The Otaku Story

[Sapphire]

Originally posted by: Arzen

I never quite realized just why otakus are so frowned upon until I watched Densha Otoko.

Me too. It's the most ridiculous fantasy show I've ever wasted my time on.

It's not a fantasy! It really happened! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img] The nerdyness of the main character slightly frightens me though; his friends are worse...

[Death BOO Z]

Originally posted by: Mr Squiggles

Oh, and all the people (usually art students) that wear berets also annoy me. You're not French, so stop wearing berets! In fact even in France virtually no-one wears them. Why? Because we realized that they look stupid so we stopped. I mean, if your gona copy something from another culture, at least copy something good, like our cooking. It'd be as If someone wanted to copy Americans but rather than take freedom of speech they copy the high crime rate.

god, you'd fuckin' hate the army, not only we have to wear berets (mine is black), we also have to walk 20 KM (at least, some had to walk 100KM) to get it.
actually, I wouldn't be so angry if people would have just messed up japanese (or any other 2nd/3rd language), even i found myself using some japanese words (or trying to imitate an anime charecter) once or twice. The real problem is that most of those Otaku-freaks have no respect to their own langauge, it's embaressing to see someone 14 and older who still has spelling mistakes in two letters words...

damn, i fuckin' hate the army... at least they took away the fuckin' rifle, i hope i won't get an M16a1 when i come back this sunday...

[Deblas]

I immediatly thought about this when just recently an idiot called me Ossan in another board and I'm not even in my twenties yet. Those poor souls.[img]i/expressions/rolleye.gif[/img]

[Fiss240]

Wow, I didnt know how bad some people have it in japanese courses. I guess I'm fortunate, in my Japanese class everyone is quite normal, and that there are even more girls than guys. It is kind of strange that around 55% of my class is either Korean or Chinese. Even the my Japanese teacher is Chinese. I can imagine class sucking if there was a hyper otaku present.

Its nice being able to discuss anime with normal balanced people.

[Mr Squiggles]

yeah me too. My class was like 70% chinese kids (they already knew kanji, *grumble* *grumble*), and the 2 other white kids weren't crazy otakus or anything like that. Guess you guys were just unlucky.

[Arzen]

It's not a fantasy! It really happened!

That's for the movie right? The drama was real freaky in its exaggeration[I hope it's an exaggeration (0_0!!!) ]. Especially the way they portray the otakus. Is this what every otaku that prowl the streets of Akiba are like? I felt my blood drain away from my brain when I saw one of his friends perform the " turtle laying egg" act.

Well, there's a Japanese variety show that carried out a survey to see how many out of 100 otakus who would rescue a pretty girl from a harassing ossan. It was really interesting to see a stout guy in female cosplay garb [complete with miniskirt and black stockings]rescue the girl. There are others who just pretended nothing was happening and some who hesitated only to leave the scene out of fear.
The results were, out of a hundred otakus in Akiba, only 69 of them went ahead to help the pretty girl.

So ladies, whenever you're in Akiba,don't count your chances, always bring a pepper spray or a very big stick.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

[XanBcoo]

69 percent isn't all that bad. It's way more than I would have expected.

[Psyke]

Yeah I saw that Densha Otoko special as well. I was pretty surprised that no one actually hit that ojisan. I would have smashed that his head with what ever was in my hands and ran off with the girl (or at least that's what I would attempt to do).

[Mr Squiggles]

Originally posted by: Arzen
The results were, out of a hundred otakus in Akiba, only 69 of them went ahead to help the pretty girl.

Maybe they saw through the scheme and purposefully tried to go for the magic number instead, knowing it was all a setup.

[Arzen]

I didn't know the otaku community can be so organised.
[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
Here's how the Japanese view the otakus from HongKong

[Mr Squiggles]

sadly, with my limited understanding of japanese I was only able to read that the words pointing at both their feet is sneakers...

[Arzen]

Here's a feeble attempt to translate with my very limited Japanese.
The guy [top -down]:
-Common, short hair that flops in a "pin pin" manner. Undyed.
-Slender framed spectacles.(I've no idea what the 2nd line means.What's ultra eye?)
-The no.1 difference between the HK and Japanese Otaku, the former's thin.
-(I don't know about the one pointing to their satchels but it's got something to do with the bags being 'really global')
-Silver belt
-Sneakers

The girl being brought along
-(I don't know the 1st line either but it implies that the girl always thinks the guy is very handsome)
Isn't it time you all think about your hairdo and make-up?
-Even in Hong Kong, this fashion causes one to think [what's that all about---]
-(I don't know about the one pointing to their satchels but it's got something to do with the bags being 'really global')
-Sneakers

Bringing their girls along is frequent. When off to buy toys, do not bring your girlfriend!! (inner scream)

That's the best I could do for you. Someone help...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]