The image evolution of Otaku, the way otaku are labeled through the stigma of what is their supposed stereotype, the popular description of their worse individuals behavior, and its changes over the years through its history. Its not talked about it much, because many times there are so many different ways to describe how otaku are and what otaku were, so its deemed as a topic that is disliked and to be avoided, its seen as highly controversial. It only was brought up when the image is effected from the stereotype and having people leaving the community from the reputation.
Discussions eventually were discussed from acts of consent complaints of creeper activity of stalking and predatory sexual harassment, cosplay superiority groups bullying non cosplaying otaku, and persistent loneliness and depression by being socially oblivious to people from the reading and watching lifestyle that it encourages. Only then does it spark real interest in serious discussions, which is a real sad reason to take image and stereotype into consideration. The reason being is that reputation can effect empowerment, accountability of protecting positive elements that make the culture, and is continuously built from the target audience interactions online and offline as a sort of prideful fuel. Group Gatherings are a prime place for these community driven discussions, in animanga clubs, in event coordinators for conventions, and industry people who are trying to sell their product to more potential buyers for appeal that is more human and emotional for increased otaku engagement. In discussions there are those who are fighting for a better community try to make lasting change by creatively problem solving stereotypes and adding impressive features to increase otaku reputation, those who are defending the community fight accusations of stereotypes as lies, those who opt for a way out use stereotypes as a impassable wall that should be conceited to, however stereotypes tend to be made from the worse aspects of the community that have not been properly addressed. Reputation of Otaku, it lies in the stereotypes of groups of the public who may not be directly involved in anything otaku, but it has always been an inaccurate explanation of being disconnected to its view, but usually its not impossible for a few individuals who are living the stereotype described to reinforce the bad habits to others, so by that it is something to be fought against as a misleading idea. If there is in fact a problem from the stereotype to prove that the negative comments are correct there has to be something done about it to move forward. Most otaku aren’t the stereotype, but a few do exist and are not dealt with, so the negative comments increase about these few types and then if it continues to be not dealt with, the problems attach themselves to the stereotype of the group, and then move on to effect the image of the group. Image of Otaku, the total idea from all perceptions from the inside out of the community of otaku from the past, otaku from the present, and potential otaku customers who are interested in the culture has always been on a bumpy road from its attractiveness to collectors, binge watchers and readers, along with over specialization. From general grouping of otaku to otaku hobby class specialization the variety had expanded, from watching and reading the stories inspired to create more social events and activities to encourage the making of friends, from the interest in image from the depth of its culture the otaku have imbued value into the lifestyle to expand more possibilities, and capture potential interest from the general public through its identity. Now its good to know where things were and how they got to the current state by talking about what happened before. Back in the 1980s, “Otaku” were set as loners with label itself to imply outcast and branded as socially awkward people who can’t keep a conversation flowing, apathy towards health with the belief that healthiness is impossible and too much responsibility, fashion as a way to show loyalty to favored characters that are on print tee shirts, sexual predators in their creepy approaches of real life love prospects through stalking and professing love, or a psychologically unstable criminal that goes on murder sprees as pervade by the Japanese media. But, luckily times have changed in the late 1980’s where several categories were identified as popular sub otaku types, such as: The divide between the broad term of Otaku into “Anime Otaku” & “Manga Otaku”, “Cosplay Otaku”, “Seiyu Otaku”, “Train Otaku”,”Military Otaku”,”Persocon Otaku”, “Fujoshi”, and “Eroge Otaku”. There were still preconceptions of otaku are highly passionate high spenders of useless products, desperate attention seekers in costumes, no sense of food and opts for cheap meals for the sake of spending on animanga or cosplay related merchandise, youth who are misguided to the escapist realm of animation. This again had changed with the popularity of Anime conventions in the states during the 1990’s, even though the problems at this time still exist it was in much less numbers than they once were. Many groups started having more Japanese popular culture and travel information while trying to advertise as Japanese Animation Events, Japanese Animation Clubs, and Japanese Animation Conventions in the attempts to align itself with Japanese Culture and Tourism for outside financial support. This started to mix the idea of the Traditional Otaku with Japanese Culture enthusiasts for intercultural exchange and identity. By doing this there were more terms that started that were based more on an interest of a variety of Japanese culture interests and combining it with otaku, like: “Weeabu Otaku”, “Translation Otaku”, “Gothic Lolita Otaku”, and “Visual Kei Otaku”. During the 1990s, Otaku gatherings were set wherever Animanga Conventions were set for lessened hobby judgement degradation and had minimal events and social gatherings otherwise in fear of hobby judgement degradation. Anime conventions were seen as a major events that were once a year events that would be symbolic of the otaku in the way it represents the embodiment of shared hobby of animanga with festive activities that encouraged its own type of otaku from the convention scene, such as: “Anime Music Video Otaku”, “Otaku Artist”, and “Doujinshi Otaku”. In the different rooms there are many things to appreciate, such as when the artisans craft beautiful physical works to sell, elaborate sewn and constructed cosplay decorate the halls in many shapes and sizes, and gathering of animanga groups that make up the regional community the convention is held. It draws people from far and wide with differing interest levels and commitment to the hobby with titles of: “Casual Otaku”, “Core Otaku”, and ”Hardcore Otaku”. Due to it being a major event that allows for the feeling of comradery through the atmosphere making it easy to make contacts of friends and businesses that benefit from its customers, this would be opposite of smaller social gatherings that build the relationships between its members. As animanga caught on in North America the yearly conventions were seen twice a year, then later there were enough to fill a per month basis of conventions, but the conventions were all over the country and made it a lifestyle in it self to pursue such conventions that were labeled “Otaku Nomads”. By the early 2000’s, the convention scene had more interest in voice actors in america dubbings which had an effect of making more otaku interested in english vocalists as well. Idol contests were more common of an event at conventions. One particular phenomenal event was after the Anime Expo 2004 there was increased awareness of the Idol contest with singer Stephanie Yanez who won at the time. Yanez effected the scene more than she ever knew, since competition ramped up as more stories spread across the interwebs about American Otaku who could sing. Many people were singing previously in North America, but it wasn’t until this time that the release of several more types of otaku had emerged, such as: “Seikashu Otaku” made of the word “sei” that means voice and “kashu” that means vocalist. During mid 2000’s, the scenes in both Japan and