[ SECRET POST #351 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #351 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Spawned by one of the secrets posted here → Fire Emblem Kink Meme!

Secrets Left to Post: 12 pages, 300 secrets from Secret Submission Post #051.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 ] broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] too big, [ 1 ] outright says it's not a secret wtffff, [ 1 ] every possible category (???).
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Sunday, December 23rd, 2007.
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

47. I feel the same way. I've never lived there, and although it would be fun to visit once, look around, enjoy the sites that can be seen and take in a little bit of the culture (and stuff like that; touristy stuff).. And come home to the States. I hate how Wapanese kids are all, "OMG JAPAN IS AWESOME I WILL LIVE THERE AND EVERYONE WILL UNDERSTAND ME." They just.. don't get it.

No one is going to understand fanbrats and people who are uber obsessed with animated characters that don't actually exist in ANY country, no matter if it's the place where it originated or not. It's okay to love them, it's okay to be in fandom and dedicate part of your life to it (while still doing the healthy crap--going to school, getting a job, BATHING) but don't delude yourself into thinking that random Japanese guy on the street won't laugh at you for wearing a Naruto headband in a public place that ISN'T a convention the same way an American guy would.

Because he'd totally laugh at you. And I would too.

[(Anonymous)]

Being a fan is pretty much a sin in Japan, or so I've heard. "Otaku" has very negative connotations. People walking down the street are more likely to jump you and pummel the crap out of you while you're wearing a Naruto headband than stop you and give you a high-five for being just plain awesome. They also aren't fond of foreigners.

If you're a white anime fan? Japan probably hates you. Sorry kids.

[vitani]

You heard wrong. "Otaku" doesn't mean "fan", it refers to people who are obsessive to an extreme degree. There are plenty of regular fans. I've seen lots of business men reading manga on the way home on the train. People have character bags, wallets, keychains, etc. LOTS of people. It's not unusual. Yes, wearing a Naruto headband would be weird and people would give you looks, but it is nowhere near a sin.

I took a class on anime and manga in Tokyo, and the "otaku" image is actually changing. Yes, it did use to be mostly nerds who watched anime and it was looked down on, but it has become more and more mainstream. Also, as a white anime fan, I more often had people curiously asking what animes I liked and what my favorite characters were. I never was treated rudely at all for reading manga or admitting to liking anime.

[saltedpin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm with you on this one -- my time in Japan wasn't all sunshine and happiness, but neither was my time in England. If I happened to mention to my Japanese friends that I knew of a certain anime or TV show, they usually reacted with pleased surprise and asked me if there were others I liked, or actively recommended things to me.