Anime fans supply a ranking of the moments they realised their DNA had become corrupted into that of a creepy anime otaku.
The ranking, which is clearly using “otaku” in the sense of “anime otaku”:
1. When you fell in love with an anime character
2. When your PVR’s hard disk filled up with anime
3. When you noticed yourself reading a character’s lines in a novel in the voice of their seiyuu
4. When you started staying up until early in the morning to watch late night anime in real time
5. When you started saying the lines of anime characters in actual conversation
The newest addition to the list would likely be “when you read the above list and realised all of them applied to you.”
See also a ranking of what signals corrupt otaku DNA provided by non-otaku observers.
Yuika Itano Newcomer AV Promisingly Sexy
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Dubbed “Brilliantly”
Ninja Training Courses: “Be Just Like Naruto!”
Dimension W An Emotional Roller Coaster
Valkyria Chronicles Remaster Masterful Indeed
Hibike! Euphonium Goods Strike A Tranquil Chord
Top 20 Most Charming Anime Siblings
Afterschool Hypnosis Club Hypnotic Indeed
Utawarerumono Bathes Harder
Samurai Vader VS Kamen Rider Black RX
Final Fantasy Explorers Gameplay Action-Packed
Koukaku no Pandora Cuter Still
Lively Nozomi Tojo Figure
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round x Tatsunoko
One Piece: Burning Blood Busting It Up
Extended Valkyria: Azure Revolution Trailer Calls to Battle
Atelier Shallie Plus “Ayesha Returns!”
Gate “Endlessly Tragic…”
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Distressingly Melancholic
Cooking Mishap Asuna Figure
Umaru Ero-Cosplay by Asami Hamsterific
Goddess of 2ch: “Pink & Soft All The Way!”
Kuroneko Cosplay by Mikehouse Full of Life
Busty Hotaru Cosplay Delightfully Delectable
Adorable Ati Cosplay by Kaieda Kai Kemonomimi Chaos
Momo Velia Deviluke Cosplay Bursting With Bridal Beauty
Skimpy Sonico Cosplay Barely Contained
Kumiko & Reina Cosplay Hardly Blows At All
Skimpy Elf Bikini Cosplay by Saku Supremely Sexy
Gothic Lolita Hatsune Miku Cosplay Busts Out
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.
Bravo! This path is my destiny.
And you'll never walk alone....
*holds Bravo's hand, but quickly lets go*
Believe it!
Bravo! To Infinity and beyond.
I have no regrets, this is the only path, my whole life was UNLIMITED ANIMU WORKS!
Trust your feelings Luke. The answer is within the Force...
But then again we like the dark side.
The list lacks "when you fap to h-mangas" too. And almost every girl start with that if you don't know.
They apparently forgot to add number 6 to the above list
"When you realize you are having about as much pleasure fingering a 2D character as you do fingering a flesh & blood 3D one"...
Oh, I guess that would make most men in the World Otaku.
I have no regrets. This is the only path.
It never did mines so why should it.
I dunno, I consider my self quite a nerd/otaku but this... Is kinda creepy.
Actually, I had grown out of it by the time I turned 15.
when i was 15 i turned to lolis
opps.. :|
Oh come on!
Nothing wrong screming "Who the hell you think I am?" with a vulcan exploding behind you... It's perfectly comprehensible.
ahh since i saw the anime i have using that line every time IRL when it fits the conversation..
ive done 1234 havnt done 5 yet, and still in love with my anime character till this day.
"3. When you noticed yourself reading a character’s lines in a novel in the voice of their seiyuu"
Uh.
But, if you're reading a novel about a TV character of any kind, isn't it only natural to read it in that character's voice?
Otakus read out loud maybe?
Wow, I wouldn't say I did any of those 5 things. But I'm definitely an otaku... or am I? Weird...
I'm not sure any otaku can read out loud using the voice of one, let's figure plenty, seiyuu. :P
I didn't say it would be pretty.
I started to say "Desu". At a higher level than an otaku are supposed to, so I transcended into a different level.
Never realized it.
It just happened and there's no going back.
And if it involves DNA, then it could not have become corrupted, that means we were born to love anime, and such a blessing it is.
We call that: Evolution
*8-bit evolution theme*
What?
Otaku is evolving!
1, 4 and 5 for me
But since we can't have children with our 2D wives, natural selection will eventually get rid of the otaku mutation.
we're kinda getting off topic here felles...
Damn monkeys and their coconuts..
what about radiation?
otaku-rays used by the alien illuminati
Silly anons, such illogical theories can't really be possible. We are growing more powerful, as we build stronger immunity to your pathetic trolling. Just compare the early otakus to today's, we've stopped caring what pricks think
Also why do you think they are trying to keep us down with bans and restrictions; they're scared, frightened by the fact that we can take control hahaha....ha
what has been done cannot be undone for I am her husbando for now and always....
Opposite for me...
I went to Japan and realized I don't hold a candle up to the real Otaku's over here. Too fleeting of mind to dig so deep into a single subject.
So its similar to Love?
LOL... I dont do any of these. Probably I do 1 because they are all so hot and I wanna do em all. Im a guy, what can I do about that.
Real love is different. You want to be close to her, get to know her, be with her.
That's why people see it as extra creepy.
So i hugged my Screen yesterday becouse i had Mayoi Hachikuji on it..
am i creepy?..
no its completely understandable and all i can say is.... OTAKUS UNITE!!!!
@ Anon 05:33
And who are you to choose what kind of love is real love. Each to their own I guess. For me, Kanade is my love and she's all I need <3. With merchandise and dakis I'm always with her and close to her.
I only applied for the #1.
I LOVE YOU MUGI-CHAN!
"Don't shout your feelings out loud. It's embarrassing!"
Oh, wait. #5
If you have a steady job, a McMansion in the surburbs, a SUV, a devoted wife in the kitchen, 1.5 kids, two dogs in the background, wear a business suit with a tie all the time, consider anything animated "kid's stuff", and are too busy even to have fun, then...
You are NOT an otaku! HOORAY!=D
That sounds depressing. Especially the part where you have one and a half children. If you only have half a child, it's kind of gross.
could mean, his wife is waiting for another kid, hence, it's half-a-kid, see?
you can have a devoted wife and as many children as you can think, at least one loyal pet and have a decent job, a good car and a warm place to call "home"... that doesn't mean you have to think of anything animated as "kid's stuff" or be too busy to have fun, I believe you can have better than any of those extremes you portray (being full-time otaku or being full-time family/salary man), as you can be young in soul, enjoying anime, manga and anything animated, and still have a family and a good job... don't put it on black or white, there's also a bazillion of shades of gray... btw, I have a real gf and still I pledge guilty of numbers 1 (though not a big, hardcore love), 3 and 5
Also this will be your theme song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FODXBn6d7v4
When You, Read and Follow anime news on Sankaku then you are an Otaku
OMG i just became one b4 i knew it, OMG JUST by reading some of the werid stuff on here...
Then you're not one, and this was asked to people who live and were raised in Japan.
What happened with "preferring anime/manga/games made in Japan over most other forms of similar entertainment"? Because none of those "top five" apply to me.