Hey guys on us Japanese oh this is Cathy Cat greetings from the
jungle of Tokyo and today we're going to talk about Otaku skills
skills of the fans the freaks and the maniacs here in Japan so let's find out what they are
In Japan the word Otaku generally is used for fans but in the west it's generally used for anime and
manga fans or fans who maybe like Japanese culture but here in Japan it's actually a broad variety
you can be it an Otaku of anything of of idols of trains of cars of planes of the most intricate
detailed little things so if there is something you really focused on and that is your main
core hobby that makes you an Otaku.... but also your occupation can make you a professional
in a certain area and almost give you knowledge to an Otaku level so for example having worked
in anime the director knows now if for example a cell has the wrong color the clothing is
slightly off there's maybe a pencil stroke left behind that shouldn't be there all those kind of
in-depth knowledge things you can also gain from work or by being a core fan of a certain genre
(every person who ever worked in anime)
Now is the question do you use that knowledge for good or for baad first story is the Otaku detective
one Otaku lady was a great fan of voice actors especially male voice actors so
whatever voice she could hear she could instantly know who that was what his name
is what he's already acted in she was a pro at male voice actors in Japan but not just
their voices she also followed several of these voice actors on their social media
including twitter and one of the male voice actors put up a picture of him actually raising a rucola
plant in his garden and showing it off very proudly that it was ready to get harvested soon
"I did it!" "Well Done"
but she also followed female voice actresses and on that day she also saw a twitter post
from a female voice actress who showed off her lunch salad and on top of that was a rucola leaf
From there on she started looking at both of their pictures more in details
even from posts from the past and compared and compared and realized those two voice actors
were not only dating each other but they're probably also living together in the same house
and she found all of that out just by checking out the veins on the leaves of the salad in detail
but instead of just being proud of her accomplishment and having found that one out she
thought it was her responsibility to neglect their privacy and tell the world what she found out
Number two we have the power of the Otaku to get hold of the vaccinations
here in Japan once vaccinations became a thing or accessible to the public there was a big problem
with the internet and getting those reservations
At the start there were only around 2 000 vaccination slots per day here in Tokyo
and since we have a super aging popularity thousands and thousands of people tried to get
hold of their vaccinations many of them asked the younger generation to help them with the internet
somewhere on the phone for absolute hours but booking those internet slots was super super hard
but one lucky lady managed to book an appointment for her parents
and she said the pure reason why she managed to get hold of that
vaccine appointment for her family was because of her "disney skill"
In Japan disney is called "yume no sekai" the dreamland and actually thousands and thousands of people
love going to disney maybe even more than in your country so do not underestimate how
many people love disney here in Japan... when there are special events at disney it's
almost impossible to get hold of those tickets because thousands and thousands of people will
want to go and try and get their hands on those rare events and that is a real battle
the lady that posted on twitter she had been a disney Otaku which means many many times she
tried to get hold of those rare tickets and she was prepared for these types of events
and she said compared to getting a ticket for disney getting a vaccination ticket was easy
in order to get a ticket at disney she was used to reloading the page hundreds and hundreds of times
but in order to get the tickets for her parents she just had to reload it about 10 times per
parent.... so all her years of practicing and training for disney to get them disney tickets actually
helped her help her parents in the end by booking a appointment... that came in handy
Number three the Otaku survivalists
can you survive in the wild by yourself? can you battle with a bear? can you live without
water in the wild? find water in the wild? or can you survive the hot hot Japanese summer?
there is also an article about how Otakus are very very strong to deal with the Japanese summer
heat yes it can be very hot in Japan and also there is a big danger of heat strokes due to
the humidity and the heat and Otakus are known to be very strong and resilient to the heat because
they have their rules and they have practiced... for what?? In Tokyo there is a Japan famous and world
famous event called comiket the summer comiket and the winter comiket and the summer comiket
is very very hard because people are lining up in the morning for this famous anime manga event
and they line up sometimes in temperatures up to 40 degrees with 80 of humidity and they stand
there for hours in the heat... there are also some very strict rules even if you might be lining
up in the morning before the event for hours you are generally not allowed to sit down and you're
not allowed to leave the line, if you want to go to the bathroom, but Japanese comicket survivors and
common goers have developed 12 rules to survive these tough conditions
Number one Otakus have to get used to the summer heat four to five days before the event
number two drink 200 milliliters of water in the morning before you leave
and number three make sure that you get the stamina by having a proper breakfast
drink water every 40 to 60 minutes is another of the rules because you need to make sure
that you stay hydrated through and through without drinking too much or too little yeah
(This cat is a 16 year old grandma belonging to our local fruit stall)
make sure that you bring enough water with you because there won't be enough vending machines
at the venue and you cannot leave the line so you need to just be in your place and deal with it
It you wanna go to the bathroom you can't so you just need to stand in
line and wait until you actually get in later because you will lose your spot in
the line but still you need to make sure that you keep drinking water so you don't collapse
do not bring drinks like green tea or coffee because they dehydrate you more
next rule is bring sports drinks sweets and stuff that actually have salt in
them and drinks again that contains salt against losing all the salts by sweating
wear protective gear against the sun such as
hats, long sleeves, or maybe arm covers and also make sure that if you wear colors it
should be fast drying clothes that you're wearing and ideally wear whites to reflect the sunshine
also consider the other material that you're wearing so for example if you're later on
planning on cosplaying in the heat that you don't wear materials that are too thick maybe
leathery or even kind of fur and similar things like that because even in the halls it can get
quite hot or when you taken pictures outside as the cosplayers usually have a designated
cosplay section outside again if you outside (after you've gone in on the other side)
you stand there in the heat for several hours people taking pictures of you and
again if your materials too hot you might be in the danger of getting this heat stroke too
if you have medication that you take regularly also don't forget to take that one before you
go or bring it with you...
if you should feel bad or should start feeling the effects of a sun stroke
let people around you know early, notify the staff and if you see someone else who looks
like they're not well talk to them and again notify the staff and let them know
what's going on also if you start feeling a bit iffy make sure that you leave the event
rather early than late because by the time you feel like fainting it's already too late
the comiket is a very famous very very big event and is one of these events that
Otaku does not want to miss and so the Otakus are looking out for each other with the help of the
staff to make sure that it becomes a safe and fun event for everyone especially in the summer heat
those are some of the amazing Otaku skills here in Japan but i'm sure we missed some
so if we did let us know in the comments down below i hope you lot enjoyed....brrr.... it yes
those are some of the amazing atar la haben ladla blah blah
so those are some of the amazing Otaku skills that Otakus have shown us here in Japan but i'm sure
i missed a couple so let us know in the comments down below what other great Otaku skills there are
in your opinion and also i hope you enjoyed this little trip around Tokyo where we talked about
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and i'll catch you soon for more videos here from Tokyo with ask Japanese and Cathy cat bye
you