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to the otaku Anonymous
dear 4chan
I understand there are some anime otaku among you. many people will read this and claim there are no otaku outside of japan but obsession and social anxiety are worldwide problems. japan may have many more but I know there are some otaku In other parts of the world and they need help. If you are one of these people you need to recognise you have a problem. you could have a life outside of your house. there is a wonderful\l world out there full of great things and people. I know you love moe and all the cute moeko but they are fictional and can never love you. there are many real girls who would love to have a sweet boyfriend to cuddle with and love. I beleive with therapy and a little bit of exercize and dieting you can change. life can be such a wonderfull happy thing. you can replace your figurines with friends and your computers with smiles. its up to you to decide if you want change. soo what do you say? get up and make a good life or stay sitting and watch your anime to live a dark life full of lonlyness and pain.

please dont be a social paracite

thank you
>> Anonymous
Please learn to spell, type and - hey, is that a Rin doll? DO WANT
>> Anonymous
Most of us do actually try but never see any result when it comes to therapy and shit. I myself have been an /a/sshole for quite a while now and ofcourse I've noticed there are better things out there but there's not much I can do when I shut down whenever I get into a conversation, or when people look at me even though I'm not that bad looking. I've had this fear since I was a child, it got stronger because of the almighty internet though.
>> Anonymous
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Wait, are you suggesting that I should talk to someone who cant understand a word I say because they are two standard deviations below me on the IQ scale?

This is madness!
>> Anonymous
>>445091
;_;
>> Anonymous
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I do exercise, and I eat well. If I don't look good I just don't feel good about myself. And yet it's been a while since I tricked a girl into accepting a date with me.

It's been a long string of rejections lately, and I've pretty much given up on it forever. I know there's girls out there I could get if I tried, but it'd be like repeats of previous unhappy relationships. If I could find a girl I was interested in, and if by some miraculous chance she could like me as well, I'd like that. But it's not going to happen anytime soon.

So until then, I have Nobue.
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>>445082
Good god!

That person has three bookcases which aren't even full! People, flips the books on their backs and stack them that way. You fit more on the shelves and in some cases can double them up.

Gah I live in a hole.
>> Anonymous
I think you might have more of an effect if you tell this to the nearby brick wall.

It might decide to crumble due to the horrific spelling however.
>> Anonymous
I'll get out in be social here and there. But even so most of my social activity is Anime involved (Anime club, cons). But I am fully aware of this, and really don't think it's a problem.

I like other things, I have friends, and I don't like Neon Genesis Evangelion. I'm overweight, but while I'm in the upper hundreds, everybody else in my family is in the three-hundreds.

Not all Anime fans are reclusive lard mountains who do nothing but browse these places all day. There's a good deal that are, but it's not that much worse than sci-fi or fantasy/reconnaissance fans.
>> Anonymous
>>445082
If writing a public letter, have an English major friend proofread it for you. In that regard, you fail.
-Your friendly neighborhood grammar nazi
>> Anonymous
hehe i fit that genere perfactly exept instead of anime figures in my room i have hundreds of books
>> Anonymous
My problem is that very few people share my interests. I couldnt care any less about who won American Idol or when Britney's or some other no-talent shitty band's next album is coming out.

Most simply cannot comprehend why you should never return NULL in a routine unless its a pointer. Even then a fair portion couldnt tell you what the hell a pointer even is. Fewer could tell you what an exhaust valve in an internal combustion engine is made of and why.

And you wonder why I have never had a girlfriend?

I'm no /a/teamer, not fat, and not overly obsessed with Japan. Just a short, skinny guy addicted to moe who would rather fail every course in college than talk to someone.
>> Anonymous
>>445135
So, is /c/ beginning to be the new /a/? Oh lawd.

But that aside, go out and talk to people. While you couldn't care less about pop culture, be open to that, and that might be a good start for a conversation.
If that fails, if you're in college--well, there's always a study group you could join. >.>
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
hmm to me IMO it shouldnt be that hard not to be social. just find something that you and other people you know have in common. heh in college its sucks not being social. cant go to a party being a loner you know.
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
such as sports. i love football like crazy and so do alot of other people in VT.
>> killer_chibi !!bLJNwau6sk2
now that i think about it 4chan should have a sports imageboard... hmmmmaybe /sp/???
>> Anonymous
>>445174

They did have one, it was during some trial period thing they had for new boards. I didn't make it though. :\
>> Anonymous
>>445082
Dear anon, thanks for the desire to help others, too bad not all of us lived a good life like you, i'm not talking about anime or such, but older issues like family disorders I.E., so what's left of me? a useless failure (or should I say, a normal failure, since mankind is already at most useless [Sartre, great existentialist].

