Tuesday, June 29, 2010

J's Chimes: The 2 Types Of Anime Otaku


    Somehow or rather, somebody derives that anime otakus can be divided into 2 distinctive types.

    Type A

    - A person who simply enjoys 'anime'.
    - Is proud of Japan’s anime.
    - Evaluates anime based on direction, voice acting, art, etc.
    - Hates shallow anime with no real content.
    - Story emphasis more on 'Moe' anime.

    Type B
    - A person who simply enjoys 'characters'.
    - Will watch an anime if it includes cute or beautiful characters.
    - Doesn’t care if story is awful, as long as the characters are of interest.
    - Evaluates anime based on which seiyuu are in it and what the characters look like.
    - Loves Moe elements. Doesn’t like complex anime.
    - The otaku the media picks up on are usually this kind.
    - Doesn’t know that much about anime and so is often criticized as by Type A otaku.
    - However, they make much better customers than the more discerning Type A otaku.
    - Recently there has been a huge increase in anime targeted at Type B otaku.
    - People who like K-ON!, Queen’s Blade, Strike Witches and so on would be in this class.

    Personally am in the range between type A and B but more towards type A. I believe a good storyline for anime is a must that makes me wanna watch. In fairness 'Type A' seems more a description of anime 'fans' than anime 'otaku', as most of the irrational and obsessive characteristics generally associated with otaku seem to be absent; on the other hand, it is in the hearts of 'Type B' otaku that the seeds of the Moe boom were sown…Source URL: http://maryelizabeth-winstead.blogspot.com/2010/06/j-chimes-2-types-of-anime-otaku.html
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