The Otaku Myth
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Mon 2007/12/17 01:01
As you can see from the following photos, otaku get to wine n dine with a gorgeous girl - and with a different girl every night.
Below: two chicken drumsticks - one for him and one for Nanoha.
Images via 2chart where you can see even more pics of otaku dining with gorgeous girls.
A thought that often pops into my mind is that I wish I could trade my programming sk...(more)
Mon 12/03 11:09 comments (101)
very sad and lonely... I feel.
(ID #67128) Posted on 2007/12/17 00:54
website designer (currently assist. graphic designer)
Hey Danny, are one of these photos yours? xD;
(ID #67129) Posted on 2007/12/17 00:54
a bit weird, but hey each to his own.
(ID #67130) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:00
Man that is pretty terrible. And this is coming from a garage kit/manga otaku.
(ID #67132) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:02
Student
This is not possible, these guys should go to a psyc XD. Hum the question is a hard one. Otaku is a term used to refer to people with obsessive interests especially on anime and manga. Since I'm not obsessed with anime and manga, I only care most part for the art itself and a good story in animes so I don't consider myself an Otaku.
(ID #67133) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:02
And the funny thing is, this doesn't seem all that rare anymore. I remember Danny posting about this maybe a year ago, and at the time there were only like 3 pictures (Though it could've been that he just didn't bother posting that many at the time). With this many pictures, it's starting to look like a new trend in Japan.
(ID #67134) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:16
Lol....good for them. I guess I "technically" do this. I like to watch anime when I eat lunch lol, but nothing as extreme as to eat "with" what I see on a screen.
(ID #67135) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:21
Super-Duper Student
I'm pretty sure (not really, actually) the guy doesn't do this. In any case, if I was having a dinner with wine with Louise, I'd watch out... It would probably make her more tsun tsun
(ID #67136) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:25
Student
oh my gosh??? Salute..
(ID #67137) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:26
I'd prefer to dine with somebody who I can talk to and listen from. Exchange smiles and words and actually see them eat my cooking or I eat their cooking :D But hey, some actually looks aright in the photo 'cept the chicken drumsticks... o.O How many here do that?
(ID #67138) Posted on 2007/12/17 01:39
*ROFL* Ah Danny, sometimes your humor just kills me. I laugh so hard my nuts hurt... oh wait, that's from something else. Anyhow, the gf came over to see was so funny, and didn't quite see the humor in it when I jokingly said "maybe I should get one of those". Evident by the smack upside my head. It's love.
(ID #67140) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:03
Policy & Research Officer
LOL that is just wrong. Its more fun to eat with a bunch of people than facing the PC
(ID #67141) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:12
What's up with that hunk of meat that has a handle on it? I see two pictures containing them, one of which even has a piece of plastic attached? Is this something Japanese butchers do?
(ID #67142) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:14
Student
Sometimes I feel sorry for these Otaku's.
(ID #67144) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:24
Service desk support
wow, that's an impressively scary number of those types of photos. Never knew it was that widespread. BTW, at least one of the above pics is actually a guy! I'll leave the others to sweat it over which one (or more) it may be.
(ID #67145) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:25
HAHA! That is some collection of pictures you've got there! So funny! Yea, I haven't seen the meat with the plastic thing on it before.. hmm..
(ID #67146) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:26
wow, i feel truly sad for these people. btw, whats with that one picture where the food is sitting on top of a wacom? i would never do that to my wacom under any circumstances.
(ID #67147) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:27
the obvious next step is to combine this practice with some kind of motion sensor and a follow-me flash movie, such as the haruhi/mikuru/yuki ones on the website for the haruhi psp game, so you can dine with someone who follows your movements.
(ID #67149) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:31
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
it's kinda disturbing actually. kinda... ('~')
(ID #67150) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:32
Student
This is making me second guess my life style.. is this the next level otaku or pretty common? ^^; I'd rather have one Candy Girl than dinner with 4 pillows :D
(ID #67151) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:37
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Awesome, i did laugh a tear. ^o^ (in a positive way) All those pictures with cake... and exspecialy with strawberrys... now i want one too. Thanks for those pics Danny, just registered to say thanks lol... been stalking the site for a while longer already.
(ID #67152) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:38
I don't know...whats more disturbing, the chocolate curry or this.
(ID #67153) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:38
@EpicSky you've obviously never tried chocolate curry before, it's actually very good, try it sometime
(ID #67155) Posted on 2007/12/17 02:48
Part human, part student, 100% loser
LOL, this just justifies the fact that otaku not being able to get girls is completely correct...
(ID #67157) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:15
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
lol, I'm sure whoever did this must mean it as a joke.
