.........

>>1441655
...ffffffffffffffff

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258613/anime-warrior.jhtml

I can watch the pain over and over and over and over and..

Holy shit I have that shirt with the clouds she's wearing.

Anon, why the fuck did you tell me watch Paris Hilton's BFF?

I need to find out when this re-airs so I can torture myself from the beginning.

Why do I feel like watching Densha Otoko now?

that one girl getting her hair did on Paris Hilton's BFF is HAWT.

Anyone notice the creepy looks the stylist with the shoes was getting from the kid behind her?

>>1441732
What the hell is going on with their makeup?

>>1441683

D:

awww, I thought she was cute despite the dorkiness

This show is making me rage so hard right now...

This makes me sad and only perpetuates the idea that dressing well or even decently and being able to carry on conversations with normal people and having other interests are not mutually exclusive with liking the animus and mangos and vidya. The poster removing thing is dumb. You can be a normal person and still have an FMA poster up. Though her room could generally use some improving appearance-wise.

>>1441761

oi, me too anon...me too....

I wish that one girl that shows up before and after commercials would get fucking braces.

Oh white people and their irrational tan anxiety.

she should go to otakon and find all the ronrey boys

there seems to be a little guy with glasses in that anime club thing that they have. why not date him?

oh yeah. girls like douchebags. my bad. keep complaining about not getting any dates.

Flat butt is flat

Oh... god.....

jesus christ... I can at least say when I was at my most demented, I never wore a goddamn jacket styled after an anime character's clothes.

...although I want to make a Luki/Noki jacket-dress really badly.

>>1441817
>>1441823
inorite? Why not try to find her a nice weeaboo or nerd? I mean, that kind of seems to be what's happening, but yeah. "CHANGE COMPLETELY TO GET A BOYFRIEND!" Way to put a healthy message out there, MTV.

damn is SHE ugly

>>1441823

Most girls are shallow. << Stating the obvious.

>>1441844
That's about as stupid as saying, "Why is 4chan a bunch of assholes all the time? Can't you be nicer!?"

That guy is a sweetheart though. I hope they work out because even though she's not really attractive, they seem to have a lot in common.

>>1441861
Just saw the kiss.

Adorable.

>>1441853
Not really. There are plenty of nerds out there that would love to have any kind of female interaction. It seems kind of dumb to get someone to change to be an ideal girl for someone she has nothing in common with.

>>1441877
I was talking about your anger towards MTV. They do it for the money, the same way anon is mean cause they are anon.

>>1441823
Don't worry. I've been in this situation. I was "just a friend" to someone for a long time, but I'm a bit of a late bloomer, so by the time she figured out what she missed out on I already had a steady girlfriend.

I love being present for drunken confessions.

I get the feeling OP is 3 hours ahead of me.
What the hell was on? An episode of Made?
Cause right now its some awkward girl trying to be a model.

This kinda makes me sad.
I mean hell dude I'm a geeky girl in love with anime and cosplay and I have no problem getting guys.

Plus I hate it when people have to change themselves for people. Like what the hell dude

>>1441922

that's probably because you're decently attractive and not creepy.

>>1441926
lol not sure about how attractive I am but I know I'm not creepy. Maybe that's what it is xD

FUCK I LIVE IN CANADA, SO THE SITE WON'T EVEN LET ME IN

what am I missing now?

>>1441956
Miyu. Fully naked. On T.V.

Youtube link, please?
Only internet I have is via Wii, and It's not able to view the MTV link.

>>1441655

WHY?! WHAT'S ON?!

-facepalms.-

She was wearing an Akatsuki cape. She.......I'm just going to stop watching and avoid the rage.

>>1441683
Not the whole episode. Anyway, people like her make people like me look bad.

>>1441994
I agree
>>1442007
I actually thought the same thing.

my god.

WHY AN AKATSUKI COAT. WHY.


I wonder if she's a Vic fangirl...

y'know, she's just to the point of terrifying. Her friends aren't even as crazy as her. That's sad.

