Swiss man goes on moe adventure in Japan, becomes international sensation
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I'm getting a bit of a paedo vibe personally.
I don't know why though. Maybe it's the colour of the carpet or something.
pants
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Let's not confuse the issue, there are a lot of people in here like myself who are anime fans calling this out. This isnt an issue of being an anime fan (not directly) it's an issue of being ridiculously obsessed. The added issue here is he is obsessed with loli and ecchi stuff a lot of people already find to be distasteful (hence the ferocity of the heckles)
I don't know what you are saying. Is this post generated by computer program? Anime is not by default ridiculous. A big chunk of mainstream shows are, without a doubt, but that totally ignores actual competent and/or serious shows. Anime is more than that.
That I can understand. But I am a bit irritated by the way people try to express that. I really hate these ignorant posts "oh he is a virgin", "he need to get laid", "he is so ugly", "he is buying stuff I wouldn't buy, so it's wasted", etc. People are taking the piss and this pisses me off. Especially from people who are most likely gamers and got the same kind of piss from others for their hobby, no matter if they were a lot less invested than the guy who buys all Amiibos.
Looking at some of the comments in the thread I am not really sure. I am somebody DID try to take the piss on his cheekbones. On his cheekbones!
Easy. A friend has one. I was reluctant to touch at first, but it's really amazing. Also there are less anime version of it. Just some pad with a silicon bad on the end where you can rest your arm.
No. I don't have one. I have a small anime cushion if that counts
Let's assume for a minute that he didn't pay to have her sit there.
Did he? Is she an escort? <-- honest questions, I don't know
Don't do this if you value your money.
Also there are some surprisingly judgmental people here for a forum primarily dedicated to discussing the minutiae of video games. People like different things; people spend their money on things I consider dumb shit all the time. I'm sure people think the shit I buy is dumb. But that doesn't warrant the high-school level insults of "dude probably never gets laid" or "dude has mental issues." You don't have to be his friend, but seriously you're judging his entire character off of some pictures on the internet and for what? Making yourself feel better about your own vices and insecurities?
I'm an anime figure collector myself. It's my hobby. I also happen to be a happily married woman. My collection room has probably 5x what's shown in the pictures in the OP. I don't happen to like that particular brand of moe, but if it appeals to him what's the fucking harm?
They have places like this, even in the states. Filled with hot girls and you buy them expensive drinks. They don't even sit on your dick it's fucking stupid. Hell strippers will feign interest for no money at all.
I ask again.
Is she an escort? I didn't ask if escorts exist. Is she an escort or are you just assuming that?
Of course she's an escort. It's not possible for a creature like that to be seeing someone.
Glass Rebel
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I apologize on behalf of the Swiss people. He was never meant to escape.
LUFTRAUSER
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But this comic came out before "weeaboo" was used to describe western otakus.
Actually, this exact comic is the reason western otakus are called weeaboos. Some backstory: The comic is from a website called The Perry Bible Fellowship; the site has a lot of offbeat comics, some of which are NSFW, and this is one of them. The comics are done by a small group of artists, which is why they have a few different art styles.
Now, as you can probably tell, the comic doesn't have anything to do with otakus, and you're probably wondering where the association came from. The answer is simple: 4chan. The owner of 4chan, moot, was frequently accused of being a so-called "Wapanese", a portmanteau of white and Japanese, due to his apparent obsession with Japanese culture. He was sick of this term being used, so he added some kind of script that would change every instance of the word "wapanese" on 4chan into what was then a purely nonsensical term, "weeaboo", that he got from this comic. People continued to use the term, however, and the association stuck, with weeaboo completely replacing wapanese in the popular vernacular. This happened several years ago, I think.
I autogenerate all of my GAF posts with Cleverbot.
I meant anime as a whole. Yes, there's definitely stuff out there that is absolutely fantastic and could easily be suggested to people that aren't into anime oterwise. The anime culture as a whole is ridiculous, is more what I'm getting at. As you said, a large chunk of it is.
pants
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Shouldn't have messed with the franc, you forced him to seek economic opportunities elsewhere:'(
Rentahamster
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There's some kind of social commentary to be had here on the perceptions of status and beauty when we contrast his reception vs Davido-kun.
Davido-kun.
Davido-kun.
Heh
Yea, it's quite scary. Knowing, that somewhere out there is a person that has fun with his life without hurting anybody.
Because you just assumed from the pictures that he has mental issues because he buys a lot of merchandise you don't like.
Yeah, but now I am confused. What were we two arguing about anyways? I think I replied to someone that brought sport into the game and then you reacted to my reaction to this. I don't know.
