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 Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:16 pm
Aries Angel is right... many and most consumers in japan are girls. Thus many products are marketed towards four main money makers for toys
1. Little kids
2. School girls
3. Adults (mostly women) who like to reminsce and buy products for nostalgia
4. Hikikomuris
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 7:01 pm
Plushie-heartless Aiko_589 it depend what kind, bery hardcore, or yaoi with sex i don tlike, yaoi with maybe love between to men, i can TOLERATE Aw, you'll learn. *laughs maniacally* Japan itself is obsessed with cuteness. PumpkinMush, I read that article. It turned my brain to much by the end, but, ah, I think I understand...somewhat. But, why not be cute? I don't think being cute and friendly ever hurt anyone! i guess living in japan does not help does it? （￣▽￣） *laughs in victory*
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:44 pm
You know that site that was mentioned in the first page of replies? They spell Kawaii 'Kawai'. Isn't that something different?
But really, you're lucky if your brain survives the entire article. I got to like the part after Anomie or whatever it was and my brain was already dribbling out my ears.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:57 pm
i don't like yaoi but i don't react when I see one domokun ... I don't know why... sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:57 pm
You know, in that article, they seem to think that Japan likes to be sexual. But I spent a month in Mexico and...o.O. Dad says America is just sheltered.
Seriously! There was jewelry with sick designs like it'd take serious thought to think up. Why bother?! It's not Japan that's being bad, it's just the way America sort of shelters us in some ways I think.
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:01 pm
_0Ginger0_ WoW I see alot of cute things in japan Idon't know why? does anyone know? 4laugh
maybe japanese people like kawaii things 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:17 pm
Yaoi = EPITOME OF CUTENESS! -giggle-
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:00 am
America does shelter us. It really is such a shame.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:47 pm
kawaii is used way to much by fan girls that dont speak japanese
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:57 pm
I've heard 'kawaii' used a lot in anime...well, not a lot because the anime wasn't exactly about that sort of thing, but like whenever they mentioned something being small and innocent and helpless, they'd use that word.
I do agree that it is overused though. It's like the first word other than 'Konnichiwa' (pronounced by many Anime losers as 'kuh-nee-chee-wah ><) Anime losers learn.
By Anime losers, I mean the sort of people that really get on my nerves: obviously have no other reason of learning Japanese than anime, tacky fangirls, love the really mainstream/stinky anime.
Man, there was this girl in my grade who used to greet all the teachers with 'Kuh-nee-chee-wa' last year. She was very obviously white, was commonplace knowledge that she likes anime (though I've never seen her engaged in any other form of Japanese culture), and was my very definition of Anime loser. That made me so mad.
She said 'Kuh-nee-chee-wah' without even realizing that it didn't mean just plain 'Hello'. That was the only word she knew...or thought she knew.
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Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 3:09 pm
che_hyun I've heard 'kawaii' used a lot in anime...well, not a lot because the anime wasn't exactly about that sort of thing, but like whenever they mentioned something being small and innocent and helpless, they'd use that word. I do agree that it is overused though. It's like the first word other than 'Konnichiwa' (pronounced by many Anime losers as 'kuh-nee-chee-wah ><) Anime losers learn. By Anime losers, I mean the sort of people that really get on my nerves: obviously have no other reason of learning Japanese than anime, tacky fangirls, love the really mainstream/stinky anime. Man, there was this girl in my grade who used to greet all the teachers with 'Kuh-nee-chee-wa' last year. She was very obviously white, was commonplace knowledge that she likes anime (though I've never seen her engaged in any other form of Japanese culture), and was my very definition of Anime loser. That made me so mad. She said 'Kuh-nee-chee-wah' without even realizing that it didn't mean just plain 'Hello'. That was the only word she knew...or thought she knew. heart &hearts heart I have a friend that's just like that.
I can't stand being around her anymore. -__-; heart &hearts heart
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:34 pm
Oh my gosh the world needs more cutesy things. I love the Japanese culture. Well pretty much I love the Asian culture.
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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:18 am
I must agree those girls that che_hyun mentioned are quite annoying (especially when they say things wrong), but I do still like using the word kawaii for said things. Why not?
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Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:59 pm
Anime losers should drink cockroach poison.
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:52 pm
ＳＡＮ－Ｘが大好きよ！<3 <3 <3 Kogepan especially.
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