/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

So what's the gist of /jp/ ???

Do you guys talk about anime and Japanese music ???

TL;DR: First time on this board, what do you guys do here ?

Collectibles, models, toys ????

[Anonymous No.]

Welcome, new user to /jp/ - Otaku Culture! Hah, just kidding, this isn't Otaku Culture. This is Touhou/Visual Novels/Doujin Games.

If you want to discuss the different places you can visit in Japan, I suggest you go to /trv/ (though they also seem to hate Japan there, so don't annoy them too much). If you want to discuss the Japanese language, go to /lang/ (yes, 4chan has text boards!). If you want to discuss anime and manga, go to /a/ (some series that are based on light novels/VNs/games like Marimite and Higurashi can also be discussed in /jp/, it really depends, so lurk a bit to see what's acceptable). Finally, if you want to talk about Japanese history and culture, go somewhere else, nobody here knows or cares for that stuff. /jp/ was created as a board to get rid of Touhou and visual novels from /a/, it was never intended to be a board about Japanese culture. Most of the users here don't care about Japan, we only care about lolis and doujin games.

Ok, you already learned the true meaning of /jp/, but you aren't ready to post yet! There are some rules you have to respect in /jp/ if you really want to be accepted!

Rule 1: Take it easy - We don't care about how inuyashasgirlfriend1997 made the most retarded weeaboo video in youtube and you "raged" for 26 minutes to it while killing your cat with your keyboard in the process. Or how some kid in Gaia plays Touhou and FS/N. We just take it easy, since we know the cause of most of these things are kids acting like kids (and if they aren't kids, we know they are just retards). This also means we don't want stupid drama.

[Anonymous No.]

we suck cocks, dude

[Moe !TRONurrVj. No.]

you gotta lurk moar dude

[Anonymous No.]

find new and creative ways to hate each other and our opinions to a otaku-esque theme.

[Anonymous No.]

Rule 2: Don't respond to trolls - If some guy posted something really stupid and provocative that made you angry and you want to kill him, don't respond to him. Don't even bother to tell him off while using sage; it's most likely a troll that just wants some replies. In /jp/, troll threads tend to be really easy to spot, so there's really no excuse for this. If too many people get baited, it will end up in a stupid 200 post long drama thread nobody wants to see in the first page.

Rule 3: Don't use smilies - Smilies aren't accepted in /jp/, please refrain from using them. We are all heartless bastards who don't want to see what kind of faces you make IRL while posting (This also applies to reaction images, if you want to post them so badly go to /a/ or /v/) Exceptions: ;_; (Life-like texture ;_;), 2ch smilies and ransmirk.jpg

Rule 4: Keep your memes in your board - We aren't meme fans, try to keep your memes in /b/. However, as every board in 4chan, we have our own memes too (even if we don't spam them all the time like in /b/). The most common ones are: The Pleasure of Being Cummed Inside (/lounge/ forced meme, became the generic response to every translation request), Japanese Bird Cooking pasta (forced meme that became popular), Hoopdog/Awesomedog (HOLY SHIT A DOG JUMPING 8 HOOPS ON FLAMES).

Rule 5: Irony is art - Sarcasm and irony are funny, however "LOL I DONT LIKE THIS SO I HAVE TO ACT LIKE A RETARD XD" isn't accepted. Acting like a retard to "mock" something you dislike only makes you worse than the people you are trying to mock. Neither is spamming the board with stupid shit just to be funny.

[Anonymous No.]

Masturbate to touhou girls

[Anonymous No.]

Rule 6: Be tolerant - This is 4chan, it's impossible to post here without being insulted at least once. We don't want this to become a forum, but we don't want this to become /b/ either; just try to be kind the most you can, excessive swearing and "rage" isn't cool.

Rule 7: Trolling - Trolling is fun, but it's too easy to generate stupid, annoying drama too easily, especially when you overdo it. Try to avoid trolling unless you can make it funny. More importantly, don't keep pressing when everyone is already annoyed of your shit, it's not clever at all. Please know when to stop.

Rule 8: GETs - GETs are dumb and boring, nobody cares about a stupid number. Don't act surprised if somebody scores a GET and people don't react to it. Just ignore it.

Rule ⑨: Requests - If you want to download "X," check /rs/ first. If it fails (and is porn), you can also try /r/. If that fails too, try Google. Also check the archive (here or here), it has a nice search feature. If it's an image someone posted, you can try the [View same] feature in the archive or iqdb.yi.org. Also try anisearch.net, it's a search engine for the *boorus. If you want the source of a doujin some anon posted, check the filename first, you don't want to be a dumbass that asked /jp/ for source on something that can be easily recognized by the filename. If everything failed, then ask /jp/.

