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Envy-san

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:08 am


no..... they like anime... they own a FLCL fansite...
they just don't let it control their lives...

-licks back- surprised heart heart heart
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:28 am


xd You can be an Otaku and not let it Control your life.

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 9:48 am


not in my world
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:34 am


rolleyes

*Licks*

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:37 am


you really aren't gonna bother me by licking me heart


-bites-
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 11:45 am


crying *Falls to ground* OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! crying crying crying crying crying crying

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 1:07 pm


awww it wasn't a mean, draw-blood kinda bite....
it was more of a n**....

-huggles- heart
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:37 pm


Envy-san
LITERAL MEANING OF OTAKU, BITCHES.


Otak-who?

For those not in the know, here's a quick etymology and definition of the word "otaku."

Otaku is a Japanese word originally meaning "you" or "house," but it has also come to mean an obsessive fan. Whether it be baseball, or trains, or cartoons, otaku dig their fandom so much that they will often put the importance of it above such activities as personal hygiene or the biological drive to reproduce

In English (as well as Spanish and French, and probably other languages as well), "otaku" has come to refer one specific type of otaku; the animation one. But otaku do not just any kind of animation; specifically, they enjoy Japanese animation, or anime.

The Otaku Perspective

So what's wrong with this? A healthy interest in something is just that, isn't it? And there's certainly worse hobbies one can have than foreign film. Well, while the definition of "otaku" in English is more narrow, many aspects of it are the same… specifically the obsessiveness element. Otaku (henceforth referring to the non-Japanese definition) are so blindly dedicated to anime and other aspects of Japanese culture that their obsessiveness blots out everything else, including common sense. Many otaku believe that Japan, its culture, its language, and, of course, its cartoons are far superior to anything America has to offer.

That's right, otaku are so frighteningly obsessed that they discard many aspects of their own culture for that of Japan's. They listen exclusively to Japanese pop music (a hefty percentage of which, just like American pop music, is crap), eat sushi or soba every chance they get, and they would never, ever get caught watching an American cartoon.

…Because, clearly, all American cartoons are shallow crap, made only for the enjoyment of children. None of them could ever reach the brilliance achieved by shows such as Neon Hassei Ebangerion. That's why you can't call anime "cartoons."

Are you starting to get a good image of why otaku are a blight on animation fandom? (If not, then perhaps you are an otaku yourself…) Their one-track mind and insistence of Japanese superiority at everything precludes an obnoxious and invitingly stranglable personality. And this is only scratching the surface of the otaku legion (not that there's much depth to them in the first place).







OTAKU = BAD.



That's why I said I'm not one. xd













I just really enjoy sushi when it has imitation crab meat.

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:43 pm


RainyAkuma
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why are you so mean Aunt Rainy? is it that time of the month?


well i'm a otaku! i like to be called a otaku...to be fun its a fun word! XDD not a insult to myself......and people shouldn't take it as one! gonk scream stressed heart



That time of the month already went away. And I'm not mean.

you just state facts.....?
PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:45 pm


im an otaku .not a full one sadly sweatdrop .and proud of it. blaugh

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PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2007 2:56 pm


Envy-san
awww it wasn't a mean, draw-blood kinda bite....
it was more of a n**....

-huggles- heart

*Huggles* heart heart

@Rainy: Ewww imitation crab nasty. I like Tuna the best. I'm talking real sushi not cali rolls.
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:06 am



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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:20 am


ninja question  
PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:12 pm


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http://silentwulf.com/flash/poptan3.swf


yus you found it 4laugh

baka the angel of hope


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PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:44 pm


Envy-san
LITERAL MEANING OF OTAKU, BITCHES.


Otak-who?

For those not in the know, here's a quick etymology and definition of the word "otaku."

Otaku is a Japanese word originally meaning "you" or "house," but it has also come to mean an obsessive fan. Whether it be baseball, or trains, or cartoons, otaku dig their fandom so much that they will often put the importance of it above such activities as personal hygiene or the biological drive to reproduce

In English (as well as Spanish and French, and probably other languages as well), "otaku" has come to refer one specific type of otaku; the animation one. But otaku do not just any kind of animation; specifically, they enjoy Japanese animation, or anime.

The Otaku Perspective

So what's wrong with this? A healthy interest in something is just that, isn't it? And there's certainly worse hobbies one can have than foreign film. Well, while the definition of "otaku" in English is more narrow, many aspects of it are the same… specifically the obsessiveness element. Otaku (henceforth referring to the non-Japanese definition) are so blindly dedicated to anime and other aspects of Japanese culture that their obsessiveness blots out everything else, including common sense. Many otaku believe that Japan, its culture, its language, and, of course, its cartoons are far superior to anything America has to offer.

That's right, otaku are so frighteningly obsessed that they discard many aspects of their own culture for that of Japan's. They listen exclusively to Japanese pop music (a hefty percentage of which, just like American pop music, is crap), eat sushi or soba every chance they get, and they would never, ever get caught watching an American cartoon.

…Because, clearly, all American cartoons are shallow crap, made only for the enjoyment of children. None of them could ever reach the brilliance achieved by shows such as Neon Hassei Ebangerion. That's why you can't call anime "cartoons."

Are you starting to get a good image of why otaku are a blight on animation fandom? (If not, then perhaps you are an otaku yourself…) Their one-track mind and insistence of Japanese superiority at everything precludes an obnoxious and invitingly stranglable personality. And this is only scratching the surface of the otaku legion (not that there's much depth to them in the first place).







OTAKU = BAD.
And it's stupid posts like that why I am merely waiting for LK to demote me so I can quit this ******** guild...
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