CrimBlacklotus said: Western as in people in the west. Whoa, really? Anyway I'm pretty sure they view us as filthy casuals, and rightfully so. |
| And I mean that in the most sexually painful way possible. |
| Is he on life support? |
| I don't think the Japanese Otakus are even viewed well in Japan, much less the "western" ones. I would guess that more people are understanding / non judgemental of otakus in Japan considering its a larger part of their culuture. But I think the prevalent view of most people there are that Otakus seem to be "weird". That's what it seems to be like at least from the anime I've watched that were set in the real world setting (haha so take my view with a grain of salt since I haven't researched what Japanese actually think, just inferring opinions based on common anime occurances based in real world setting) Now If we are talking about an "anime fan" that isn't like an obnoxious weeabo or NEET, and is more like a normally functioning person who happens to watch some anime as a hobby, that's probably different than what you are thinking an "otaku" is. I think these people might be viewed less harshly/judgementally from people in Japan as compared to people in the USA for example. Just because they are more informed of what anime is, they will be more likely to not autmoatically think its just for kids, or its just hentai, like a lot of people in the USA assume that it is. |
midnightbladeJul 10, 2014 6:32 PM
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| See Angie from Genshiken and Patricia from Lucky Star as a reference. |
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. Everything that connects to MAL |
| As long as they aren't weeaboo they should be fine ._. |
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| Hmm, What do Americans think of Japanese people who like Adventure Time/The Regular Show/Marvel/DC Comics/ The Walking Dead? |
"Fuck this shit, fun things are fun!" |
probably like this   |
| As if being a filthy gaijin alone wasn't bad enough |
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| Freaks and weirdos. This assumes we're talking about Japanese people who know what anime is, as well as know of the western anime fanbase. Although, the same could be said of any outsider looking at a fandom though. Since we're a foreign fandom though, it's...worse or something? |
| As bad as they see the Japanese otakus. I'd say even worse. |
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| Why would they care? Do we honestly think of Japanese people who are watching Orange is The New Black? |
| "Fuck this shit, fun things are fun!" |
| Really depends on the person doing the judging. If I saw a Japanese guy obsessed with Marvel/DC comics I'd be like "that's an awesome dude" Loli is a whole different story. No way you can keep people from hating people who like that. That being said I don't think someone would find a foreign guy who watches loli any worse than a native. |
Chopstick said: By the same token, if a grown man likes DC comics, they can be seen as childish, inmature etc.Really depends on the person doing the judging. If I saw a Japanese guy obsessed with Marvel/DC comics I'd be like "that's an awesome dude" Loli is a whole different story. No way you can keep people from hating people who like that. That being said I don't think someone would find a foreign guy who watches loli any worse than a native. |
| "Fuck this shit, fun things are fun!" |
| Dirty gaijins, I guess? |
| Proud founder of The Official Anti-Ging Freecss Fan Club Join now! Kellhus said: GuusWayne said: there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat. |
StardustNyako said: Chopstick said: By the same token, if a grown man likes DC comics, they can be seen as childish, inmature etc.Really depends on the person doing the judging. If I saw a Japanese guy obsessed with Marvel/DC comics I'd be like "that's an awesome dude" Loli is a whole different story. No way you can keep people from hating people who like that. That being said I don't think someone would find a foreign guy who watches loli any worse than a native. That stigma applies mostly to single grown men I think. I can only speak from the perspective of a guy who likes that stuff and I can't look at a single old guy who is obsessed with anime/comics without feeling like that will be me one day. So it makes me sad. |
CrimBlacklotus said: StardustNyako said: By the same token, if a grown man likes DC comics, they can be seen as childish, inmature etc. I wouldn't say that. Considering at the recent MASSIVE popularity of Marvel movies like the Avengers and what not. but people watch those movies because they are not cartoons |
CrimBlacklotus said: The negative stigma of being a nerd in the U.S is long gone. If a socially competent male likes anime/video games/Comic, it wouldn't really hurt his rep. When people hate nerds, they meant that they hate the anti-social nature of the nerds. What. The social stigma is nowhere near being "gone" I think gaming for one is slowly being more accepted into the masses. But Cartoons anime and comics are still considered childish. |
| I don't think they care. We have almost no impact on the industry so there's no reason for them to be concerned with us. We have no presence on 2ch and Japanese blogs, anyway, so they probably forget we even exist. |
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FGAU1912 said: based on the mal top 100 the most of mal are self hating otaku any way elaborate. why self-hating? |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| @above Lol it's so true though. "You have shit taste!" "No YOU have shit taste!" Done. The American anime community has been verified by itself as having shit taste. Japan wins? |
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FGAU1912 said: Higashi_no_Kaze said: elaborate. why self-hating? because they bash there own kind Welcome to murica. |
| Nobody here really knows. And the ones who act like they do are usually just repeating information that trickled over in the early '90s. That or regurgitating Hideako Anno's incoherent, self-loathing rambling on the subject. The best anyone can say is it's probably a lot like anywhere else. It depends on the individual and to what degree they act like social nitwits as a result of their obsession. If you dress well enough, keep up with hygiene, and can interact with others in a normal way while also being an anime freak, you're probably fine. If you're a smelly NEET stuttering and sweating all over school girls in public places, you might raise a few eyebrows. |
MC-sama said: As long as they aren't weeaboo they should be fine ._. I recently saw this video on youtube where this gigantic weaboo talk to these two guys in Japan and they were just constantly making fun of him and him not even getting that they were making fun of him. It was funny |
Arcturnus said: Is he on life support? holy shit, he must be a lettuce |
Segneal said: Arcturnus said: Is he on life support? holy shit, he must be a lettuce I wonder how he managed to watch all those hentai ones and if he watched them flacid |
| How would an American view a 40-year-old Mexican guy who speaks no English but really likes Justin Beiber? |
Jackrabb1t said: How would an American view a 40-year-old Mexican guy who speaks no English but really likes Justin Beiber? Probably as a jackass trying to steal their jobs and mooch their government benefits. |
| They probably think of us as weaboos. |
| Raise it up, raise up the happiness. |
Jackrabb1t said: How would an American view a 40-year-old Mexican guy who speaks no English but really likes Justin Beiber? You bring up an interesting and slightly humorous point. |
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| They probably don't even know we exist. I mean, the guests who come to Western conventions seem really surprised at just how many people outside of Japan like anime. If they do know we exist, they probably view us no better than the strange otaku in Japan. |
| They probably laugh at Americans who think otaku is a positive term. |
We probably seem like a crazy as fuck civilised community.  |
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| Most probably, they don't even care. They aren't there and they'll probably never meet one anyway. As for a more general approach, as in "looking down or not if they meet one", well, western anime fans are basically same as japanese anime otaku except they download more than they buy, and can't explain properly to other their hobby since they most probably don't talk japanese anyway. So, they would probably see western anime fan on a far worse manner than they see japanese anime otaku. |
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| HA! NERD! Or more like: ARA? BAKA GAIJIN DE! ANTA HA SUKAMU DESU! |
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