The overpowering effect of Nagato Yuki on otaku has come to the attention of a female 2ch denizen, who asks how a girl with all the apparent warmth of a stone can attain such popularity.
A female Vipper poses the question “As a girl, I can’t understand why Nagato is so popular!?”:
“She’s a gloomy virgin who never changes her expression. Living with her wouldn’t be fun at all, and she isn’t even very cute. In spite of all this, why?”
Naturally such a heretical assertion encourages some interesting responses:
“The OP is unpopular!”
“Because she’s way cuter than you.”
“Nice one, old woman.”
“Women, go home!”
“For a creepy otaku, a bright and chirpy girl is frightening. It’s the same reason Rei Ayanami is popular. The end.”
“He’s right.”
“It’s because she’s 2D.”
“I’m a guy, but I understand what the OP means…”
“But it’s all about Tsuruya-san and Asakura, right?”
“I’m a girl, but I do think Nagato is cute.”
“Nagato’s goodness stems from her gloominess (reticence). From her lack of breasts. These emphasise her cuteness. The lack of these creates the supreme beauty.”
“2ch’s women aren’t women, so ignore her, Nagato’s cuteness is abnormal.”
“Lately it’s all about Haruhi. It can’t be helped.”
“Haruhi’s cute, isn’t she?”
“There are too many serious responses here…”
The fact of the matter is that Yuki is not emotionless, she was designed to be “shy” but because her superiors do not fully understand humans, she is not fully capable of displaying emotions. But it is those few glimpses of her reacting to the world around her that make those moments and indeed every moment special just waiting to see her become closer to humanity.
You claim she is unattractive but does every girl have to have ovacious curves and large breasts? No.
Yuki has small features, she doesn’t need prominent body features to stand out – it is a form of cuteness rarely displayed in anime.
She displays loyalty and intelligence, curiosity and even little understanding of simple things, much like a small child learning about the world around themselves.
She is also gentle, only once has she ever struck someone but that was only to get Kyon out of harms way quickly, otherwise, she has only acted out of defense and is even willing to put others’ lives before her own.
And virginity?
Is that supposed to be a factor to determine whether someone is good or not?
This goes back to my exploring child comment. The whole world is new to her and every interaction is important within it. Virginity is like innocence and it is important to keep it. You don’t have to be a sex hound to be good. And frankly by the fact that you even stated that she was bad for being a virgin makes me view you as though you were a prostitute.
Not everybody views things the same way and if you don’t understand it, then don’t try.
As for me, I find her features to be cute – short hair, small stature, but a certain mystery about her. A soothing voice, helpful and gentle disposition without exaggerated features most characters are given to garner attention from the audience.
In fact, most of the series does tend to revolve around Yuki more than Haruhi.
And by the way, I don’t see why so many people hate the fact that Haruhi has an upbeat attitude most of the time. Why would you want someone to feel sad or depressed? She is strong outwardly but inside, she is still a frightened girl who needs Kyon in order to feel strong. She has flaws but she tries to make up for them and even tries to make those around her happy as well, even if it’s at their expense. Maybe the reason I can say this is because I’ve read all the light novels which delve into the character’s personalities more than the anime is able to do. Haruhi grows more attached and considerate of the rest of the Brigade and acts much more maturely, so those who have only seen the anime have yet to view her in a more mature and level-headed tone.
“It’s the same reason Rei Ayanami is popular.”
… Pretty much, yeah.
She makes ronery otakus go “MOE MOE!!” TD;DR of most answers here. She’s not a bad character, but I can’t comprehend how serious fanboys get. My God, what is it about moe. *shudder*
She’s not a Rei clone; er, I thought Rei was better. No, I’m not flaming Yuki before someone starts getting all “OMG YOU TROLL” defensive, but for some reason, emotionless girls are just not that interesting to me, and Rei wasn’t completely “:|”
But I she’s not bad. The Disappearance movie is probably going to give her that characterization that I want to see, and besides, anyone who can stand Mikuru’s aggravating existence alone deserves an award.
it’s all about the Tsuruya, nyoro.
heehee, I can’t wait for those bad comment votes.
its because she hides her emotions when as supposed she shouldnt have had any,thus when at anytime she shows any little emotions , be it happy or sad , it is empified and leaves deep impressions. very unique setup. ps: i love nagato-chan rofl midori baloonn
I thought about this for a moment and I’ve come to the conclusion that Nagato Yuki is popular because she is the “Ultimate Virgin”.
Everything is new to her. She’s never had chocolate ice cream, been to a base ball game, kissed, or been in love. It’s very easy for a person to imagine them selves being her guide to the outside world and the experience of the human condition. I believe that has a lot of appeal to a lot of people for a wide verity of reasons.
I’m a girl and I love Nagato :3 She’s cute and cool at the same time. Although this is blasphemy to some otakus, I personally hate Haruhi. She’s selfish, she doesn’t really care about anyone but herself, she’s completely oblivious to the fact she’s like Mary Sue- I mean “god”, she’s abusive to Mikuru-chan, she’s too damn cheerful most of the time, she’s pretty much a crazy bitch, and she knows that she wants to fuck Kyon but she doesn’t admit it. I think this girl is a bitch. I hate these women who hate other girls who are quiet. I mean they’re the goddamn annoying ones! Would you rather go out with someone who’s a little on the quiet side or someone who never shuts up? Exactly.
“She’s a gloomy virgin who never changes her expression. Living with her wouldn’t be fun at all, and she isn’t even very cute. In spite of all this, why?”
Your words are as empty as your soul. Mankind ill needs a savior such as you.
because being emotionless means they are “easier to control” (aka raepable)
I’m a girl, and I love Nagato! A part of her appeal is because she’s so quiet, but things do have an effect on her. The one thing I liked about E8 (Okay, I liked more than one thing, but still.) was the fact that you saw minute reactions by Nagato in each repeat, and not the same sorts of changes as the others. For example, the final two cycles, during the “How long have we been doing this?” reveal there was a hint of sadness and desperation. At least, to me that’s what it seemed like. It makes you think that maybe she has all of these different feelings she just doesn’t understand how to articulate.