North America had further defined Otaku through events and conventions as a way to gather in groups of like minded hobbies within the Otaku community. The titles had continued to be more specific and particularly otaku during this era, with “Train Otaku” turned into “Noritetsu Otaku” who love the experience of trains and “Toritetsu Otaku” who love the trains itself, Military Otaku turned into “Gunji Otaku” with a sub group of “Gunpla Otaku”, “Game Otaku”,”Robot Otaku”, and “Persocon Otaku” had begun to split into subgroups. At the peek of the maid cafe boom in the electric towns had brought out a variety of Otaku that were not as known, but due to the popularity of Akihabara’s “Otaku Streets” and Ikebukuro’s “Otome Roads” another group of specialties were born. These otaku were the: “Butler Otaku”, ”Maid Otaku”, ”Idol Otaku”, and “Moekei Otaku”. On the other end of the spectrum, the “Persocon Otaku” that was already rooted in electric towns had split into subgroups of persocon otaku types to represent: “Technology Otaku”, “Software Otaku”, “Hardware Otaku”, and “Content Otaku”, which were called Akibakei. Later on the persocon otaku subtypes were split into the growing culture of Arcas, while having persocon otaku overlap between both arcas urban culture and otaku urban culture. In the late 2000’s, Ikebukuro had become well known from its development of maiden roads where many girls would come to the cafes and socialize with a focus on the otamanorial butlers. These gender titled otaku were “Fujoshi” who usually took an interest in anime and manga that featured Yaoi and Servicemen had used a slang term of otamanorial as a system of those who would be inside a manor. The idea of otamanorials was largely inspired from Black Butler, Butler Cafe “Swallowtail”, and a fantasy to have male otaku gain social skills with etiquette and charm. This had taken otaku to label a few types of specialties that came out at this time, such as: “Otaku House Manager” for management skills, “Otaku Maid” & ”Otaku Butlers” for otaku hospitality, “Otaku Cooks” for otaku cuisine, and “Otaku Gardeners” for ingredient sustainability. In the early 2010’s was the spawn of the Cosplay Loyal Dominators, they had set the North American otaku community in shambles through their growing disrespect to other otaku groups by verbally disrespecting them or by spreading the word about them behind their backs. Other creative mediums that had nothing to do with cosplay were talked down as lesser activities with lesser importance, and less meaning in its otaku passion for a particular series, and would place cosplay on pedestal to pose as a status of superiority. This idea was garnered after seeing the show “Heroes of Cosplay” to gain the idea of the show and twisted interpretation to the Dominators in their minds that the creative hobby of cosplay was the primary draw to conventions. This selfish inclination had led them down a path towards a goal of overturning the direction of otaku at conventions towards a sole concentration on Cosplay that sent the community in a huge dissaray. Meanwhile, as the Cosplay scene had its negative effects it also had grown with the new terms to describe long term specialists in the cosplay scene of: “Cosplay Model”, “Cosplay Super Model”, “Cosplay Cosmologist”, “Cosplay Propsmith”, “Otagrapher”, “Independent Cosplayer”, and “Cosplay Teams”. With the image of otaku continuously evolving in its socially growing state, there is not a way to foresee what will happen in the chapters that have yet to appear. There are many subgroups that are slowly making way in the scene, and maybe they too will be an an additional specialty that identifies the types of things to do in detail. Everything as the whole of otaku will be the final decider of what peoples current idea of reputation and image is of the evolving urban culture of otaku. Glossary Referance List: Otaku- Those who like reading manga and enjoying shows with their friends. There are multiple varieties of specialization of otaku based on lifestyle of hobby specialty, frequency -Anime Otaku- anime watching specialist -Anime Music Video Otaku- a video editor who makes music videos from anime. -Manga Otaku- manga watching specialist -Mangaka Illustrator- a artist who worked on doujin manga or commercial manga. -Gunji Otaku- a otaku specialized in military, weapons, model kits, and prop making. -Gunpla Otaku- a gunji otaku specialized in model kit assembly, painting, and molding. -Seiyu Otaku- a fan specializing in anime seiyu, seiyu autographs, and wotagei cheering. -Seikashu Otaku- a musician specialized in voice, voice acting, and streamcasting. -Otaku Residency- There are also several variations based on how long their community residency is with the culture. -Casual Otaku- who are like animanga tourists and are high spenders -Core Otaku- who are community residents who live the lifestyle day-to-day -Hardcore Otaku- who are passionate vocal fans of the community who are like politicians -Director Otaku- who are planners of social gatherings for community consumption. -Cosplay Otaku- cosplay costume specialty who sometimes has a multitude of sub variation specialties. -Independent Cosplayer- a performing participant in dressing up as a character -Otagrapher- a otaku specialized photographer with videography and photo fx skills. -Costagrapher- a otaku specialized in only costume photography. -Cosplay Cosmotologist - a cosplayer specialized in beauty and asia skin treatments -Cosplay Propsmith- a prop maker who specializes in power tools, assembly, materials. -Cosplay Model- creater of art through the practice of beauty and posing for photography -Cosplay Super Model- a nationally or internationally recognized top rated cosplayer -Electric Town Otaku- those who are scene as otaku who take residency by frequently hanging out at electric towns. -Persocon Otaku- a specialist of computer assembly, customizing, and programming. -Idol Otaku- a otaku of idol merchandise collecting, and meeting idols. -Maid Otaku- a otaku who seeks the maid experience -Butler Otaku- a otaku who seeks the butler experience -Cook Otaku- a specialist in otaku cuisine -Otaku Maid- a maid specialist in otaku hospitality targeting men -Otaku Butler- a butler specialist in otaku hospitality targeting women -Japanophile Otaku- a specialist of Japan and its parts: fashion, language, traditions, culture, and food, but there are a variety of sub specialists in the group as well. It is not seen as Animanga Otaku, however still falls under the lone word Otaku in western countries. -Weeabu Otaku- a newbie practitioner of interest in Japan. -Nipponobu Otaku- a core practitioner of interest in Japan. -Japanocist Otaku- a specialist of Japanese history, language, and culture. -Translation Otaku- a specialist in Japanese translation of subtitles, titles, and lyrics. -Subber Otaku- a specialist of translation for subtitling animanga before its release. -Visual Kei Otaku- a specialist in visual kei music, musicians, and fashion styles. -Mori Kei Otaku- a specialist in flowy fabric, japanese forests, and spirits. -Akiba Kei Otaku- a specialist in idols, erotic pc games, figmas, and manga -Bosozoku Otaku- a specialist in modded vehicles, greasers, and yakuza -Dekora Otaku- a fashionista of bright colors, kawaii culture, and accessories -Gyaru Otaku- a fashionista of school uniform fashion, tanning, and surf culture. -Gothic Lolita Otaku- a specialist of gothic lolita fashion styles, brands and tea. -Walolita Otaku- a fashion variation of gothic lolita that uses classic Japanese clothes. -Sweet Lolita Otaku- a fashion variation of gothic lolita to light colors, big frilly dresses -Train Otaku- a specialist of trains, model trains, station uniforms, and station navigation. -Noritetsu Otaku- a specialist in traveling by train riding. -Toritetsu Otaku- a specialist in trains, model trains, and geographic travel by trains.
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When being alone by yourself you only pay attention to you needs and make decisions based on your schedule and what fits you best. This is a good way to be productive and to manage things that need to be done in a busy life. The room of no one else with the computer that only listens to its commander.
