Otaku Culture 201
In the 2000s, anime fans used this website to watch their favorite shows in parts but for some reason part 4/6 was always missing. Sometimes you can find part 4/6 uploaded by a different user that left off exactly where the other video did.
What is Youtube?
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Who is Champion Blue?
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A paraplegic sets out to find Jesus
What is Steel Ball Run?
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Who is Sean Schemmel?
"Omae wa mou shindeiru"
What is "You're already dead"
(Translator's note: I don't need to explain this).
Due to the nature of this show's final episode and an incident happening the same week, tv companies delayed it and instead aired a compilation of scenic views of Japan through the perspective of a very nice boat.
What is School Days?
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Who is Pokemon Trainer Fantina (PWT)?
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Teenager gets a part-time job killing demons and dead people.
What is Bleach?
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Who is Cristina Vee?
"Henshin!"
What is "Transform/Form change/Shapeshift!"
(Translator's note: Often the battle cry heroes yell before the transformation sequence in Eastern hero shows like Kamen Rider and Super Sentai).
In the early 2000s, Con-goers had a non-zero percent chance of someone randomly pounce-hugging them.
What is glomping?
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Who is Gym Leader Winona (Emerald)?
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Young man attends a boarding school where he fights villains, malevolent spirits, and gods by calling upon random superheroes.
What is Yu-Gi-Oh GX?
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Who is Max Mittleman?
"Tsuki ga kirei desu ne"
What is "The moon is beautiful isn't it"
(Translator's note: while directly translated to the phrase above, it is used as an idiom/poetic way of saying "I love you").
A 1980s space opera many consider the gateway to anime elitism?
What is Legends of the Galactic Heroes?
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Who is Elite Four Malva (XY)?
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Using a dude to beat up another dude.
What is Soul Eater?
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Who is Brianna Knickerbocker?
"Hyakunen hayai ze!"
"You're 100 years too early to challenge me!"
(Translator's note: This is a common boast in shounen anime, declaring that someone is X amount of years too early to even consider facing their opponent).
Sushi, anime, J-rock, and Girugamesh! This old commercial became an integral part of western anime culture due to its "cringe."
What is the Sakura-Con 2009 Commercial?
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Who is Pokemon Trainer Ingo (Legends:Arceus)?
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High-school punk sets relationship status with his hand to "It's complicated."
What is Midori Days?
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Who is Rie Takahashi?
"Sore wa dou kana"
What is "We'll see about that" or "Is that so?"
(Translator's note: A phrase card game protagonists say when they're about to make a comeback after a villain monologue).