Otaku (Japanese: おたく or オタク)
is a Japanese term for people with consuming interests, particularly in anime and manga.
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The main difference between a weeaboo and an otaku is that when an otaku says that anime is life, it's usually meant to show their love for it but it doesn't mean that it is literally their life and all they care about. ... An otaku can be described as being a fan of manga and anime while a weeaboo is obsessed with them.
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Otaku basically means by it's American definition (The Japanese one is drastically different and is an insult there) that someone is obsessed with manga, anime, and Japanese video games. ... A weeaboo basically is just an otaku that has taken their passion into something more drastic.
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A weeb is a derisive term for a non-Japanese person who is so obsessed with Japanese culture that they wish they were actually Japanese.
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What's the difference between an anime enthusiast, an otaku and a weeb? How do I know which of them am I?
Enthusiast - Interest
Otaku - Passion/Hobby
Weeb - Dangerous obsession
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Let me just conclude that...
I'm an anime lover.
I really love collecting anime memorabilias, cards, figurines, stickers, stationeries, etc. I also love watching anime series. Reading comics or mangas. Most of all I want to draw them. And because of that I will be presenting my official entry for the Hive PH: Tuesday, All Things Anime challenge.
... Sharing one of my drawing...
I can remember I drew this when I was nine years old? If I can remember it correctly. I don't know if my mom kept my sketch pads. But I have a lot of drawings there. I missed doing this...
This are my top ten anime recommendations:
One. Toradora!
Toradora! (とらドラ!) is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes ten novels released between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series were also created, aptly titled Toradora Spin-off!. A manga adaptation by Zekkyō started serialization in the September 2007 issue of the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!, published by MediaWorks. The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao! with the March 2008 issue, but continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh with the May 2008 issue.
Genre:
Romantic comedy
Slice of lifeThe main characters of Toradora! (from left to right): Ryuji, Yusaku, Taiga, Minori, and Ami.
Two. Rurouni Kenshin aka Samurai X
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story (Japanese: るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚-, Hepburn: Rurōni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan-),[a] also known sometimes as Samurai X in the TV show, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against the bakufu, Hitokiri Battosai disappears to become Himura Kenshin: a wandering swordsman who protects the people of Japan with a vow never to take another life. Watsuki wrote the series upon his desire to make a shōnen manga different from the other ones that were published at the time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it continued. The manga revolves around themes of atonement, peace, and romance.
Genre:
Adventure, martial arts, romanceList of Rurouni Kenshin characters
Several of the main characters of Rurouni Kenshin, the faction of Shishio Makoto, and the Kyoto Oniwabanshū. Kenshin has the large picture at the top-right and Shishio has the large picture in the bottom-left. The top row includes, from left to right, Shiro, Okon, Hiko, Kaoru, Saitō, and Sanosuke. The second row has Kuro, Omasu, Okina, Misao, Yahiko and Aoshi. The third row has, from left to right, Hōji, Yumi, Usui, Chō, Fuji, and Iwanbō. The bottom row has Sōjirō, Kamatari, Anji, Henya, and Saizuchi.
Three. Hunter x Hunter
Hunter × Hunter (Japanese: ハンター×ハンター, Hepburn: Hantā Hantā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since March 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006. As of October 2018, 380 chapters have been collected into 36 volumes by Shueisha. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss who discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a world renowned Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in fantastical pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals. Despite being abandoned by his father, Gon departs on a journey to become a Hunter and eventually find his father. Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and encounters the paranormal. The original inspiration for the manga came from Togashi's own collecting hobby.
Genre:
Adventure
Fantasy
Martial artsList of Hunter × Hunter characters
The protagonists of Hunter × Hunter, from left to right: Killua, Gon, Kurapika and Leorio.
Four. Naruto
Naruto (Japanese: ナルト) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts – the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997).
Genre
Adventure, fantasy, martial artsList of Naruto characters
The major characters of the series as they appear in Part I, as seen from left to right: Lee, Guy, Gaara, Hinata, Sakura, Kakashi, Naruto, Iruka, Sasuke, Itachi, Shikamaru, Shino and Neji.
The major characters of the series as they appear in Part II with Kurama (The Nine-Tailed Fox) in the background.
Five. One piece (TV series)
ワンピース
(Wan Pīsu)
One Piece (Japanese: ワンピース, Hepburn: Wan Pīsu) is a Japanese anime television series adapted from the manga of the same name by Eiichiro Oda. The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next Pirate King.
Genre
Adventure, fantasyList of One Piece characters
The protagonists of the One Piece series, from left to right: Brook, Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Franky, Nico Robin, Monkey D. Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, Jimbei, and Tony Tony Chopper.
Six. Shaman King
Shaman King (Japanese: シャーマンキング, Hepburn: Shāman Kingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the main theme of the series because he wanted a topic that had never been attempted before in manga. The Shaman King manga was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump between June 1998 and August 2004. The individual chapters were collected and released in 32 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha.
