Anime Enthusiast or Otaku?

VitaminCaim said:
If I were caught watching anime, I'd say I'm an artistic scholar to save face

Kinkara said:
interesting point of view. You'd be just watching them to compare cultures or some shit.

Remv_quevav said:
+1 im going to try this wehn Im caught in college

Kinkara said:
You watch anime in college?

silverwalls said:
GANBATTE NE OKASHI-SAMA!

Kinkara said:
good luck Okashi_sama!

Okashi_sama said:

Domo, domo. Arigato gozimasu poi.

Okashi_sama said:

Domo, domo. Arigato gozimasu poi.

Kinkara said:
You're welcome, send me an autograph when you're famous!

Kinkara said:
You're welcome, send me an autograph when you're famous!

Blitzkriag said:
Why would someone want to claim to be an otaku, in japan that's meant to be an insult.

Blitzkriag said:
Why would someone want to claim to be an otaku, in japan that's meant to be an insult.

Okashi_sama said:
Of course. my bushido code says "Thou shall always remember who supported him poi"

Okashi_sama said:

No. That's false. Otaku means someone who is obsessed with his hobby. It's not really an insult, unless you're brainwashed by the japanese media.

Okashi_sama said:

No. That's false. Otaku means someone who is obsessed with his hobby. It's not really an insult, unless you're brainwashed by the japanese media.

Okashi_sama said:
Hardcore weeb reporting in-poi

I’m a 27 year old American Otaku (Anime fan for you gaijins). I draw Anime and Manga on my tablet, and spend my days perfecting my art and playing superior Japanese games. (Disgaea, Final Fantasy, Persona series)

I train with my Katana every day, this superior weapon can cut clean through steel because it is folded over a thousand times, and is vastly superior to any other weapon on earth. I earned my sword license two years ago, and I have been getting better every day.

I speak Japanese fluently, both Kanji and the Osaka dialect, and I write fluently as well. I know everything about Japanese history and their bushido code, which I follow 100%

When I get my Japanese visa, I am moving to Tokyo to attend a prestigious High School to learn more about their magnificent culture. I hope I can become an animator for Studio Ghibli or a game designer!

I own several kimonos, which I wear around town. I want to get used to wearing them before I move to Japan, so I can fit in easier. I bow to my elders and seniors and speak Japanese as often as I can, but rarely does anyone manage to respond.

Wish me luck in Japan!

Poi~

Remv_quevav said:
and it is still an insult. otaku = nerd

Blitzkriag said:


Not very very false actually, when someone call you an otaku in japan, it doesnt mean anything nice.

cupc said:
KEN-SAMA WISHING U GANBARU OKASHI-SAMA

Kinkara said:
thanks man! :) and if you see Miyazaki-sama, tell him he's mi idol. By the way, when are you planing to do this?

eplipswich said:
Why isn't there a 3rd option called casual anime watcher?

AzureDaora said:
SEPPUKU

Okashi_sama said:
Will do. I'm planning on doing this after my finish my short moe moe anime that i'm working on poi

AzureDaora said:
GANBATTE NE OKASHI_SAMA!

WATASHI WA FUYUKAI DESU. HAI HAI

WATASHI WA SEPPUKU O KOMITTO SHIMASU

SAYONARA PURANETTO

Okashi_sama said:

No, that's also false. the word originated within the Macross fandom in the 80s. it was used in a respective manner, it wasn't meant to be an insult or something not nice.

It was after the Otaku murderer That the word got a negative stigma.

Blitzkriag said:


M8 I'm seriously doubting what you're saying man, cause thats not what my understanding on otaku is. Is there any link which explains clearly what otaku actually is?

Blitzkriag said:

M8 I'm seriously doubting what you're saying man, cause thats not what my understanding on otaku is. Is there any link which explains clearly what otaku actually is?

Blitzkriag said:


M8 I'm seriously doubting what you're saying man, cause thats not what my understanding on otaku is. Is there any link which explains clearly what otaku actually is?

Wikipedia said:
Otaku (おたく/オタク?) is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom. Its contemporary usage originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko. Otaku may be used as a pejorative; its negativity stems from the stereotypical view of otaku and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, "The Otaku Murderer", in 1989. According to studies published in 2013, the term has become less negative, and an increasing number of people now self-identify as otaku.

eplipswich said:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

It talks about the Otaku murderer and the fact that otaku is a term for people with obsessive interests.

Blitzkriag said:

im looking at this. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=otaku
in any case, its still not a nice thing to be called an otaku, nor is it a smart thing to claim to be one. to answer OP, I am at best, a mild enthusiast.

Wikipedia said:
Otaku (おたく/オタク?) is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom. Its contemporary usage originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko. Otaku may be used as a pejorative; its negativity stems from the stereotypical view of otaku and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, "The Otaku Murderer", in 1989. According to studies published in 2013, the term has become less negative, and an increasing number of people now self-identify as otaku.

Okashi_sama said:
>urban dictionary

lol

Blitzkriag said:

im looking at this. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=otaku
in any case, its still not a nice thing to be called an otaku, nor is it a smart thing to claim to be one. to answer OP, I am at best, a mild enthusiast.

Blitzkriag said:

i apolagize for being a casul pleb

EvenJellyOn said:
Not a weeb who spends all day fapping to love live.