Anime, manga, visual novel, JRPG, etc, is all part of Japanese culture. Otaku culture. I think they can't call themselves otaku because they are not Japanese. Let me elaborate. There is many problems with a foreigner calling himself "otaku". First of all, internet. Western internet is basically attention whoring casual dumbasses on websites of government monitoring (Google Facebook Reddit etc). Even on "otaku" Western internet, the people there are also dumb, and usually virgin fat losers too. They have shitty memes by the way. Casuals. Second problem is comiket. They come to a country they're not welcome, act as if they are welcome, they look stupid in their bad cosplay, and so on. Third problem is their bad taste. They make the industry produce bad things because they consume bad things with their bad taste. For example, look at what happened to Pokemon, Mario, and Nintendo as a whole. And the fourth main problem is they are thefts. They use internet piracy to watch anime, with torrents, and pretend there's nothing wrong with being a theft. It's wrong. There are other problems, like Western otaku are not hygienic instead are stinky, and they try to fit in Japan.
With all being said I don't think a Western person can be considered an otaku. Sure they might watch anime and play games, but I don't think they can ever be an otaku on the same level as a Japanese otaku.
Do you agree?
"Otaku" (and certain other common, related words like "anime" or "hentai") has a different meaning in the West. Which meaning are you referring to?
>>1514680
Someone who likes anime, manga, visual novel, JRPG, etc.
Now you can re read the 2nd and 3rd paragraph of my origina post.
I agree sort of. Like the first reply pointed out "otaku" has a bit of a different meaning in the west. It would be more appropriate to say that the Western word "otaku" does not translate directly to the Japanese word "otaku". On the part of theft I believe some leeway must be given to Westerners as it's a lot harder to discretely buy or just buy the media in the west as apposed to Japan and on top of that being seen with otaku (Japanese) media in the West has a negative stigma that can be in part circumvented if legally dubious routes are taken to obtain the media.
>/qa/ meetup
Me on the right one character down
>>1514330
this meme is shit
Me with the tits
No same fagging ITT
Why are you posting my wife on /qa/?
>>1514172
Challenge accepted
>>1514172
*samefags ur butte*
Please listen to the Kill Me Baby OST. It's really weird but also catchy in an odd way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNlGN1qOtkk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHy-mu8HsIU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oMNG6bN8WE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viIcLtO9mLU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTyJiBMUnYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAKWp0XI-Fs
Time to put this thread on auto bump and keep it alive for 15 days.
>>1513958
It's beautiful?
>>1513965
I wouldn't say that. It's more like a diamond in the rough, a raw and spontaneous musical expression.
Please listen to the Flying Witch OST. It's really calm and relaxing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHBAeBIENLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx1KOKYEhZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhq4hiasZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UFqWiyxonI
>>1513923
I need more flying witch in my life
flying witch is really great. an all-time classic, to me
Piano is calming.
I like.
What's /qa/'s favorite character archetype?
>>1513897
/qa/ doesn't even watch anime
tsundere, ojousama
>>1513897
Aww the stealth bump was deleted before I could say hi.
Do you still enjoy 4chan or are you only coming here out of habit?
There are still things 4chan(/qa/) can teach me so I guess it's not about fun but the thrill of discovering things about myself.
its a very bad web side but everything else is dead or worse
purely out of habit, there's not a single board worth browsing on this site
yet if I decided to leave, I don't even know where I'd go
>Supported Trump because I fell for the /pol/ memes
>Thought it would maybe help me make some normie friends if they saw that I wasn't afraid to show my political opinions
>Ended up losing my only friend because I couldn't stop acting like an autist whenever someone criticized Trump and I ended up threatening to deport him (He's brown) during a heated Facebook argument
>Every time Trump comes up on the news my parents just tell me "So when does the winning start?" and laugh
>I even bought a MAGA hat and wore it to class in the days before and after the election so I could look smug but all it did was make people hate me even more
>Can't even enjoy a Trump victory anymore because he's such a huge fuck-up that defending him at this point is basically impossible
Anyone else know this feel?
Could I please get a source of your quotes?
This triggers the anime virgins.
Growing up is tough. What makes Trump's "win" even more embarrassing is that most of his fanbase is literally kids in high school that supported him for teh lulz. I doubt humans will learn anything from this.
Hey dudes, i'm going to start linking to /qa/ at every possible opportunity in and outside 4chan on the normiest places possible.
I hate all of you, and if I can't get my board back I can at least make it an uninhabitable wasteland for you cunts.
I'd advise anyone sympathetic to my cause to do the same. This being an unlisted board gives a sort of mystique that people cling too, so bring that up when mentioning it.
>>1513386
Do it. I've mentioned it on /bant/ quite a bit.
Do it, fuck this old board.>>1513387
based
>>1513288
>>1513377
very nice boobies
Yes indeed that's a very nice set.
>he didn't get into an ivy league university
>>1513288
>he graduated magna cum laude
>he practices the art of the grass arrow
>>1513288
damiani?
Where the fuck is Hiro?
Does he even care anymore?
>>1512749
Either he never did, or he stopped caring when he realized 4chan isn't nearly as cool as the Japs think it is.
Funny that there's actually a lot of them that view us as the cool imageboard, and a lot of people here who view 2channel/futaba as being more interesting. The grass is always greener on the other side I guess.
Anyways, he definitely realizes we're just a bunch of normalfags by now and probably doesn't give a shit.
>>1512749
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i paid 10ยข for this did i get ripped off
>>1511778
Yes. All .jpg should be free.
>>1512134
Is it okay to sell .pngs?
>>1512139
No.
Maybe a .gif would be worth money.
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>>1492549
Don't post K*mono Friends in my thread kudasai.
I see how it is.
Cute pictures only!
Previous thread >>1394045
translate it weebs
>>1468561
I don't know what it says but girls doing the ponytail thing with uniform is always cute
>>1468561
Second speech bubble is "n?"