Then is how she doesn’t understand a few things like having a glasses fetish… Which is insufferably cute. Much cuter than not being able to cook, or sucking at math, or being clumsy like most anime females seem to be afflicted with as of late…
TL;DR- She’s cute. She has an air of mystery. She has non-typical gaps in knowledge.
I’m very surprised that no one even mention that she was introverted.
That’s not by choice though; that’s just because that is her job to keep out of other people’s affairs. There is a difference between what Yuki chose to do and what she is told to do from her creators.
Okay. First, she’s made of awesome. She can hack into any computer through a standard network and rewrite the programming of Windows games through freaking DOS, WHILE EVERYONE IS PLAYING THE FREAKING GAME!!!! On the same network, no less.
Second, she can literally alter reality by rewriting the matrix, as well as rewrite it back to what it was like before, despite all the destruction caused (minus a pair of glasses).
Third, her stoic nature isn’t intimidating at all (I’m not much for hyper girls; too much energy, and a constant smile creeps me out). She’s intelligent, and according to recent episodes (time travel and all), she ages well (as in, barely).
And last, but not least: She can freaking rock out on a guitar. Read sheetmusic in one go, and master it on the spot. All this without changing emotion/expression, not even a surprised, or arrogant smile, after her performance.
…Now then, who WOULDN’T like that?
I say Haruhi & Nagatoe is a robit dooshbag.Seriously,her,your spiderman,and all yours pokemanz combine can’t beat Val Kilmer.
I say Haruhi & Nagatoe is a robit dooshbag.Seriously,her,your spiderman,and all yours pokemanz combine can’t beat Val Kilmer.
I say Haruhi & Nagatoe is a robit dooshbag.Seriously,her,your spiderman,and all yours pokemanz combine can’t beat Val Kilmer.
Outwardly emotionless girls are popular because it makes every glimpse of inner emotion all the more treasured.
It makes you want to get her to come out of her shell.
What’s more, she’s not a loud, she doesn’t constantly talk about shit that doesn’t matter, she’s loyal and she’s just plain cute.
What the original poster doesn’t realize, is that what she considers “fun”, guys consider “loud, annoying, bossy”.
Its because, with her any sign of any emotion is an instant squee as it is like a “holy grail”
my boyfriend likes yuki the best too even tho im more like mikuru.. i got anoyed at him. but its agreeable she is cute and who wants a wimpy squeely girl or a bipolar chick anyway?
Haha my girlfriend says the same thing.
“As a girl, I can’t understand why Nagato is so popular!?”
Simple answer: What a girl think a guy wants is entirely different to what a guy actually want.
Nagato Yuki is the ultimate low-maintenance girlfriend, the opposite of Haruhi. Perhaps it is selfish of me, but Yuki’s absolute dependability is a massive plus. No, the point isn’t that I would make her do anything and everything so that I can be lazy. The point is I know she is someone I can turn to. When all else fails, when the world is about to end, you know in your hearts of hearts that Yuki will be there, to be your last hope in a world of darkness.
Any self-respecting guy would NOT take advantage of her inability to say no. But it is comforting to have someone who would support you 100%.
And the guy’s job is to NEVER bother her, unless the world is about to end.
TOO MANY SERIOUS ANSWERS HERE
Stupid answers are like spam.
she must be like Tieria Erde.
I am guy who has a weakness for real women
A girl is wondering why otaku find a 2D mysterious alien cyborg loli appealing. oh whoa ha 0
loli? O_o
I’m a guy and I can’t comprehend Nagato’s popularity either. She’s just another Rei clone.
Actually, I guess that’s exactly why she’s popular – she’s just another Rei clone.
STFU and GTFO.
Indeed.
Even though Yuki is intelligent, she is constantly curious about the world around her. She is good-looking, but not boastful about it. She can do much more than one could percieve at first glance – one could even say the possibilities are infinite due to just how much she knows and the fact she isn’t human. The person claims Yuki does not show emotion, but depending on how one interacts with her, she will respond emotionally – it’s up to the person to cause the right reaction (so that Yuki may learn).
The combination of all these factors makes an infinitely interesting and more appealing character than Haruhi or Mikuru.
(I am a woman.)
I’m a girl, too, and Nagato’s my favorite.
because she is hot and awsome and most likely looks better than you
Bitch is crazy. I’m obsessed with Nagato and I have a vagoo. Nagato is cute shit.
*Huge Nagato Fan*
Man, she’s only just getting mainstream popular too, because before Haruhi got any popular, people were all over Mikuru’s Tits and MOEBLOBness.
I think since people started talking about the movie, she’s getting all the attention.
MAN, IF ONLY PEOPLE COULD READ.
Then again, since Endless Eight, She does deserve it.
As for this random “Girl”, she can be all pissy. Still, she’s really just mad cause she can’t compare at all to Nagato’s epicness.
I do believe that somebody is missing the point.
#1: Nagato has the mighty silvery hair colour that is associated with awesomeness, thanks to Sephiroth. It’s an unconcious connection which instantly makes her more popular.
#2: Nagato is a FUCKING BADASS. Did nobody else notice her powers of fucking pwnsauce when she saved Kyon? I do believe forcing everyone in her immediate area (observers[viewers]) to have a rainbow drug trip at the same time she gets pwned to checkmate an enemy in a calculated fashion constitutes perfect marks as well as bonus points.
#3: Nagato is DFC.
#4: Nagato has glasses.
#5: Nagato is the silent type. Some bitches don’t know how to shut up, Nagato doesn’t suffer from such problems.
#6: Nagato is like some kind of crazy techno wonder, she can hax IRL. Otaku <3 shit like that.