If this was the only way of thinking though, it could pose a problem. Without enough social interaction outside of the room or outside of the house its hard to have any consideration, because there was never any need for it in previous types of decisions of aloneness. It starts to become difficult to even acknowledge a type of thinking that requires consideration, since it would be alien to someone who only needs to please themselves. This is very common place in the Otaku fandom, a situation where a person lives alone on their dollar, or a life off of someone else's dollar, and become status quo in the day, and crazed fandom person in the night. Doing just enough to get by with going to school, or a low payed minimal job, it is hard to see the big picture without being independent in bills. In Hawaii, otaku have a particular hard scenario from the typical job is just enough to get by and the laid back atmosphere of the islands make it seem okay to be the status quo person. But, with that type of scenario it would be a easy option to only prioritize self happiness without considering others, due to the anyone can do what they like and no one will care sort of vibe. On the otherhand it makes for a relaxing and wonderful vacation stop. A Otaku may not appreciate a parent's attempt to help their child stand on their own in the real world. The limited social interaction and minimal effort to live in the real world may lead this to keep them from growing as a person in social skills. They may not need to understand or think about other’s feelings as much as they think of their own feelings. In a world that maybe only has their existence and maybe the existence of a few other real people to depend upon and their fandom. And for an adult Otaku the repurcussions of not caring for others needs definitely keeps a social barrier between them and a real friendship or significant other relationship. Perhaps this is a part of how one can just decide to be on their own or to have a digital waifu/ husbando. Even if an Otaku wanted to be more social there might be more than just social anxieties and insecurities keeping them from establishing a friendship or relationship with others. It is this necessary skill, in reciprocating emotional currency we share with others and putting an effort of the same amount of care one has for themself and apply it to their existing friends, family, or significant other. To many that get ahead in life they may learn that they can get more out of a relationship when they understand the needs and wants of others. When we all get down to the similarities where we all have things that make us tick and help us function as human beings socially it helps us all live together in a better harmonious way. That way they all can get more out of our relationship. In any social setting, like in school, work, family, friends, dating, etc. where consideration and reciprocation of care is a part of interacting with others it makes sense that depending on how close or important a relationship in many of those settings should hold some value. The more distant but important areas could be in work or school where maybe it is strictly professional or academic and it may be ok to maximize productivity in fields there that do not pertain to social interactions. However, not practicing or learning the needs and consideration of others in those settings could show weakness when interacting in much more personal relationship settings like friends, family, and significant others. This of course is the part where an actual social barrier prevents someone with social ineptness finds themself in a position where they cannot maintain a good relationship with those that are supposed to be close with them. This could be from their indifference to the wants or needs of another human or a social ignorance they use in less personal relationships to prioritize efficiency in getting what they want in professional or academic situations. The same professional courtesy will often not translate into fair social affection currency exchanged between a relationship that should be a personal one. Even in a professional or academic setting the caring and consideration of others often leads to much more positive and even productive work settings. This can help in not just getting more in social relationships but understanding peers in school or work can help in understanding how to get along well with them and encourage them to do more for each other. Like team building workshops in class assignments, extracurricular, or work scenarios where we all function as some performing member of a larger entity like a company which is what most jobs are tied to. It is very easy for a socially awkward Otaku to perhaps skips any sincere consideration for the feelings or care of others. Not all aspects of the real world feelings might not seem as important, fun, or easy to deal with for an Otaku that may misplace feelings they get from a fictional character in an endearing animanga story arc as something that just comes to the main character and not really try to employ or relate the social relationship structure they watch from fictional characters and try to emulate them in their lives. Of course this might not be a good think for some Otaku since there may be some straight up tsundere affection where one may show their affection by showing disinterest in someone like an awkward situation of playing hard to get. Or an even possible worse turn of events like yandere affection where love is more of a murderous passion and that’s going back to the negative stereotype of the Otaku killer. For those that escape the real world into the fantasy world it’s sometimes easy to blur the two. It may not be good to assume that just because in a personal point of view one’s self and personal wants/needs may outweigh the wants/ needs of others. It is alright to prioritize self over others. But the need to reciprocate loving relationships with other human beings that shower their feelings of affection and care should not be taken for granted. Otherwise it will be hard to justify keeping a one sided relationship going where one side selfishly considers their personal feelings without being considerate of others that may care and do a lot to help take care of the socially inept Otaku’s life. Like in Japan, instead of a full relationship where you get an actual significant other to cuddle with at night one could just go to a snuggle cafe. Instead of a significant other to hear your woes over a drink one might go to a host or hostess bar instead. For an otaku it might at a maid cafe instead or maybe a muscle bro cafe for those with specific tastes in fanservice. Instead of getting sexual pleasure from a sexually active relationship with a human being it may be easier to just go to some red light district or a bathhouse where attendants help bathe the guests and help clean other regions of the body. For some they even seek to use things like compensated dating where people pay others to go on dates. The maintaining of an actual relationship with a significant other just seems like it isn’t worth the trouble so simply buying it in a piece meal sense in Japanese culture where almost every aspect of human life has been commodetized. In America the gold digging game of sugar babies and sugar mommahs/daddies people have to learn how to pay this social currency to get the most out of dating. But in a place like Japan the need to actually learn to deal in affectionate commodity can taken by some big business and the employees or customers can be as socially inept and unable to grasp a loving relationship in all of its entirety and just so the on part like listening/ encouraging, snuggling, embodying a fetish, sexual pleasures, or even dating someone for money can be as commondetized as deciding off of a value menu at a fast food restaurant. Another bad extreme this could take is when someone decides that they are the main character in life and everyone else is in some supporting role to the main character. There is a villain they must defeat or a sidekick to back them up. Maybe others might be a subordinate or a superior that eventually garners respect for the main character and eventually becomes a useful party member and serves for the main character’s cause. This hierarchy one might get from a fancy animanga story line instead of real life merit and how the relationships and even world around the main character is built wouldn’t just make a terrible anime where there is a good at everything