evazion said: Pool created. Emo Konata is my fetish.
Well done. I'm not sure about the name, though... this comic is well past melancholy, IMHO. Also, are we going to include the comics by mountain pukuichi too? I think those should be in their own pool.
The pool's public, so feel free to edit whatever you don't like. I didn't intend to put all of mountain_pukuichi's stuff in this pool, but I thought I could throw in a couple to point people who were interested in the right direction.
You know, Konata should be like this if Lucky Star was about real life. Or she should bring a gun to school and do some school shooting, then, becoming an hero... Or something like that.
Aline said: You know, Konata should be like this if Lucky Star was about real life. Or she should bring a gun to school and do some school shooting, then, becoming an hero... Or something like that.
That would be awesome, yet how would she become an hero..that's the question..
See this, all you hardcore otaku who might be reading this? That's how your kind are treated in Japan. The Japanese don't like otaku. At all. Unless they're businesspeople who want to sell merchandise for pandering series like this one.
Basically, in Japan, like anywhere else, there are two kinds of nerds--the normal kind who get somewhere in life but are still never entirely accepted by society, and the ones who are just completely detached from reality and will never amount to anything. Otaku are the latter, and Japan hates them because they avoid work and relationships and everything else a normal human is supposed to do in favour of their hobby, usually anime and manga, which has become their life. In short, otaku are nerds who took their hobby way too far.
RaptorJesus said: In this case, it just sounds like she's being teased for liking animu, though.
Oh, kids.
She's being teased for being such a huge anime/manga otaku. This is how otaku are treated in Japan. They have no friends who aren't also otaku, they're viewed as the trash of society, and they're mercilessly teased in school for letting friggin' cartoons take over their life.
damn...the true trash are the non-comprehensive people...im not that much fan to be an otaku but...i really hate that kind of people...why can they just die as much as they want otaku people dead ?
TheSwedishElf said: Basically, in Japan, like anywhere else, there are two kinds of nerds--the normal kind who get somewhere in life but are still never entirely accepted by society, and the ones who are just completely detached from reality and will never amount to anything. Otaku are the latter, and Japan hates them because they avoid work and relationships and everything else a normal human is supposed to do in favour of their hobby, usually anime and manga, which has become their life. In short, otaku are nerds who took their hobby way too far.
So based on that, Konata is the productive type of nerd? I mean she does have a job, and she does go outside and hang around with her friends pretty damn frequently. What is this comic, some kind of bizarre alternate universe?
SindriAndBale said: So based on that, Konata is the productive type of nerd? I mean she does have a job, and she does go outside and hang around with her friends pretty damn frequently. What is this comic, some kind of bizarre alternate universe?
Uh, did you not notice that even her job and daily social life need to revolve around anime? She works at a COSPLAY CAFE and makes endless references to otaku shit no one cares about in everyday conversation. She tries to apply anime archetypes to her friends. She's known to be obsessed with h-games. She sees herself as Haruhi Suzumiya's rival {granted, this is just a bullshit excuse for KyoAni to advertise their precious Mary Sue in every episode, but still}. She greatly prefers playing video games and watching anime over being active and keeping up on her studies. This is not normal or encouraged behaviour in Japan.
This comic is showing that if Lucky Star took place in the real world, that magical land outside the imagination that no otaku ever seems to venture into, Konata would be friendless and looked down upon by society.
TheSwedishElf said: Uh, did you not notice that even her job and daily social life need to revolve around anime? She works at a COSPLAY CAFE and makes endless references to otaku shit no one cares about in everyday conversation. She tries to apply anime archetypes to her friends. She's known to be obsessed with h-games. She sees herself as Haruhi Suzumiya's rival {granted, this is just a bullshit excuse for KyoAni to advertise their precious Mary Sue in every episode, but still}. She greatly prefers playing video games and watching anime over being active and keeping up on her studies. This is not normal or encouraged behaviour in Japan.
This comic is showing that if Lucky Star took place in the real world, that magical land outside the imagination that no otaku ever seems to venture into, Konata would be friendless and looked down upon by society.
Which in turn makes me look down on those people that make themselves seem superior to otakus/nerds/whatever you want to call them. I also notice you said "in japan", which makes me think that their heads are stuck too far up their own asses. You don't see nerds being treated like the dregs of society in the States. People stuck in traditional values and ideals of the past are too obstinate to ever accept anything different so we get shit like this comic happening. I think if I saw someone doing this to a nerd I'd probably punch them in the mouth.