Is there really a need to question why Nagato is fucking awesome? I think this shit is blasphemy.
Stopped reading at “Sephiroth”
Mystery is sexy. Women commonly feel the same way.
As soon as Yuki demonstrated that she wasn’t just a robot, lots of guys became curious about what she’s got inside, hidden from view.
Wouldn’t the fact that Noizi Ito made her original character design be enough of a reason?
She’s a fucking kick ass loli alien ’nuff said.
When a woman speaks only when necessary,not out of the need to just talk bullshit all the time,it’s such a rare occurrence that it just drives you mad with lust.
my guess would be that they like girls like her because they are indifferent. otaku’s are used to being judged and made fun of. with someone like this they can be themselves and not worry. that is also my speculation on why all the animes have lovers come together and are able to be themselves. otaku make anime too. it is kind of a submessage to be sent on accident, i believe this at least. i don’t give a shit about nagato or haruhi myself. i would be a mikuru fan myself, if i had to pick one.
nagato is popular because she is the only female with a brain.. or at least, the only one I know. however a such unrealistic character is OK in the haruhi’s anime, since it is science fiction.
and, of course, nagato has more sense of humor than many girls. at least, you probably do not have to explain nagato the “big bang theory” gags, as I had to do with my ex-girlfriend.
..and no, It was me the one who broke with her -_-!
Yuki Nagato is so popular because she’s moe in a way that isn’t generic and obvious. She gains emotions and changes as the story progresses. She has a deeper personality than most moe characters, so she’s less predictable, which is why she’s more interesting than many of the airheads and tsundere characters out there. You wouldn’t know her just by looking at her.
Since she hardly ever shows any emotion whatsoever, otaku will get extremely excited at the rare occurrence of her expressing her feelings, especially when she smiles. That’s why Disappearance was so popular.
Also, the Haruhi series itself is already popular, which is why she’s known at all.
She is also a superhacker genius who’s pretty badass sometimes.
I’m a girl and I think she’s a pretty cool character.
It’s true that at first sight Nagato isn’t very cute, however her true nature comes out sometimes as very caring for those around her but she’s good at hiding this.
I think this is her main cuteness trait, or to me at least.
I actually like Nagato Yuki. Shes quite and keeps to herself and shes powerful when needed. I also admit that of all the girls in my figure collection, shes the one my family doesn’t complain about when they visit.
Isn’t she pretty much a Yamato Nadeshiko… quiet, listens to Kyon, has crazy powers she is willing to use at his command… guess Japanese women and standards aren’t like that anymore though
I’m a guy, and I can’t understand her popularity. Like I said before, when I look at her, I just see a big brain floating in space. I mean, that’s essentially what she is, and I don’t know about you, but that’s not a turn-on for me.
I’m a guy, but I understand what the OP means…
“She’s a gloomy virgin who never changes her expression. Living with her wouldn’t be fun at all, and she isn’t even very cute. In spite of all this, why?”
gloomy? i’d say calm
virgin? you answered your own question
living with her wouldn’t be fun? at least it wouldn’t be annoying
not cute? take these chopstick out of your eyes please,i think that’s the problem…
but to say why people would take nagato over the OP:
“she isn’t making stupid post like this”
Probably because no one has ever heard her say No in the series. Ever.
No matter how ridiculous the situation, I can’t think of any.
I love you Rei Ayanami!!!!!
i love you too Rei 🙂
i love ya too rei
Probably because no one has ever heard her say No. Ever. +1000000 points IMO.
I always thought it was Nagato’s reality hacking and dead pan humor that made her so popular.
Though I prefer Tsuruya as I like her happy cheerfulness.
she’s a schoolgirl in a short skirt
thats all that is required to be popular amongst otaku
http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/9729/106948.jpg
Any question?
“For a creepy otaku, a bright and chirpy girl is frightening.”
Favorite response.
IT CAN’T BE HELPED.
well, she lacks the combination to comprehend this very sofisticated popularity: being otaku and being a guy
Some people like experienced men or women.
Who on Haruhi melancholy is even not a virgin anyway?
Honestly I wish we had more sexually active type female characters.
Nagato can be a virgin every single time if you asked her to. Or can be completely experienced the first time.
It’s completely win.
I like Rei more because she has way more character depth, but considering nagato a rei clone(that she obviously is), i like her too.
“-virgin-”
Bad how?
ouch dude… virgin girls are the hardest to master. I’ve been with some and… oh man, If you do like her it’s so hard to have fun without hurting her…
In a scale of dificulty, virgins are like beating a level 99 Mewtwo using a level 1 mudkip.
Well going with character – Nagato’s a lot more awesome. She’s not annoying or a blob, she knows how to work with computers (unlike unfortunately the majority of the populace that turn off people who can), and she’s not selfish.
Going with looks, she’s attractive – 2d no less, and fits into a lot of fetish groups XD.
Also, I agree that Nagato’s the best character in the series, excepting maybe Kyon.
Plus as for the “She’s a gloomy virgin who never changes her expression” you’d hope she opens up to you 🙂
*Looks above*
How many girls are there in SanCon?
Putting that aside. Yuki has an overwhelming yet unexplainable charm.
You don’t ask why you love her.
You just love what you love!!
ALL HAIL NAGATO!
She’s some computer genius Alien. I cant even imagine what kind of things I could do with someone like her. And I’m not even talking about what to do with her body, just about her talents.
I mean, I can create a suber dupper computer virus-like algorithm to deliver all defence systems in my hands… Just think about the goddamn profit!!! She can alter the motherfucking reality too!!! I could turn all women into some cute loli-like girls! It’s like having a GOD play by your hands. And, she apparently would take any order from you, Haruhi wont let you do such things.
Kyon wanted to make it rain during the baseball episode, but Nagato wouldn’t do it. You could say that she was advising him against it, but she does actually have some sensibilities.
I love how this conversation sounds no different than something you would get on any other board anywhere in the world.