flawless main character that everyone loves. But it definitely won’t end like an anime or have the same good feel story flow in the 3D world and the 2D world. A dangerous lack of concern and care of others around one’s self could be a sign of narcissism and in worst cases Narcissistic Personality Disorder. People with this disorder easily make socially negative choices in situations where using others for personal gain without considerations of the used feelings. From the ability to commit to a long term relationship would be difficult since oh the main character in this twist of anime in life has a harem and the protagonist can easily choose between a love interest based off of the flavor of the season and not actually care about the waifu of the episode since they might feel like they can do better or if they get bored and play another episode and person’s heat strings. The dark end of only valuing self over others might start to categorizing non main characters into castes where maybe some people can only serve the main character in ways that benefit the main character and not a non player character or non main character. This may lead to belittling others or even viewing them as less intelligent, even less intelligent, or even worth less as an existence in the delusional plot of the animanga narcissist. In the end history teaches us that when people are viewed as less than human it often leads to terrible situations and atrocities. It doesn’t have to end in death it could start with depriving others of social interactions. It doesn’t have to exactly accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 2 seconds but it could go from petty slights to outright shaming others for things that just don’t seem reasonable for a main character but reasonable for a villain. It may not have to make sense in the real world hierarchy of social economic ladders status it just might be in some twisted version of narcissism brought by some otaku that just doesn’t know how to deal with real people in the real world due to lack of social experience. It would get even worse when things don’t go according to the anime story flow because real life doesn’t really flow like animanga story and not everything progresses to the main character development arc and success. And when this lack of instant gratification in real life happens to the deluded narcissist it won’t be a happy time for them or those they can complain too. When things don’t go the main character way it doesn’t have to be a gundam coming crashing down on a city it was trying to protect to have real world implications. It could just be the nagging of to someone stuck in some personal relationship with the narcissistic otaku that belittles the non main characters or even their support characters in the story plot that is their life. So how could this get any worse? Someone that doesn’t care about the feelings or even views others as inferior to narcissistic complex of superior ways. And eventually the run into a bump in the smooth road that is supposed to be the rise of the main character in their twisted view on life. They might start to break the rules and manipulate others. And when they expect to collect more than their fair share of others hard work or merit them self for an achievement they never truly earned it can get pretty chaotic. When real life gets closer and closer to a cringe animanga series that is more of a guilty pleasure than an enjoyable fulfilling experience it probably feels like less of a win or a ride for the main character’s journey. And of course being less of an enjoyable experience for the non main characters forced along for the ride. Again life and animanga are different. But for an inexperienced Otaku it may not even get to that point. It won’t get to that strange birthright where a main character is born and simply rules as they see fit like N. Korea. But within the otaku community the same narcissistic eccentricities can be seen and it may stem from just not knowing or considering others feelings. Life doesn’t have to be like a bad anime where all the accomplishments of the main character never feel truly earned and those around the main character are either enemies to gain exp from or fodder to sacrifice themselves for the main character. Real life doesn’t always work like a bad anime and many Otaku need to learn or at least learn to distance themselves narcissistic people so they can get more out of their fandom and life. Luckily this problem isn’t super common, but there are still many people who deal with the problems of being absorbed into the thought process of self superiority by way of fandom. While everyone can agree that is a problem, especially from people who originally get attracted to animanga as a way out, an escape, or a fandom obsession to ignore real life, but no one recovers from that way of thinking until the person makes a commitment to learn about why their problems are catching up with them. Selfishness might be the result, but realization of the need to find answers to personal problems that act as walls to learning is the real problem. Selfishness, its not a problem to be selfish and make choices for yourself, however you have to actually think about all parts of yourself. Does it help your body? does it help your mind? does it help you for the future? does it help you directly or indirectly towards your beliefs? there are all sorts of questions to ask when being selfish, its a big deal of if things benefit the person making the selfish choice. Its hard sometimes to make a decision that effects what we care about while still getting what we want and dealing with the effects of our actions. Selfishness isnt easy, because it really is a process and not an unflinching idea of what the person wants at that exact moment at that exact time. That would be called problematic impulsiveness. So, it is important to think a bit before making a decision, even a selfish one. What is commonly overlooked is the long term effects or even direct effects of whom is effected from the persons actions. Acting in a positive way is to consider, but still make sure to be heard, giving in to what everyone else wants without considering yourself is simply losing your voice. Everyone is important and the only person who is thinking for the decider is that very person themselves. But, make sure the results of whats happening is really what is desired. Take a step back, know the difference between the imaginary and the real, understand things are possible through continuous learning and wonder. Look up topics that involve socializing and people, maybe read on ethics and psychology to know how and why things happen, take a look into philosophy and culture to know the differences in how people around the world have different ideas of right or wrong until it is natural to form an opinion of what is right and wrong. A Otaku with a foot in reality to see who is to be respected and not respected with a equal chance, knowing when the imaginary is play while having standards in morals, is confident and allows for better choices of considerations of whats happening on both sides. The result sometimes might not be attention or popularity, it might have the Otaku still pandering in the shadows, but it is still better than a popular one who is flaunting for attention without any moral foundation and ill confidence in their insecurities, it is still better than those who are lying to themselves about their security of position of overcoming the otaku that can see both ends of real and fandom while considering all partakers. It really is the only way to get in control of what happens and what will happen in the future of the selfish choice maker. A selfishness that allows better things to happen while making sure others are not at a loss in the process while still having self benefiting results. Near and far Otaku enjoy their shows, have emotional connection to stories, and a imaginative amount of bright colors, but there is one more thing that is common with them, because of the overwhelming commitment of time of being alone watching or reading, being alone creating cosplay, and being alone collecting and recording items that the life of that person outside of animanga takes a major blow. This can be seen from the mindset, or the confidence of the individual from lacking social skills along with hygiene, or even the situation of not many options due to social restrictions from so much time committed to the animanga itself rather than with the people who enjoy it.