>>1442007

>>1441994
Yeah, that's where I stopped as well. Jezus fuck. I mean, it's one thing to be both socially inept and completely fascinated by anime, but one doesn't have to lead to the other. Shit though, leave the goddamn NARUTO coat at home. Or at conventions. But shit, when you can't separate your hobby from the rest of your life, THAT'S when you are a loser.

Before I start, apologies for kinda off-topic or offending.
I just watched the video.
Based off of looks alone, I'd honestly rather date the Otaku girl versus her coach or tutor or whatever. That coach seems like she's going to be all leathery and smell like bourbon in 5 years...

JESUS FUCK! Why do we allow these kinds of weeaboos to live???

I've seen a few of these, is this the one where she talks about how it took her 8 hours to animate that stupid Caramell Dansen thing? ughh rage

I just feel bad for her. Honestly I think she should nerd it up, I think everyone should. 'Cause once you get in the REAL real world, well, you kinda don't talk about it unless you're at a con or you know a person really well.

<< So says the closet nerd.

I can't watch the video is there anywhere else i can see it

This is the type of girl I see at a con and then question why I'm still attending them...

God can I punch her in the face?

>>1442246
I think I saw her dressed up as "L" at the one you last went to.

In all seriousness though, some people just have to learn how to grow out of it. At least she was giving it a shot, though I don't know if MTV is...really...the best way to go...

>>1442246

Why are you such a jealous fatty??

Who fucking cares if she has all that shit, at least she can afford it, so stop being such a jealous fucking bum

Goddamn that guy she just asked out is way too hot for her.

>>1442257
Who said anything about her shit? So she has a fuck ton of FMA posters and a kitty hat made of fleece?

She was dancing the carmeldansen or whatever the hell it's called, she wears an akatsuki cloak to school, she is in love with a cartoon character, she probably assault glomps anyone cosplaying a character she finds attractive, she is a fangirl, and she made her own music video.

Tell me this type of anime fan doesn't annoy you when you are confronted with them. She fits every stereotype there is out there, though bonus points to her for not showing any signs of Yaoi fangirlism.

Where the fuck can i see this video? that fucking MTV one wont work for me, WTFFFFFFFFFF

>>1442273

Thiiiiiiiissss.

>>1442273

You still sound like a jealous loser to me, weather she does this shit or not, still gives you no right to talk shit or wanna smash her, So what if she likes all this shit or does stupid shit, everyone does stupid fucking shit, i knew a guy back in school who made life jackets popular to wear, it was fucking stupid and yet everyone loved it..

>>1442289

I'm not even going to waste my time typing a reply to this.

>>1442297
You just did.

Troll wins.

HOLY FUCKING HELL! GOD FUCKING DAMN YOU MTV JUST LET THE NERD GIRLS BE NERDY!!

FUCK! WHY SHOULD WE CHANGE OURSELVES JUST TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE US?! WHY SHOULD ANY NERD MALE OR FEMALE CHANGE THE WAY THEY LIKE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES?
FUCK!

it makes me so fucking angry! I hate weeaboos as much as the next person but I will NEVER say they should change themselves like this! If they are happy let them fucking be. Have them find another weeaboo who shares their interests. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM!

FUCKING HELL PEOPLE SHOULD NOT CHANGE THEMSELVES JUST TO BE LIKED BY OTHER PEOPLE! WHAT THE FUCK?!

AND HER "COACH" LOOKS LIKE A WHORE! A FUCKING WHORE!!

>>1442313

Easy there killer. I'm pretty sure she signed up to do that episode.

>>1442316
I DON'T FUCKING CARE! IT IS SUCH A BAD MESSAGE!

.....
AND HOLY FUCKING HELL THAT DRESS AND MAKEUP AND HAIRCUT ALL LOOK FUCKING HIDEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/CAPSLOCK!

>>1442313
haha wow

>>1442313
Yeah, I was just going to say, but someone beat me to it. I doubt she went on the show without having already seen an episode or two of it at least, so I'm sure she knew what she was doing, and what they were going to do to her. So obviously wanted it.