Genre
Adventure, supernatural
Seven. Case Closed aka Detective Conan
Case Closed, also known as Detective Conan (名探偵コナン, Meitantei Konan), is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday since January 1994, and has been collected into 98 tankōbon volumes as of April 2020. Due to legal problems with the name Detective Conan, the English language releases from Funimation and Viz were renamed to Case Closed. The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo (renamed as Jimmy Kudo in the English translation) who was transformed into a child while investigating a mysterious organization and solves a multitude of cases while impersonating his childhood best friend's father and other characters.
Genre
Mystery, thrillerCharacters Protagonists from his earlier series Magic Kaito look very similar: Kaitou Kid has made a number of appearances as himself in the anime and manga of the series. The main protagonist of the Detective Conan series, Shinichi Kudo, and the protagonist of the Magic Kaito series, Kaito Kuroba, are also similar. Hundreds of minor characters have been created and are always given backgrounds, motives, and personalities that put them under suspicion during the investigation.
Eight. Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma (Japanese: 食戟のソーマ, Hepburn: Shokugeki no Sōma, lit. "Sōma of the Shokugeki") is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. Yuki Morisaki also works as a Contributor, providing the recipes for the series. Individual chapters have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 2012 and concluded in June 2019. A total of 36 tankōbon volumes were released by Shueisha in Japan. The series is licensed by Viz Media for the American and Western market, who has been releasing the volumes digitally since March 2014, and released the first volume in print in August 2014.
Genre
Comedy, cooking, slice of life
Nine. Himouto! Umaru-chan
Himouto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん, Himōto! Umaru-chan)[a] is a Japanese manga series by Sankaku Head. It began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on March 14, 2013. It has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes. An alternative version was serialized for two chapters in Shueisha's monthly magazine Miracle Jump in 2012. An anime television series adaptation aired in 2015. A second season titled Himouto! Umaru-chan R aired from October to December 2017, while a sequel series titled Himouto! Umaru-chan G was released in November 2017.
Genre
Comedy, slice of lifeList of Characters: Umaru Doma (土間 埋, Doma Umaru), Taihei Doma (土間 大平, Doma Taihei)Umaru's older brother working at the company., Nana Ebina (海老名 菜々, Ebina Nana)Umaru's buxom classmate living in the ground floor apartment near the siblings., Sylphynford Tachibana (橘・シルフィンフォード, Tachibana Shirufinfōdo)One of Umaru's classmates., Kirie Motoba (本場 切絵, Motoba Kirie)A classmate and a petite girl with frightening eyes to scare others., Takeshi Motoba (本場 猛, Motoba Takeshi)Kirie's brother with an afro. His nickname is Bomber (ぼんば, Bonba)., Alex Tachibana (橘・アレックス, Tachibana Arekkusu)Sylphynford's brother. He works in Taihei's department., Manager Kanau (叶課長, Kanau kachō)Kanau Kongou (金剛 叶, Kongō Kanau) is the boss of Taihei, Bomber and Alex, described in Young Jump magazine as beautiful and excellent., Hikari Kongō (金剛 ヒカリ, Kongō Hikari)A top student from the Gifted Youth Program with a hairpin[b] and Kanau's sister.
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Ten. Trigun
Trigun (Japanese: トライガン, Hepburn: Toraigan) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. The manga was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Shōnen Captain in 1995 with three collected volumes when the magazine was discontinued in 1997. The series continued in Shōnen Gahosha's Young King Ours magazine, under the title Trigun Maximum (トライガンマキシマム, Toraigan Makishimamu), where it remained until finishing in 2007.
Genre
Action, post-apocalyptic, space WesternList of Trigun characters
The main character of the series is Vash the Stampede, a jovial, pacifist gunman who is always followed by disaster and misfortune due to the large bounty on his head. During the early part of the series he is constantly chased by Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson, insurance agents assigned with the duty of evaluating damages involving Vash. Early on he also meets Nicholas D. Wolfwood, a violent and serious traveling preacher who becomes Vash's strongest fighting ally and friend throughout his adventures. Over the course of the series, Vash interacts and befriends many people across the globe. At odds with Vash and his companions is his twin brother Millions Knives, who hates humans and Vash's way of life. Closely following Knives is Legato Bluesummers, a cold and powerful man and his group of super-powered assassins, the Gung-Ho Guns.
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Flame of Recca (Japanese: 烈火の炎, Hepburn: Rekka no Honō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 1995 to February 2002. The 329 individual chapters of the series were compiled into 33 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan.
Genre
Adventure, martial arts, supernatural
Slam Dunk (Japanese: スラムダンク, Hepburn: Suramu Danku) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue about a basketball team from Shōhoku High School in the Shōnan area. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha.
Genre:
Comedy
Coming-of-age
SportsThe Shohoku High School basketball team along with other students from Shohoku, as seen at the end of the manga.