Hahaha, there goes the Mary Sue criticism again. Why would Konata be a Mary Sue in a SLICE OF LIFE COMEDY SERIES? That's like saying Frasier and Drew Carey are Marty Sues in their series.
As much as I have my reservations about the show, you're seriously taking it way too far. Oh, wait. We're on a fucking animu site and we're all being hypocrites.
HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I CAN'T READ AND THUS SUCK COCKS.
Anyway, big difference: Otaku IS a nerd, but without the pride or less-than-negative connotations it has today. Think back when it actually MEANT an insult.
It's still an insult in its country of origin. That's what alot of American fans who wear it like a badge of honour don't get. An otaku is an over-obsessed nerd with no interests outside their hobby who usually contributes little to nothing to society and very often has no social life unless their friends are also otaku or otherwise unpopular. Not a simple nerd or fanboy, AN OVER-OBSESSED HOBBYIST WITH NO LIFE. That's not what you should strive to be ANYWHERE, and THAT is why it's looked down upon in Japan, a country where people generally strive to be hard-working contributors to society. Imagine that, a country where hard work is encouraged instead of laziness!
RaptorJesus said: HAHAHA DISREGARD THAT, I CAN'T READ AND THUS SUCK COCKS.
Your doing it wrong.
SindriAndBale said: Which in turn makes me look down on those people that make themselves seem superior to otakus/nerds/whatever you want to call them. I also notice you said "in japan", which makes me think that their heads are stuck too far up their own asses. You don't see nerds being treated like the dregs of society in the States. People stuck in traditional values and ideals of the past are too obstinate to ever accept anything different so we get shit like this comic happening. I think if I saw someone doing this to a nerd I'd probably punch them in the mouth.
And this.
Just because people have hobbies different from others [albeit the hobby takes over the person's life completely] doesn't give them the right to treat them horribly :|.
TheSwedishElf said: It's still an insult in its country of origin. That's what alot of American fans who wear it like a badge of honour don't get. An otaku is an over-obsessed nerd with no interests outside their hobby who usually contributes little to nothing to society and very often has no social life unless their friends are also otaku or otherwise unpopular. Not a simple nerd or fanboy, AN OVER-OBSESSED HOBBYIST WITH NO LIFE. That's not what you should strive to be ANYWHERE, and THAT is why it's looked down upon in Japan, a country where people generally strive to be hard-working contributors to society. Imagine that, a country where hard work is encouraged instead of laziness!
I never thought I'd see someone trying to convince anyone they're anything but on fucking Danbooru of all things.
Oh yeah, sure, cause all anime fans are automatically huge friggin' otaku, amirite? And so is anyone who visits a website with anything even vaguely Japanese![/sarcasm]
RaptorJesus said: Denial: Not just a river in Egypt anymore.
No, you're just a fucking idiot who thinks there's no such thing as an anime fan who isn't an out-of-shape shut-in who lets their hobby run their life. And apparently you think you're witty, using a phrase that was around when my mom was a kid to try and pwn someone because you're scared to admit you're wrong.
Let me guess, you'll tell me how superior you are to everyone else who vaguely enjoys anime because you dislike moe-moe and other such bullshit. Oh, wait, you enjoy anime, I think I have all the evidence I need.
So I'm also an internet tough guy for simply saying I find you pathetic? It's not my fault you don't know the difference between a casual anime viewer who hardly even watches it anymore because 95% of it is shit and someone who lets it govern their entire life and thinks it's superior to all other forms of media.
Oh my, you've certainly bested me with your strawman reinterpretation of my post and complete lack of an actual response or supporting argument! Yes, I admit, I'm a massive weeaboo just because I took a liking to some Japanese stuff, and I clearly worship anime as the superior art form and view Japan as the holy land of the master race! My hatred of otaku-pandering bullshit proves this beyond a doubt![/sarcasm]
Honestly, learn to troll correctly or just don't troll.
TheSwedishElf said: Oh my, you've certainly bested me with your strawman reinterpretation of my post and complete lack of an actual response or supporting argument! Yes, I admit, I'm a massive weeaboo just because I took a liking to some Japanese stuff, and I clearly worship anime as the superior art form and view Japan as the holy land of the master race! My hatred of otaku-pandering bullshit proves this beyond a doubt![/sarcasm]
Person who thinks he's superior because he watches Gundam or Darker than Black or Technolyze or something grimdark but doesn't realize he's still watching cartoons learns the sarcasm tag, thinks he's cool for it. News at eleven.
