General The pros and cons of having otaku parents, according to Japanese anime fans

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”I wish my mom would stop trying to make me a boys’ love fan,”laments frustrated son.


While certain popular anime series have had cult followings in Japan since at least the 1970s, until recently being a full-on otaku was something that most people grew out of as they got married and had kids. But with anime being a more prevalent pop culture force than ever before in Japan, as well as an unprecedented number of women in the hard-core fanbase, Japan is starting to see the largely unprecedented phenomenon of otaku parents.

A family where mom and/or dad are seriously into anime makes for a unique upbringing, as highlighted in a recent tweet from Japanese Twitter user @xamethyx.

“The good things about having parents who are otaku:
● You don’t have to hide your otaku merch
● You know they’ll never throw your otaku stuff away when you’re not home
● If you feel like it, you can try to get them into the series you’re following.

The difficult thing about having parents who are otaku:

● When your mom (who’s in her 50s) starts singing ‘Bath time♪ Bath time♪ Bath tiiiime♪’ and imitating the voice of [A Certain Magical Index female lead] Index.”


 
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Varine

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Well i didn't understand a fucking word of that.
 

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Can't blame you if you're referring to some of the phrases from various anime series.
 

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Even if i got that, i think the cultural differences exclude me from grasping what is being discussed.
 
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