What does Yuki being a virgin have to do with what type of person she is? I’m a girl and I think she is cute and even though she may not talk much I’m sure she is…nice?
anyway, I am bored.
>I don’t understand you guys…
you are a guy. there are no girls who read sankaku
>She’s a gloomy
no, she is just expressionless. She is gloomy only in EE.
>virgin
wait, you are not?? news to me
>who never changes her expression.
then what are these long descriptions from Kyon’s side? Or this moment after they wake up in Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody?
>Only reading books
what about programming?
>and non-talktative Living with her wouldn’t be fun at all
enjoythesilence.mp3
>and she isn’t even very cute.
90% of the internet disagrees
>In spite of all this, why?
In spite of what?
alt reading: read greentext as answer to blacktext
>you are a guy. there are no girls who read sankaku
You must’ve not fully read the article, as this was posted on 2chan.
>wait you are not?
Quite probable if she’s not lieing about being female.
actually, this was my reply to some anon that posted the same comment as this girl on 4chan. I probably should have mentioned this, but what the heck, who cares.
a girl not comprehending the choices of Otaku???
“For a creepy otaku, a bright and chirpy girl is frightening. It’s the same reason Rei Ayanami is popular. The end.”
I agree with this statement (and it goes for most all “Rei-clone” types). Though is it -really- only “creepy otaku”?
A girl that doesn’t make you want to scream “Shut up”. Yeah i understand why people like her.
Simply she’s not annoying.
Haruhi is the perfect example why people would like Nagato. I prefer a girl that sits there all day looking pretty instead of that annoying bitch. Unfortunately most real women are closer to Haruhi than Nagato.
As a girl, i just love Nagato.
same reason why some girl like the cool silent type?
As a guy, I can. ^_^
Character popularity is a mysterious thing. We can only guess at the developments, but we know certain things. One is that small breasts are in when it comes to anime. This is unarguable.
Some guy out there likes Yuki’s character design and or thought she was just a badass motherfucker when she beat Asakura. He makes some pretty good fanart.
Others see it, promote more fanart, such is how things are. I think the link to a character’s popularity is how much fanart they have as opposed to being more popular generating more fanart. Fanart itself drives popularity. Doujins also promote this.
On a personality basis, a girl that will more or less do whatever you ask her to sexually without the slightest resistance or questioning is always nice to otaku I suppose.
Danbooru Tag Stats
Nagato Yuki – 4977
Suzumiya Haruhi – 4703
Asahina Mikuru – 2595
Kyon – 2243
Asakura Ryouko – 1598
Kyonko – 1465
Koizumi Itsuki – 903
Tsuruya – 892
Koizumi Itusko – 376
Kyon’s Little Sister – 295
Suzumiya Haruhiko – 225
Kimidori Emiri – 214
I added genderbent characters, but didn’t include anyone who had less then 200 images. As you can see, Nagato is on top.
“Fanart itself drives popularity. Doujins also promote this.”
don’t forget fanfics for the textually inclined, like Yuki herself! 😉
hhahah nagato is cool dont knock her…
Nagato does absolutely nothing for me. I’d take Haruhi over her. I have an unhealthy attraction to girls who just want to cause me trouble. (It’s fun!)
Honestly though, I never finished the show, because I really couldn’t care less about it.
It’s because she is a copy of Rei Ayanami. That’s all.
Actually you can say that Haruhi took a little secret from Evangelion there because Haruhi could also remind us of Asuka.
My first guess is because every geek has secretly always wanted to fuck their computer, and lets face it, Yuki really is only just a really cute computer.
I mean, you don't need to worry about any of the usual problems associated with fucking a real girl, because she isn't one.
I bet Yuki would gladly swallow every last drop of cum you shot into her mouth all out of curiosity. It would just be data input to her.
She'd likely indulge any fantasy you could dream up all out of a desire to do research.
You and the guys could likely fuck her till you all collapsed as totally cum drained totally exhausted smiling idiots 🙂
Where's the downside of Yuki (other than I don't like short hair (which she can likely change).
This.
I like the way you think sir.
She is just like, masturbation made better. I too would prefer more hair though. Ass level is my preference.
“But it’s all about Tsruya-san and Asakura, right?”
I agree, it is.
Nyoro~ de bua.
Nagato is one of the Chobits.
In all honesty, I have to agree. I just can’t understand what people see in her. She’s easily the least likable character in Haruhi. She’s the least pretty by a mile, and her personality is crap.
After the movie-making scene with drunk Mikuru, I’d say that Haruhi is easily the least likable character in Haruhi.
And if Kyon hadn’t been stopped during that scene, he’d be the most likable character in Haruhi.
Although… it probably would’ve meant the end of the universe, but nobody wants more Haruhi anyway.
I would have paid good money to have seen that.
it’s because 2chan denizens can’t handle any real emotions from a woman
It’s because every otaku is thinking:
“She’s silent, intelligent and like ero games”.
Perfect waifu.
It looks like you suck. And have an ideology vastly different from mine.
It also looks like you made a very stupid statement.
I don’t really get why you reply to something way up there, way down here…
Also, you’re feeding trolls.
Yuki is popular because she hardly ever speaks.
And, THAT is what every man wants…
She can take 6 metal rod to the chest and it isn’t even scratch…that’s enough for me
So nothing about brain or intelligence. At least, if you have a real problem, you know who to ask. Kyon knows that in the anime.
And, of course, she won’t bother you with silly questions like “Do you think I’m fat ?” or “Why are you wearing such clothes ? They’re not fashionable !!”.
Now, the Haruhi-chan version is a complete NEET, which will, of course, appeal a lot of NEET.
Nagato sucks, koodere sucks, she’s fugly, she’s flat, she’s boring, probably the worst “alien” in the 2D world. She should die or at least don’t show her fugly self in the shitty anime. Oh wait… the anime sucks…oh well. To all you lolicons, please die?