TheSwedishElf said: Hey guys i totally bested a troll by feeding him i'm so smart
1. I never claimed superiority even once, nor did I ever say I only watch "grimdark" anime. That's you putting words into my mouth based on how you interpreted my personal opinion on today's anime.
2. I know damn well I'm watching cartoons. Further proof that I'm not a weeaboo, otherwise I'd fly into a rage about how "ZOMG ANIME ISN'T CARTOONS YOU BAKA RACIST". And as a matter of fact, I watch and enjoy more western cartoons than anime.
3. I've been using the sarcasm tag for quite some time. Hell, I even used it right here on this page, a few posts back.
TheSwedishElf said: So I'm also an internet tough guy for simply saying I find you pathetic? It's not my fault you don't know the difference between a casual anime viewer who hardly even watches it anymore because 95% of it is shit and someone who lets it govern their entire life and thinks it's superior to all other forms of media.
You do sound like a depraved otaku. Take it easy, man. You sound like there's a huge pike in your ass. XD
What else do you call a girl who gets everything she wants without question and is made out to seem like a great person despite clearly being terrible?
TheSwedishElf said: No, you're just a fucking idiot who thinks there's no such thing as an anime fan who isn't an out-of-shape shut-in who lets their hobby run their life. And apparently you think you're witty, using a phrase that was around when my mom was a kid to try and pwn someone because you're scared to admit you're wrong.
Way to go to call other people idiots. *Sigh.* Get yourself a life, man.
Says the guy making multiple sockpuppet accounts and wasting his life stalking me like a creeper and spamming my inbox because I said something mean about a fictional character.
Those mentioning the supposed difference between "Japanese otaku" and simple "Japanese nerds" are ignoring that kids do not have the choice of clarifying the depth of their affection for their hobby when they are being bullied. Bullies do not need valid justification for their behaviour. You are "an otaku" if you are labeled as such, and will be treated as trash based solely on that labeling. The only requirement for this is that you are observed to like nerdy things more than your peers.
It should also be pointed out that no one in school is, by definition, a NEET, and that NEET and otaku are unrelated terms.
This entire thread remind me of the stereotype about how NASCAR fans are nothing more than a bunch of drunk trailer trash. Even if it were true, it's only true in part, and misses the entire picture.
I hate to say it but she brought it on herself. Just because your an otaku doesn't mean you have to announce to the world you are one, especially if you know you'll be treated like crap for it.
Don't think this ONLY happens in Japan, just look at how the athiests, gays, lesbians are treated in the Western world!
I hate to say it but she brought it on herself. Just because your an otaku doesn't mean you have to announce to the world you are one, especially if you know you'll be treated like crap for it.
Don't think this ONLY happens in Japan, just look at how the athiests, gays, lesbians are treated in the Western world!
Just look how atheists, gays and lesbians are treated OUTSIDE of the Western world!! Just two words: Iran and cranes. Or Saudi-Arabia. Or Syria. Or China. Either you are a fucking weeaboo, who forgets, that the tolerance in the West for atheists and the LGBT is immeasurably higher than outside or you're a nationalist dipshit.
And I also invite all people, who condone the bullying of so-called and real otakus to shove a hand grenade up their useless tocheses and mail me the safety pin. You're scum and deserve it.
Morni.. OhGyahahaha, so true, otaku girls should just masturbate to anime charactersShe's so annoying, putting up the cute girl act even though she's an otaku. What's up with that? Is she trying to get guys when she's an otaku girl?There's no way anyone is stupid enough to fall for a disgusting otaku girl like her!!Die!Otakus are grossAbout 3 cm, lolIzumi Konata is a gross otakuOh, it's just otaku girl, wasted my breath!!Isn't otaku girl disgusting?Die, otaku girl!Go back to the 2D world!Die otaku! Die otaku!↑
otaku girl's pussy ← gross!Why do I have to go through all this suffering just because I like anime and manga?fujoshiAt times like these, I recite in my heart a charm my dad taught me when I was little. "Lucky Star-san, Lucky Star-san, please give me even a small bit of happiness."