Rule 10: Reports - Nobody cares if you reported a thread, it's not like the OP is going to delete the thread just because you reported it. Don't make single-word post saying "reported," it only leads to dumb meta-arguments about what "/jp/ really is about."

[Anonymous No.]

Rule 13: Sage - In general, sage doesn't have a negative connotation in /jp/. It doesn't mean "I HATE YOUR POST," it's just a command that lets you post without bumping. Sagebombing is also fucking retarded, a single bump can ruin your entire sagebomb and if you reach the bump limit the OP can just recreate the thread. If you don't like a thread, just hide it using 4chan's Firefox Extension.

Rule 14: Grammar and spelling - Type coherently. Firefox has a spell checker, there's no excuse. Also use proper capitalization and punctuation. Yes, we actually care about that.

Rule 15: Tripcodes - Using a tripcode or name will instantly turn you into an attention whore. Don't use one without a good reason if you don't want to be hated by every anon.

Rule 16: Don't post an ambiguous /h/ doujin/picture without the source. Otherwise you'll start a "sauce request" shitstorm. If you don't have the source, then please specify it in your post so that you'll save your fellow /jp/ers some time by not having to ask you for the source.

Rule 17: Don't roleplay - Roleplaying is retarded, if you want to roleplay, go somewhere else.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931441
>rule 10
OH GOD THE FLASH-BACKS
no dont use the filters, AAAAGGHHHHHH!!!!!

[Anonymous No.]

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[Anonymous No.]

>>8931431
>>8931437
>>8931441
>>8931446
Forget this dude OP just take it easy get a drink have a good time now welcome to paradise

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931446
>>8931441
>>8931437
>>8931431
Alright, I think I understand now.
So basically this is a board for fan made stuff ???

>>8931436
Basically /mu/ 2.0

>>8931463
Too late, I've already read it and understood it....
There's no turning back now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931470
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.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931474
So this board isn't strictly for fan made materials ???

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931480
Because you bumped it fag.

[Anonymous No.]

And why the hell isn't there a page 15 ??

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931477
This board is for Touhou, Doujins, Visual Novels, occasionaly Light Novels and a few other things (like dolls and kigurumi). The golden rule is taking it easy. Don't be like the tryhards that make pointless board redirects. Also, it is very different from /mu/, very very different. I'm 100% sure about this. And remember, if we use sage, we don't hate you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931452
I'm so glad my "Welcome to my filter." made it this far.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931480
Because there is constantly shit on /jp/, and it needs to get deleted very often. 2 or 3 years ago, we've had moments wiht literally only the page 0 up.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931480
It's all thanks to our glorious Janitor

[Anonymous No.]

This board does seem rather relaxed.
I'd really like to stay, but I know nothing about Doujins, visual novels, etc.

Although, I'd like to get into visual novels.
I've recently started reading (playing??) "Katawa Shoujo".

Could anyone recommend me some essentials to start out with ??

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931496
I'm not the janitor, and please don't post lewd pictures of my Remilia.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931510
Well, first of all, Katawa Shoujo is a western Visual Novel, so it's not welcome here. if I were to recommend something to you, I would recommend Ever17, Tsukihime, yume miru kusuri or Planetarian.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931510
Get Wanko everybody loves Wanko

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931523
>I would recommend Ever17
Yeah, read this. Great use of 30+ hours.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931424
>>Katawa Shoujo
That is like, as bad as mlp,/b/, 9g and Reddit. It's pure crap compared to anything else. The normals eat it up due to it's hype and normalfaggness mainstream that made it popular.

[Anonymous No.]

I would just like to give a tip: don’t use excessive question marks. Stick to “?”. Don’t use“ ????”, it comes over as annoying.

If you are not a troll, you seem reasonable. If you don’t mind becoming scum with looked-down upon hobbies, try to see the stuff we play or read, maybe you’ll like it.
But don’t make too many recommendation threads or whatever.

[Anonymous No.]

>>8931424
Welcome to /jp/. Regular topics of welcome discussion include (but not limited to): alcoholism, pissing in bottles, sucking dicks and being homosexuals, pedophilia, wanting to be little girls, loathing of society, suicide, and the Japanese language. Touhou and VNs are ideally welcome here, but be very careful when making Touhou threads. Most of the truNEET™ regulars find that such threads are an obstruction to the normal topic and quality of discussion on /jp/ and tend to demand that such threads be "condensed" or deleted. Also, if you want someone to read your post, make sure you post with "sage" in the email field. If you use noko+sage or nothing at all, you are considered to be a child from another board that does not belong here.