(ID #67159) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:19
wow, pros. Now i only know can have this way, GOOD JOB ! BTW, after see all the food in the picture, now feel extremely hungry ...
(ID #67160) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:20
TK-8316 / 宅男 Otaku / 工程师 Engineer
there should be more otaku girls so that we otaku guys can get girlfriends. ('~')
(ID #67161) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:22
3d/2d animator illustrator
is this phenomena real or just for show? If it is real the people who do this will probably find the guy running down the street with panties on his head quite normal. see Dannychoo-"Naked in Akihabara" the disturbing part is I've seen many other picture like this.
(ID #67162) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:31
so the myth is true?
(ID #67164) Posted on 2007/12/17 03:33
Damn. My photos have been found.
(ID #67165) Posted on 2007/12/17 04:22
Student
mmmMmmM chocolate soup lol
(ID #67166) Posted on 2007/12/17 04:22
I got the feeling like as though they are offering food to the dead i.e Hungry Ghost Festival.
(ID #67167) Posted on 2007/12/17 04:36
I feel damn sad for those guys. Wow, I can comment by itouch! Cool
(ID #67168) Posted on 2007/12/17 04:56
Words cannot express how sad this is... DX
(ID #67169) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:01
I don't know whether to laugh or to cry at the sadness of it.
(ID #67170) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:06
Personal Trooper (and erstwhile fanboy)
Well, it makes for less competition for all the eligible girls out there. Take it for the team boys! Even if it's unintentional.
(ID #67171) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:09
alright, danny, you just made me in despair coz i still got no girlfriend till now... ...and yes, i'm an otaku...
(ID #67172) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:28
Student
That's kinda sad really.
(ID #67173) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:42
Secondary Student~
so who clears the second share at the end? o.O
(ID #67174) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:43
This is kind of a big LOL, tickled my funny bone. Interesting idea =x
(ID #67175) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:50
Mandalorian in training + Otaku...
Times like this I am reminded why I am still an girlfriend-less otaku (^_^')
(ID #67176) Posted on 2007/12/17 05:54
Student Engineer
Ehhh this is a hard one to answer for the poll- at best "Otakuish" tendencies. I really enjoy anime and collecting stuff such as figures and model kits from Japan, however going as deep as eroge, those pillow things (I should know what they are called! I am studying Japanese) or staying in my room all the time is just not me. I venture out of the room and socialize with people but not to a great effect- According to the Myers-Briggs test I am a 19/20 introvert with some extravert tendencies (6/20)- so I do like to talk with people and socialize when they arn't being idiots. Am also in the same category with many who have no boyfriend or girlfriend. I never played the dating game in high school and I won't start now in college; I am waiting for that right time and that right moment to meet that 1 woman out of 3,000,000.000 of 'em. As lonely as that is I push on and hold onto that value that my day is someday. Until then I push on with my studies. I have sympathy yet share a curious interest with the Otaku mind. Anime is awesome and I think I will enjoy it for life: however Eroge and all this "deep" deep stuff is not really my game. I can understand the otaku mind, yet at the same time I can venture around and try to make the best of my current situation. Thats not to say otaku don't make the best of their situation- I make the best of my situation how I see fit. Power to otaku!
(ID #67177) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:05
ummm....
(ID #67178) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:12
Lowlife
Shame I can't bust out the dakimakura at my parents house. At least I can share a moment with Kaede on my PC come Christmas, though.
(ID #67179) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:14
got no GF here too TOT, but i rather be alone than getting noisy GF the guy who make this photo is either got to many heartbreak, already refuse the real life girl, or just having fun ^_^
(ID #67181) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:36
HOLY CRAP... lol You know... they should make eroge dakimakura, but for girls. Like with sexy guys on them instead. ;D
(ID #67182) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:40
a little bit disturbing, but then again no one is perfect. I still consider myself an Otaku since I have GUNPLA, my Japanese friend(who is female) says its "KI-Moe" or bad, but then again she calls most people on campus otaku since they don't dress like people in harajuku or Ikeburo.. she says I am Shinjuku cuz i wear my suit like "sara-ri-man" .
(ID #67183) Posted on 2007/12/17 06:40
I consider myself an otaku but I think I would stop being one if it gets to this level.
(ID #67184) Posted on 2007/12/17 07:31
That's sad to see. Well, if they are glad worshipping their 2D idols, why not? Maybe have they all tried to be in in a relationship and never found happiness. If you consider this to be part of otaku-ism, please count me out. I am quite okay with my life for now and I don't think I'd do something that extreme ever in my life. By the way syrix, my friend, what you do (which I do too) is multi-tasking and nothing else. ^^
(ID #67185) Posted on 2007/12/17 07:37
Here I'm just hoping they do it just for the gag.
