[klange]

nouseforaname, on Feb 18 2010, 10:07 AM, said:

I don't get it but it reminds me of Haruhi Suzumiya for some reason.

You are correct.

[Neko_master_Luna]

You know your an otaku when your manga & anime shopping list is longer than your grocery list!

This post has been edited by Neko_master_Luna: 18 February 2010 - 12:13 PM

[nouseforaname]

You know you're an otaku if you've dreamt of doing a jutsu, alchemy or any type unexplained movement in reality.

[DEATHAPOCTALOCTAGONAPUS]

you've woken up from a dream and immediately said "wait i have to save the game" and actually sat there playing an invisible controller humming along final fantasy music until you snapped out of it and realized you're still half asleep

[Xiao]

You know you're an otaku when you spot Japanese people and stand somewhere around them just to listen to them talk. xDDD.

[Xiao]

Oh, and you also know when you're an otaku when you play sports and call your special move your "limit break". xDD
...or when you shout "HADOUUUUUUUUUUKEN!" right before you execute your "limit break."

[Mock-Kappa]

nouseforaname, on Feb 18 2010, 04:07 PM, said:

You know you're an otaku when you use your whole paycheck on anime instead of paying a bill off.

That or the reason you have to use your whole paycheck on a bill is because of all the anime you charged.

[Neko_master_Luna]

DEATHAPOCTALOCTAGONAPUS, on Feb 18 2010, 08:49 PM, said:

you've woken up from a dream and immediately said "wait i have to save the game" and actually sat there playing an invisible controller humming along final fantasy music until you snapped out of it and realized you're still half asleep

Actually I know I am an otaku because I have woke myself up thinking I had shut a game off with out saving!

[KingVexx]

you know your an otaku when your mp3 player plays an anime theme song and you quiz your friends on which anime its from.....

[Shrimp-Tempura]

...you can spot one in public.

... you put on headphones and pretend you're Soldier Blue(is doing now).

This post has been edited by Shrimp-Tempura: 20 February 2010 - 11:59 AM

[Neko_master_Luna]

You know you are an otaku when your computer, wallpaper on phone & avi has a different anime theme every month.

[Foolish Humon]

You know you're an otaku when you shout "TETSUO!!!" and expect someone to reply with "KANEDA!!!!"

[KirbyFanOne]

When you've considered naming a beloved pet after a famous anime animal.

[Neko_master_Luna]

KirbyFanOne, on Feb 21 2010, 12:32 AM, said:

When you've considered naming a beloved pet after a famous anime animal.

(like Piro) When you yell at some one in Japanese, like a sibling, enemy or bad customer. (or in my case, my neighbors)

[Nicholas/Chaos]

You know when you are an otaku when you tell people to shut up while reading manga or watching anime with your serious/surpised face on.



You know when you are an otaku when you keep your cosplay on at least a day after the anime convention is over (without taking it off once) while still acting like the character.

[Neko_master_Luna]

You know your an otaku when you become spaz like at seeing a favorite character in cosplay.

[Shrimp-Tempura]

... you memorize all of your favorite character's birthdays and celebrate them.
... you see someone who looks similar to that character and imagine they are that character.

(I have done these too many times..)

[Mr. Turnabout]

......you spend a day looking for bookstores or video shops that are closing so that you can get the best discounts on Manga and Anime.

......when everyone at your job calls you by a nickname which you took from an anime.

.......(I have another one, but I think it might be sooooo dirty.)

[Neko_master_Luna]

....when you have to tell friends & family where to get your anime & manga gifts from if they ask you what you want.

[Mock-Kappa]

... if you go to various Japanese / Asian related events in your area in hopes of meeting other otaku your age.

Mr. Turnabout, on Feb 23 2010, 01:57 AM, said:

......you spend a day looking for bookstores or video shops that are closing so that you can get the best discounts on Manga and Anime.

Guilty, but I mainly doing it right now to pick up items for raffle prizes for the Anime Club I run based on who has shown up to the most meetings.

[nouseforaname]

You know you're an otaku when you play a game based off the anime and keep mentioning how wrong the game is.

[klange]

... your hat has ears.

[DDR Syn]

You know you're an otaku when you watched the AMV Hell series so many times that it's not funny anymore.

[Neko_master_Luna]

When you watch a fan dub & know what episode they used.

[TekoMuto]

you know you're otaku when you the whole entire all of

[Neko_master_Luna]

When you have dolls, I mean action figures taking a whole shelf. (couldn't resist a SP reference)

[Carnage_Black3]

When you have auditory and visual hallucinations within two months of con. (THREAD NECROMANCY!!!)

[Floobersman]

...when you buy three copys of one manga: one to read, one to lend, one to collect.

[Trini]

...when you see a dude with shaggy black hair walking down the street hunched over, wearing a white shirt, jeans, and dirty tennis shoes and automatically think 'L!'

[grandmaster-L]

You know you're an otaku when you're an aspiring artist and every piece of work you've ever done has had something to do with anime.

(the first picture I'd ever drawn was Goku back from the Dragonball days when I was 6. Good times <3)



You also know you're an otaku when the idea of a live-action anime movie is more revolting to you than a bird-eating tarantula.