ahhhhh it's so true!
anime cons are exactly like this!

lol.


serious question though. wtf does the term "weeaboo" come from?

It originated from The Perry Bible Fellowship, I believe.

http://pbfcomics.com/71/

hmm. I see. But what does that comic have to do with Japan or otakus?

according to urbandictionary it has something to do with someone getting mad at anti-otaku stuff on 4chan, so they just used that against him.

i dunno.
the internet is weird.

Oh. Yeah, weeaboo is from the Perry Bible Fellowship, but it only became associated with otaku through 4chan. In its original use it was just a meaningless word.

'Wapanese' became a big term on the internet for otaku--from 'wannabe Japanese.' People used it on 4chan waaaaaaay too often. So the moderator decided to word filter the word Wapanese, and they just happened to use a nonsense word from the Perry Bible Fellowship, probably because it also started with a w. So, Wapanese became Weeaboo whenever someone typed it into 4chan.

And the rest is history.

how do you pronounce weeaboo? i've never actually heard it in real life...

Dangerously accurate as far as I can tell

IceCream Wrote:how do you pronounce weeaboo? i've never actually heard it in real life...

I'd think /we-uh-boo/ is the only pronunciation that would make sense.

"No, it just means teacher."
"None of those are words."
"You're riding a fine line between homage and racism, kids."

Those three quotes make the professor the epitomy of awesomeness.

IceCream Wrote:how do you pronounce weeaboo? i've never actually heard it in real life...

I definitely remember hearing it from one guy on YouTube. He pronounced it /ˈwiːəbuː/, and Wiktionary agrees with that pronunciation. But then again, I'm pretty sure I've also heard it pronounced /ˈwiːbuː/ or even /ˈweɪbuː/. I guess to people who haven't seen the original cartoon it's kinda like "pwn" - a previously nonsensical Internet-spawned word that has no correct pronunciation because it isn't intended to be used offline.

That...was almost physically painful to watch.

Video is gone.

IceCream Wrote:how do you pronounce weeaboo? i've never actually heard it in real life...

Probably because most people who use that word don't actually have a real life.

Sebastian Wrote:

IceCream Wrote:how do you pronounce weeaboo? i've never actually heard it in real life...

Probably because most people who use that word don't actually have a real life.

（笑）Yeah, I've been called that so many times by people on the internet whenever they learned I knew Japanese, and /or liked anime. Some people just seem to have no life, besides using childish insults for anyone who doesn't take an interest in their race's popular culture (They think I should only like music done by other Caucasians? Really?) as much as they "should". I'm glad I stopped visiting those kinds of forums.

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:Video is gone.

just about to say that

Another link:

If that dies, search for "J-pop America Fun Time Now" on Google.

Bokusenou Wrote:Another link:

If that dies, search for "J-pop America Fun Time Now" on Google.

lol omg.

I was surprised Candy Candy was a real series from the 70s. I had to look up its opening after that:

Oddly, I think I might of heard it somewhere. Genshiken, maybe.

if you're in america you can watch it here
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/v...ow/1362560

I never want to become like.. that, no! It's disturbing!

Tori-kun Wrote:I never want to become like.. that, no! It's disturbing!

it won't happen, that's just too crazy.

That kind of behaviour is the prime reason why I've ever gone to an anime convention.
I remember feeling kind of embarrassed once when I was leaving an anime store, and there were these teenagers sitting around outside the store dressed up like Kingdom Hearts characters. And it wasn't Halloween.
My friends know that I like anime, and listen to J-rock and K-pop. However, I've learned from past experience - people do not want to hear you talk about anime incessantly.
All that being said, that video was hilarious, and so, so true.

quark Wrote:That kind of behaviour is the prime reason why I've ever gone to an anime convention.
I remember feeling kind of embarrassed once when I was leaving an anime store, and there were these teenagers sitting around outside the store dressed up like Kingdom Hearts characters. And it wasn't Halloween.
My friends know that I like anime, and listen to J-rock and K-pop. However, I've learned from past experience - people do not want to hear you talk about anime incessantly.
All that being said, that video was hilarious, and so, so true.

I've never actually been to anime convention, my gut always told me to stay away from there but if it was in Japan, it would probably be another story. I wouldn't mind visiting it there. Then again, I'm not the type of person to dress up and discuss anime/manga like crazy.

quark Wrote:That kind of behaviour is the prime reason why I've ever gone to an anime convention.
I remember feeling kind of embarrassed once when I was leaving an anime store, and there were these teenagers sitting around outside the store dressed up like Kingdom Hearts characters. And it wasn't Halloween.
My friends know that I like anime, and listen to J-rock and K-pop. However, I've learned from past experience - people do not want to hear you talk about anime incessantly.
All that being said, that video was hilarious, and so, so true.

tbh, most of the people i've met that were like that have either grown out of it and found their own niche, or became more like a japanese otaku. i don't know anyone that has kept the american otaku mentality.
one of my friends actually networked like crazy through otaku stuff, and when he went to japan he had friends all over, tons of stories to tell, he was out every night.
of course that first phase is pretty awkward...

(i think cosplay is kinda cool actually, at least if it's at a convention or gathering. i wouldn't go to the store in it, though.)

ta12121 Wrote:I've never actually been to anime convention, my gut always told me to stay away from there but if it was in Japan, it would probably be another story. I wouldn't mind visiting it there.

actually i think anime conventions here are pretty cool, and i don't even watch anime anymore. with the right attitude you could meet a lot of people and everyone's really friendly because of the atmosphere... though some are confrontational, and some carry that annoying "greater-than-thou" attitude, whether it's the nerds that don't like you because you're not as nerdy as them, or the people who go to the convention and hate everyone and think it's beneath them.

i would actually be more scared of the japanese conventions. i feel like they're dirtier, haha.