
Controversy abounds over an university professor’s theory that men without girlfriends are actually suffering an illness caused by the pernicious influence of games and the Internet.
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An analysis of the 9 none-too-subtle signs by which women may identify any man as an otaku and therefore spare themselves the shame of interacting with him has predictably been proving incendiary online.
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The advent of Valentine’s Day has prompted this poll of Japanese women, asking them what they think the cutest habits of men on dates are, which may come as a small relief to those men embarrassed by the realisation that their companion noticed them in the first place…
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Japanese women are traditionally thought to have a strong preference for (relatively) tall men, but if the below ranking of the advantages of men of low stature is anything to go by, even small men may still be in with a chance…
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Fans of anime romances have delivered up a ranking of the most moving (or perhaps merely soppiest) titles to find an enduring place in their hearts – proving that such fans have remarkably long memories, for anime fans at any rate.
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A British newspaper article blaming 2D for turning Japanese men into effete pillow-frotteurs has lately been provoking controversy online.
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Chinese women have lately been proving themselves at least the equal of their Japanese competitors when it comes to skill in deceptive makeup – although if the images below are anything to go by their contest is likely to be equally terrifying to men everywhere, whoever the victor might be…
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Japanese census statistics reveal it is now “impossible” for any Japanese over 35 to get married, with as few as 2% managing to net a spouse in the 5 years from 35 to 40, and fewer still for those who are even older.
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An article pondering some of the major merits of having an otaku girlfriend has lately been the subject of much discussion, with some quite convincing merits evident.
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Statistics suggest the majority of Japanese men in their twenties no longer have any expectation of spending a romantic Christmas Eve having sex with their girlfriend, as has historically been the Japanese custom.
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Japanese in their twenties quizzed on what it is they dread to find in rooms of the opposite sex provide a resounding condemnation of otaku, in the case of women, and gambling chain-smokers, in the case of men…
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Dec 2, 2011 01:20 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Cosplay, Dating, Fujoshi, Idol, Internet, Music, Otaku, Relationships

Female otaku have been sharing some of the ways they have apparently been exposed as otaku to surrounding commoner males, with predictably disastrous results for their social standing.
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