Hey guys and girls on Ask Japanese this is CathyCat greetings from Tokyo
now I am over here living in Japan and I know a lot of you people watching here right now actually
love Japan because of anime and manga and such and we've done normal interviews with people
on the streets of Japan but today we're actually going to talk about the otaku
life here in Japan meaning actual facts and little tropes of otakus here in Japan so
let's check out the Japan memes and maybe some of them are Japan-only maybe some of them you
understand so let us know in the comments down below which of these points applies to you too...
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When you walk into a convenience store or even a supermarket the first thing that your eyes
are catching and focusing on are things related to anime
As an otaku you have at least five anime goods in your bag or maybe your bag is even an anime good
goody goody goody goody goody good good good
You see actual anime girls they are so cute you're sometimes not quite sure whether it's
cosplay or actually their school uniform but it is their school uniform how cool is that
When you see the boys uniform and it's just the blazer you're a little bit disappointed
but if you see someone in a gakuran the really traditional one you're like "oh yes like an anime"
If your favorite anime character is printed on the package of some sweet streets or other foods
you buy it anyways even if you kind of don't like it... you kind of tell yourself that because that
characters on it... it suddenly tastes okay
You feel kind of proud if you have a friend whose
name is the same name as an anime character for example Misato
If you go to a convenience store
and they have anime themed goodies you buy those first and then think what he actually came in for
If bus signs or street signs have anime characters on them they draw your attention even more
WAN
Even signs for trash are anime characters... how cute is that? "thank you"
if a convenience store that
you usually don't go to does a collaboration with the anime you love you don't mind going around
10 or even 20 of those convenience stores to find that item of the anime you want
You really have to think hard about items that are 10,000 yen from zara or other fashion stores
but you don't even think twice about getting Sailor Moon clothing items that are ichi man yen too
When there is strong wind you're imagining that you're using your wind
When you go to karaoke you first actually check in the history of the karaoke touch panel what
anime songs were sung last by the persons before you
and you go and pick up one of
those songs or you actually make a whole evening where you and your friends only sing anime songs
Japan is a culture of many spirits and gods and if you go to a shrine you sometimes might even
imagine that the goddess is a cute anime girl
and when there are some shrine maidens who are handing
out talismans and such at a shrine you get kind of clustered, flustered because they're so sacred
and you're like "I don't know where to look oh my gosh it's a real shrine maiden they exist"
If you start a new job at a new company or if new colleagues come into your company and you are out
singing karaoke with them singing an anime song is actually a great way to break the ice because
it's that's a conversation that you know this anime and you can enjoy singing with ... sorry Sir...
So don't underestimate the power of anime karaoke
If you go to the bathroom during a karaoke session you sometimes accidentally walk into
the wrong room because someone is singing the anime songs that your friends would sing
if someone fixes their glasses like this she must be a fine young lady
someone pictures the glasses like that he must be very handsome
If you see a girl a young woman or a high school girl with glasses you think she must
be a book lover...
if you see a guy especially when he wears a school uniform you think he must be
the president of the student council
and if you see both of them walking with glasses you think
they're both part of the student council and there might be some romance involved
if you're a big fan of an anime and there is an item you really like you buy it three times
one for using, one for keeping, and one for one day maybe selling... but you never sell it
when you look at the sky and you see it's full of electrical poles you think of evangelion
when someone asks you what's your hobby you answer with all kinds of things except anime because you
kind of keep that secret... a lot of people in Japan actually keep their anime manga otaku hobby secret
at a restaurant you gently don't watch what's on
that tv but if you hear the voice of your favorite voice actor you look
When in a horror movie someone pulls out a glow stick you think they must actually be
an otaku because they're prepared for the next live performance
while you keep your
anime manga gaming hobbies secret at work that's all you talk about with your friends
I wish I had my cute umbrella on me right now as it's raining... actually people around
me see my umbrella and think "oh that's a nice umbrella you have"
But actually if you look closely that umbrella is from sailor moon yay
When you see a cute girl who is actually pulling a huge suitcase that must mean that she's a cosplayer
And if the girl is pulling a large suitcase and already is wearing big sunglasses and
a hat that might be because she's a cosplayer on her way home and she's still wearing the contact lenses
W hen at common events girls sit down open their backs and start chatting with each other
that might be because they're actually trading collectibles of their favorite anime
What's your favourite anime? - I like Crayon Shinchan!
I like Tokyo Revengers!
I think I like Tokyo Revengers too!
What do you like about those anime?
The boys in Tokyo Revengers are all really cool and I like that about the show.
You are wearing an Arielle Mermaid T-shirt!
Do you like Disney too? - YES!
Thank you all!
Thank you bye! Take care on your way home!
You're not even surprised when there's a SWORD on the road but
the first thing you think about is Tokenranbu oh or Kimetzu no yaiba
You know that anime goods are not useless they can be used in daily life...
in an anime store if your
friend buys an item of their favorite character they're not buying him they're saving him
The same goes for ufo catchers you're not trying to get a thing out of a machine you're trying to
save him!!!
you think a t-shirt for 3 000 yen is expensive and you're not gonna buy that
but if it's a sailor moon or other anime t-shirt and it's three thousand yen
it's so cheap!!!
you can read some super rare and actually difficult kanji because they
appear in your favorite anime manga or game
you don't care much about tv
commercials but if it's an anime tv commercial you're super excited... my heart is beating so fast!
When you're eating square toast you think you have to eat and run it at the same time
I'm gonna be late!
When I'm running and hurrying and I might actually run into a person he might be the love of my life
Hey cat
one working business guy is normal but two tall walking business guys are seeexy....
When you see high school girls walking home you're like "hey girls you're having a time of
your life" but if you see two high school girls walking home and holding hands you're like
I wanna know your story
If you have a severe case of chuunibyo and the typhoon is about to come
you think you can stop it...
with your powers...
I got rain in my eyes...
talking about normal things I'm a car
but talking about anime I'm a formula one racing car speeding out of control
Shibuya is not just a fashion or trendy place it's actually a battlefield
where the forces come together to battle evil and make things happen whoosh
Whenever you're entering a interesting room or a shrine
you feel like you're entering a magical world
Akihabara is the place where all your anime dreams come true!
And you spend way too much money.
When you feel lonely.... you decide to go visit a maid cafe
You have several Waifu or Husbando and you tell some people about them but some of your wife and
husband you keep secret...
when your favorite anime ends it feels like the end of the world
You really like an anime series and you just started watching it and you continue watching it
afterwards go and look up what the fun Doujins are saying....
or the fanfiction hehe
So those were 50 things that otaku anime manga and game fans here in Japan share
do you share some of them if so let us know in the comments down below also if you love
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to you from Tokyo and I hope I hope you will share this with someone who needs to know this
Have a great day this was CathyCat and I catch you soon on Ask Japanese bye check out our socials