>To all you lolicons
>implying Nagato is somehow a loli
Haha, oh wow.
3/10 almost cared enough to rage a little, but it fell short.
Obvious troll kiddo wants some attention..
Thanks for feeding it.
Nope, i’m just mocking him.
Silly girl, she should at least ask a more appropriate question such as “I don’t get it why Haruhi is so popular despite she’s a pure…. it rhymes with the word “bitch”.. oh wait, it is.
Yup, don’t go oggling at her breasts like with Mikuru notice her other features more. Though Mikuru’s antic tend to outshine her breasts.
She’s cute because she’s quiet, smart and helpful. Basically everything that 90% of the annoying girls out there aren’t.
I’m a girl and I love Yuki. She’s the sole reason I even bother with the Haruhi franchise to be honest.
But as for why? I have no idea. I sat down and tried to think why I like her, but I honestly have no idea why she’s so cute to me. She just is. That’s all. Just is.
<3
I’m with this girl, it’s one of those things I don’t get either.
Nagato is a robot, for fuck sake.
But I have a fetish for intelligent androids/gynoids/AIs! ;_; Even though I am a girl. What’s so wrong with liking an amazing mind and a body that’s far more durable and versatile than a human one? She’s cute, and is incredibly awesome and badass… What’s so wrong with liking that? ;__;
i agree wholeheartedly
*Look above
Too many serious response here.
I agree, but, you know there’s a ‘reply to’ button, just saying…
its easy to see why we like her, not all guys are into wild girls… its actually a turn off to a lot of guys. its amazing i always thought girls had guys figured out, but girls are just as clueless as guys are about the opposite gender.
Calm, Collected, Intellectual girl.. that’s the kind of girl a lot of guys want to spend the rest of their lives with -_-. wild girls are fun for awhile, its not a trait a guy should want when choosing a wife… Wild girls get bored and cheat on you.
i don’t even know why it bothers her, she probably doesn’t date Otaku anyway. lots of Otaku give up on relationships, the fascination with 2D girls is because we can look at them and they won’t look back, it gives us a secure feeling, we know she isn’t judging us, the girl just poses and can’t refuse, she can’t cheat on anybody, she doesn’t complain if your poor, which is why 2D is considered better to a lot of Otaku.
if you lived a poor life all alone, and your not very good looking, girls will ignore you. after being ignored for years you get used to it and suddenly the ones who ignored you don’t even seem interesting anymore.
I’m with that last guy.
“2ch’s women aren’t women, so ignore her, Nagato’s cuteness is abnormal”… nice one:D
It’s not because she’s quiet and small-breasted that’s she’s popular.
It’s because she’s quiet and small-breasted and pretty that she’s popular.
There are a lot of girls in reallife who are quiet and small-breasted. But don’t reverse the cause and effect.
It’s usually because they’re ugly that they tend to be shy.
Pretty girls get a lot of attention, so their self-esteem is high, obviously, they’re not the silent types.
It is pretty rare to see a pretty girl who’s not full of herself; only in anime, my dear friends.
With Yuki it’s not just as you describe. It actually goes beyond that.
Yuki Nagato doesn’t have any moral underpinnings that inhibit most people. As someone posted above “She would fuck you if you asked her to”. She would walk around completely naked if asked because she doesn’t care about things like embarrassment or modesty. To her she would let her body be used in any way if it helped her achieve her goal.
This is the allure of her character that I think most people pick up on subconscious or consciously.
You hit on a good point there. The core of moe is afterall, an attraction to weakness.
Why is clumsiness considered moe?
Why is being shy or socially awkward considered moe?
Why is having difficulty expressing emotion moe?
Why is being innocent moe?
Glasses? Lolis? Flat chests? Frail/sick girls?
They’re all weaknesses. Guys pick up on weaknesses in women, it triggers feelings of protectiveness.
Nagato, despite being serious, powerful, and able to take care of herself (mostly), has several moe traits. They’re accentuated by the fact that she’s a humanoid interface that can do and survive things that ordinary humans can’t.
All of this is doubled when you compare her to Queen Bitch Haruhi.
Edit: TL;DR – Weakness is moe, Nagato is moe. I feel like I replied to seriously…
becaause women like her never exist in real life. If they do they’re ugly.
Nagato is basically everything most 3D bitches and whores strive not to be. Bitches love to be loud. Bitches love to stand out and be flashy. Bitches love to make demands and boss people around.
I guess I just described Haruhi, but at least she has the redeeming qualities of being moe and 2D.
But the fact is it would be annoying to live with a haruhi than a nagato. It would be like living with an asuka than a rei.
You pretty much said everything that needed to be said. Well done.
But even then, Haruhi doesn’t do it to be popular or cool. She continually shows a stunning lack of social awareness to everyone not on her wavelength.
Screw Haruhi’s wavelength. She’s still obnoxious and in great need of being put in her place. That stunning lack of social awareness is just a long way of saying she’s a bossy asshole to everyone around her.
That alone makes Yuki seem like an angel.
I think you miss the point- Yes Haruhi is a bitch. She is not, however manipulative in the sense that’s endemic to Japan.
If 2ch girl doesn’t get Nagato, imagine how odd she’d find the fact that even Haruhi’s personality compares favorably to hers.
Just like with the Rei/Asuka combo, the silent types are always accentuated when you add a loud bossy bitch.
What is that lemon for?
To show the 3D women: “You are more sour than this lemon.”
Everyone has different taste, stupid bitch, go reap trees and tell me you love them.
I’m surprised there wasn’t mention of ‘Because the bitch doesn’t talk’
Well me as a GUY can’t understand why Nagato is so popular!?
No expression, very serious, not kawaii.
Thumbs up for Mikuru all the way!!
No expression != No emotion
Mikuru is just a blob of moe. She has the emotional maturity of a scared rabbit.
Watch Haruhi Suzumiya no yutsu with the eyes of a guy, then you understand my dear ma`am
Personally, I liked her with the glasses.