>>1442313
stfu nerd

I'm actually a member of the popular kids who hides her power level. It's not healthy to be a social outcast.

>>1442331

I know it's a troll but.. wait what? Your words don't make sense past shutting that guy up.

>>1442337
If you don't understand then not only are you not popular you're also a failure at being a nerd.

>>1442331
She isn't a social outcast. she just had different ideals and hobbies than the general population and chose to show them openly instead of hiding it like a fucking pussy. and fuck anybody that thinks that is wrong.

>>1442337
In other words, I think they are trying to say that they are a closet nerd. Meaning to the outside world, this person might appear as normal as they come with no signs of obvious geekery. But once they get home, and look in their closet.. there's a shrine to their animu love interest and a closet full of costumes. Their fandom is kept on the DL.

I live my life like this. No one in my college knows what I do, not even about my comic geekery. But then again, no one asked, and that's fine by me.

>>1442349

Ahaha. I used to do this.. and then I decided I needed to read Alex Ross and talk about conventions in fashion classes.

Theres a few who snicker, but then I just sucker punch them in the nose and laugh about the fact that in the end, I've got more sewing skill than they do because lets face it. Trinity Blood>Michael Kors knockoff.

>>1442354
Its really hard sometimes. My film class is ridiculous cause there's this one obnoxious kid who feels like he needs to comment about how terrible all the Batman movies were and how so and so comic movie was shit.. I just really want to shut him down so badly, but I keep mum on the subject.

My speech class was interesting too, they asked what I liked to do on a spare time and all I could say was "sew stuff".

>>1442360
I used to think you were cool...

>>1442360

I'd Slap a ho.

>>1442363
This is how I see it, why do people need to know? Like...how does that shit even come up? "I like to dress up in costumes and I have dreams of marrying Peter Parker one day." Its too complicated to explain to a bunch of strangers. I get enough attention as it is dressing up in silly costumes at conventions, why do I need to bring that to my day-to-day life? If someone asks, I have no problem telling them if they are willing to listen.

Any place I can find the FULL episode? I wanna see how this goes...

>>1442373
This.

>>1442313
You're forgetting that this *is* a show, and they're out to find the most extreme example of a "fan". 'Cause, really, who's going to watch someone who can keep their hobbies and their lives in separate compartments? Relax.

>>1442373

I can see why in speach it wouldn't be as much of something to talk about but in ze land of fashion it definitely comes up. Especially since it's relevant to my future career choice [ok, cosplaying random superheroes does not have anything to do really and truly with being a costume designer but it helps]

But with other degrees and lifestyles I can definitely see why it's a 'why do you need to know' sort of deal.

>>1442373
how does it even come up?

>My speech class was interesting too, they asked what I liked to do on a spare time and all I could say was "sew stuff".

now wait a minute, what did you JUST say?

>But then again, no one asked, and that's fine by me.

that is a perfect example of someone asking you about it.
what the fucking hell, you are just trying to be popular or liked by other people. what should you fucking care if anyone thinks its weird? what should anyone care? the fucking hell...

>>1442380
When I was in FIT, I never brought up cosplaying to my classmates. Good lord, I could just imagine the amount of silly scrutiny you'd be under when everyone knows you as the girl that makes costumes for herself. Its so catty and shit in the fashion industry, getting labeled as the nerd would be a bit much. Maybe my block were very prim and proper in that sense.

Meh, like I said, I don't bring it up unless someone asks me.

>>1442348
Yes she is a social outcast. And now the world knows and will treat her accordingly. And one day it will probably happen to you.

>>1442389
In a classroom full of people who do not know what cosplay is and the teacher was going around the room asking what everyone likes to do, I wasn't going to take 15 minutes out on my first day back to school to explain what cosplay is, I don't want to be known as that girl who took the most time out of everyone to explain her silly hobby.. I should've corrected that if someone wanted to know more, they could ask me in person.

I'm not a popular person either, nor trying to be because I'm only going to school for one thing and that's to get an education.