So anon, I have cleared my mind that I will never get anymore friends, much less a girlfriend (LOL me with a girl lmao!)I already have mine from childhood and they're really good friends.

Believe me anon, it has nothing to do with anime, can be anything from your old memories that keeps you away from going outside...

So dear fortunate and infortunate anons out there, happiness can only be seen as a reward of simple things, not an objective, hence why am i "happy" with my life...
>> Anonymous
last time i checked, anime girls didn't:

1. cheat on boyfriends
2. lie
3. cause drama
4. ruin friendships
5. surgically attatch themselves to cell phones
6. have cute hair designs and colors

they did however:

1. cook
2. act sweet(sometimes)
3. expresed true feelings
4. stay in shape
5. have cute hair designs and colors

beat that human women!
>> Anonymous
>>445512
When human girls cook, you can actually eat the food.

OWNED.
>> Anonymous
owned my ass! most human girls CANT cook.

>>445520
>> Anonymous
>>445520

I can cook my own goddamn food, and probably better than most girls can, to boot.
>> Anonymous
>>445512
>>445520

See, there's this new-fangled sex thing.... you can do that with human females nowadays, I hear.

But that's okay, who needs sexin', right?

You just go ahead and keep workin that right arm of yours. 'Cause one day Chii juuust might take notice of your buffed out right arm and your flaccid, weak left arm and find it so hot that she'll jump right out of the screen and nail you on the spot.

You never know, riiight?
>> Bottom Line Anonymous
girlfriends are like leasing a car

you pay alot no matter hat cuz they are always around. you have to deal with their poblems cuz they are YOUR girlfriend

hookers are like renting a car

you pay ONLY when you need it, and while expenive at the time, it's ok if you do it infrequently. and their problems don't matter cuz the hooker isn't your own.
>> Anonymous
Many of us Otakus do have lives, I know I sure as hell do. Thats just a very sad stereotype..I hate it. Its impossible to say you love anime and still have any credibility. Meanwhile,In my 11yr old sister's school,they're teacher the kids to draw manga. I think thats wonderful.
>> Anonymous
Unless the hooker gives you the herpes, in which case the problem IS yours.
>> Anonymous
You know there are people who are obsessed with anime and go on 4chan but still lead a fairly healthy social life.
>> Anonymous
>>445592
Indeed. There IS a difference between making friends and hitting it off with a girl, though.

Such is the case with me. Sigh.
>> Anonymous
>>445592
In classic 4chan style...YOU LIE!

In reality though...I'm sure there are more than a few of us who hold pretty normal lives with pretty healthy relationships with the opposing sexes...
>> Anonymous
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>>445512
wait, what?
>> Anonymous
What is "having a life?"
>> Anonymous
What is love?
>> Anonymous
>>445082
troll thread was made by troll but a shit storm is fine too

I gave up on people once I figured out that either I would have to let people manipulate me or I would have to manipulate them to have a decent relationship with them. Seriously most women want you to just give them just enough of an illusion of perfection so that they can say how great you are to their girlfriends or make them feel better about themselves, and other guys really will not give two fucks about you when your out of their eyesight unless you manage to do something interesting or stupid every time you meet. I'll still be decent to people but in the end they are not worth it.
>> Anonymous
>>445623
So, in other words, you perpetuate what you hate in society?
>> Anonymous
>>445625
I got sick of trying, I don't even try to hint at people that I'll be friends with them so they won't have any expectations of me. At least I'm being up front about what I'm going to do.
>> Anonymous
>>445628
So, in other words, you perpetuate what you hate in society?
>> Anonymous
INTP? Maybe INTJ? Hmmm...
>> Anonymous
On the outside I think I function pretty normally. I have a variety of interests and even spent the summer travelling. But in reality I just can't get it together. I know my problems are nothing but I still feel like shit.
>> Anonymous
>>445512
1-5 School days
6 anything else
>> Anonymous
>>445630
So, in other words, you perpetuate what you hate in society?
>> Anonymous
I disagree with OP in that I don't feel my life sucks because I surround myself with things the "average" person might consider odd. I surround myself with things the average person might consider odd because they give me a bit of happiness in a life that has always sucked. I've been a social misfit since the day I was born, long before I ever took an interest in Japan, anime, computers, or anything else nerdy. Rather than suggesting that I give up the few things that I enjoy so as to fit into your view of what's appropriate, perhaps you should consider life through my eyes. Imagine never, not for one day in your entire life, no matter how hard you tried, being able to feel comfortable around people. Now imagine that you find a niche where things feel OK, but people are always telling you to change because it's not "normal." How about accepting people for who they are instead of labeling them broken and trying to fix them, or worse yet demanding they fix themselves. I would argue that you are the one who is broken, unable to understand that there may be people who perceive the world differently than you.

