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Some people seem to think that watching anime is weaboo-ish.

Is that a general perception, or is that perception incorrect?


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Does "weaboo" mean "someone who watches too much anime"?


I wrote about this in more detail on my blog - [Weeab.eu](http://weeab.eu/am-
i-a-weeaboo-an-otaku-a-handy-self-diagnosis/ "Am I a Weeaboo"), here's a
summary version.

A weeaboo is generally an insulting term, a weeaboo is someone who love anime
**and annoys others with their enjoyment**. Generally things like yelling as
if you're powering up, screaming when you see your anime-fan friends, etc. You
can probably understand why people don't appreciate that.

As insulting terms go, it's pretty standard in that those who usually use it,
don't know much about the medium - Just like how you might be labelled as as a
_goth_ if you just like shirts with skulls on them, or as a nerd if you like
Star Wars - subcultures have a lot more to them than meets the eye.

And if you want to be technical, it literally means nothing - The original
term was supposedly coined from the comic from the Perry Fellowship, with no
context:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Ao47.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Ao47.jpg)

But you can _own_ that term just as much as _geeks_ and _nerds_ can own their
labels and make it a positive thing. Just like I've done by taking that blog
name :P

Some people like labels, some don't - do whatever you prefer. If you enjoy
something, don't let others tell you not to enjoy it! :)

To answer the question you actually asked: Sure they're related - but just as
how [football hooligans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_hooliganism)
are related to football.


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