dumb things otaku-izm spawns

yuppa · Post by **yuppa** » Sat May 24, 2003 6:40 pm

Hey serpico may act like a jerk sometimes,but if he likes that he can't be all bad eh?

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sat May 24, 2003 7:15 pm

I - This thread is further pointless because

II - I've got the confirmation I've been seeking. It's now official - Serpico is dodging healthy argument, thus proving himself (as it stands for now) entirely incapable of upkeeping any unhealthy discussion. Note the skill with which he quickly avoids all the comments others have been providing and moves right on to pocky sticks! Ah!

bliss and utmost tastiness

Please stop being an ass. It isn't helping.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sat May 24, 2003 7:17 pm

"upkeeping any healthy discussion"

I stand corrected...

You cannot make another post so soon after your last, please try again in a short while

hmm... well, even I get this, apparently...

Pierrot Le Fou · Post by **Pierrot Le Fou** » Sat May 24, 2003 7:55 pm

Remember where the term "Otaku" originated from. It's an insult derived
from the religious group responsible for the Tokyo Subway gass attack
in 1995. So if you want to refer to yourself by that term go right ahead,
but remember that it was never meant as an expression of elitism or
greatness.

Serpico · Post by **Serpico** » Sat May 24, 2003 9:36 pm

sorry the pocky thing got me side tracked...where were we? Oh ya

don't drink and cosplay, its bad for your health.

Discuss.

Anlushac11 · Post by **Anlushac11** » Sat May 24, 2003 9:42 pm

8)

Pierre Im not sure where you came up with that info but I have been getting called Otaku since the 80's.

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Sat May 24, 2003 9:56 pm

Serpico wrote:don't drink and cosplay, its bad for your health.
Discuss.

WTF? That's like saying don't fix the toaster with a knife while it's on! When else are you going to do it?! Cosplay? While sober? What are you thinking man?! I mean...... Gawd..... Urge to kill rising.
I pray your joking or i just may have to come down there and whoop your ass.

....well how big a feller are ya?

Ai no Gackt · Post by **Ai no Gackt** » Sat May 24, 2003 10:52 pm

I knew about the origins of "Otaku"
http://msw.mcmaster.ca/~osamu/anime.html

otaku (oh-tah-koo)
n. 1. Slang for a hard-core anime and/or manga fan! 2. Anyone with an obsessive hobby, eg. a motorhead would be a car otaku. 3. A fanatic or weirdo. In Japan this has connotations very much like "geek". Animecca Magazine has done an interesting write up about this word and its meanings. [lit.: "your house", "you". possible orig.: otaku never go outside]

But being Otaku isn't something to be ashamed of, so we like anime and are proud of it, so what! Just about anything can be used as a derogatory word towards anyone else. I don't care.

I am Otaku and I love to cosplay. So there

§_Akuma_§ · Post by **§_Akuma_§** » Sat May 24, 2003 11:05 pm

Serpico wrote:the only person allowed to cosplay is Onizuka...other than that humans should not, unless they actually look good as the character they are degrading..they never do though =[

im just going to go back to the first page and respond to something interesting.

"unless they actualy look good"??

my friend, you obviously have not seen any anime con doc's ^_^

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sat May 24, 2003 11:08 pm

Personally, I don't take offense to being called Otaku either. It's a group that's diverse and flexible enough to fit my personality, so why not? In terms of "obsessed fan" - well, there are areas other than anime where you could call my behavior otaku-ish.

But my Otaku-ish behavior is mostly limited to knowing way too much about certain things. I don't cosplay. Some people do. I think this is a great aspect of otakuism - there's lots of otaku-specific things you can do, but you don't really have to if you don't feel like it. All you really have to do to be considered otaku is like anime. Which, to me, other than going to cons, is the only thing which identifies me as otaku.