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"1. Access to an unknown world “My boyfriend had me memorize lots of names of game characters. It was hard in the beginning, but now I’m addicted to the game world. I’ve learned many things about the otaku world and it's fun!” 2. Fresh date ideas “I went to a comic market for the first time. That was so exciting! The full-sized Gundam was quite impressive!” 3. Trustworthy “Otaku boys are pure and single-minded, and can’t be flirts, so I don’t have to worry about [feeling jealous.] If otaku boys cheat on me, it happens only in the second dimension (not with real girls)." 4. Shared obsessions “I am otaku too, so we can enjoy the same things. It feels like he has become my teacher.” 5. Enthusiastic conversations “The topic rarely deviates but I never get tired of the conversation with him," says one teenage respondent. “Otaku people are very enthusiastic,” says another in her 20s. 6. Respect for your sense of values “I’m otaku, but my field is different from my boyfriend’s, and each of us has an inviolable territory. We each respect the other’s interests.” 7. An expert helper “He knows so much about electronic products and found the best cellphone for me," says one girl. “My boyfriend has plenty of know-how,” suggests another. 8. Dependable “He is a computer otaku and my only help-desk staff!” “My boyfriend hand-built a computer himself,” says one lady in her 30s. "

http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/life/why-its-better-date-otaku-guy-591862

1/26/2011 12:17:05 PM

1/26/2011 12:20:07 PM

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"My boyfriend hand-built a computer himself,” says one lady in her 30s."

1/26/2011 12:39:29 PM

isn't otaku a derogatory term? oh well, i guess the people calling themselves that deserve to be called something insulting anyway.

1/26/2011 12:42:06 PM

It's basically the same as calling yourself a dweeb.

1/26/2011 12:46:15 PM

What the fuck is this thread?

1/26/2011 2:35:15 PM

i have no idea what otaku means.

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 4:13 PM. Reason : and i'm not clicking that dumb link]

1/26/2011 4:12:57 PM

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"He knows so much about electronic products and found the best cellphone for me," says one girl. "

Lol at any girl who has a boyfriend who can't do this

1/26/2011 4:15:03 PM

aint it a white person who wishes they were a japanese person and are basically a japanophile/anime whore to the point you want to smack them

[Edited on January 26, 2011 at 4:19 PM. Reason : v]

1/26/2011 4:15:39 PM

It's basically the same as calling yourself a dweeb.

1/26/2011 4:16:36 PM

I'm a nerd herd of one, thankyaverymuch

1/26/2011 4:20:05 PM

It is a lot like a Japanese Weeabo (as in how most weeabo assholes think that all Japanese are)

1/26/2011 4:22:07 PM

WE FUCKING GET IT OK

YOU LIVED IN JAPAN

TIME TO MOVE THE FUCK ON

1/26/2011 6:55:03 PM

LOL

1/26/2011 6:59:54 PM

aha

1/26/2011 11:00:41 PM

Did someone just say weeaboo?!

1/26/2011 11:04:32 PM

tee

1/26/2011 11:05:08 PM

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" and i'm not clicking that dumb link"

But it's CNN

1/26/2011 11:05:48 PM

lol: http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/its-okay-so-long-theyre-cute-825330
she's a man in Japan: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitlefvz14fm99jwr

1/27/2011 9:33:43 AM

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"WE FUCKING GET IT OK YOU LIVED IN JAPAN TIME TO MOVE THE FUCK ON "

Pretty much.

1/27/2011 9:42:39 AM

Wouldn't peg him for a dude

1/27/2011 10:02:26 AM