![]() The former two-sport athlete excelled on both the gridiron and the baseball diamond, but after suffering an injury that derailed his Major League dreams at the semi-pro level, Lou found refuge in his first love…music. A spin-off term, “ Husbando“ represents those who feel this same love/commitment towards 2D male characters.This is the mantra that Nigeria-born and Chicago-raised rapper/producer tobi lou lives by.Some people take these “relationships” very seriously, considering the 2D character to be their significant others.Waifu ( pronounce)– a coined term by fans to mean wife (again using a bad Japanese accent to say wife). It is used to describe a fictional 2D character (from an anime/manga/video game, etc.) with whom one is attracted to. This obsession may extend to emulating Japanese culture in everyday life. Weeaboo (or Weeb) ( pronounce) – a derogatory English term used to describe a non-Japanese person obsessed with Japanese culture. In Western culture, the word is used by fans to describe themselves as simply a hardcore fan of Japanese culture, anime, and/or manga.In Japan, “Otaku” is a somewhat derogatory word that implies someone is so obsessed with something that they cease to be a functional person (ie: obsession interferes with work/school, hygiene, health, etc).Otaku ( pronounce) – this term can be used to describe someone who is obsessed with any kind of fandom. Laifu – a slang word for life using a bad stereotypical Japanese accent. Getting overly excited over hearing news or seeing your fave character/series, is known as “Fangirling” or “Fanboying”įan-Fiction/ Fan-fic – fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular series, manga, OVA, etc.įujioshi ( pronounce) – a person (typically female) who has a passion for Yaoi and will ship the characters of the anime/manga.Example: “this fan fic story is pretty close to the canon material.”įandom – term used to describe the community that surrounds a show/game/book and (in this case) anime/manga.įangirls /Fanboys – a group who obsesses over a fictional character, actor/actress, series.Used often in fan fiction to describe the official story/plot in which the fan fiction is based on.Words have also been created over the years to explain various practices or sub-cultures in the anime/manga community.Ĭosplay– short for “costume play.” Cosplay is the act of dressing up as an anime character mostly during anime conventionsĮxcellent Sebastian cosplay from Black ButlerĬanon – in reference to anime/manga, canon is a word used to represent the original work or story. Sometimes Japanese words will take on a new meaning when they are used to refer to anime/manga (and fans). ![]() ![]() So lets review some terms you may hear thrown around to describe people and characters. Since I am equivalent to all things amazing, I’m sharing with you what I learned over the last couple years in a series of posts called A Guide to Common Anime/Manga Lingo for Newbies. Before I busted out the phrase “No Waifu, No Laifu!”I decided to look up what these things meant. So when people started calling each other things like “Weeboo”and “Otaku,” I had no clue whether they were complimenting or offending each other. As I stated in my previous posts, Honorifics, Navigating Genre and Navigating Media, I’m no Ein when it comes to anime/manga.
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