If you have not yet read the original, please do so. Enlightenment is good for the soul. (And more views for me ain’t bad neither.) Link:
theOtaku.com Addict, Top Ten
More Top 10 Symptoms to Prove You’re a theOtaku.com Addict
10. OMG! O. M. G. One of your works is in (Insert Name)’s favorites. The sun shineth down on your insignificant soul. What did you do right? How can you do it again? It’s time for some hardcore research. Do you have the right kind of training for this assignment? You better.
9. You can name off at least three people who are highly likely to be located in the chat room at varying times. Example: Sangome, Shinmaru, and Desbreko are often night chatters. Also known as Otaku Owls. Or not. Got to love regulars and nocturnal behavior! +Bonus Points if you’re in addition to those three at any given point during the day. Or all day. Whichever.
8. Despite any problems you may have with the site, you still remain intensely loyal to it. Example Problem: Why, oh WHY! must my own comment appear as a new comment? Isn’t it depressing enough to see 0 new comments? Isn’t it?! Why the torture? Who is getting sick, twisted pleasure out of this? Who!?
Said loyalty is shown all the more fiercely by how many times you recognize yourself in this list. (Or that other one. ^_^) Loyalty is fierce. You hear that Banks? Word.
7. You notice the smallest changes, particularly ones that maybe others do not notice. Example: Otaku Archangel. (Now who’s going to search the site for that little gem, hmm?)
Additional Examples: Also, what’s with the Ad links? I don’t need to buy Art of Otaku three times, do I? Are you implying something theotaku? If you are, I’m not amused.
“Tasy Cupcake.” That is all.
*Special thanks to Michiyo Shimizu for backup, and Sangome for impeccable skills. [/shout out]
6. You’re over 18, and some of your closest friends are both younger than you are by multiple years and purely online, courtesy of meeting on theOtaku.com. Now, in some circles this particular symptom of addiction would require you to have a legally registered title. But not here. No, here you’re an Otakuite, Senior Otaku, Otaku Legend, etc. (Additionally, you may be quite younger than 18 and have friends vastly older than yourself. Way to hang in there!)
5. Your main source of entertainment comes from three main places: the galleries offered here (Fan Art, Wallpapers, Fan Comics, etc.), the links, pictures, and videos provided on Worlds, myOtaku, or over at Otakuboards, and other links, pictures, and videos provided on Chat. Additional fourth place: Shahllenites. [/a joke past its prime]
Alternately, the only reason you know anything about anything in regard to news is through particularly helpful/informed Otaku. No news network can give you the same grade of information as a fellow Otaku. At least nothing as random/disturbing, anyway.
4. Adam made you a temporary mod. Sweet, merciful cupcakes! Adam made you a temp mod! Call the family! This is making the headlines, people!
Alternately, Beth made you a temporary mod. Hmph. o_O! Beth did what? Temp mod powah! *Heart Attack* & *Recovery*
Time to Warn/Kick/Freeze anyone who stands in the way of your world domination! Do enjoy the time, and do beware the backspace click of doom. It may well be your greatest foe.
3. You willingly skip out on events IRL to attend Otaku events. Example: There’s a party in two hours, but you and a group of fellow Otaku planned a meeting about rival shippers at the same time. Soap Opera drama time! What’s an addict to do? Well, quite frankly there will be other parties, yes? Yes. And shipping must be defended! Ahoy, matey! (This particularly applies to chatters.) Also, it’s not chat, it’s Chat.
*Thanks to Katana for inspiration on this one! [/shout out]
2. You’ve been online for over 8 hours on any given day, and you were only ever on thOtaku, myOtaku, or Otakuboards. Now that’s dedication. Also, that’s strenuous on the eyes. Take a break, pal. Eat some ramen. But careful the elves aren’t nearby. +Bonus points to anyone who got that. ^_~
1. You read the original version of this list, and you effectively won Otakudom as I described it. Congratulations.
Only kidding, could you imagine? What a cop-out for a #1!
*1. An insult to theOtaku is an insult to yourself. Any attempt made on its life, and you become Super Otaku, defender of all that is just, good, and frosted! Mess with the blue bishie, get mauled.
Additionally, you personify theOtaku enough to write bad poetry about it in the hazy afterglow of a smoke-filled chat room where all but a dim reminder of the grand grandness of theOtaku remains, burgeoning in the remnants of a fledgling Otaku. They have much to learn and far to go to reach your heights, yet quickly they will rise. You stand at the precipice of a new era of Otakudom, and you are its Master Chief.
