I'm probably just dumb but..what?(i apologise for my lack of English knowledge. This problem is caused by my lack of english practice,making me unable to understand a lot word that you are speaking of. I once again sincerely apologise.)
actually since he's trying to emphasise something here it could be counted as correct in the way that it's a poetic tool he's using to convey his point (with more emotion/feeling).
I think it's the other way around. So weeb is the "I wanna be japanese" kind and otaku is "I like anime (a lot I guess)". But you're kind of right since anime watchers are using weeb as a non-derogatory term and are calling themselves weeb even if they only like anime. The original meaning of the word weeb is shifting
So much so that they never leave their room, in a manner similar to that of a redditor. They typically rely on family members to bring them food and water out of pity.
I didn't say it was personal to me. I meant you, you're being very descriptive about being an Otaku. How do you know so much about them? Are you one of them? Are you using these insults to show what your life is like?
Weeb comes from Weaboo though, doesn't?
And I thought Otaku was just a Japanese slang term for nerd, regardless of topic, but since Japanese culture is pretty strong a lot of Japanese are very interested in Japanese things thus they're more likely to be nerds for relatively local things.
Like, a Japanese person might call an American who is obsessed with marvel a marvel-otaku.
"Otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime and manga" Most of what you said it true, but weeb and weaboo are really different.
"Otaku (Japanese: おたく, オタク, or ヲタク) is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime and manga" "A weeaboo is a non-Japanese person who is obsessed with Japanese culture. They frequently denounce their own culture, and speak frequently about Japanese culture being superior to others in various ways." "A weeb is a person who is interested in anime and Japanese culture. There is an important difference between a weeb and a weeaboo." and I just did, sir.
Nah, If I'm not mistaken, a weeaboo or weeb is someone who is obsessed with Japan, anime, and the whole culture surrounding them. Also, it's sometimes common to see them mixing in Japanese words into their normal speech.
An otaku is someone SPECIFICALLY from Japan, who has an obsession with anything considered geeky, i.e. video games, computers, anime, etc.
Well it's a Japanese word so it will only be used by japanese speakers. My friend (japanese) called me (not japanese) idol otaku years ago for fun for example.
I would really like you to argue with me on how I could be wrong, while respecting each other of course. This is the literal definition of an otaku " person having an intense or obsessive interest especially in the fields of anime and manga", and this is the literal definition of weaboo "A person who retains an unhealthy obsession with Japan and Japanese culture' and weeb meaning "a person who is interested in anime and Japanese culture."
Otaku means an obsessed person. You can also be an idol otaku, or a train otaku (google train otaku they exist lol) it's just most common to be obsessed with manga or anime. Then just because you found some English website giving definition of otaku doesn't make it correct, you know what I mean? In the pokemon games do you remember the "super nerd" trainers? They had lines like "do you love Clefairy too? Look at my Clefairy!" They were obsessed with a thing: Clefairy in this example. Super nerd trainers in Japanese were called otaku.
Well, I assume people can't get their mind right, I was told to 'do some research, not on a weeb form' It wasn't just on some random English website, it was by my own Japanese knowledge that I got for non weaboo reasons, and some stuff I found on wikipedia.
It used to be the opposite the “weaboo” word was used for obsessed people but for some reason literally everyone started calling themselves WEEBS while the word is supposed to be otaku and they’ve reversed the meanings of both phrases and it’s honestly mildly infuriating just pick one for fucks sake.
So why can japanese person be otaku? Weebs are people who dress up as naruto and use japanese words and naruto run. But today if you have anything to do with anything japanese most people call you a weeb.
Otaku originally referred to Japanese people that are the equivalent of geeks in Western culture. Specifically, it means something along the lines of having an obsessive interest related to games and anime/manga.
