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016 :: Gamer Girl Stereotypes |
filed:10/22/2005 by GM
Part 2 of gamer girl stereotypes.. this time around, we're covering the Otaku.
For those ignorant of the term "otaku", it's primarily used in the United States to describe persons obsessed with anime, manga, or Japanese things in general. There's a long history of the term in Japan, being used for geeks and serial killers. People argue that it's much broader than being used for anime dorks, but I just think those people have too much free time.
Stats:
Trademarks: Poor eye sight and licensed Gainax accessories.
Age: tweens to 30-somethings
Body-type: typically uninteresting
Music: J-pop and Visual Kei
Likes: Cute things, anime, manga, LiveJournal drama, yaoi, Sanrio, Gloomy Bear, going to anime conventions, sketching, bittorrenting fan-subtitled anime, role playing on IRC.
Dislikes: LiveJournal drama, dubbed anime, TokyoPop, waiting in line for T.M. Revolution concerts, overpriced Japanese things.
Games: Final Fantasy titles, RPGs, MMORPGs
Online hangouts: Side7, Deviant Art, LiveJournal
Quote: "Chii!"
Important notes: Otaku (already in plural form) come from all sorts of places in America. They dwell in small towns, large cities, and everywhere in between. Because of this, they tend to come in different shapes, sizes and colours. Mostly they're white. Otaku girls can hang out in packs among themselves or mixed with other otaku boys. They spend their free time watching anime they downloaded at home and reading manga at Borders. Most of them have annoying voices due to the fact they try to emulate female Japanese voice actors/seiyuu. They tend to have messy relationships due to the high occurrence of mental illness with Otaku.
Motive: There is no universal motive when otaku girls play video games. Some play to better fit in with guys, some play because they like the character designs, while others just play to play. They can be found mostly playing World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XI, and other more obscure RPG titles distributed by Atlus game company. They also love to play rhythm games like Dance Dance Revolution and Parappa the Rapper.
Subtypes: Subtypes for Otaku tend to lean towards the more specifically obsessed. Visual Kei girls, Elegant Gothic Lolita wannabes, Kogal Rejects, and Fan Voice Actors exist within the Otaku world. They all play the same video games in the end, however.
Otaku girls are hard to tolerate unless you yourself watch anime and read manga. Otherwise, their antics become old very quickly and you'll soon want to slap some sense into them.
Next and last to cover: Small town girl
filed under: otaku, Anime Manga
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