(ID #67186) Posted on 2007/12/17 07:37
im an otaku but if i ever get to this stage i hope theres someone who'll slap me back into reality period!
(ID #67187) Posted on 2007/12/17 07:45
Physics Student
See? The myth is totally untrue...
(ID #67188) Posted on 2007/12/17 08:35
You better not get my hopes up Danny. You better not. sniff-sniff ..LOL
(ID #67189) Posted on 2007/12/17 08:43
College Student
Man...those things are kinda freaky. (0_o) Well, I guess somewhere out there, maybe there are some extremely hardcore otakus who just dont have the necessary physical and more importantly, social skills to hook up with a girl, and that can really be sad. Too much of something is really bad. and moderation and balance is key to a healthy life.
(ID #67190) Posted on 2007/12/17 09:00
May I die? 死んでも良いですか？
(ID #67191) Posted on 2007/12/17 09:57
PhysicsMajor/Someting/Photo/Pharm Tech
I first started to learn Japanese (Japanese for Dummies!) and ended up watching anime, learning to read bunko and reading manga. Now I have three English to Japanese dictionaries, Three kanji references, two how to write kanji, two Japanese slang books and one Japanese grammar book(most looked over). I becoming an Otaku through learning Japanese. I think it is not bad but I am a bit obsessed on trying to understand this language and by doing this stuff. I think from looking from Genshiken, there are various things that a person can be called an Otaku, sports, video games, anime, etc.. Therefore it is just another word for Elvis fans ;-) I think the emphasis is on the view towards the Japanese culture obsession, but a fanboy/girl is a fanboy/girl.
(ID #67192) Posted on 2007/12/17 09:59
Otaku and proud of it =) Now... what's this about chocolate curry? More info, recepies and... I don't know, information! It's like the best of two worlds =D
(ID #67194) Posted on 2007/12/17 10:49
Oh god.... how has the world come to this!
(ID #67196) Posted on 2007/12/17 10:56
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
I have no girlfriend currently, never had one and most likely never will have one. I might just become desperate enough to do something like that.
(ID #67197) Posted on 2007/12/17 11:19
Well. That makes me feel very sad inside. Lucky for me I have my Haruhi-dakimakura to comfort me tonight :)
(ID #67198) Posted on 2007/12/17 11:19
Dear God, Chrismas Cake. I coudn't quite belive about such quirky culture melange when I first have heard about it durring my class. To have a strawberry cream cake on chrismas. They even blow candles to celebrate SANTA birthday.
(ID #67199) Posted on 2007/12/17 11:21
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (Registered on 2007/01/25 22:08)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Well, this is certainly overkill. Even ole' radical me doesn't go to such extreme means.
(ID #67200) Posted on 2007/12/17 11:28
anime/cosplay events organizer
I'M AN OTAKU AND I AM DAMN PROUD OF IT!!! ^____^ *prepares desktop and laptop and grabs chocolate cake* ^_______^
(ID #67201) Posted on 2007/12/17 11:45
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
I own an anime store, anime fan site, going to marry a cute Euro-Asian girl, vigorously played a number of sports from hockey, football and baseball, and have modeled over here in New York. There are a number of people like me that are otaku and are NOT the stereotype. Granted, yes there are some weird people into anime that fit the stereotype of awkward, nerdy, and have bad luck with the ladies (and men) but I doubt that goes for the people here at this site ^_^. Also, extreme nerdyness in some cases is a mild form of autism so they can't help it. I am an otaku and proud of it! Don't hide it guys; my girl found me because I was into anime so anyone who has problems with the ladies, just be yourself and have confidence and you'll be fine.
(ID #67202) Posted on 2007/12/17 13:31
IT, Programmer, ...
I think some of those pictures are just set up for the picture. Although there may be some real ones between them ;p And yes, I consider myself otaku and I'm proud of it. And I'm trying to visit the holy ground Akihabara every year ;p
(ID #67203) Posted on 2007/12/17 13:39
Of course I`m a otaku!! A freaking badass otaku, I must say!! Gihahaha Anyway, the photos are... something curious(?), but real persons also are interesting, and respond you when answer... :[
(ID #67204) Posted on 2007/12/17 13:57
this might off-topic but how do i use puchi blurbs? i don't see any submit/post topic/thread
(ID #67205) Posted on 2007/12/17 14:39
they forgot someone or some others: candy girls
(ID #67206) Posted on 2007/12/17 14:42
dolls are scary and too expensive for hikkikomori.
(ID #67208) Posted on 2007/12/17 14:51
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:30)
Danny, your an Otaku, yet you're married to your lovely wife. I myself am an Otuaku too, and I scored myself a lovely wife as well.^^ but lol on the pictures
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