/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I don't have any relationships.

I don't go out of my way to hide it and I don't go out of my way to make sure people know about it. If they happen to find out, it might make a good conversation starter or ice breaker if they are also interested, if not... then no harm done. Everyone has their secrets.

We don't.

Start with Miyazaki, proceed to something like Bebop ort Azumanga and after a few series, if they're interested, go with the weirder shit.

>>580074
Well, the only friends I have that are nearby physically aren't into anime/etc really, but I've ended up meeting some that I've met online because we connected so well. Honestly, you can't hide being a nerdy-fan or nothing will work out, so find someone that can or does like the things you like. If anything, see if you can help them relate to what you like by finding parallels.

If all else fails, I'll be your friend, anonymous. Just no touching.

I don't have any relationships. I don't force my shit on other people. Anyone I'd willingly associate with would be a non-faggot with at least somewhat similar interests to begin with anyway. This is all hypothetical. Sage.

>>580074
>SZS
try Cowboy Bebop, something American-ish first if u really want to get him into anime

>>580074
If you have an obsessive otaku mindset your power level is pretty damn high.

As for your question - they can understand even SZS if they try, but don't expect them to like it just like you do.
That means no nerd rage against your friend. No-no.

i live in japan, and am white. they love me

I actually think that those mixed comical shorts are better to show someone that doesn't know anything about anime. For the most part they will relate to the music in the video, and they will wonder where all the different funny parts of the short video came from, if indeed it is a funny video. If they are more into romantic stuff then you can find some like that too. It's easier to gage the way they feel about it what they are watching that way. I know for me if someone had shown me Cowboy Bebop I would hate anime with a passion. But yeah, you can send your friend a link to a youtube short and then ask if they liked it. And if you really want to find people that are into what you like going to a CON may better suit your needs, and yeah... not staying in the hotel room the whole weekend playing video games or reading manga helps.... get out there and talk.

OP, if your friend is really a "normal" person, as you say, you're pretty much fucked. You CAN NOT even THINK about anything remotely related to anime, or you won't be friends anymore. That's just how people are.
I'll spare you the rant about how just the use of the word "normal" shows how completely and totally insecure you are and that you think of being an anime fan as something akin to having AIDS. You may be more "normal" than you think.

>>580275
OP here. I'm not exactly proud of my anime hobby. The thing why my fandom is such a big issue is that anime is highly meaningful to me. I've pulled myself through the bad times with it and other things I don't feel like getting into in this thread. As for the normality, I'm quite abnormal even compared to average weirdo out there. I'd like to have a normal relationship, but I can't figure it out how to pull it off.

wats a relationship?

>>580436
This one time opened me up to how mainstream anime is becoming, this classmate of mine; black, gansta type, ghetto talk type of person, saw me on an anime site, and he started talking to me about all the shit he watches, he was a naurtard, and only knew mostly mainstream anime but I was amazed he even watched it

nigga ganstas loev animu.

It's true. They have a much higher rate-of-weeaboo- per capita.

Hiding your powerlevel doesn't state your being to society. Go out proud. If someone notice you and started talking to you, it most likely be a positive thing. If they are scared of your existence, they'll just not interact with you.

>>580462

This is not a new phenomenon. I had plenty of black friends back in my school days, and not only were they all over shit like DBZ, they watched Sailor Moon and talked about how in Japan they got to see them naked when they transformed.

>>580517
You sir, are a liar

There are no such negros in this world, thank the almighty Lord.

i live in japan, and am black. they love me.

>>580522

No lie. Niggers love Sailor Moon. At the time they were probably more weeaboo than me.

>>580074

One of my roommates came in while we were watching the very beginning of SZS who doesn't like anime, and never watches it.

He found it fucking hilarious. Also, don't be such a fucking pansy.

Depends. My last boyfriend didn't like it, had never even seen a Miyazaki film. He mostly just humoured me. But it kind of sucked having a big difference in interests in that respect.

But my girlfriend now is basically as into it as me, and likes most of the same stuff. So all is well.

>>580517
>>580544
It's true. Back when I was in high school 5-9 years ago there were more black anime fans than white ones it seemed.

>>580645
> last boyfriend
> girlfriend now

>>580661
I think he is saying that he is bisexual, or a "slutwhore", to use the technical term.

>>580661

It's good to have choice.

>>580674
I think he/she/it needs to go back to /b/.