If this isn’t the case and life is dandy with lots of accepting friends, truthful opinions with an argument here and there, everything socially is moving forward with little to no effort, then maybe this article might not have much insight on relatable problems. But, for many people starting from the bottom is relatable: with having no job, no money, no friends, no plan, and minimal interests, minimal experiences, and minimal exposure. In this case it is suggested to read forward in ideas that might be interesting to see from a bottom up fight perspective. Recluse, is the very word that comes to mind, but its not as simple as stating someone who has a solitary hobby in the confinement of their home. Many watched a bunch of shows and read alot of Manga and before they knew it several years past, there might be regret if the stories were junk, or lost hope from the opportunities in the what ifs, or confusion of what to do socially after deciding that animanga was their thing. People lose their way sometimes and end up being in a position of a recluse without intentionally intending to. Effects of the interest, reading a book or viewing a video online or off can have a few effects if it is taken to the extreme as anything else, balance is the best. Its important to note the effects are not unique to otaku and it can happen to anyone who lets themselves go in the ways of binge watching or reading and eventually eating as well. So what exactly do many otaku go through? some explain that it feels like a frozen state in social activity and stunted social performance, or a new identified set of values of being reserved in opinion with reluctantly in actions in fear of outcomes of judgement from other otaku. It gets worse with some taking it so bad that the feeling is described as paralyzed by all the negative what ifs that could come their way from the present, the past, and ultimately consuming more animanga, and drinking to forget all the pain that just occurred to give a relapse of al the negative feels. A lack of social skills makes this increasingly difficult, but that would be the first skill to go out and learn before trying to be truthful to the ideas from the inside. It all starts with a commitment to standing up to the life path. Everyone can face life head on or run from it, but with commitment the journey will begin through self understanding. Its crucial to understand everything from the inside before trying to understand other people, before trying to make those emotional connections, and it plays an important to friendship and relationships for work, romance, and play. With hard work and dedication it is possible for the person to become their own shining light and become better at sociallizing, build social connections, value talking with people and asking them questions, overcome judgement of others who are not important in meaning to the individuals life, and have more positive outlooks of the possibilities they could do in the present in a new light, the future, and having plans to make sure their is a sense of reassurance of readiness to goals. Taking a stand, making a promise to try and overcome the social challenges that so many give in to, even if it hurts at the moment, even if it doesn't seem like the right time, even if everything is a void. Taking a chance of your feelings being hurt again will be the push that is needed to make the change. Instilled is the otaku passion that was gained from so much isolation that is essential in garnering strong ideas and feelings that won’t be accepted by most, however there is no identity in watered down colors by being overly accommodating to others. Knowing the difference from letting everyone's decisions overrunning whats important to the person and whats taking all ideas into consideration while deciding in a decision is the difference between building a bridge of common ideas that holds a group together and a long lasting friendship. Looking inwards, better understanding the difference from selfish authority, self care, and self neglect. Putting the best from the inside by having self respect is the only way to step up, or risk not being able to step up for your friends and loved ones from a lack of not having it all together first. The greatest interest could be the greatest foe, since the freedom of choice along with ego allows many impulse watches, impulse reads, and impulse decisions in general. Sometimes it takes time to smash ego and understand that impulse is bad for the person, even if it feels right, even if it is a commanded choice, even if it is desired from impulse. The hardest part answering whats inside would come from allowing change into ones life, since many Otaku spend many years watching shows and reading manga before finding themselves off track. Many are not sold on the idea for a need to change, most otaku find that the feeling of ever fleeting passion in their hobby to justify their decision, or the ego of saying everything is perfect the way it is without giving it serious thought, or a simple dodge of the idea altogether for the option of feeling safe and comfortable. But if seclusion and anxiety is the desire, so be it, we all have a choice. However to face life head on? feelings change and there are battles to fight. Desired changes take awhile to actually be a goal, since there is so many thoughts, so many conflicting ideas going on in the thinking process that it can be sort of overwhelming, many people write it out on paper to sort out their thoughts, due to the overwhelming barrage of ideas. When finally obtained a desire to change it helps to understand that naturally viewed changes are imagined in large chunks. Smaller changes are viewed only as a unimportant success, even though most success comes in the small changes. Its hard to wrap around the idea that change comes in small steps, change is sometimes the opposite of what is the persons current lifestyle, life style must evolve and change to have desired outcomes be true, beating oneself up is self bullying, getting impatient and frustrated without dedication and practice. Everything is a choice, its a choice as well to know that people are allowed or not allowed in the persons life, what thoughts are in the mind of the person of good, bad, or inspiring. By doing all these things it takes an emotional stand and to be in control of mind and body. There is still control in a vastness of submitting to change with its dedication and hard work. The situation changes, the feelings change, including passion, and a whole new world opens in a chance to decide once again in the journey of forever evolving ideas of life for the individual. With each persons spoken word, each absorbed piece of knowledge, and other peoples ways of life will all be influential in coming out in thoughts and discussion. Discussions is important to knowing what others are thinking and its not possible to read other peoples minds. There are many things that help in honest discussions, keep in mind honest means many times the conversation may have conflicts and arguments to better understand where the other is coming from, but those are all parts of socializing that is needed to communicate. There might be a innate feeling to just watch how everything plays out, but life isn't animanga and there is no turning to the next page or episode unless a discussion is made and responded to in a thorough manner of attentive listening and question asking. When conflicts occur through honest discussion it prevents most problems before they become problems. Conflicts will bring out all that is different in beliefs, but this isnt a bad thing, since it will allow things to consider when making decisions alone or with the other. It helps to bring both people closer to one another to where they want to be in the relationship, which is thought of and considered in decisions. Give people room to make mistakes while remembering that low standards give low results, high standards give high results, and unrealistic standards give heightened disappointment to all who are involved. After collecting feelings and knowledge the building of go-to sources of inspiration becomes possible. Things to watch, things to read, things to listen to, people to talk to, and return to for ideas that make the idea of staying still a rare one. Straying away from the natural overwhelmed problems that leave people anxious and lacking in control and taking aim at one at a time, one by one, small part by small part. This makes a place to return to, a place to stop and restart, a place to finally start from. Taking the time to settle lifes path and straightening a personal way of fighting it will be a feeling unlike anything of the previous way, a path that was ages away from unlocking the life path. Thinking about why things have changed the way they have in their fates, thinking of the feeling of a soul released while the heavy rains continue to come, looking into the mirror with the feeling of looking back again with knowing how far the person has come. The spirit sea is a world of souls that have passed on from the world living beings live in. Living beings celebrate the lives of those who have gone on to the spirit sea from friendships, families, or importance of meaning. The spirit sea is a way to describe the motion of souls that travel where we can not see them. This is shown in numerous ways in shows on the after life, such as Yu Yu Hakusho.
