Forum - View topicNEWS: Theater Offers Otaku Discount for Trainman
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GATSU
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I'm just wondering how they can prove you're an otaku.
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ampersand
 Posts: 31 Location: Brampton, ON |
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I think it's because in Japan, the term for Otaku is still a derogatory term. Only someone with extreme confidence or pride in their fanhood would probably admit/acknowledge this!
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DriftRoot
 Posts: 222 Location: NH |
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Also, a big component of Trainman is ridding Densha of his otaku appearance and mannerisms, so it stands to reason that any otaku would be quickly recognized as such before they opened their mouth to announce it.
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Jadress
 Posts: 807 Location: Seattle. It purdy and nerdy! |
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For some reason, I am amused in a "isn't that cute" kinda way. Interesting.
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Montusama
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Yeah i'm wondering how would you show yourself as an otaku? cosplaying? some questions that only otaku's would know?
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hikaru004
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If tickets were expensive over there, I'd try it to get in cheaper even if I wasn't one.
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Joe Mello
 Posts: 2309 Location: Online Terminal |
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In terms of Japanese coverage, this has "Slow News Day Story" written all over it.
In American News ideology, this would definitely be a final story on a Friday 6PM or 10/11PM news. |
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Zalis116
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 Posts: 6900 Location: Kazune City |
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I hear that tickets run about $15 over there, not sure what that is in yen. The other posters are right, it would be at least mildly shameful to admit "I'm an otaku" to get a discount. Of course, if they did that for a Star Wars movie over here, plenty of people really would lie just to get the discount.
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Proman
 Posts: 947 Location: USA |
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I can just see it... "My name is XXX and I'm an Otaku...".
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Bahamut God
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What I got from the article is that all you have to do is admit your an otaku, which a lot of people are not really willing to come out and say. The idea being that even non-otaku can get the discount, but they still have to point them selfs out as one.
The pressure to conform there is much stronger than it is here (if you can believe that) and thus admitting basically "I'm a weird loser" is not something that everyone would do for $3.60. Over here, we've managed to turn nerds and other geeks into a life style choice, and thus we have much less problems identifying as such. It's not necessarily so in japan. |
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