I will be entering college this September, and as much as I like anime and manga, I don't want to be an otaku anymore. It is not like I don't enjoy them--of course I do, but I don't want to be known as a nerd anymore, and being a freshman in college, starting anew, will give me the opportunity.
It will be too painful if I just throw away/give away my collection at once, so I want to do it slowly. I don't know how I am going to manage doing that though... it seems like such a waste!
Anyway, I hope you guys can shed some light and opinion into how I can do it in a less painful manner. There is only a month more before I head to college, so I should start doing it now!
What? Just be yourself. Who cares what the world thinks, you found what makes you happy why throw it away?
no otaku pride, what a shame :/
>>1
just its easy way that you should find otaku girl.
I think you should not deny it.
Maybe girls will not like it but they're just assholes.
Real girls will love you with most of your defects and virtudes.
Who cares what other people think I am treated normally and I am into D&D, manga, anime, and lots more nerdy things. If some one calls me a nerd I say yeah I am. So if you really like it don't just quit it if some one bugs you about it.
If you really want to give it up, then good for you, but you could always be a closet otaku like me haha. I don't reference stuff or anything like that, but I do keep up with all my favorite animes and gaming. Its not so wrong to be an otaku, really there isn't!
Its not like I want to stop you, but it might be easier if you forge your own stories, create your own momentos, or simply immerse yourself in your own real life. I try to stop relying on anime for what I lack in real life, but hey its hard. Good luck.
the answer, from experience is to keep both...
the only reason why making friends can be hard is, you got nothing to talk about with the new people...anime and manga is a small catagory in society and life...
for me, u need to know everyday thingys, such as sports, tv series/ drama - even Heroes is good, everyone knows this series (not anime)off the tv, make plans with friends, when u have there number, msn, bebo, myspace like going to the cinema or going out on fri-sat for drinks...
and doing your own stuff so u can talk about yourself...like driving lessons, college, work, gym and jus say u had a quiet day and sat on the comp for hours lookin at porn or anime, and talkin on the internet..simple and solved, any questions?
>>115 THIS THIS THIS THIS. I'm a nerd too, but who the fuck cares. I am what i am, and i LOVE what i am. Your problem will always be a problem because you care what people think. If it's not this, it will be that. Repeat after me. "F-U-C-K T-H-E-M".
Where's your Otaku pride, man?
PSSST...Give all your stuff to me.
You need to decide for yourself. You should try to find a healthy balance between not losing yourself and your needs completely and trying not to be too repulsive with your "otaku-ness" towards others.
I'm sure no one has any problem with someone who's a fan of Anime, however you should also try adapt a little to the needs of others.
Balance is the keyword here. ^^
There's nothing wrong with being yourself and having your interests. People are enthusiasts of various things, and most enthusiasts advertise what they're enthusiasts of, it's only natural, and can help you meet fellow enthusiasts.
If your IRL area is devoid of your sort of enthusiast, well fuck it, at least you have the internet.
>>1
don't change to conform for the assholes around you.
do what i did, people made fun of me, but one day i just said fuck it all and stopped caring. so repeat this: "FUCK EVERYONE ELSE, I'LL DO WHAT I DAMN WELL PLEASE" until it sticks.
If watching anime and stuff is cutting down on your time to do things you probably should be doing(such as passing your classes and going outside every once in a while), then just cut down on that sort of thing. Putting an hour or so aside for your hobbies won't kill you. It's all about moderation. You could also read manga in the bathroom while you poop.:B
By the way, chicks dig nerds. I know this from experience. As long as you're not an ass about your hobbies, as in singing OPs and EDs loudly despite not knowing a single word of Japanese, people are generally cool with that kind of thing. Also, be tolerant. If someone tells you "You watch anime? That's like DBZ and Pokemon and cartoon tentacle porn right?", don't turn into an elitist bastard. Just politely correct them, or joke along with them. For one friend of mine, I replied "Oh, definitely. But you're forgetting the little girls that swing meat cleavers around and mecha that can stand on galaxies defying all laws of physics, gravity, etc. It's great."; worked out well enough. Even got him intrigued on the mecha thing.
where is the 1'st Anonymous Enthusiast? it's hard to find his post if all reply using the same name. Use other name, nothing to lose. it's easy to do, and easy to read next time.
if you don't want to be otaku just because university, YOU'RE WRONG. that is false motivation. You will soon find people who like anime and manga there. It's fine if you could lower your otaku level, live as normal people with anime, manga, game as hobby.
Do learn from Rozen Aso (google him, this news maybe not popular outside japan), he likes manga very much, goes to university and what he become now? maybe he can be your idol.
If you're really otaku, it's part of you. Love it, live it.
BUT... I'm about 10 years out of high school now, and my otakudom recently crashed. Most of my favorite anime fluff is about high school kids and I just can't relate to it now - it's no fun.
So what I'm saying is, if you can still be an otaku, enjoy it, but don't build your life around it or count on it staying around long-term. I still enjoy some anime (Last Exile right now,) but it's far more limited now, and hardly meaningful in everyday life as much as I did love it. Now I'm wishing I made more friends instead of watching so much anime - school's great for that.
if you are an otaku remain an otaku!, but a socially capable otaku, which means no otaku at all!
that is, if you like those nerdy series, well, don't stop watching them, just develop your social skills so you can hang out with people without lecturing them about the wonders of some star wars technology or the perils of some lord of the ring-esque character,
have two friend circles: one of nerdy girlfriendless otakus, so you can engage in endless discussions about some utterly insignificant detail of an anime series, and another of every day people where you can meet opposite sex individuals
be proud of your otaku~
>>126
The otaku who can come to this forum and say "I am an otaku" is not the true otaku.
>>126
we all wish too do it like this. but easy spoken, hard done.
lost generation.. 助けて・・お願い・・ (ノ。б、)
>>126
exactlly, you can still like anime, manga and stuff, just have to socialise a bit more and create new priorities.
make a blog
this sounds like a fun story of ur everyday life lol
>137
[post from 2007]
plane otaku
Being otaku is bliss
Cmon dude it is not that bad.
I wonder if >>1 ever succeeded in becoming normal.
being otaku is not bad at all....
I dunno, suddenly anime just became really really boring to watch
this is cool. I am rex and I enjoy noodles and robot figures from japan.
>>145
Anime has always been boring. It's the same ~15 stories retold and retold because Japanese hate change and anime is made by retarded hikikomori otaku rather than artists and people with life experience.
>It's the same ~15 stories retold and retold
That pretty much applies to all fiction though.
Man, what a ride. It's hard to believe that lame-ass threads like these were a commonality just 11 years ago.
I kinda feel like an archaeologist going to dead places like this. pretty neat that we can still post here.
That's always been one of my favorite things about browsing text BBS's since I started in 2010. I would be happy to see textboards make a comeback and become a little more active, instead of one or two posts a month though.
>I don’t wanna be an otaku anymore
I went through that phase then I realized I’m too dysfunctional to exist normal society thanks to all the anime rotting my brain
>>156
I use this place pretty often just threaten your friends and family into using it too
>>157
Who the fuck wants their family visiting the same boards that they do? Are you actually retarded or something?
>It will be too painful if I just throw away/give away my collection at once, so I want to do it slowly. I don't know how I am going to manage doing that though... it seems like such a waste!
I don't understand why anybody would do this. If you want to be seen as normal, just do a mixture of activities instead of being fixated on one.