The hub of the Otaku

This thread is for talking about Anime,Manga and other Otaku related stuff

Otaku (おたく / オタク?) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.

Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family (お宅, otaku), which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun. The modern slang form, which is distinguished from the older usage by being written only in hiragana (おたく) or katakana (オタク or, less frequently, ヲタク), or rarely in rōmaji, appeared in the 1980s. In the anime Macross, first aired in 1982, the term was used by Lynn Minmay as an honorific term.[1][2] It appears to have been coined by the humorist and essayist Akio Nakamori in his 1983 series An Investigation of "Otaku" (『おたく』の研究 "Otaku" no Kenkyū?), printed in the lolicon magazine Manga Burikko. Animators like Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shōji Kawamori used the term among themselves as an honorific second-person pronoun since the late 1970s.[2]
Another source for the term comes from the works of science fiction author Motoko Arai. In his book Wrong about Japan, Peter Carey interviews the novelist, artist and Gundam chronicler Yuka Minakawa. She reveals that Arai used the word in her novels as a second-person pronoun, and the readers adopted the term for themselves.
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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku

Clannad, Kanon and Busou Renkin ...I liked very much these ones...Clannad is my #1 ! FKING LOVE IT! Its so hilarious and its the best drama/comedy/slice of life anime I ever seen...actualy the only anime that made me cry (no fking joke...nothing made me cry by now).
Another good anime that made me shed a tear was Ef - A tale of melodies (not memories)
The one that got my downvotes and made me say "Oh God...WHY?!" was School Days...

Edit: Also a fan of Miku

Yea Clannad is one of the only ones that made me cry xD it was amazing! After Story especially

Heyyoo.!! Well, I guess I belong here... ^^

I'm only a fan of a few animes, so please recommend some awesome ones I should watch..! :3

Thaaanks..!

~Levizy123

#I'm a fire wizard..

mlp

Jonall wrote:mlp

That...ain't...anime...

http://memegenerator.net/instance/14973713

kinda.

Jonall wrote:kinda.

Anime.. As in Japanese animation..! :3





See what i did there..

anime is just a short word for animation from the japanese.

Anime is a style specific to japanese animation...never heard a cartoon called anime

Yes please keep all talk here to Japanese Animation

Soo...ince this is an otaku thread lets talk lol ^_^ ... lets talk about AMV's

My favorites are:





Anime's vids are from:
1) Mirai Nikki
2) Spice and Wolf
3) Bakemonogatari
4) Elf - A tale of Melodies

ItzDom wrote:Yes please keep all talk here to Japanese Animation

was ment as a joke. nothing more.

I just started bakemonogatari Is it good? THe first 2 episodes were epic!

It was the first anime I watched...it got me hooked to the anime thing xD

latest one I watched was claymore...Awesome series.

I'm still on Fairy Tail, every Sat..!Whoop.. xD

Anyone got any recommended series?

Levizy wrote:I'm still on Fairy Tail, every Sat..!Whoop.. xD

Also i need to catch up on Fairytail xD... HELL ILL WATCH IT NOW

Still need to watch the Tuesday episode of Bleach >_>

ItzDom wrote:Anyone got any recommended series?


Also i need to catch up on Fairytail xD... HELL ILL WATCH IT NOW

I need some recommended series too..!

http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/ichiban-ushiro-no-daimaou-online
Ecchi/fantasy/comedy/magic its god damn hilarious

http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/great-teacher-onizuka-english-dubbed-online-free

GTO is one of my favorites...its very funy, has action and its very cool
ONIZUKA 4 LIFE! xD

Oh yes, Has everyone been voting? <3
www.internationalsaimoe.com
Don't forget to vote for the one with the most Moe <3

Kotomi has my vote >_>


EDIT: Btw u know of any Tsundere vote contest? >_>

BaronDraconis wrote:

EDIT: Btw u know of any Tsundere vote contest? >_>

D: Unfortunatly no, only moe contests, theres loads of moe :3

ARENA 01: Akemi Homura Charlotte Dunois Eucliwood Hellscythe Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) Hasegawa Kobato Kashiwazaki Sena Kōsaka Kirino Kuroi Mato [Nakamura Yuri] [Tachibana Kanade] Victorique de Blois Yui
ARENA 02: Hanato Kobato Hirasawa Yui Kanzaki Kaori Kawashima Ami Kinomoto Sakura Konjiki no Yami Kuchiki Rukia [Nymph] [Tsukimiya Ayu]
ARENA 03: Astarotte Ygvar Honma Meiko Horizon Ariadust (P-01s) Kaname Madoka Kisaragi Chihaya Minato Tomoka Shinonono Hōki [Tsugumi] [Yuzuriha Inori]
ARENA 04: Ayanami Rei Evangeline A.K. McDowell [Furukawa Nagisa] Hirasawa Ui Kuronuma Sawako [Last Order] Ryūgū Rena Takamachi Nanoha Yūki Mikan
ARENA 05: Ika-Musume Kirishima Shōko [Morishima Haruka] Nakagawa Kanon [Nanasaki Ai] Oshimizu Nako Reki Shiina Mayuri Tōwa Erio
ARENA 06: [Ichinose Kotomi] [Illyasviel von Einzbern] Kōzuki Kallen Kushieda Minori Lucy Heartfilia Sanzen'in Nagi Shinku Suiseiseki Tainaka Ritsu
ARENA 07: Amami Haruka Himeji Mizuki [Irisviel von Einzbern] Kasugano Sora Sena Airi Shiomiya Shiori Tsurugi Minko [Wendy Marvell] Yamada Aoi
ARENA 08: Haibara Ai [Hanekawa Tsubasa] Holo Hyūga Hinata Ibuki Fūko [Izumi Konata] Kotobuki Tsumugi Maria Sōryū Asuka Langley
ARENA 09: Anjō Naruko Dalian Elucia de Lute Irma Gasai Yuno Konoe Subaru Shimada Minami Takahara Ayumi Takakura Himari [Ueno Kirika]

Thats mah votes for today xD

ARENA 01: Akemi Homura Charlotte Dunois Eucliwood Hellscythe Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) [Hasegawa Kobato] Kashiwazaki Sena Kōsaka Kirino Kuroi Mato [Nakamura Yuri] Tachibana Kanade Victorique de Blois Yui
ARENA 02: Hanato Kobato Hirasawa Yui Kanzaki Kaori [Kawashima Ami] Kinomoto Sakura Konjiki no Yami Kuchiki Rukia Nymph [Tsukimiya Ayu]
ARENA 03: Astarotte Ygvar Honma Meiko Horizon Ariadust (P-01s) Kaname Madoka [Kisaragi Chihaya] Minato Tomoka Shinonono Hōki Tsugumi [Yuzuriha Inori]
ARENA 04: Ayanami Rei Evangeline A.K. McDowell [Furukawa Nagisa] Hirasawa Ui Kuronuma Sawako Last Order Ryūgū Rena Takamachi Nanoha [Yūki Mikan]
ARENA 05: Ika-Musume [Kirishima Shōko] Morishima Haruka Nakagawa Kanon Nanasaki Ai Oshimizu Nako Reki Shiina Mayuri [Tōwa Erio]
ARENA 06: [Ichinose Kotomi] Illyasviel von Einzbern [Kōzuki Kallen] Kushieda Minori Lucy Heartfilia Sanzen'in Nagi Shinku Suiseiseki Tainaka Ritsu
ARENA 07: Amami Haruka Himeji Mizuki Irisviel von Einzbern [Kasugano Sora] Sena Airi Shiomiya Shiori [Tsurugi Minko] Wendy Marvell Yamada Aoi
ARENA 08: Haibara Ai Hanekawa Tsubasa [Holo] Hyūga Hinata [Ibuki Fūko] Izumi Konata Kotobuki Tsumugi Maria Sōryū Asuka Langley
ARENA 09: Anjō Naruko Dalian Elucia de Lute Irma [Gasai Yuno] Konoe Subaru Shimada Minami Takahara Ayumi Takakura Himari [Ueno Kirika]