I want to say, thank you for celebrating with us
They are so flashy!
They stay loyal. I think that's cool.
Hey guys this is Cathy Cat on Ask Japanese. Today me and the director of Ask Japanese
we are gonna go out and Ask Japanese people on the streets
what they think of Otaku, Anime fans, from other countries.
From abroad. Do they classify them as weaboos or
are they happy that there are other fans in the world who like Japanese anime.
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What image do you have of otakus from other countries?
Even though they have a different culture from ours, they really like our animations...
I am glad that the love of anime can cross boarders.
Even if you are from a different country, you might have the same anime you love in common.
Sometimes I have the chance to exchange my ideas about it with others. It's so fun.
When do you chat with Otaku from other countries?
When you go to Anime events...
Sometimes foreigners who like the same anime will talk with me.
I realized that that's a lot of fun.
I sometimes see them at live shows in Japan.
Foreigners are much more enthusiastic than Japanese during the shows.
Some for example will make the clohes of the singer they support on stage,
And since they are foreigners, it will look so cute on them.
It really suits them and they seem to be so enthusiastic about it.
Even though we come from different countries, we can love the same things.
I want to say, thank you for celebrating with us
It's something that we made in Japan but still abroad...
people will talk about it and enjoy it. That's wonderful.
I think Japanese anime is a great part of Japanese culture.
Please watch it a lot, and make many new friends.
and then maybe fall in love with Japan and come visit Japan too.
What image do you have of Otaku fans from abroad?
Flashy. They are so flashy.
What is so flashy about them? - Their clothes and such.
And their hair. Japanese tend to hide that.
People from abroad seem to not hide, but show what they like.
What image do you have of anime otaku fans from abroad?
They focus on one anime and stay loyal to it for a long time.
I think that's cool.
So they like the same anime for a longer time? - Yes.
True, people abroad are very loyal to the anime they support.
I love Hatsune Miku and such...
I sometimes see foreign cosplayers cosplay her.
Their cosplay quality is so high!
They really look like real Anime characters.
They look more real than Japanese people when they cosplay.
They really look like that anime character. I really respect that.
Some people go on diets to look more like the anime character they cosplay
I respect that a lot.
Some people work really hard for their cosplay.
I want to learn from them and do my best.
Nice one. Thank you all so much.
Generally Japanese people are really happy that there are people
in other countries who like their pop culture.
That was an interesting response.
I thought about it in the same way. I would be really happy if people
are very interested for example in German culture.
I'd feel flattered.
The only think that I would add to that Japanese thing...
People are happy if you support their culture and in Japan people have been more
positive about Japanese otaku as well.
But Westen and other foreign otakus and Japanese otakus, most important
thing is, if you love that hobby, mind your manners and be careful about it.
Some idol anime, their fans are known to be quite rowdy in Japan.
Which then led to that whole branding to be blocked from certain events.
Because people see that their fans are rowdy, so there is a stigma about
against the whole merchandise.
You will damage the merchandise that you are trying to support.
Be sure if you support an anime and you are super passionate about it
be sure you support it and are passionate in good ways.
Don't create a negative image. So mind your manners
when you love what you do.
Those were the answers on that. What do you think about otakus in your country?
Compared to Japanese otakus, do you see that there is a difference?
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