1. The cosplay is never as good as the real thing.
2. When people say, "Yes, I also like to read anime and watch manga."
3. CLIFFHANGERS.
4. When someone insults one of your all-time favorites, and you take it so personally that it takes you days to get over it
5. Those amazing manga that no one reads because there's not an anime.
6. So much anime, so little time . . .
7. That second season that just ruins everything.
8. Crappy action scenes.
9. CENSORING.
10. Not being able to stand up for your favorite character.
11. Those wonderful anime that don't have any fanart because nobody knows about them.
12. Being really excited for an English dub, but then it's just . . . Ugh.
13. When people compare regular American cartoons to anime, and insist that they're better.
14. Realizing that you haven't watched or listened to anything English in days.
15. "You can't be in love with a fictional character . . ."
"IT'S TRUE LOVE!!!"
16. When your only fellow anime fans are those on the internet.
17. Getting so attached to an anime picture that you can't bring yourself to delete it.
18. When everyone in the anime is an idiot except for the main characters.
19. Those anime with so many rabid fangirls that it's ridiculous.
20. Feeling left out because you're not apart of that one fandom everyone else seems to be apart of.
21. Weeaboos at convention.
22. When you just can't bump an anime down from the number one spot, even if you like another one better, because it would break your heart to do so.
23. Falling for probably the most flamboyant, perverted, and ridiculous character in the series.
24. Hating a character, then loving them, and not being able to admit that you love them.
25. Rewatching a series just so you can see that one character on screen again.
26. Being judged by the fandom.
27. Feeling outclassed because everyone else has so much more knowledge than you.
28. That one character who CAN'T. DO. ANYTHING. And so you spend the whole series mentally screaming at them.
29. Lazy fake character deaths.
30. Unnecessary fan service.
31. Calling your pet a 'neko' just because it sounds cuter than saying 'cat'.
32. People who only watch Lolicon/Shotacon anime.
33. Not being able to find the full version of that opening theme/ending theme that you love.
34. Realizing you're entirely anti-social due to anime and manga, but you couldn't care less.
35. When you're being forced to watch a movie or tv show with family or friends, but all you really want to watch is anime.
36. Accidentally completely ignoring your homework to watch anime or read manga.
37. When only about 5% percent of your music is in a language other than Japanese.
38. People who watch three episodes of anime, and proceed to call themselves otakus.
39. Realizing that you are an anime stereotype.
40. Getting upset when you have to go on a long camping trip, because there's no internet, which means there's no anime and no manga.
41. One does not simply have just one anime crush.
42. "It's just a cartoon."
"NO. IT'S NOT. IT'S ANIME. AND THAT'S DIFFERENT."
43. Wanting to name your kids after your favorite characters. And then realizing how stupid that sounds, despite how wonderful it would be.
44. All of a sudden - that's it. It's over. You've watched all your anime.
And so, you go desperately searching for new ones to watch because you'll go insane without.
45. Wanting anime hair.
46. When the whole anime is beautiful, but the ending is horrid.
47. That one character who represents everything you hate about yourself.
48. Those anime where everybody except the MCs are idiots.
49. When people try to Roleplay as your favorite character, but they do it all wrong.
50. People who insist they know more about an anime than you, when they haven't even seen four episodes.
2. When people say, "Yes, I also like to read anime and watch manga."
3. CLIFFHANGERS.
4. When someone insults one of your all-time favorites, and you take it so personally that it takes you days to get over it
5. Those amazing manga that no one reads because there's not an anime.
6. So much anime, so little time . . .
7. That second season that just ruins everything.
8. Crappy action scenes.
9. CENSORING.
10. Not being able to stand up for your favorite character.
11. Those wonderful anime that don't have any fanart because nobody knows about them.
12. Being really excited for an English dub, but then it's just . . . Ugh.
13. When people compare regular American cartoons to anime, and insist that they're better.
14. Realizing that you haven't watched or listened to anything English in days.
15. "You can't be in love with a fictional character . . ."
"IT'S TRUE LOVE!!!"
16. When your only fellow anime fans are those on the internet.
17. Getting so attached to an anime picture that you can't bring yourself to delete it.
18. When everyone in the anime is an idiot except for the main characters.
19. Those anime with so many rabid fangirls that it's ridiculous.
20. Feeling left out because you're not apart of that one fandom everyone else seems to be apart of.
21. Weeaboos at convention.
22. When you just can't bump an anime down from the number one spot, even if you like another one better, because it would break your heart to do so.
23. Falling for probably the most flamboyant, perverted, and ridiculous character in the series.
24. Hating a character, then loving them, and not being able to admit that you love them.
25. Rewatching a series just so you can see that one character on screen again.
26. Being judged by the fandom.
27. Feeling outclassed because everyone else has so much more knowledge than you.
28. That one character who CAN'T. DO. ANYTHING. And so you spend the whole series mentally screaming at them.
29. Lazy fake character deaths.
30. Unnecessary fan service.
31. Calling your pet a 'neko' just because it sounds cuter than saying 'cat'.
32. People who only watch Lolicon/Shotacon anime.
33. Not being able to find the full version of that opening theme/ending theme that you love.
34. Realizing you're entirely anti-social due to anime and manga, but you couldn't care less.
35. When you're being forced to watch a movie or tv show with family or friends, but all you really want to watch is anime.
36. Accidentally completely ignoring your homework to watch anime or read manga.
37. When only about 5% percent of your music is in a language other than Japanese.
38. People who watch three episodes of anime, and proceed to call themselves otakus.
39. Realizing that you are an anime stereotype.
40. Getting upset when you have to go on a long camping trip, because there's no internet, which means there's no anime and no manga.
41. One does not simply have just one anime crush.
42. "It's just a cartoon."
"NO. IT'S NOT. IT'S ANIME. AND THAT'S DIFFERENT."
43. Wanting to name your kids after your favorite characters. And then realizing how stupid that sounds, despite how wonderful it would be.
44. All of a sudden - that's it. It's over. You've watched all your anime.
And so, you go desperately searching for new ones to watch because you'll go insane without.
45. Wanting anime hair.
46. When the whole anime is beautiful, but the ending is horrid.
47. That one character who represents everything you hate about yourself.
48. Those anime where everybody except the MCs are idiots.
49. When people try to Roleplay as your favorite character, but they do it all wrong.
50. People who insist they know more about an anime than you, when they haven't even seen four episodes.
It's not a cartoon, it's "Anime"
It's not homosexual, it's "Yaoi"
It's not lesbian, it's "Yuri"
It's not porn, it's "Hentai"
It's not erotic, it's "Ecchi"
It's not pedophile, it's "Lolicon"
It's not gay, it's "Shonen-ai"
It's not slutty, it's "Fan Service"
It's not a costume, it's "Cosplay"
It's not a dating show, It's a "Harem"
It's not a fetish, it's "Moe"
It's not a bipolar girl, it's "Tsundere"
It's not a drawing, it's "Doujinshi"
It's not schizophrenic girl, it's "Yandere"
It's not sexual aberration, it's "Eroguro"
It's not a sex game, it's "Eroge"
It's not Chinese, it's "Japanese"
It's not Chinese animation, it's "Japanimation"
Most Importantly...
I'm not a geek, i'm an "Otaku."
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