>>1442389
See Soni hides her power level too. If you want to be a raging nerd that's fine, but people will look down on you and there will be nothing you can do about it.

>>1442390


Ahaha. Yea, but more than half those girls are just going to end up cutting out other people's patterns for the rest of their life.

>>1442398
I live in a mormon community, wait whats this? all my neighbors hate me? OH FUCKING WELL! I don't give a shit!
you people need to stop being such pussies and GROW A FUCKING BACKBONE!

"OH NOOOO PEOPLE DON'T LIKE MEE BECAUSE I HAVE WEIRD HOBBIES!!! I AM GONNA GO CRY AND SLIT MY WRISTS AND PUT ON A SLUTTY SHIRT TO MAKE MYSELF FEEL NORMAL"

god damn you people, go to fucking hell. I am going to go enjoy my fucking AWESOME life where I don't have to lie to myself every day.

>>1442404
here you go, I watch Japanese cartoons and read comic books, sometimes I make costumes biased off them.
five fucking seconds if you are a slow talker.

FFFF. Fucking MTV. /AGAIN/?

>>1442412
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM

>>1442418

>>1442412
YOURS IS THE DRILL THAT WILL PIERCE SOCIETAL NORMS!

LET'S DO THIS AGAIN SOMETIME <3

>>1442421
i am not an individual, there are plenty of people like me. the same can be said of everyone. the point is to not try and lie about who you are and what you do, its just going to make your life miserable. you don't have to go out and wear costumes everyday, but if someone asks you "What are your hobbies"
don't be a fucking looser and say "oh, just stuff"
thats so stupid.

>>1442418
This argument is so silly, you know.

I choose not to divulge that information to a bunch of strangers I barely know. Sorry, but its not my cup of tea. I don't own anime shirts, bags, or shit like that, my room barely has stuff that'll pass me off as a nerd (No posters all over my wall, most of my comic collection is in storage, I don't have toys except for my Mighty Muggs, which mostly belong to my roommate anyways). If you look in my closet, my normal clothes overtake my costumes, shoes included. I don't live that lifestyle, nor do I feel the need to share it too publicly because its not that serious. I sew. I enjoy sewing. I sew stuff, boom.. end of story.

My school doesn't have an animu club, so I don't know where they are, although I did see someone walking around on campus wearing an L shirt.

>>1442418
>>1442431

Captain America notices your extreme amount of.....

Wasn't there another MTV show with the same premise but a different girl?

>>1442418
SlowMope, I like you. You're wonderful people.
I have no problem with anyone doing anything as long as it doesn't hurt others. It might look strange to some (I mean hell we all cosplay), but hey as long as you enjoy it you enjoy it.
That being said, the girl didn't feel good about herself and she wanted to change (though again, going to MTV was not the best idea), but I'll bet that even after she changes she'll still enjoy her FMA.
To put cosplay in a global perspective, look at it like religion. There are some that don't participate, there are some that are open-minded, and there are extremists. As long as no one hurts someone else or themselves, there really shouldn't be much to worry about, even if thats what the person does for the rest of their life(...well cosplay for the rest of my life? I could get Old Snake done by then I guess...)

>>1442443
Yes. A couple other times, actually.

>>1442437
>although I did see someone walking around on campus wearing an L shirt.

Did you punch him in the face?

when is true life im a fan boy going to air. it feels like i have been waiting forever.

>>1442451
No, he looked he could squash me if I did. I kinda just did a double take and went to my class.

>>1442454
did several /cgl/ people apply for that, or do I remember something different?

>>1441683

Are there continuations of this clip? I want to watch MOAR!

SOMEONE FIND HER DA.

I honestly don't understand what the problem is with suppressing power levels. Wanting to fit in with general society is perfectly normal. My friends know I cosplay, they know I'm a fucking nerd, and they're the only ones that need to know, honestly. I personally don't want to be isolated from other people simply because I have a hobby (a HOBBY, not a lifestyle) that has a bad connotation with people outside of the anime community (and even many within it). Anime and cosplay isn't my entire life, but because of how cosplayers are generalized, I would be treated like it was regardless. So, unless I HAVE to say something about it, or if I'm friends with the person, I try to avoid telling people about cosplaying.

