/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>43699616
>what's the consensus

Go figure, like basically any topic among any population on earth, there isn't one.

>>43700259
Most accurate take so far. Interest in almost anything is fine with most people. Even being "otaku" is not that big a deal with most people, especially younger generations, but what does matter is how you present yourself and whether you're conscientious of others vs a smelly, loud, kuuki yomenai faggot (aka Chinese tourist or western basement dweller).

I'm a giant dork about some of my Japan interests, but if you can learn to modulate that just a little bit, some of them even enjoy it (especially if your interests go beyond just anime).

In fact, speaking a little Japanese and being into things they like (Japanese baseball teams, nostalgic Showa or Heisei era pop music or movies, etc.) can lower their guard quite a bit. Like other human beings, when things they love are recognized and appreciated by others, that's a good thing.

>>30892491
>>30892434
There is beauty in the colorful abstract.