Japanese asked what sort of dubious behaviours they consider essential in identifying otaku deviants give a list sure to resonate uncomfortably amongst many who still harbour misplaced aspirations of relationships with partners not comprised of pixels, PVC or paper.
The ranking, based on the responses of 551 Japanese when asked about the “behaviours which make you think someone might be an otaku”:
1. They are using otaku slang, net jargon or 2ch cant
2. They just happen to have anime/manga/game goods about them
3. They respond to otaku type keywords and issues
4. They become very intense when the conversation turns to anime/manga/games, and only then
5. The tunes they hum are all anime related
6. They know excessive amounts about a given anime/manga/game
7. You can somehow just tell intuitively that they are an otaku
8. They talk unconcernedly about anime, manga and games all the time as if it were normal
9. They start talking about a seiyuu
10. They are carrying a bag from an otaku shop like Animate or Tora no Ana
It may be noticed that the list is more concerned with personal qualities than it is with fashion or outward appearance – fortunately for the curious, just such a ranking already exists.
I HAVE NO REGRETS…THIS IS THE ONLY PATH…
Fat people can be 40% otaku around the world
Is being a Otaku bad? I consider myself as a Otaku and im also one of the best baseball players at my school…
1. They are using otaku slang, net jargon or 2ch cant
>> I don’t even know otaku slang
2. They just happen to have anime/manga/game goods about them
>> All i have are Gundam assembly Manuals, so yeah probably
3. They respond to otaku type keywords and issues
>> If i’m asked…
4. They become very intense when the conversation turns to anime/manga/games, and only then
>> Nope, i also get intense conversation in terms of Quality Control, Medicinals, Chemistry, Politics, Certain Novels, Movies
5. The tunes they hum are all anime related
>> Well i do sometimes but i’d definitely choose anime tunes rather than Justin gayber tunes
6. They know excessive amounts about a given anime/manga/game
>> Not all but yeah, on things i’ve watched.
7. You can somehow just tell intuitively that they are an otaku
>> WRONG! not one in my class has even guessed it not until i opened it on them
8. They talk unconcernedly about anime, manga and games all the time as if it were normal
>> Most of my onversation were Chemistry, or drug interactions, i hardly had game/anime conversation unless its with my sister
9. They start talking about a seiyuu
>> I hardly know seiyuu
10. They are carrying a bag from an otaku shop like Animate or Tora no Ana
>> School Bag…
Isn’t this a form of racism?
I think it’s called “discrimination”…