SlowMope, while you're usually a pretty cool guy, and while I find it admirable that you're so determined to be yourself, I don't see why you're so angry at people that don't openly talk about cosplaying because they don't want to be treated like shit.

>>1442454
It's not going to air for another 6-8 months. They'll follow the people for up to 6 months (on and off) starting December. So you have a while to wait.

>>1442475
You are thinking of something else. I think some /cgl/ers were applying for True Life : I'm a Fanboy or some shit.

>>1442507
This.

WHEN THE FUCK IS THIS ON AGAIN? I cant see it anywhere on my schedule again.

>>1442507
This. Seriously.

>>1442518
http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258613/anime-warrior.jhtml

>>1442515
Soni is involved with it, I wonder how she's going to suppress her power levels to a national audience.

>>1442507
the point is, people should not have to worry about what other people think. When you decide to actively hide your hobbies because of how afraid you are that other people are going to not like you, well that is outright fucked up. Its not a matter of going out of your way to let other people know, its a matter of going out of your way to make sure other people DON'T know.

All I am saying is just be yourself, don't hide it because that just makes you stupid.
And the reason I am SO FUCKING PISSED at this MTV show is not so much about how this girl wanted to change herself, that is fine, I am pissed because MTV just likes to go around and say
OH HEY LOOK WE ARE CHANGING THIS FREAK SO THAT SHE WILL BE NORMAL LIKE THE REST OF US, LOOK AT HOW MUCH OF A FREAK SHE IS, AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO FIX HER! PAY ATTENTION SO YOU CAN DO THIS TO YOUR LOCAL NERD TOO!

I had to deal with enough of that bull in high school thank you.

I don't care who you are, don't bother hiding your hobbies, that is just retarded.

>>1442529

not the whole thing... its the fist 11 mins.

>>1442541
Freak

>>1442541
I don't worry what people think about me. If you google my name, its very obvious what I do in my spare time. I was my high school's Anime Club creator and President and I was still well-liked because my life doesn't revolve around anime and cosplay as much as others. I don't talk about animes I've watched, even though I do watch them. I find myself having a much better conversation with people on subjects OTHER than anime, especially in a scholarly setting.

Color me a fucking pussy if you want.

It burns! IT BURNS!

>>1442485
Part 2: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258615/sparkling-stilettos.jhtml#id=1591114
Part 3: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258616/one-of-the-boys.jhtml
Part 4: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258617/.jhtml
Part 5: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258620/completely-single.jhtml
Part 6: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/258623/first-kiss.jhtml#id=1591114

>>1442560
i wasn't talking to you, but if you want me to fine.
Having discussions about other things is not the problem. It is actively avoiding the topic, which you have admitted to doing.
stop putting words in my mouth.

>>1442595
Well don't you rage too much, its my life, not yours. I still like you even though our opinions on certain subjects are different.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/49483/meet-virginia-and-her-obsession-cosplay.jhtml

Herm....

FUCK YOU MTV

>>1442603
don't lie about liking someone you have never even met. That is just silly.

perhaps I have been flying off the handle a bit, but watching people change who they are, and being ENCOURAGED to do it, even though there is nothing wrong with the way they are, just pisses me off so god damned much.
And then seeing people who SHARE THE SAME HOBBIES agree with what is being done makes me even angrier!
whatever, i fucking give up. I am going to go force my boyfriend to take me to a movie or something.

>>1442606
now I wanna see one for lolitas

Just bumping to remind all you retards raging that these shows are all "staged". None of that is real...it's all from a script...etc, etc, etc...

MTV makes you what they want you to be, not who you are.

honestly, guys? honestly? you think THAT girl is bad? I've seen so much, much worse.

>>1442637
Hey, rageful dumbo. We all know it's staged and fake. That doesn't mean people won't disapprove of what is shown.

