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Shockwave, you’re a catholic gamer, huh? I’m not afraid of hell because such place can’t and doesn’t exist, but you can live on with your delusions.
anime
manga
Otaku
Each singular form also serves as a plural. Japanese does not have a commonly used plural-form.
If you HAVE to say that there are multiple, then Anime-tachi, Manga-tachi, Otaku-tachi. But if you are using the words in an otherwise English sentence, then the verb form would imply which one you mean.
Example. "I can’t stand otaku. All they do is gripe about their favorite anime. If an otaku starts shouting at me about their favorite pairing again, then I’m gonna SCREAM!" First use of otaku- plural. Second use- singular.
Like the English word "fish," the plural is implied.
And by the way, otaku actually means something different than just a fan of anime. The original word means something like a stalker- like "someone who would break into a stars house for a lock of their hair" kind of stalker. It’s quite rude to call someone an otaku.
where is the home of where mostly otaku‘s live and they have conventions besides japan etc?
in the U.s i’m guessing it would be california and New York
i’m an otaku and i do have a room full of anime dvds, manga, action figures, stuff like that. some friends and classmates really make fun of the fact that im into anime and all that, i myself dont find it weird at all since anime is so damn good. so is being an otaku really that bad for someones reputation? i really need some honest opinions.
If you’re looking for honest opinions, then I’ll give them.
I don’t really think it’s that bad… I used to be in the same position. That’s all I did, with me and my friends, and always ended getting made fun of from outside people. If your friends are going to make fun of you, you should really find some friends with the same interests…
I’m not sure why Anime gets a bad rep these days. It seems like people are making it the lowest of the low. It really doesn’t make sense to me. But I’m not much of an Otaku anymore. I’ve changed a lot from that. I’ll watch some anime every now and then, but it got a little tedious watching hours and hours on end of some anime. It got boring for me. And all it really did was add to my list of the anime that I watched. 13 hours just to say "Hey, I watched this anime! It was pretty good, you should watch it!" and then move on to something else. Especially if it was going to be something that nobody ever heard of. Unless it’s major, like Naruto or Bleach, nobody is ever going to hear of something like… "Hitomi no Kokoro: Ai Shite" (Yes, I made that up with random Japanese words – don’t try to make sense or correct anything.) And really, something with a title that means more to Japanese doesn’t appeal to me. It just sounds… out there.
Only other thing I don’t like is Otakus have a tendancy to dislike anything that isn’t Japanese. Seriously. "OMG!! Naruto is going to be dubbed in english!!! They’re killing the translation!! it’s murder!!lajglkdajklgja" I mean, really? Is it that big of a deal? I just got over it, due to the fact that how it sounds in english to us, is how it sounds in Japanese. Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu is no different than Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu (Spelling or Jutsu may be off) so why does it being English kill it? Does it matter that much? And I’m just using naruto as a reference to a major Anime.
Other than that. I don’t see it as bad. If it’s something you like to do, then go for it. Just… some people can go overboard with it. Like, WAY overboard. I know people that see everyday life as an anime. And like… they try to copy the antics that anime does. "X hits Y with a book. Y yells "itaaiiii!!! rubs head and acts big-teary eyed T~T. "you didn’t have to hit so hard X-sama!!" just didn’t make sense to me. To me, just those antics are an exaggeration of how you would normally react. Heck, I don’t even think Japanese people act that way. I’m not sure how anime stems a great love for Japan either. It’s like the "Promised Land." I went to Little Tokyo once. Other than signs I couldn’t read and different food, there was no difference betweem here and there. And somehow, going to Japan makes you better among the rest of the Otaku community.
Anyway, this is pretty long so I’ll wrap it up. Is it bad? No, I have many friends who are Otakus. And I didn’t mean to offend anyone with this post either. I’m just giving my honest opinion. But it just got boring to sit there for hours to watch anime and read manga, and then talk about the same thing with friends the next day.
I want to know if there are any anime or manga about a couple who both like anime or video games.
hm.
Welcome To The N.H.K.
It’s about one male Hikikomori, Tatsuhiro Satou is a 22-year-old NEET (Not currently engaged in Employment, Education, or Training). His life is a wreck; he is antisocial, fears going outside, and believes that there is a conspiracy involving the "NHK"[Nipon Hikikomori Kyōkai]. One day, he meets a high school aged girl named Misaki through a chain of awkward events. She invites him to be a part of her "project", which offers an escape from his NEET lifestyle, and his life slowly begins to change. He spends a lot of his time with an otaku who lives in the Apartment next door in Tokyo.
http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/welcome-nhk-english-dubbed-online-free
That’s not really what you asked for, but it’s good. I recommend it.
the thread is being discovered.
The japanese term for big anime fan is "otaku".
i have watched many animes and several movies, however the only anime merchandise that i own is a Gundam figure that i got when i was little (but, i wouldn’t mind getting a poster or some anime dvds)
when i was in elementary school i drew anime even though i didn’t watch it, but i stopped drawing years ago. i’ve watching anime online for about 2 years now. most of the shows were really good, but some were just stupid.
here’s a list of the animes that i’ve watched. i’m not counting anime that i’ve only seen a couple of episodes, or the ones i watched as a little kid. i’ve seen 24 shows and 10 movies.
