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Forum categories => Gear => Topic started by: The Void on 16 May, 2017, 21:52:46

Title: Otaku
Post by: The Void on 16 May, 2017, 21:52:46
@fiddletriks It says "Kendama Otaku"
Quoteotaku
əʊˈtɑːkuː/
noun
(in Japan) a young person who is obsessed with computers or particular aspects of popular culture to the detriment of their social skills.
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Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: shalafi on 16 May, 2017, 22:12:00
Oh, some of those T-shirts are prizes for the KenGriffin battle II

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Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: KenSan on 16 May, 2017, 22:45:55
Kendama nerd then  ;D
Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: The Void on 17 May, 2017, 01:26:02
Quote from: KenSan on 16 May, 2017, 22:45:55
Kendama nerd then  ;D
Nerd also originated as an insult. Is "otaku" being similarly reclaimed as a badge of honour?...
Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: shalafi on 17 May, 2017, 07:27:38
Yes, indeed. Most people that go to anime conventions proudly call themselves otakus

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Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: s070s on 02 July, 2017, 10:39:47
"oh ... you must be an otaku too"
Title: Re: Otaku
Post by: shalafi on 02 July, 2017, 23:08:37
Quote from: shalafi on 16 May, 2017, 22:12:00
Oh, some of those T-shirts are prizes for the KenGriffin battle II
And as it turned out I got one of them :)