Many people have passed on from the pressures of life in its bubble of expectation, however living up the expectation without knowing the steps of accomplishments along the way can make a goal overbearing, even if the goal is to get a life or be so called normal. It can hurt the real situation by making a limited perspective and thus limiting the thoughts that go through the persons mind. Anything that comes in the mind at this time will be whispers, ignoring the voices of those trying to save the person from themselves and their limited perspective. Societies expection bubble is so strong that there are actually famous suicide places for such things. Such as in Japan, there is a famous forest where many people who feel the pressures of life go to find an answer with their fate, should they go and think in a secluded area for a battle with death, should they go on living and try again, or should they end all the pain from the world and disapear by committing suicide. Limited perspectives make everything difficult and narrow in sight of the end, but its normal and everyone thinks this way from time to time when things arent going the best, some turn to an out from it all. This can be progressive in nature, such as being antisocial, then self isolation and avoiding people, and lastly to wallow in the depression until it brings thoughts of suicide. This is very relevent in the case of otaku, since there are a large number of otaku to go to animanga as a escape and not for pure entertainment reasons. These otaku are the most vulnerable to the idea of depression and suicide, since they are at a bridge of deciding their own life or death. Deaths consideration, with all the people calling out suicide like its the latest fad developed from cutting wrists and emo, it really is hard to tell whos seriously considering it, many just want sympathy with no questions for a bit of attention, some want favors to feel better and a fake friendship. But, those really considering death need a direction and not any sort of hand out. It may sound dramatic, it might sound like its a bit emotional with the reality being a boo hoo who cares notion, but people should care if they want the community to grow and make it where it isnt welcoming to shaming bullies, cosplay jocks, and whale spenders. It has to direct people in a way that they can find help, no shaming or sympathy, just a direction. The ball is then in their court and up for them to decide what is right for them. However, even in the world of Otaku there are expectations and cliques of acceptance that defeat the purpose of using it as a world of escape. Shaming in all of its forms for Otaku can be by appearance or fandom in its many types: Body Type Shaming: Skinny Shaming, Fat Shaming, Cosplay Shaming, Fandom Shaming: animanga series Shaming, animanga knowledge shaming, gunpla shaming, and the list goes on. With each unique problem comes a unique answer of what to do and a plan to fight the spreading negativity. However, never be surprised that others are just jealous of even the simplist of things that are had, maybe they never had a back pack and the person does, maybe they never wore a cosplay but always wanted to and see that the person has shown up in cosplay, maybe there are unhealthy people who look average but are unhealthy on the inside who perceive others as bad for being healthy... Most of the time bullying has no logical reason of why it motivates the other person, since it is a chance to feel relaxed by abusing others and preying as the hunter to cause the negative feelings. Bad people in general thrive on the worse condition other people are in, yes, that means those who are depressed and suicidal are the perfect prey for them as negative generating hunters who hunt those who already feel bad or are susceptible to psychological negative attacks. Many people are depressed are straight cut and follow rules, are nice and kind, are brought up nicely, but have deep feelings of ill confidence and depression. This is from life in even a place to escape, shutting the person and cutting them down to nothing, too many times from so many people with so many judgemental opinions with so many fingers pointing in disgust of what they have chosen to be or like. The feeling of worthlessness becomes predominant in day to day thought for otaku who are shut out this way, especially in animanga clubs of otapolitics. Sadness is a feeling we often dont talk about. People are suppose to be strong, people are suppose to live up to expectations of age plus role plus gender, people are suppose to be unique with passion and have finances to show for that as well. But the truth is everyone has an invisible battle that no one else can see, so it makes it hard. All the fighting and thinking with what is the meaning to life in definition and what should the person be doing, or if the person should be trying at all. Motivation will not strike until all the sadness goes away. When people do lose to sadness it is common to jump from buildings, over the counter drug overdoses, or self suffocation. In Japan, its common to go to a tree and hang till death, jump in front of a train and be smashed into small bits, or to jump in front of a large truck. In animanga it is typical for people who are depressed to turn to family members who are overly busy with work, taking clubs or bars as a place to recover, and falling into a circle of depression that circulates from the source. Some shows turn to the super natural and have ways to deal with depression, such as blaming the mystical Yokai spirits for problems, however this doesn’t bold well for adults who are depressed. In several animanga the characters turn to the internet for their support and even some live action shows, such as: Serial Experiments Lain and Train Man. If the reader wants to have the feeling of depression, let sadness behold you through a few suggested titles to check out of: Grave of the Fire Flies, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Anohana: The Flower We Saw that Day, and Clannad. Aokigahara, known as suicide forest in Honshu Prefecture is famous for angry ghosts and the dead from those who have taken their lives there. So many people commit suicide in the forest that the main trail has signs and messages towards those interested in suicide to think of their families and to rethink life, it is even referred to in Mazinger Z. Its suggested for people to talk about their problems rather than keep them in, counselors go throughout the forest to make sure people have a chance to speak before deciding to leave their soul at the forest, security cameras are set to see if people are even attempting suicide at an attempt to stop them. With these sort of measures its important when being depressed to take similar actions of talking to people online or offline, taking a good look at the real situation, thinking about all the people effected of family and children in a unselfish way. When the person finally finds a way out from the constants of depression... it starts with surrounding oneself with life, maybe even at a mall where the person is alone, yet with life all around. Staying away from mind altering drinks and drugs can keep thinking in a straight line with problem solving the reasons of feeling worse and negative thoughts. The importance of problem solving is to understand the depression to make it solvable, since many think it is a feeling that will simply pass, well it doesn’t. Overcoming the problems and catalysts to the pain are the only way suicidal feelings will pass. Getting over problems means a second chance with searching for a meaning of life. The exposure of more Animangas, especially happier slice of life ones may show the beauty of living. It takes the idea that the mind says from self concluding self worth is less than nothing and shows there is worth in dedication to self and worth that is made and not given. Worth is a chase of evolution of self expectation, a feeling that is based on self satisfaction of expectation, and fine tuning the idea of where and what a person of age and situation is to be by self definition and no one elses. Only these sorts of realization will bring the natural order of life in moving on and into the unknown, and becoming ever more stronger for it. We go to an event where we are ready to go around and have fun with like minded people... and a funk is in the air that is impossible to ignore...a stink that is strong and horrible that all have experienced before at other events. That funky, disturbing, foul smell that is silent and deadly to the nose. The Otaku Funk is real! Some Otaku feel that, because they can’t smell themselves that they are not stink, well, think again! Just because the person is super stink and they can’t smell themselves, doesn't mean the rest of planet earth can’t smell them. They should do themselves a favor and the crowds a favor and just ask their sister or brother to smell them and tell them the truth.
Otaku, just like other people have to deal with hygiene with bathing, clean nails, clean teeth, and being well groomed. Hawaii in particular is very hot and humid, so people notice right away from the shiny slickness of gelled look to hair, smelliness that can be from ten feet of the person, and sweating from the high humidity. This effects peoples perspective, shows off how you treat your body, and makes others uncomfortable through icky stench. Otaku in particular have a great problem with getting away from the screen or cosplay builds to go to the bathroom and showering or going for self grooming. This even happens in the otaku community during events, specifically at anime conventions or the famously stench filled video gaming rooms where otaku typically go to early in the day and neglect to tend to their personal hygiene beforehand. Unfortunately, this issue has become so common that a rule has been implemented at anime conventions and similar events geared towards otaku that attendees maintain good personal hygiene, by taking a shower regularly, for instance. This rule is strictly enforced at these events, and violations of this rule can lead to warnings and termination from these events. This can also effect personal relationships and general health, personal hygiene is very important. For its points of reducing muscle tension when bathing, improve blood circulation when immersed with water, treats depression with stimulating the nerve system, and the little distraction of drops hitting the floor make for a relaxing feeling. Going out and taking care of your hygiene is easier said than done, however, especially if one is preoccupied with something, such as an interest, hobby, or job. Both genders agree that unknowingly someone who does not bath is someone who allows their lifestyle to overcome their life responsibility and can be judged as such. What is really great is that those who do take care of themselves can sometimes have boosted confidence, knowing that a lot of other people stink who are irresponsible can boost ones self esteem, some even think they are a babe or hunk magnet! its all in the bathing. Take sometime to look at a few girly or manly magazines or consult the web for what might be the best way of not ignoring hygiene and get it done with. Outside of these events, failing to keep one’s hygiene in check can lead to less interaction from other people, significantly decreased job offers, and increased possibility of contracting diseases and infections. Examples of hygienic practices include, but are not limited to, taking a shower, regular tooth brushing, and applying deodorant. If one has a difficult time sticking to a hygiene regimen, as with anything else, making a calendar or setting a reminder alarm may help in making a good habit of maintaining hygiene. Although learning to maintain personal hygiene may be difficult at first, one will notice an increase in the benefits attained from this simple but effective lifestyle change. So, what exactly does good hygiene improve for someone? well it helps one’s reputation for being clean and not stank, it allows one to be viewed as responsible and capable of taking care of themselves, especially if they are trying to go after someone. In addition, maintaining good hygiene improves other’s perceptions and willingness to become friends with the person who is actually bathing and trimming. People generally avoid smells that they are turned off from, and for the men out there it is good to note that women have especially sensitive noses to bad odor. Lastly, maintaining personal hygiene and a well-dressed appearance may help in one’s career prospects at work or in job interview situations, getting a boyfriend or girlfriend with a little effort, and make it easier to socialize with others not holding their nose. Unlocking realities passion is all about stopping the mad search for it. In the world of Otaku there is no better way for passion to come to the person, since the shows creators main purpose is to connect with the viewer and a passion is connected to a feeling or reaction that feuls a burning desire to do things, and what is easier than being a fan? not many things. The idea that being a fan is the only way to passion is a easily obtainable idea of passion.
