tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post2991667337353997463..comments2023-12-23T06:06:24.347-05:00Comments on Just Another Day in Japan: Being "Otaku" is not coolBlue Shoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-49227197655161484962009-09-04T05:50:50.842-04:002009-09-04T05:50:50.842-04:00Thanks, Tomo.
Any thoughts or opinions about the ...Thanks, Tomo.<br /><br />Any thoughts or opinions about the term "otaku" to add from your perspective?Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-40369997435461257742009-09-03T22:33:55.331-04:002009-09-03T22:33:55.331-04:00This is an interesting great article!
I'm a Ja...This is an interesting great article!<br />I'm a Japanese guy, and just wondering whether foreign people will understand this - the true meaning of <i>Otaku</i> - or not!!Tomonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-4317592677887427912009-07-28T18:48:22.189-04:002009-07-28T18:48:22.189-04:00Sure, sure - live and let live. My point is, thoug...Sure, sure - live and let live. My point is, though, that there is a difference between saying you're a nerd in America and an otaku in Japan.Blue Shoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474339066187087545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-19184531056896435092009-07-28T12:55:07.099-04:002009-07-28T12:55:07.099-04:00Also, I just posted the link to the article at the...Also, I just posted the link to the article at the Cafe. Seems like a key audience to read such a piece. I have no idea what kind of response it'll get, but it might be worth checking out.Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-503203977655953303.post-9401324698751517322009-07-28T12:43:37.313-04:002009-07-28T12:43:37.313-04:00Wow, interesting article. In a way, you pity thes...Wow, interesting article. In a way, you pity these poor fellas...but even they acknowledge their own obsession. "I want the world to just leave me alone" is near-haunting in that article.<br /><br />I don't know how you feel about it, Paul, but if they're not hurting anybody, (i.e. making the jump from naked cartoon girl obsessions to actually seeking child porn/sexual relationships with children) I say live and let live. And I guarantee, if you printed "I am someone who escapes from reality through my particular flavor of obsession" t-shirts in America, they would sell like hotcakes.<br /><br />If anything, this article has taught me not to feel shame about what I do with my Samus Aran action figure late at night.Jeffnoreply@blogger.com