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Alligatorjandro
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What strange creatures exist
pants
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It's clearly reasonable to assume its an obsession, I dunno what more you need to confirm that. And like I said earlier I believe obsession to be a mental health issue.
Okay, I wasn't gonna say anything, but here goes.
This thread had a lot of weird posts but yours must be the absolute worst I've seen on GAF in a while.
His post was clearly a joke and poking fun at people who called him a pedo. He's saying he's a pedo because he has brown carpet. Get it?
I chuckled.
I'm assuming that she is dressed in that manner for a reason. It could be an event with photo ops. I'm not even saying he's an ugly dude or that he can't get laid.
The titty mousepad really ties the whole room together.
If you're not laughing you're not imagining him very careful arranging it on his desk going, "aaaaaannnd.. There!"
I don't know man. I'm just gonna go eat this leftover general tso's chicken now and feel bad about myself. What is life.
Language barrier = jokes flying over my head
Not really much of a thing to joke about though..
Seductivpancakes
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Life is ridiculous. Just like anime and everything else.
John Blade
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Well...not going to say much about this. Kinda odd but normal for the Anime fans who go to Japan. I guess those here who like anime, might not go all the way this guy is doing still.
MikeHattsu
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hitsugi
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Is this a uhh... serious reply to me? Because I made what is (and always will be) a completely legitimate and perfectly valid critique of anyone that spends a lot of money on things and neglects to get a chair that isn't going to wreck their back.. so yeah. Don't be insane? Thanks.
My thought exactly.
PseudoKirby
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I will never once ever, not once, ever never ever mever understand how this connects to a person who likes things from Japan.
DeliciousDoc
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Stop the presses! Some guy who is confident enough to post pictures of his hobby is getting positive attention. This is unacceptable since I was bullied (or scared of being bullied) for liking anime or video games. He must be mocked and punished.
Trojita
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Let's be honest here, his collection and room setup isn't some hobby like some appreciation of good anime, it's a jerk off station. That is why people are taking a piss out of the guy. Hey, if this guy wants to spend all his money to make the best jerk off station money can buy well good for him. But, let's not pretend this some form of deep appreciation of anime culture that must be defended. Also, it probably isn't "healthy." But, I don't know much about the guys personal life to make such a statement.
I don't think that you can tell that by looking at pictures. But then again, I'm not a doctor.
So... we don't know, right? As far as her twitter goes, she could just enjoy wearing that.
Probably chicken.
Bear with me, please. This thread and other threads having people shitting over and over animefans in general, because of some nutjobs and sometimes even without nutjobs. I am really unsure sometimes what people mean.
Are you really imagine that he faps to every single poster? :,D
What I see is the expression of his passion. Gamer equivalent would be a lot of different game posters hanging around. I mean, he could have issues or he could not. My point is, that we don't know and shouldn't just assume that because he expresses his love for anime very strongly.
Although I have to say, his bed in Trojita's link looks ridiculous. That's just too much color.
Just an extra monitor and some posters and it looks like the same room.
TheBryanJZX90
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Man so while I was working in Japan I remember our company had a meeting with some officials from the then newly formed Tourism Agency, who wanted to start using "Cool Japan" as a way to market the country and increase inbound tourism through promoting pop culture like anime.
I wish I had taken the opportunity to tell them how fucking stupid that idea was.
I wish I had taken the opportunity to tell them how fucking stupid that idea was.
Question: does this girl have "mental issues"?
Won't lie, would love to see what her room looks like when Persona 5 comes out lol.
And she has Persona 2 merchandise dannnggg so cool
This is my fetish. Lucky asshole!
MikeHattsu
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It was explained earlier:
Looks like they're friends. Nothing weird about that I'd think.
Honestly if I had the cash, I would probably do something similar. Mostly video games. Always wanted a room full of arcade machines too.
But I digress.
Ya'll were implying that he was pulling tail based on a picture with some sort of professional school girl cosplay maid outfit model. It's totally cool if you like anime and buy figurines. You aren't all creepy I know that.
Dude, dude...
You can't be serious right? All of those posters are of cute anime school girls in provocative poses, complete with body pillow and bed. He doesn't have all that stuff because he appreciates anime, he has it because he jerks off to that stuff. The fact that he has no shame in posting pictures of his massive fap room is pretty bold I will say.
Messofanego
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Clarify again, who came up with "weeaboo" first, PBF or moot? If PBF, then where they did get it from or did they create it to make fun of "wapanese"?
Glass Rebel
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I guess I should have expected this.
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