Same here, comrade.
“Disappearance” Yuki FTW! 😀
I think it’s because she following the Ayanami Rei personally template…
i don’t really get ayanami rei’s appeal either tbh
Because Bitches and Whores.
yep
DUDE, nagato is cool, hands down, simply for the following…
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x65/KaristonTheWolf/Nagato.jpg
http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z219/AmyElizzabeth/Haruhi%20Suzumiya/motivator4924157.jpg
Jealous much. Yuki is everything she fails to be.
yep……
She’s Moe…
She’s my favorite character after all…
Calm, collected, always helps out the main characters, stays calm even when risking death, what’s not to like?
it’s because she would let you fuck her if you ask.
Nagato is only rip-off of Rei Ayanami,so:
Rei pwnZ All!!!!!
Sir, please stop giving NGE a bad name with your old faggotary.
So very true.
“I’m a girl, but I do think Nagato is cute.”
Seconded :3
fourthed.
A GIRL!!!!!!!?????????
Thirded. :3
I’d love to get together with a placid female human interface to an alien information entity.
Yuki is badass
silly girl
Foolish woman! She knows nothing of moe! This is why 2D > 3D.
I love her, because she can explain physics/maths to me.
So can your physics/maths teacher
I fapped buckets to them!
Cute, capable, interesting, and innocent. Sounds appealing to me.
That woman…..She will never understand our feelings
Nagato is superior to haruhi because she’s honest with her feelings.
Nagato is also superior to Mikuru because she’s not helpless and is in fact a capable character standing on her own.
Nagato’s emotionless personality just accentuates her love and shows of emotion. Since she rarely shows emotion, the few times she does is a BIG DEAL. Add tha to the honesty mentioned above and you have a “so moe I almost died” shit going on.
One of the attractions of a girl like rei and nagato is that when they show emotion you know its genuine.
You summed up what I think of Nagato really nicely. Nagato’s cute because behind that poker face, she is a rather complex person emotion-wise.
yeah, and Vanilla-san is superior to Nagato 😛
Yeah, Vanilla is much better.
Isn’t that obvious? Cause she’s a dumb annoying human being.
The reason she couldn’t see Nagato’s selling points alone says it all.
Edit: some gramma mistakes
Better silent, than speaking and sounding like a fool.
damn right
Never underestimate the charms of Yuki/Rei-types.
Indeed, Kuudere are the best.
They don’t squeal.
They don’t bitch.
They’re hardly annoying.
They’re cute.
They’re innocent.
They’ll train you on bed (for being Maguro)
They always pull the best lines.
What makes a character cute is subjective and people see different qualities. Putting out a statement eluding Yuki not being cute as being a fact is the wrong way of going about that. It would have been better if the person would have said they don’t think she is cute and then asked why they thought she is cute.
So.. there are women even on 2chan.
What the fuck? Women shouldn’t be allowed access to the internet.
And I’m dead serious here.
Dead serious troll is serious.
well, what about live xxx streams? ^^
haha omg almost died laughing at the first few responses
I think the reason is quite obvious..
Most otaku are about as social as a medium sized brick so a girl that shows little emotion and says even less is “perfect” in their eyes.
Otaku generally don’t know how to handle themselves in social situations and especially not with girls. Thus they hump onto characters similar to themselves.
I think generally, most of the otakus learn from the moral animes and implement into the real life… Or is it just me?
but then, animes are like a book, its hard to find the good ones.
Nope, it’s dandere charm.
Pretty weak attempt at trolling. Try again.
Dandere is an abbreviation of だんまりデレデレ[danmari deredere]. だんまり[danmari] means to be calm or to shut one’s mouth up all the time. And デレデレ means, you know, such a sweet attitude. She doesn’t speak at all mostly, but when there’s no one else but you two, she would be sweet to you. In other words, she would be in deredere-mode.
Exactly what I was going to say. Girls like this and Rei aren’t scary to people who have no ability to deal with more… er… energetic types of girls, like Haruhi and Asuka.
lul what’s with the unnecessary thinking.
cute girls are cute.. or in this case terramoe~
t’is all
For a girl with difficulty in expressing herself, Nagato has time and again proven herself capable of emotion. That is kinda what I find cute about her. Well, I find her cuter than Rei.
wanna beat her after this
“and she isn’t even very cute”
I want to beat Haruhi after this. In fact I was so excited to see Kyon almost do so this past season.
Nagato is the best!
I wanted to beat her after the first word!
I wanted to beat her after the first letter!
i want to beat you guys off wtf
Yet most of you all say you want to beat her but probably wouldn’t do shit about it if you actually found her.
C-C-C-COMBO BEATER !!!
getting wierd here guys
NO BEAT ME!!!!!!!!!!
Wife-beater!!
I’m starting to want to beat you
I wanted to beat her before she started typing
NAGATO IS CUTE FYI! /sad
I’m a girl btw
Tits or GTFO
I have man-tits.. do they count?
In my Sancon?
It’s more likely than you think!
a g-g-girl!?!
i now know why equality now had our responses on their website…
i lol’ed
Who’s the bitch who said this? she’ll pay!!!!
and a gloomy virgin? some peopke like that
not cute? well i wanna see a picture of you to compare
Yes, defend your 2D girl, just like the anti-loli feminazis
At least Anon isn’t getting all of Sankaku to mail bomb her. Unlike certain feminist organizations I could name.
Admit that you just want to sakujo her…
😉
I cant admit to something that isnt true
And that is why you fail (yoda voice)
And why you fail, that is. Yes, hmmm.
Thats how Yoda speak, nuub.
then you buddy must not have watch Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back because that is where dreamingArtemis got the line from.
/me points yoda walking stick at your face
thanks. I thought most people would pick up on that very quickly
someone misspelled noob
“sigh” noob means nebie or new beginner. nub means non usable body, or someone that is completely useless. L2C nub.
