An “
anime watcher “ is as literal as can be, someone who watches (and enjoys)
animeA weeaboo (shortened to “ weeb “)is someone who defames their own culture (and every other culture), but hold the Japanese culture and people on a pedestal- often incorporating a few Japanese words such as “baka” “kawaii” “desu” into their sentences
An otaku is a Japanese “geek”. An otaku doesn’t necessarily have to be obsessed with
anime (most otaku that like
anime don’t like the regular
anime like “one piece” or “naruto”-a lot of Japanese like those- an anime otaku regularly loves
anime targeted for children younger than the age of 10), anyone with immense interest in something to the extent they become obsessed with it is an otaku, like a “pc otaku,” “maid otaku,” “railway otaku,” for example
Non-Japanese people that watch, enjoy, love (etc.)
anime respectably do not need an alias. A lot of people often misuse the words “weeb” and “otaku” (with the most popular right now being the misuse of “weeb”). We should just be referred to as “
anime watchers”- it’s simple, literal, logical, straight forward, and can’t be misunderstood
Person A: “bro, I just watched a YouTube video, and I now understand the difference- I’m a weeb, not a weeaboo or an
otaku”
Person B: “you’re none of the above. Why is there such a misconception around this? You just love
anime, you’re an
anime watcher”
Person A: “aiit, it’s cool, no need to get all pissy on me lol”