Black cat
Fruits basket (stupid)
Evangelion (awesome)
Betterman
Full metal panic (awesome
Fullmetal alchemist (awesome)
Lain (awesome)
Code geass (awesome)
Cowboy bebop (awesome)
Flcl (awesome)
? (stupid)
? (stupid)
school days (horrifying: DO NOT WATCH)
suzuka (kinda stupid)
love hina (stupid)
honey and clover
witchblade
beck (awesome)
rahxephon (awesome)
elfin lied (awesome)
la corda d’oro (first season only)
ah, my goddess(kinda stupid)
oh my goddess (did not finish, kinda stupid)
ranma ½ ( stupid, probably not even half of the episodes, and only 1 ova)
spirited away (movie)
castle in the sky (awesome,movie)
princess monoke (stupid movie)
? (movie)
howell’s moving castle (movie)
ghost in the shell (movie)
rahxephon (movie)
fullmetal alchemist (movie)
the end of evangelion (awesome, movie)
ah my goddess (stupid, movie)
so, am i an otaku?
also, the biggest reason that i watch animes is, how imaginative the storys are. i don’t watch anime just because i like anime.
I guess so, but I would know because my best friend is a HUGE Otaku.
You should add Kuroshitsuji onto that list cause its the BEST! xD
An alternatif ending…I’ve read answers given by PROMISE about "Polite Requests" and also by banana_otaku about "Attitude Change" and would like to ask them both to abound in Your responses. I have this professional challenge of getting things done that are actually not at hard to do or difficult, yet they need people to make a little effort they are not used to do.
Whoever is Not PROMISE or banana_otaku and answers this for the Two points, truly deserves getting only two points, but will get a thumbs-down for it.
Hello! I actualy meant to abound on those answers already given because I believe they match My thoughts yet a bit further comment will help Me better.
Hello, I will try to abound on my answers from now on.
I am actually impressed that you care enough to request that of me. Have a beautiful day or evening!
i know this is a weird question dakedo (but) i really love anime but i dont think im obsessed enough what are some tips to becoming an extreme otaku like konata-chan from lucky star
KONTATA = AWESOME!!!
Anyways, If you attend a large highschool that allows student-created clubs, find out about starting an anime club!
My school did, and it costed nothing to set up! All the anime was provided by the members, we voted which we wanted to watch, then we watched it on the TV in the japanese class.
try googling Do anime characters look caucasian and you’d be surprised how many hits you get. Some people consider it a serious enough issue that they write formal academic papers on it
how about you? Do you think that they look japanese or caucasian?
it’s a bit fast. Just pause it from time to time so you can read the subtitles
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I’m not arguing that the characters are definitely japanese and definitely not white as most characters are ambigious enough to be interpreted as any race
It may seem like i’m overanalyzing anime but this is actually a response to those who are overanalyzing anime.
like these people:
http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=181650
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080722054903AACVpOd
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=928790&topic=47581011
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080226011142AAKJiky
Here’s an academic paper analyzing the japanese people’s self image based on anime
http://www.focusanthro.org/archive/2007-2008/saunders07-08.pdf
Here’s an article on newsweek “Is japan becoming less Japanese”
http://www.meiwasuisan.com/yt/bin/img/sougou/12377354020024.jpg
Basically some people think that the japanese have a warped self image and they base this conclusion on the fact that anime characters look caucasian to them.
In this video, i argue that the characters may not necessarily look white to everybody and so any conclusion based on the fact that they look caucasian is poorly grounded.
also, I said that asians are good at cosplay but i never said that white people are bad at cosplay.
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Update may 18 2009:
I wont be answering any more questions as Ive gotten a lot already and most of them are the same. So heres a generic reply to the most common questions Ive been getting:
Anime characters aren’t anatomically accurate. If youd try to measure the difference the eye sizes of different races, the difference wouldnt usually be greater than a millimeter. You cant expect these measurements to be accurately reflected in anime, even the more realistic ones.
The only way you can definitively make a character look like a specific race is by exaggerating stereotypical features. These exaggerations are more common in mangga and in older, less politically correct anime. david rice of neogami neuro had very stereotypical features in the mangga which were toned down a little bit in the anime.
http://nougamineuro.wikia.com/wiki/David_Rice
If they do need to exaggerate features its usually the nose and the facial shape. I never suggested that small eyes are a stereotypical trait of whites to the Japanese animators. My point was that large eyes arent a stereotypical trait of whites for the Japanese animators. When whites are represented in anime they either have smaller eyes or eyes that are the same size. They never make the eyes stereotypically bigger than other races when they draw whites.
Heres an interesting article on how and when stereotypes are used by the japanese.
http://www.matt-thorn.com/mangagaku/faceoftheother.html
The point of the video is not to prove absolutely that anime characters are Japanese or east asian. As I said before, they usually look ambiguous enough to be interpreted as any race. And there are anime that are set in Europe where the characters are mostly white. The point is to disprove the argument that most anime characters are drawn to look Caucasian (even those that arent supposed to be Caucasian) and that the Japanese have a secret desire to be white because of this.
The premise itself is flawed so any conclusion you derive from it is poorly grounded. There is no reason to ume that they were intentionally drawn to look Caucasian. Racial characteristics aside, most of them live in japan, have Japanese names, Japanese hairstyles, japanse fashion etc. if you ask the average japanese person why most anime characters look caucasian, theyd give you a baffled look because the characters dont look Caucasian to them at all.
This video doesnt advocate racism. Its actually against racism. Ignore the asian supremacist comments, especially from proudasianguy. Im not on their side and I mark them down whenever I can. Im not attacking whites or any other race in this video. Im attacking whites who have a Eurocentric view of the world, who think that everyone wants to look white. If you dont have such a view of the world then you have no reason to be offended.
BTW the song is namida mokou by stereopony
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