visited Japan multiple times in my life, and is even married to a Japanese woman for over two decades now and even have a half Japanese daughter... etc... simply because I am not Japanese (I am actually Korean who has spent a majority of my life living in North America).
The 1st time someone ever called me a "Weeb" in real life, I had no clue at the time what they were even talking about.
| @ColourWheel If you didn't name your daughter after an anime character you failed at your chance. |
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@ColourWheel
If you didn't name your daughter after an anime character you failed at your chance.
If you didn't name your daughter after an anime character you failed at your chance.
| @traed traed said: If you didn't name your daughter after an anime character you failed at your chance. The irony is my daughter could coincidentally have a name shared by a fiction Anime character. Though, if she does, it wasn't done intentionally. |
| Ironic weebs pretend to be a weebs, but they don't truly think so of themselves, even though they actually are. |
This dance is the pinnacle of human achievement. |
| The term "weeb" lost all of its meaning over a decade ago, so an ironic weeb is also a meaningless term. Weeb used to refer to a "delusional fan of anime who is obsessed with japan and looks down on western society, and often thinks he's basically japanese, and wants to live in Japan despite not understanding the language or culture". But people very quickly started throwing this word left and right at whoever enjoyed watching anime. So it's now commonly used as a derogatory label placed onto anyone who watches anime. |
| I never heard of this term but well. for all the description, it's more like another "sarcasm word" that pointed directly to new-gen anime fan like:"libta*ds, zoomers, moral ..., zealot, shounentard, het haremtard, etc, ... xD |
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animegamer245 said:
It was implied. Shounen & Seinen are made of all kinds of diverse genres and themes, but according to you anyone who exclusively watches those types of anime is a fake fan. That statement reeks of elitism
No not really, it's more so that the people who usually complain about fanservice and "problematic" things in anime usually only watch shounen, they very rarely watch new original anime or light novel adaptation. It was implied. Shounen & Seinen are made of all kinds of diverse genres and themes, but according to you anyone who exclusively watches those types of anime is a fake fan. That statement reeks of elitism
| Yes, I agree to a certain extent. Perhaps, it's more accurate to say that people who only watch mainstream/popular anime and ironically popular anime is mostly shounen. These people who only consume popular anime think they know everything about anime and I cannot stand people like this. |
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| If you post on the internet you're an ironic weeaboo, and I don't make the rules. |
| Not sure what is an "ironic" weeaboo, but one of the main reasons I like anime is because of the cute anime girls in it. Like Senran Kagura, Hyperdimension Neptunia, Kantai Collection, Nekopara, etc. I love moe anime girls very much. |
| An ironic weeaboo is a weeaboo in denial. |
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