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Feb 5th, 2003, 09:53 PM | #1 |
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"Otaku"= Insult
Hello all. I just thought I'd share this little information with all you anime fans in case you didn't know.
Now, I'm sure that some of you guys have heard the term "otaku" and while it's used for other hobbies, such as automobiles, technology, etc. this term is mostly heard referring to anime. Well, if you're one day called an "anime otaku", it should make you feel insulted instead of proud. It ends up that being called that is really a negative way of saying that you're a "anime freak/monster" and it produces an extremely negative image. The reason? In Japan, around the mid-eighties there had been several murders and molestations and rapes of girls around ages 6-12. There were at least 10 missing and the body parts were cut up and some pieces were missing. This was considered pretty big news because the crime rate during that time hadn't really soared that much. One day, the police arrested this 28 year old man and went to his apartment and found it covered with anime videos. There was literally no room to walk around...the videos were piled up to the ceiling, they were in every corner. Not only that, but the apartment was unfurnished except for a fridge. When the police checked the fridge, they found the rest of the body parts of the dead girls. The neighbors of this man said that he was very quiet, lonesome, "secluded" kind of a guy. It didn't seem he was capable of such a horrific crime. The guy confessed that he raped and took pictures of the young girls and he enjoyed looking at the smooth bodies of anime women and girls and could never think about real women. Well, this crime made it in every newspaper and shocked the entire country. From then on, the term "otaku" was used to describe a person who is basically an obsessed freak. In demon books, the word was everywhere and it meant "monster". In the US, Americans have "westernalized" the term and use it proudly, unknowing of the real meaning of the word. I'm not sure if using the word "otaku" now in Japan still has a strong meaning, but it's best not to use it at all unless you want to receive stares and be isolated. Basically, otaku means "house", so it's a proper term to use for those people who stay in their houses and do nothing but watch and obsess over anime 24/7. On this one site, "Chika's Otaku 101" she describes what the difference is between an otaku and an anime fan. She described it pretty well, but unfortunately the page is no longer up. She also told her story of why she hates otakus so much and one reason is because she was almost a victim to a molestation by an otaku. I think this is pretty interesting facts to know (pretty creepy though)...it's also helpful for those who didn't know the real meaning of this term.
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Feb 5th, 2003, 09:58 PM | #2 |
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Yes, that is quite interesting indeed...I don't consider myself an "otaku," but I am fascinated with Japanese culture and history, and I like anime. I have never actually referred to myself as an otaku, and now I'm glad
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Feb 5th, 2003, 10:24 PM | #3 |
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Otaku means fanboy in Japanese.
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Feb 6th, 2003, 02:20 AM | #4 | |
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Feb 6th, 2003, 02:34 AM | #5 |
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one word........damn i never called myself a otaku why? because i dont know what the word is. i never say word's i dont know the meaning of so i dont get looked upon strangely but thank's for the info.........and i cant belive there are people like that.
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"You're a louse Roger Smith" ~ R. Dorothy Wayneright "Have a little priest" ~ Mrs. Lovett "Grim Reaper, you could not get the women? What was the problem? Didn't you reap them with your grim reaping equipment?" "I tried that but the women, they all know hopscotch" ~ Eddie Izzard You Can Help |
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Feb 6th, 2003, 09:28 AM | #7 |
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Thanks for the info, although I'm just the casual anime watcher, I'm trying to learn jaspanese,very very slowly lol
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Feb 6th, 2003, 05:05 PM | #9 |
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I heard of that before. About the durder thing. but in Japan, it doesn't mean as harsh as Meryl makes it seem. They still use it as simply an over obsessed fan of anime. And considering that in America, not many poeple know about the real meaning of Otaku. We just see it as a anime goon. Not an insult at all. But actually, there is a serious sickness in Japan, a mental sickness, of people who have a serious obsession with anime, and this mental problem is known as Otaku. But in America, it's nothing but an anime fan referring to another anime fan.
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Feb 7th, 2003, 10:26 AM | #11 |
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Well, I think you'll be glad to know I am not confused about waht you've said at all. Is that all the news on this that you have?
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Feb 7th, 2003, 03:43 PM | #12 |
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Poor Otacon.........
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Feb 7th, 2003, 04:00 PM | #13 |
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^ haha
But Otacon probably is an "Otaku" in the japanese sense... That buisness with his mother for christs sake! |
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ssjtrunks: Yeah, unfortunately that is all the info I have on this. I would put the link for that "Chika's Otaku 101" site since she really describes her hate for otakus (and she's Japanese) but sadly it's not up anymore. I'm glad that some people enjoyed the information. It really shocked me the first time I read about this too.
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Oh well..... But good info....nice nice.
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indeed.
cut up body parts in a refrig? thus the birth of hentai. |
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Which in my opinion was another SICK thing... I couldn't believe all that, and on top then Otacon spelled out after her death that he had an affair with her mother and all. Man Otacon is sick... no wonder Kojima gave him a nick name ---> "Otacon". See it all makes sense now. Thanks to Meryl. (Diana).
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You're right. I forgot about that. Wow, I see now why his nickname is Otacon too. Scary. Yeah, thanks again Meryl you've helped us see MGS2 in a whole new light.
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