‘There are too many serious responses here’..
so it would be “newwb”?
You all misspelled it. It’s short for newbie as in someone that’s “new”. It’s from the term “newborn”.
Actually it just shows that your cultural literacy encompasses things that (barely) predate the internet.
Now finish him.
is it weird that everytime someone said noob I think about Noob Saibot from Mortal Kombat?
i think n00b came from nubile, so anon might be right after all. and it looks like anon meant to spell it that way
“It’s because she’s 2D.”
/thread.
Don’t you think all the anime characters are the same. If you remove the hair and look emotionless, it looks the same to me.
Nope, they don’t look the same. When you said “all the anime characters” did you mean in Haruhi’s show or anime in general? But even if you were referring to just Haruhi’s series, they still look different, cuz of their eye shape and color. Imagining a serious-no-emotion face Haruhi with Yuki’s hair, still looks like Haruhi. Even more so for Mikuru, and especially other characters from different series since the animation’s different. If I didn’t get ur statement in the first place and you have no idea what Im talking about cuz I’m not making any sense, then please ignore me.
so are all east asians. we r rook the same.
rice rice rice rice.
Not really, when I used to live in asia, and whenever I saw a european foreigner, they all looked the same to me back then.
I’m a girl and I love Yuki :3
I have a weakness for short-haired, silent-type, smart girls.
And I don’t care that there are no girls on the internet or SanCon.
I deny your reality and substitute my own
MOAR NAGATO!!!
so moar Umineko no naku koro ni then?
It’s not because she’s 2D, but because she’s Yuki Nagato! No more, no less.
and I met this girl who acts like Yuki Nagato in a neighboring college. She’s pretty nagato-ish cute too IMO. and likes anime… and likes… computers too? oh I’m so happy xD ah thank god for my friend who introduced her lol
Yes, but have you made your move?
The only one that made sense to me was “2ch’s women aren’t women”
her quietness makes her interesting, you never know what she is thinking, but because of her quietness, her action speaks her words, just imagine nagato speaks via her action, you can see she like to meddle.
oh don’t forget she is crazy about our primitive computer, requiring physical hand input and all.
There’s a lot of bad 2D too 😛
Me too never understood how furniture is that popular…
true.
however in case of 3D:
geek girl > beautiful “golddigger” girl
looking for a geek girl?
Google is your bestfriend…
Geek girls are easy to find. Just dont be a pansy geek and they will want you. Gold diggers are equally easy to find.
Whats actually hard to find is a NORMAL girl. One who isnt ugly (geek girl) or materialistic. Hopefully you aren’t spending your time fapping to anime or this aint gonna happen kids.
No, they don’t. You are reading too much hentai anon…
The truth is, women prefer perverts despite condemning their actions, right?
Hey hey don’t get mad just cause its true Ukonkivi.
Negroes die. Negroes die.:D
Negro spleens all over the floor.>:D
Shut up pansy.
You made a stupid. You pathetically machismo cock.
Oh looks like he hit a nerve huh Ukonkivi.
Oh, shut up.
Here Here, well said sir anon.
I concur. Hard to find tho.
I once met a beatiful girl, who fucks me the first night I met her (her move, I was a virgin). All I can say is, NO REGRETS!!
lol
I found one! 🙂
I agree,
The ideal girl would be someone with who you like to spend time and could share interests.
Even if I were rich, I would still look for a geek girl, I could’t stand it if she could only talk about fashion, stars and other bullshit.
Even though none will be as perfect as Nagato, but that’s always the catch with 3D.
—
If someone want only a hot/trophy girl, then the cheapest way might be buying one from a crime syndicate, and later trade her organs in for a new one. *jk*
Yea, but beautiful girls all have a pretty cheap price, all you really need is money. Whereas a wholesome girl that you can be proud to bring home to mom and show off to your friends requires more than just money. So which one costs more in reality Mr. Baller Anon?
If you ask me, model girlfriends/trophy wives are more like gadgets and toys, they’re temporary items that go out of date and grow boring over time. Not something you’d want to keep around for long and just something you do on the side.
See, you need to start thinking like a rich person. If you had the money to spare, both to buy and maintain a ferrari, why would you settle for less? Beautiful girls are a luxury. Yes they are expensive and high maintenance, but so are all luxury items. Find something in your price bracket, and be happy with her. But more importantly, don’t show your jealousy to richer guys by dissing him.
Let’s grow up together, eh guys?
Better yet, let’s get rich and buy luxury items..
😀
“don’t flame me bro!!”
wtf!
girls at tech universities are 1 per 20 guys.
Also they have this “fellowship of retards” following them whenever they go, hoping that the “geek girl” will leave her biker boyfriend and run with them.
its not worth the hassle.
Ridiculously easy to find if you hang out at technical universities. Or geek-band gigs e.g. Jonathan Coulton’s concerts.
There are too many serious responses here.
And that’s the problem with the internet. Serious discussion is discouraged, and replaced with a game that accomplishes nothing. Serious critique of anime (that would favor deep characters and higher quality anime) has been replaced with random bandwagoning (that promotes obtuse characters and lower quality anime). A decade ago, good quality anime became popular anime (GitS SAC, Cowboy Bebop, etc). Now anime is trying to chase the moe, tsundere, whatever random trait that 2ch declares is popular, which has contributed to the downfall of anime.
In any era exist good and bad anime. That only depend if you search for it(the majority of people that say that there don’t exist bad animes 20 years ago are childs in this time, and people that say that in this time don’t exist good anime are people that only see anime by the local television). But today, to put it simple: if a anime is a adaptation of a manga, of a light novel or of a visual novel, forget the anime and go read/play the original. But the majority of people are lazy fags that don’t move their ass to even try to learn a litlle of japonese, so they just sit down and wait (for years in visal novel case) until a idle fag make a translation pack and realease it in the internet.