Pressure begins when your small and asked for a most favorite number one thing for food, sometimes for music, and sometimes for movies. When you graduate from highschool you are asked for a major in college and the plan to use it afterwards. Being judged in your job when people ask if they are doing their passion as their day to day job and judged harshly on it, when most passions are emotionally supportive hobbies instead of career paths. Since passion is a feeling, even when people are doing their passion for a job it slowly deteriorates and becomes a job and not a passion anymore, because of the lack of emotional connection to the work, there are extremely rare cases where someone is comfortably and emotionally connected to their job at all points of the day, but its not everyone. Otaku have a particular burning passion for their love of a series for a number of reasons. A love for characters in design in story, appearance, and decisions. This destroys the idea that life has a singular passion that drives ones life till death, this destroys a search for a single passion and looks for multiple passions as in fandom, this allows a freedom of not excluding possibility and throwing away a life long pressure to “do what we love” as a single and “do everything that we love” as the message. It strays away from the negative focus of searching and looking and more of a feeling of exploration and team work towards fun sort of attitude. But it doesn't stop there with unlocking of ideas, otaku seem to have a link to fandom unlike many other groups of fans for its creative process of being a fan in drawing, sewing, painting, writing, and dealing with the creative arts. Fandom seems to pass on into simple obsession of desiring to learn more, into a belief of possibilities of creative methods, into a idea that almost anything can be visualized into pictures, into knowing that what is shown on screen is simply what a storyteller wants you to see in a certain way. This makes alot of hobbies, cultures, and information seem like a whole new world of stuff to keep a person entertained with in perspective. The movements in anime is always emphasized to bring attention to particular moments and making beautiful imagery that truly bring a viewers emotions out. It adds emotional feels that make story points not boring to the viewer and make people feel like they are the friend of the character themselves. The most memorable shows will be the ones that connect the best with the person and if everything works well and the stars align a new passionate fan will be made. Not all effects are bad nor good from the exposure of Animanga, after a brutal inner battle it is often times a symbol of awakened passion, conflicting hardships of motivational meaning, and realizations of self identification as well as self worth. There are two schools of thought when seeing otaku based on the way a otaku decides to live. The first type is the one that uses the creative hobbies to strengthen their identity and perspective in which case people on the outside will see the person as outgoing and shy at the same time with a respect to creative desires. The second type is the one that uses series as a collection and psychological escape in which people see the otaku as a weirdo who they question is in touch with the real world. Regardless of which way an otaku decides to live there is always the option to take steps into a beneficial direction if the otaku themselves decide to do so. Facing the personal history and confronting what was previously experienced in a positive and creative light is essentail and important to moving forward. Identifying personal desires while looking over the ideas of the positive and negative results of each desire can help realization and awareness of what the effects of the named desires create in a particular preference as well as perspective of importance on the person. This ultimately forms the values of the person and understanding from the inside out. When watching a multitude of animanga and exposing one self to many series it will eventually come the question of what emotions are the creators pulling to make feels. What are things that are attractive, what are things that are sad, what brings happiness, what makes a easy to hate villain, what makes a likeable hero and so on. The analysis that makes all fans a critic in their own mind is apart of understanding likes and dislikes in a challenge of understanding passion in its smallest and biggest of forms. As stated before, passion is a feeling and many animanga stories connect with those feelings that bring out passion, if the passion goes externally into more than a conversation is based on the individual, and yes, that makes the individual know that all feelings of passion have different heights and can change at a moments notice. This leads to understanding the feelings of self desires and outcomes that eventually lead to passion. This can create a type of respect or bond to others who choose the same things to desire or show passion for. It can bring out Admiration of those with a similar perspective and people each have their own eyes to see positive life choices in their actions and results. Its a gateway back from talking about feeling unbound and that means a feeling of creating a path through decisions linked to passion. Everyone is trying to grasp what is important and understand why things are decided on other than feelings alone, so grasping the conscious of reality that is confronting decisions in life, ultimately give life a meaning the person only can see. To communicate passion and comprehend others passions in its unique and tailored way. The key to reality is grounded in the meaning that the person gives it, the definition of what events mean, what objects mean, what stories mean is all apart of the process. It is equally overwhelming in decisions of meaning and underwhelming as life moves slowly until all things are given a definition by the persons belief. It can lead to a bumpy and stressed out notion if taken in all at the same time for all things in life instead of a one by one process put on queue. This is diversified by the number of personalities of roles we all play. In different situations people bring on different personalities with different actions they wouldn't do if placed with different people or in a different place. Acting with family is different from being a student at school in a class. How someone acts at work in a kitchen is different then when they hang out with friends at the convention. This shows that individuals have a role to play and are all actors in their own story lines, no one acts just as one person, so its important to bring to light to never forget who the real you is. That being said it is tackled the hardest when being alone that all the values are chiseled to defined meanings of existence. Our relationships with others is refined in this way when there is a time of privacy between the individuals in the relationship. It is painstakingly brought by the person who lives the life of that reality to understand what is worth living for. The atmosphere in Animanga groups in school are targeted towards anti-social watching that can be done at home, drawing alone with the end idea to show their friends a picture that can be done online at home, and looking online to talk or play games that have animanga themes that also can be done at home. There is not much that is appealing about a group of people that are doing the same thing they could be doing in their own bedrooms, the only difference is that it is inside a club that unifies their tasks without questioning the reason for meeting if its for the same old stuff, this of course has no benefit to the social meaning of the club that people are interested in.