With the rise of anime outside of Japan, the term's meaning is different depending on who/where it's being used. In the West, Otakus are pretty much just geeks with a heavy interest in Japanese media. They may also like content from other Countries besides Japan, but if you were to walk into their room, they may have shelves of manga, posters, figures, etc. For all intents and purposes, they're just normal anime fans with some more investment in their hobby.
Weeb is more of a derogatory term (although it's also used lightly) that refers to individuals who are obsessive and loud, if not a bit obnoxious with their hobby. They can be confrontational when it comes to Japanese culture, example being those who attack others for watching English Dubs of anime.
To my knowledge, Otaku, as referred to those in Japan, is still derogatory, and as a result, many fans of manga/anime enjoy themselves behind closed doors.
Otaku is basically the Japanese term for someone obsessed with anime and games, weeb is a term for non-Japanese people who are overly attached to Japanese culture (not just anime), just liking anime does not make you a weeb but that’s just kinda what people on the internet go with these days
Otaku and weeks are the same thing. The o lyrics difference is that an otaku is a Japanese person living in Japan and weeks live anywhere except Japan.
An Otaku is usually a Japanese person who is a shut-in, no? I always thought a weeb was an outsider who glamorizes Japanese pop culture and would denounce their own culture in favor of Japanese culture.
A shut-in is a hikikomori. Otaku in Japan basically means a geek/nerd (there can be gun otaku, car otaku, etc), but in the west otaku means an anime geek/nerd. Weeabos wanna be japanese to the point of cringe.
Otaku is a person, who's obsessed with their hobby like anime, manga, video games, or even lego. Weeb is a non Japanese person, who learned about Japanese culture from anime, or indirect sources.
No, anime is just another form of making entertainment. It shouldnt be considered as its own gnere, because it is more similar to live action, animation or cartoons. If you watch anime and act as a normal person other than that you are not a weeb.
However if you obsess about anime and exclusivly watch anime and no other form of entertainment, because "it is trash" that is moving over to weeb territory
edit: A weaboo (often shortened to weeb) is a Japanophile-like person that is mostly obsessed with manga and anime, sometimes superiorizing it over other cultures. i see now
yep i do call myself a weeb but i don't go to extremes such as nutting into an anime body pillow. weeb's are just avid anime enjoyers, not the extremes online who spend their grandmas life savings on keychains and figurines.
Essentially, they are solidifying themselves as actual Otaku, other than the fact that Otaku is supposed to refer to Japanese people exclusively if I recall, since self-identifying as an Otaku was always seen as super cringe by the Japanese since its used as an insult.
Probably similar to how I feel uneasy even as a white guy to hear black people use the n-word to self describe. Part of me acknowledges its a (mainly) rap culture tactic to try to take the power of the word back but its kind of counterbalanced that nobody else can safely use it without it being a racial slur. Especially since it was used as an insult long before racists changed the meaning already.
It originally was that but now it's used to just describe anyone with an active interest in anime/manga and all that stuff probably due the word being overused
Actually that's a Weeaboo. Weeb was derived from that. Weeb is just someone who watches and likes anime on the regular. Otaku is someone who also reads manga, collects figures and such from show etc. Just don't buy an NFT, then you become the worst of all, a disappointment.
That's not how it's used nowadays. A weeb is basically someone who watches anime as a hobby. So if you watch anjme casually, and only watch mainstream stuff, you are not a weeb. But if you spend a good amount of free time on anime, maybe even have a MAL profile where you note what anime you've watched, then you can be considered a weeb. At least that's my interpretation.
I think many people who consider themselves weebs just refers to that as a "Person who watch anime and hentai" while otaku is a "normie who watch shounen"
Honestly I'm not sure this is true anime most people who simply enjoy anime call themselves ween these days I know the word isn't otaku but most weebs would call that and anime obsessed person I think the definition has shifted a bit over time in people's mind
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u/Envy-sama Jan 23 '22
No, A weeb is a derisive term for a non-Japanese person who is so obsessed with Japanese culture that they wish they were actually Japanese.