Hey, speak for yourself:D

I mentioned this in another thread, but after talking to my mother about coming to Japan, the first thing she said was "You're not going to turn into one of those anime losers, are you?"

The bad thing is though is that she's someone who knows absolutely nothing about Japanese culture, yet even she has a rough knowledge of the weaboo phenomenon in America. I mean, the "animetards" are the kids we (football and lacrosse team) used to haze in high school, but this was back when there weren't that many of them. Now I walk into regular stores and see pocky and manga for sale :eek:

So I actually resent the weaboos, japanophiles, otakus, whatever you want to call them. They're the reason why I used to hate telling people I was studying business to move to Japan. I didn't want to get lumped into the losers category. I've gotten over that now, but I still either get people who look at me weird, like "Oh, god, he's one of those people..." or "OMG YOUR GOING TO JAPAN!?!? I WANNA MOVE THEIR AND MAKE VIDEOGAMES!!desu"

You're here, aren't you? Proof enough for me. Fair warning, I am now in rant mode.

Your mother sounds like a regular Mother Theresa...

My mother likes Maison Ikkoku and Read or Die, sounds like your mother wouldn't be a fan of mine, despite the fact mine is probably older and is by all accounts successful in her career field and fairly "normal."

As for the rest, sounds like the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. You're one of the jerks that made high school a living hell for anyone who wasn't athletic or popular. You could have set an example and risen above the cruelty teenagers often inflict upon each other, but, alas, no, you didn't. Ironic you made fun of that which you became.

Do you have any idea how childish your post sounds? Many of us "losers" have gone on to pretty amazing things. Among my group of high school weeaboo people like you picked on are business owners and a telecom executive.

I was most definitely a weeaboo in high school and college, and probably still am. I, however, have met two US Presidents, one Secretary of State, one Secretary of the Navy, regularly reported on various politicians across all levels of government, traveled three continents, seven countries, lived in three, was an officer candidate in the US Navy (and may continue my commissioning path shortly), and have a healthy bank account.

I also have a job I do because I love it, even if many people don't take it seriously, and count myself blessed each day I get paid to do what I love.

Oh yeah, some loser I am. :mad:

I have never heard that expression before. fascinating.

True. People tend think that Japanophiles and weaboos are one and the same thing.

And your sounds mature?

No, but mine had an intentional tone of indignation. I can't stand high school bullies.

The kids who make fun of Japaan lovers cannot understand the obsession us proud fans have!

Liking Japan and wanting to travel to it is a good thing. Getting obsessed over Japanese people after watching bunch of animes, reading manga, or listening to j-rock, then after awhile, getting delusional thoughts that you were a Japanese in your previous life and thinking that Japan is the promised land...is bad thing. It's our job to bring back the minds of these stray sheep back to that dreadful place called reality, otherwise they will be taken away by men in white coats.

Another thing we don't understand are your incomprehensible posts.

Meh, I just find those that take it to the next extreme, to be insufferable. It's totally fine to be passionate about it, just don't be "in-your-face" kind. The anime kids at my school are very much like that, and I found it to be disconcerting.

I leave the "otakus" to themselves. Especially the foreign versions.
It's not entirely my thing... but, at the same time, I don't blame them for being as ignorantly obssessive as most of them seem to be. It's not like the Japanese are particularly determined to clear up all the fanaticism that has developed, either. And in fact, they may be inclined to feed into it in some aspects.

... But, I digress. Whatever the case, I expect to find radicals in every society. Anime crazies aren't a big issue to me. And I'm almost absolutely certain a majority of Japanese natives think they're weird too.

Of course, I have my thing, and they have theirs.
In the end, my opinion only counts for so much. It's a shame sometimes... But I'm more comfortable minding my own business, as long as they do themselves.