Otaku women are seen to be expected to come to anti-social events, but from a womans needs of social stimulation with discussion of topics, understanding of each persons unique stories to themselves, and going out to do things that are unattainable alone in a room are what is needed to be interesting. Ignoring the social needs of people is the same as ignoring the fact that clubs are ment to be social and makes no sense to even have a club. Regardless of anyone ignoring the social meaning to a club the group still exists in its anti social way, the club is very unattractive in how it is set up for encouraging anti social hobbies, the club is set up that drama will form for those who are bored and want something to do by talking about negative judgement calls of other members. It begins to breed negativity in new ways by ignoring the idea of being social in the club. For girls who are interested in anime, there are many different reasons they consider for when they decide to join an anime club. For example, socialization is a big part of what girls want for when they join a club. This is partly due to the fact that girls tend to join this clubs to make friends and meet new people. An example of this would be the club members going out to eat a meal together or do another social activity such as karaoke. Another important aspect to girls who join clubs is safety. If a situation is unsafe within a club, it increases the chance that the girl will not want to return to future meetings or participate in any club activities, and ultimately might leave the club for a new one or choose to enjoy their interests alone. A third important factor in a girl choosing to join a club is outreach activities. Girls like the feeling of helping other people while supporting a cause, in this case, anime and anime culture, that is important to them. Examples of outreach activities include club recruitment fairs run by the school, cultural workshops run by club members, and club fairs held for the general public. In order to fulfill the goal of making anime clubs more friendly towards girls, it is necessary to have a strong club foundation and a club president who understands the need for members to get along well with each other. This may be achieved by having open communication and follow up about what is important to club members in order to keep an interest in the club alive. Maintaining open communication in a club setting can be done in person at a club meeting or anonymously through meetings with club advisers, to address varying comfort levels and based on the severity of issues. Necessary actions for following up on the issues the club is presented with and actively seeks to prevent would also be decided through group meetings or anonymous feedback done through improvement reviews. In addition, the club advisers would work together to decide on appropriate actions to be taken in response to offenses, depending on the severity of the offense, as well as number of occurrences by an individual who performed the offense. Possible appropriate actions in response to various offenses include verbal warnings, temporary or permanent bans from attending club meetings and functions, and reparation and/or apology to the person or persons affected. A zero tolerance stance in response to harassment and violence towards any club member will be effective in decreasing instances of harassment. Whenever there are times that people want social change to make the club more outgoing or for heightened security practices... there are always a large amount of opposing members. The reason for this, is that every member joined the club for acceptance of their anti-social hobbies, so why would they want to encourage social hobbies in the club? The way that members are recruited based on the anti-social basis flows through the voting of the members and their group decisions on continuing in the path they have ultimately decided to take. However, this will not stop them from judging women for not coming into the club in always wondering why they dont want to join the Animanga club by hiding behind the banner of “anime & manga social group” in the names definition, even though the way it is set up it does not fulfill the ideal of the socializing of the group. With this going on it makes women feel pushed to the side and ignored with all their needs not met and are yet still expected to entice male members of the club. Until things are set up for both entertainment and safety in equal of both genders to a more balanced group... many women turn around and walk away from animanga clubs or groups altogether. The meaning of Otaku cuisine -Cultural understanding Otaku views on food that marks Hot Pot for Winter, Vegetables for Spring, Fried Meats for Fall, Refreshing Fruits for Summer. All foods that are designed with keeping the warmth of the home and considerations for times that are hot by having a cooling element. Otaku cuisine is based around the idea of family and home comfort in eating and design.
The attention to different types of seasons, ingredients, and cooking techniques are a mixture of Japanese cuisine, Western-Japanese Cuisine, and Home Style Cuisine from international inspirations. When all of these things come together it creates something completely new, which is Takushoku (home food) that is sometimes called Otakushoku (otaku food), or Otaku Ryori (otaku food). Many dishes look Japanese, however they have been developed mostly from those on the internet from various countries. The Urban Cultures have many attractions and in Otaku Culture this might be hobby specializations, revered locations, group ideologies, but what tends to often times bring them together is the cuisine of special dishes, and what makes them feel apart of the culture is through foods of daily eating. Most notably the dishes that attract many people who are interested or adventurous in Otaku foods are: (1) Omufurai Rice, (2) Apple Curry, (3) Nabe, (4) Shokudon, (5) Otaku Donburi, and (6) Daikazoku Dango. The personality of the cuisine comes from the ideal of the home with the people who live in it, the space that is provided with its environment, and the time of the meal during the year and during the day. Questioning the warmth of the meeting and eating of the food, understanding family is important in the values of the food, and mentoring through sempai kouhai teaching to make sure other otaku grow to understand home cooking. The ingredients take a stance on stretching starches, the warmth of soup, while maximizing hiding vegetables in dishes. There is also a wide selection of sea foods with an interest in shellfish and meat to accompany the dish. Pantries are the kings and Freezer units are the queens of the possibilities of the length of life of ingredients in Takushoku for its longevity and easy accessibility. When compared to traditional washoku it has more meat and egg like yoshoku, however takushoku has more stir fried vegetables and dumplings with a more pronounced flavor from shoyu with oyster sauce. The servings are in multiple dishes in washoku, and several supporting plates for yoshoku, but takushoku has many dishes served in the form of donburis or a single plate. What they all have in common is that the rice is the central part of the meal and sides are chosen to go well with the rice. When protecting the concepts that have been set is to think of them in a way of expansion of possibly innovation. There are many people who are anonymous thanks to the internet for the development in takushoku, so not all figures are given proper credit in its creation, but in a way everyone who cooks takushoku has had their hand in contributing to its elevation to where it is today. The movement into takushoku maybe a step into a revolution, another step by someone or a group of other people maybe the step to familiarity, and the further step might be a second coming of foresite for adaptation to the modern. Since Takushoku uses rice as a stable food as do many other cuisines in Japan, it has a presence in its way of life as do the nearby vending machines and comfort foods near homes and maid cafes that made noodles and convenience to be key features to the otaku diet. Yuki Morisaki that helped with Shokugeki no soma’s recipes that had a wide variety of inspirations from around the world, but it made a point from the culinary world that when it comes to feeding people in the family that there are family concerns of balanced diets of other family members. Vegetables, starches, seafood, and minimal meats were balanced in how recipes were perceived and the lesson of otaku who ignored these lessons of home would risk becoming unhealthy from over indulgence of meat and starches. With the adaptation of Takushoku and influence of Japanese Food it made changes that made effected how people chose to select their meals. With the coming of the Totsuki Academy Challenge Plate: Shokugeki no Soma Official Recipe Book there was a chance for more cooking techniques to spread amongst otaku. With this capability many Otaku would make what they loved from the maid cafe in their homes, but many of them didnt have alot money to spend on food from their high expenses of their hobbies, so foods that stretch like starches would be a key element in making takushoku so tasty and easily shared. Fans of the cooking animanga series were set on trying to popularize the cuisine, however most if not all had little to no training in a real kitchen. It seemed almost like it was a unattainable dream, however silently more and more people did their own reserach on takushoku to expand their knowledge of food through the internet. As time goes on more people would be exposed to Otaku cuisine and would be slowly brought into Otaku diets and bring the ideas as a way to reflect ones fandom and dedication to the ways of the Otaku. |
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