Women Hate Anime/Manga Otaku

    Tue, 12/16/2008 - 11:08 — Jason Van Horn

    Why can't you women just let us love our passions and love us for them? But noooo...as it seems a man will have to put aside his love for anime and manga if he wants any shot at having a girlfriend. In a recent polling of women, 21.8% of the women polled said anime/manga otaku made for bad lovers. The only otaku women hated more...gambling otaku.

    I'd try to find an otaku loving girlfriend here, but since only about 1.4% of 500 women don't care if their boyfriend is an otaku, I think my chances are pretty non-existent.

    Comments

    Wed, 12/17/2008 - 15:39 — cetriya

    As a girl who is an anime fan

    As a girl who is an anime fan and who has friends who aren't.

    its you (no you the writer, i mean you the otakus) , not the anime, that they dont like.
    And its not a girl thing too. Most 'normal' males dont like otaku woman either

    About the only fans that dont have the problem are casual fans, people who just watch anime because it was a good entertainment not cause it was anime there for you must check it out.

    another thing, is when some one is obsessed with something, all they really want to do is spend time doing it and nothing else. Its not a full life style. you spend 40-100$ each time to go home and watch the show.Not only is that a lot of money its little going out, little conversation about other things other then anime, just very bland.

    why are you having her watch anime if she doesnt like it? how woman are portrayed is not the reason because US entertainment is full of objectification. If she doesnt like it, do other things that you both like some time. I'm sure she likes something that you dont get.

    I've had people (like teachers and networking) who would avoid you if you like anime because every other person they met that liked anime was.. too obsessed. I'm in a school of art and I want to learn art no "I want to only do anime cause thats what I like" or "every work I do will relate back to anime". If the one thing that all you think of is either anime, yaoi or mmo's and many more people dont care for it, how can they relate to you? how can you relate back to them?

    I'm just saying if you want either a girl/boy friend do a variety of activities that you like, broaden your horizon, and gods sakes stop buying them damn geek tshirts. They are ugly especially when over worn. Dress up a little when you go out, simple things like a good jean, clean shoe and cool graphic T (and dont forget a nice smile) is all you need.

    Oh and dont be shy. Shyness doesnt help anyone. Just being a little more open will go a long way.

    sorry for the rant, I've avoided many anime fans/ gathering even though I am a fan simply because I couldnt stand to be around them. To many fans are one note, only knowing of anime and nothing else.

    Wed, 12/17/2008 - 02:49 — Calan

    My (ex, but for a completely

    My (ex, but for a completely unrelated reason) girlfriend actually liked my otaku-ness. She wasn't exactly jazzed to watch anime with me all the time, but if I told her about some super cute thing that I thought was really good, she'd at least pretend to be interested. Of course, if I only watched anime with her she probably would've had a problem with it. She doesn't like anime herself... she's a "normal girl".

    As such, in my experience, it shouldn't matter whether you're otaku or not, so long as you find a good girlfriend. I mean, chances are a girl who won't go out with you 'cause you like anime is NOT a girl who you want to go out with.

    Wed, 12/17/2008 - 08:32 — thankeeka

    Good Point

    You make a good point. I guess I just think it would be nice to be with someone who shares everything you do, such as being able to play some videogame co-op with someone or sit down and watch an anime with someone.

    I'm starting to wonder now why the women polled didn't like anime/manga fans. Is it the subject matter in the stuff they know about? Do they not like the fan service or way the women are portrayed?

    Then again, maybe the typical anime/manga fan does indeed have a different mindset, and one that doesn't fit well socially.