That, or maybe anime fandom is just more retarded than it was 2 decades ago what with the influx of retards who grew up watching pokemon, sailormoon, and 4kids shaman king.
Not true at all. There was shit anime a decade ago and two deacdes ago and before that as well. The filter of time just makes it look different when all the uninteresting things are forgotten.
Anime, serious business.
Are you really considering that a character’s popularity is worthy of serious discussion?
I’m so making this my new meme.
There are too many serious responses here.
I always use this:
http://www.romaji.org/
God weaboo are vile.
romaji please? me nihongo wa sucky sucky long time
マジレス大杉 is a common saying on VIP.
oh no
and this: “There are too many serious responses here…”
very relevant here
It’s because Negato is emotionless and cute, but she is also helpfull and silent. And watching those small hints of emotions show through, eg. the ep where she hacks the game, is what makes her character adored.
And why does it matter coming from a girl?
Did Yuki steal her otaku boyfriend or something?
what exactly about nagato is not cute? except maybe in the eyes of someone who’s only into gyaru?
Agreed. More people like Rei are needed.
I kmow the guy who broke up with 2 girlfriends cuz of Nagato.
All women should try to be more like ayanami rei.
what an asshole ayu chan
Don’t say that, I know more then enaugh females who do besides myself. Not all otaku are bad looking you know?
Nobody wants to attract otaku. Not here, not in your fantasy Japan, weaboo.
Well, there are girls existing that want to be more like 2D to attract otakus.
Ok, here’s a serious answer.
“Because she’s a character from Haruhi.”
Truth is, she’s not more popular than Haruhi or Mikuru – it’s the show that drags fame along with it.
Anything with breasts and being main cast in Haruhi can become popular. If she would be a “silent type girl” from a different anime, I doubt such a popularity hate thread would even exist.
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/11/29/as-a-girl-i-cant-comprehend-nagatos-popularity/#comment-369374
Comment by Anonymous
23:19 30/11/2009
And will you look at that, yet another one!
http://bluebluesilvermoon.blog38.fc2.com/blog-entry-368.html
What is this? Tsuruya at 8.6% popularity?
ASAKURA, AT 6.3% ???!!!
I don’t care if Nagato is first place. That poll was bullshit.
WTF, Darkrock? Even wikipedia agrees Nagato is the breakout character!
(Altough, I extrapolated that completely from Minori Chihara’s article. Also, wikipedia is sometimes stupid shit crap.)
Anyway, Haruhi is a total bitch. Endless Eight all but confirms it.
And will you look at that, yet another one!
http://bluebluesilvermoon.blog38.fc2.com/blog-entry-368.html
And hey, what do you know! Just a 30 second google and I find this:
http://www.syu-ta.com/blog/2009/06/12/152925.shtml
『Newtype』2009年7月号のキャラ人気投票で、長門有希が1位に
Oh wow, 1st in Newtype!
lol, last I heard, a magazine poll(one with Kira Yamato in second place, noless) does not represents not represent anything other than the taste of the readers that particular type of magazine attracts.
Seems like you really are living in an alternate dimension after all, Darkcockslizer
exactly. you really say all i wanted to say man.
Rei ayanami is still the anime queen today. There are still hundreds of people in foreign countries that just discovered anime and as soon as they watch evangelion, BAM! They all fall in love with Rei. There is just something about Rei that attracts me. The most interesting part is that she doesn’t even try to be cute or be liked.
@ Anon 03:06 30/11/2009
I dunno, she always sorta came off as a mary-sue to me (I don’t particuarly love the series that much myself). Although, if you put aside all the crazy alien shit she’s kinda plain, and from my point of view all the time travel, espers ect don’t seem to matter as much, as thought they’re more of the driving force behind a strange strage love story. I’m a Koizumi fan anyway, do don’t even mind me.
>hacking the starwars like game
That’s Legend of Galactic Heroes type game FFS!
Also, yes it’s the bit of emotion she does show… Also, she wouldn’t bitch and be jealous like OP girl.
Tsuruya is the best anyway nyoro~
I’m not even that big a fan of Haruhi, but I like Nagato because she’s extremely reliable, intelligent, albeit naive towards the world of humans. She’s also very quiet, reserved, and ever so mysterious.
You’d THINK she has no weaknesses, but look at that cartigan. She’s obviously weak to temperature. That’s adorable, come on.
@Anon 22:46 29/11/2009
All true. By far she is the character that displays the most growth throughout the entire series, especially in the novels. Don’t forget, Nagato’s job is only supposed to be that of the observer, and time and again she steps out of that role and openly throws herself into the situation. To put it simply, what she’s feeling inside can not match her stoney exterior. By far she’s the most interesting character in the series (or perhaps seconded by Kyon, seeing as there’s more to the protagonist that even he has realized).
The current alternate dimension.
Japan says – http://blog-imgs-1-origin.fc2.com/2/l/o/2log/vi6884842log209.jpg
– Haruhi #3
– Mikuru #48
– Nagato #52
or, US says – http://movies.ign.com/articles/103/1036651p2.html
And in which alternate dimension does anon samefag live?
“Lately it’s all about Haruhi. It can’t be helped.” This really cracked me up.
If i had to say, I thought her popularity was obvious, that even though she can only show dead emotion, it’s the hidden emotion underneath the stoney outward appearance. I haven’t seen Haruhi season 1 for a long time, but for example didn’t Nagato begin to enjoy and get excited when hacking the starwars like game. She has emotions, she just hides them. Any true fan would understand this.
^Above in response to Darkrockslizer and not the Anon before me.
Which alternate dimension are you living in? Last I checked, the order of popularity of the 3 main ‘heroines’ is Nagato > Haruhi > Mikuru…
“Truth is, she’s not more popular than Haruhi or Mikuru”
Your truth is twisted. Nagato is more popular than Haruhi, fact. Nagato is by million miles more popular than Mikuru, fact.
Nagato is almost like the next Rei, who was literally the anime queen for over 10 years.