Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Anime Dorks


video: http://tinyurl.com/njgge

Have you ever wondered about what kind of people are into the whole "anime" and "cosplay" scene?

Thanks to Todd Roy of KWOON, we now have the pleasure to show you some of dorks attending anime conventions.

Want to see more?

Here are the footage from FanimeCon 2005.

* Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Japanimation. It is often characterized by stylized colorful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a wide range of audiences. Anime is usually influenced by Japanese comics known as manga.

* Cosplay (コスプレ kosupure), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, and video games, and, less commonly, Japanese live action television shows, Japanese movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.

19 comments:

  1. Bahahhahaha... look at his face when the dorks are talking...

    - Zilla

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  2. ...shallow end of the gene pool...

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  3. Hahahaha... Now I remember why I stopped liking anime!

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  4. OMG that's disturbing.

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  5. Hey I like anime and know people who do as well, now I don't know where he found these freak shows but not all people who like it look like those weirdos

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  6. Beautiful. What is with the character who looks like a turd and says, "everytime you masturbate, God kills a kitten"? I've seen that guy in my dreams...

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  7. The sad part is that I could name just about all those anime's and games those people were dressed as...sad, sad me....

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  8. I like anime, but I don't go to cons, and this is one of the reason I don't. And those are just some horrible cosplay.

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  9. Beautiful. What is with the character who looks like a turd and says, "everytime you masturbate, God kills a kitten"? I've seen that guy in my dreams...

    Domo-kun.

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  10. the guy interviewing was the beat part of it all. i was smoking a cigarette when watching and almost had heart failure i was laughing so hard...this was one of the funniest things i have ever seen...thanks for the instantaneous cancer

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  11. Wow, I like Anime but that's a serious put-off! Better quit while I'm ahead!

    Man ... so many of them ... scary!

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  12. JESUS! I like anime and manga and do at times imagine myself in characters' shoes but that really takes the cake...

    "I have the powers of seduction..."

    Arrrgghhhh!!! My eyes....!

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  13. I don't think it's that bad. Sure, the people in that video are a bit... ahem, "distanced" from reality, but is it any worse than what the less creative people their age pursue?

    Not many people are that productive at twenty. Mormons are off proselytizing in Guatemala, Taiwan (and every other damn place I've visited), Jocks are getting smashed and having lots of sex, fluff gals are busy wasting obscene amounts of money on shoes, bags & shit... what's so bad about being a dork?

    Now if those anime guys are still doing that more than maybe once a year when they're 40, that would be a little creepy...

    PS. Thanks for the tips about video editing software, Tian!

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  14. I had to stop watching halfway through; I was afraid of seeing my brother.

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  15. shit im ashamed of watching anime wtf was this i was going to vomit really this isnt an expression a bitter taste was coming into my mouth while i wacthed this my hands where shaking and i remained with my mouth open i didint even had these emotions when i saw people eating crap or people getting operated on live tv and stuff like that not even watching scary movies i dont know if i will be able to sleep correctly tonight but even thought it was funny i felt a feeling of disgust fear and an urge to laugh at the same time

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  16. I can't believe people who watch cartoons dress up like that.

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  17. haha oh geez.. As a half japanese, im kinda amazed how my mom's fellow people tolerate the torture of anime.. and people used to say i look like an anime and should be in cosplay.. thank lord, i never strayed under influence.

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  18. These people are as bad as the Star Wars nerds!

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  19. OK, thanks for the free nightmares! I like anime as much as the next guy, but seeing Fat Bastards in costumes is scary!

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