Yu Yu Hakusho aka Ghost fighter
Yu Yu Hakusho (Japanese: 幽☆遊☆白書, Hepburn: Yū Yū Hakusho) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series tells the story of Yusuke Urameshi, a teenage delinquent who is struck and killed by a car while attempting to save a child's life. After a number of tests presented to him by Koenma, the son of the ruler of the afterlife Underworld, Yusuke is revived and appointed the title of "Underworld Detective", with which he must investigate various cases involving demons and apparitions in the human world. The manga becomes more focused on martial arts battles and tournaments as it progresses. Togashi began creating Yu Yu Hakusho around November 1990, basing the series on his interests in the occult and horror films and an influence of Buddhist mythology.
Genre:
Adventure, martial arts, supernaturalEugene, Dennis, Vincent, Alfred, Jenny, Charlene, Mikaela, Master Jeremiah, Taguro,
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Ranma ½ (Japanese: らんま Hepburn: Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi, pronounced Ranma One-Half) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves around a teenage boy named Ranma Saotome who has trained in martial arts since early childhood. As a result of an accident during a training journey, he is cursed to become a girl when splashed with cold water, while hot water changes him back into a boy. Throughout the series Ranma seeks out a way to rid himself of his curse, while his friends, enemies and many fiancées constantly hinder and interfere.
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Adventure, martial arts, romantic comedyThe Ranma ½ cast
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Gundam a fictional robot (Japanese: ガンダム, Hepburn: Gandamu), also known as the Gundam series (ガンダムシリーズ, Gandamu Shirīzu), is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise/media mix created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise and, as of March 2020, indirectly fully owned by Bandai Namco Holdings through subsidiaries Sotsu and Sunrise. The franchise features giant robots (mecha) with the name "Gundam" (after the original titular mecha). The franchise began on April 7, 1979 with Mobile Suit Gundam, a TV series that defined the "real robot" mecha anime genre by featuring giant robots called mobile suits in a militaristic setting. The popularity of the series and its merchandise spawned a franchise that includes television series, OVAs, films, manga, novels and video games, as well as a whole industry of model robots known as Gunpla (plastic Gundam model).
This is a list of characters from the Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, known in Japan as New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (新機動戦記ガンダムＷ, Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu), and subsequent spin-offs. The codes after the characters' names indicate which series and manga the characters appear in:
EZ – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Episode Zero
W – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
GU – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Dual Story: G-Unit
TI – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Tiel's Impulse
SY – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Sidestory: A Scythe in My Right Hand, You in My Left
BT – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Blind Target
BP – New Report Gundam Wing: Battlefield of Pacifists
EW – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
FT – New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop
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- List of Mobile Suit Gundam characters The White Base crew, from left to right: Top: Kai Shiden, Ryu José, Amuro Ray, Fraw Bow, Sayla Mass, Mirai Yashima and Bright Noa; Bottom: Hayato Kobayashi, Katz Hawin, Letz Cofan and Kikka Kitamoto.
Principality of Zeon, from left to right: Giren Zabi, Dozle Zabi, Degwin Sodo Zabi, Kycilia Zabi, Garma Zabi and Char Aznable.
List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED characters
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Sailor Moon (Japanese: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Hepburn: Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn, originally translated as Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon[1] and later as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon[2][3]) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Nakayoshi from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters were published in 18 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into Sailor Moon to search for a magical artifact, the "Legendary Silver Crystal" (「幻の銀水晶」, Maboroshi no Ginzuishō, lit. "Phantom Silver Crystal"). She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers (セーラー戦士, Sērā Senshi) (Sailor Guardians in later editions) as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System.
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MagicalThe main cast of Sailor Moon as seen in the 1990s anime adaptation
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- Dragon Ball Z (Japanese: ドラゴンボールZ, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru Zetto, commonly abbreviated as DBZ) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to Dragon Ball and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original 519-chapter Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1988 to 1995. Dragon Ball Z aired in Japan on Fuji TV from April 26, 1989 to January 31, 1996, before getting dubbed in territories including the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. It was broadcast in at least 81 countries worldwide.[4] It is part of the Dragon Ball media franchise. Dragon Ball Z continues the adventures of Goku, who, along with his companions, defend the Earth against villains ranging from aliens (Frieza), androids (Cell) and magical creatures (Majin Buu). While the original Dragon Ball anime followed Goku from childhood to early adulthood, Dragon Ball Z is a continuation of his adult life, but at the same time parallels the life of his son, Gohan, as well as the development of his rival Vegeta.
- ドラゴンボールＺ
(Doragon Bōru Zetto)
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Adventure, fantasy, martial arts - Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected into 42 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha. Dragon Ball was initially inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West, as well as Hong Kong martial arts films. The series follows the adventures of the protagonist, Son Goku, from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teen girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls.
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- A selection of Dragon Ball's extensive cast of characters at the conclusion of the manga
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And a lot more...
I can't contain how I feel remembering the past.
I really LOVE ANIME! So close to my heart.
We're still watching all of those until now. Even my kids do love Anime! We still have a lot here on our list! Love love.
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