Anime is neither a problem nor a solution. It's just something that people are interested. Just like the average person is interested in Facebook, football, or the next big concert. Rest assured I think those things are every bit as stupid as you think my interests are. The only difference is that I don't go about trying to convince people that their interests are worthless, I just accept that some people don't like the same things as I do.
>> Anonymous
>>445622

Baby don't hurt me...
>> Anonymous
>>445655

You're forgetting one important thing. A hobby (or anything, really) taken to the extreme can negatively influence a person's life. It could be anime, it could be gaming, it could be stamp collecting. On the one hand obsessiveness can lead to greatness. You probably have to be pretty obsessive to train for the olympics, for instance. And great achievments in art, science, etc have often come from people who are obsessive or even a little mad.

But the OP is talking about otakus - people who are so osbessed with anime, manga, games, and so on that it causes them to shut out everything else in their lives. They may become virtual recluses as well. If anime make you happy then more power to you. That's great, you don't need this person's advice. However even though I don't have shelves of anime I know what it's like to try to shut yourself off from the world. It's not pleasant and it doesn't come from a happy place. Sometimes the only way to escape it is to abandon or at least tone down the thing you are addicted to.
>> Anonymous
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>>445082

>>>please dont be a social paracite


I pay my taxes @#$%! you very much.

>>445533

>>>You just go ahead and keep workin that right arm of yours

You're doing it wrong! it's the left arm! the left!

Also... Discussion in /c/? wtf...

Anyway, I don't have to chase sex / friendship all the time just to be secure in my sexuality / humanity, furthermore I can watch/play all the anime/games I want and sill have a perfect grasp on reality, more so then some of these "Normal" people...

look at how in-secure and loopy some of these "normal" people are, "God hates fags!" and "Playing video games leads to violence!" and "Worship our invisible idol, and all you're fantasies will come true!"

give me a FSCK'ING break

Now If you'll excuse me I'm gonna go watch Lucky Star for the 27th time.
>> Anonymous
>>445723

"otaku" doesnt necessarilly mean someone obsessed with anime, manga, or hell, anything from Japan.
>> Anonymous
>>445730

"In Japan it's considered normal to read comics, but hard-core manga and anime fans have their own name: otaku. The term was invented by essayist Akio Nakamori, who in 1983 wrote a short-lived column in the adult manga magazine Manga Burikko, in which he complained about the nerdiness of modern manga fans. As Nakamori recounted from his experiences at Comic Market, this new crop of fans was so socially awkward, even among themselves, that they addressed one another with the stiff, pretentious word otaku (a very formal way of saying "you")... otaku quickly became the new name for sheltered youths obsessed with their fantasy worlds." - Jason Thompson, Manga the Complete Guide

but anyway the OP does seem a bit pretentious. Or, it would have been if they'd just spelled parasite correctly
>> Anonymous
Misaki? Is that you?

Anyway, I'm not the most social person in the world; but really, I don't care to be. I do have people I talk to, but I don't feel pressed to gain the acceptence of people who think I'm weird just because I like animation rather than going out to clubs or whatever is popular today.
I'm not going to bog this post down with some sob story about how "Teh HORRIBLE" my life was ('cause it really isn't that bad). I'm just going to end with this:

I have my Interest, I have my faith, and I'll get some freinds when I feel like it.
>> Megane of Ceremony !!Acix1go1OeZ
>>445655
You see, I wouldn't urge them too change. I'd hate to see someone stopping enjoying anime just because he "realized" it's not normal. Changing aspects that are not that good maybe, like physical activity or nutrition habits.

And, sadly, some nerds/geeks have a arrogant "After me the deluge" attitude. That seriously needs to change.