Comments on: Round Robin #2: Otaku- stereotypes and perception

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By: Are you “Otaku”? « Babble Bam

Are you “Otaku”? « Babble Bam — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:18:10 +0000

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By: meows

meows — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:49:00 +0000

@otou-san:
I actually only know one russian anime fan that fits the stereotype of hikki/NEET (and i troll him mercilessly) Most of my russian-speaking anime-watching friends are… normal somewhat nerdy people that usially have something to do with the IT industry as a profession.

@NyaChan:
I host a yaoi panel at my local con… i get the worst of both worlds – a Narutard Yaoi fangirls >_< “One of them thinks she’s a Ninja AND a Vampire” shit! i know one of these too.. and she has a crush on me…. (aaaaa, runs away screaming!!!) Dude, for keeping squeeling to yourself you are awesome ^^V.

@Hoshi
don’t worry, I had to hit books for a good half of all the crap in Ero Proxy as well.. though i will never forgive them for killing Raoul!! @(-__<)

By: elezend

elezend — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:02:04 +0000

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By: Hoshi

Hoshi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:45:34 +0000

Wah, frienddddd and fellow otaku!! “So maybe I am pushing it with my otakuness.” Nope, not in my book. And I’m 19. I hope that is your age minus 5-7? UNFORTUNATELY, I am also fessing up. Ergo Proxy bamboozled the heck outta me. I don’t think I really understood it at all….. :]]] Not to say I didn’t try, I kept rewatching episodes…

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[RR]: Otaku-ness and Madarame Lovin’ « Calamitous Intent — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:16:00 +0000

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By: NyaChan

NyaChan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:12:07 +0000

Oops, I thought I was going to type three, but I only did two. Oopsies. xD;;;

By: NyaChan

NyaChan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:11:05 +0000

Whole-Heartedly Agree with NA VS Japan Otaku Definition, since I also mentioned it. ^w^ And Unfortunatly, I end up in the age group Auto-Labeled “Narutards”. Kids in my school related Anime to Naruto, or maybe Bleach, since their fans seem to be growing in number (Bleachtards, a product brought to you by Narutards!). Well, unless you’re my Applied Art Teacher. xD She thinks Anime = Pokémans. Anyways, right now as a younger Anime Fan, There’s three types the “comon” Teen Anime Fan know about…

1: Narutards, Only watch Naruto, MAYBE Bleach.
2: Yaoi Fangirlies. And they love their Hawt Bishies.

And that’s about all that the majority of my age group is. I’ve met some messed up Narutards, let me tell you. One of them thinks she’s a Ninja AND a Vampire. Ho gawd, break out the garlic. And I don’t fit into either of the two “Common” types in my age group, thus they don’t talk to me all too much. If I do talk to another Anime Fan, it’s because they also don’t nessesarily fit into those to groups. I like Yaoi, but I prefer Yuri (HO GAWD. YURI FANGIRL. BREAKIN’ THE LAWS OF OTAKUISM)… I hate the Naruto fandom, not too fond of Ninjas anyways, and I like my Bishoujo better then Bishonen. :3 Well, actually, Lolis trump Bishoujo for me sometimes. xD Cute beats Hawt anyday for me.

Moving on, since I’m getting a bit lengthy, I personally hate the generation of Anime-Fans I have to deal with on a regular basis because they are retarded and squeel more then nessesary. I squee, yes, but I do it at home, when I can run off the energy rather then squeel extremely loudly. And YES I have done so before. My hyperness gets the better of me sometimes. ;3

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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:41:14 +0000

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By: otou-san

otou-san — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:11:22 +0000

I think you’re right to differentiate between North American (perfectly reasonable term btw) and Japanese definitions.

Western fans have adopted the term “otaku” in the way that lots of Western people have grabbed derogatory terms and turned them around for their own use: black folks with “nigga” and gay folks with “fag,” for instance. You take away the negative power it holds over you by claiming it for yourself. And that’s perfectly reasonable. But it still doesn’t seem like that attitude is there in Japan. Hard to say, I don’t live there and such a different way of thinking is prevalent in that society. You don’t broadcast things that make you different, whereas in the West (at least in the US, proud to be the rebels…) being a freak is cool in its own way because people like to feel unique.

I’m curious what it’s like in Russia. How are anime/sci-fi/other assorted nerdy otaku types perceived over there?