>>1442626
Still missing the point of where the girl herself signed up for the show and was often saying how she did wants to change herself, how she wanted to try a different lifestyle even for a little while. This was an experiment (or a cry for help) from her part enabled and sensationalized by MTV, but still initiated by the girl herself.

Which you seem to not give a shit about and instead are tackling the wide angle of "People are encouraging other people to change and this is wrong because..."

>>1442595
Also, I wasn't actively hiding anything.

Sorry if I'm not going to say that I like anime and dressing up in costumes in an introductory college speech course, they are lucky that they got "I sew stuff" out of me. My boyfriend put it best, "its a brief exercise of INTRODUCTION to the people you're going to be working with for the next semester"

So unless I'm planning on cosplaying with my class, its completely irrelevant information. and now my keyboard is broken guhhhh

>>1442659
You should defend yourself more over what random people on the internet are accusing you of.

>>1442507
18th-ing this. There's a difference between caring too much about what people think of you to the point that you hide who you are.. and just going with the flow and not labeling yourself as dramatically different from everybody else because of your hobbies.

I mean shit, dude. If I didn't play down my nerdy hobbies at college, I don't imagine I'd have many friends here. Getting labeled as THAT GUY sets you up for isolation. Being generally socially capable makes you a lot more approachable. Most people I'm close enough with DO know that I dress up like cartoon characters and I'd never try to hide that, but if you can't have a normal conversation or a basic friendship with someone without feeling like you're lying to yourself if you don't instantly reveal everything about your hobbies, you might want to take a step back and think about how big of a part of your life this is.

SlowMope, I totally get where you're coming from with being disappointed with the message that stuff like this sends out.. but tone down the rage a little, maybe? There's no reason people can't aspire to learn to balance their hobbies with being a socially functional human being outside their immediate hobby-sharing social group.

>>1442541
>>1442560
>>1442595
>>1442603
>>1442626
>>1442659


CAT FIGHT! God damnit, I'll become Jerry Springer. I'll start this fight.

Soni, so she called you a Puta? How long has she been calling you a Puta?

>>1442681
This. This is practically what I'm talking about.

And I never said it was a good thing she changed who she was. I was just explaining hiding "power levels".

Am I the only one who finds it SO ironic that the other kids in her club are telling her that she needs to be more feminine, and loose the anime costumes? Because I couldn't stop laughing after I heard that. I mean...a girl...wearing Vash the Stampead's sunglasses and some gothic tshirt...is telling her to get a new wardrobe.

>>1442684

She been calling me a puta since thurr gray!!!

Guys, I can't get through it. I'm sorry.

>>1442781
YES. That's all I could think of the first time I watched this episode. It's like when someone gets signed up for What Not to Wear, and all the people complaining about the girl's/guy's fashion are dressed like shit as well.

I'm trying to understand why >>1442318 insists on spouting off the feel good "be yourself and don't fit in" excuse to compensate for his fear of exclusion.

I get random people that come up to me and ask what I do since I carry a laptop and (insert new cellphone of the month for review).

I boil it down to "reporter/consumer advocate" since I'm a news reporter for a wireless industry newsfeed and I'm also the editor in chief of an anime related newsfeed that recently launched.

I wear anime/video game shirts on occasion and I have long hair, but I'm not out there pushing anime/manga/video games on people, or having long-winded debates with people since I kind of have to keep those things in check when managing my professional life.

Most people would just brush it off or ask a couple questions if they see something interesting on my end, but to go at length about your hobbies is rather inappropriate unless the information is relevant to the question since its quite easy to alienate people.

If anyone has seen the AMEX Business Gold Card commercial with the business owner flashing a nerdy credit card, that's why most people suppress power levels because they don't want to appear irresponsible or foolish when dealing with professional matters because it can lead to a lot of perception issues and can affect your ability to advance further in business.

You may think its bullshit, but its just how the world works for a majority of people.

>>1442684
o shit, is that a Pablo Francisco reference? as is >>1442811 I think.

>>1442681
Yeah this is what i'd been wanting to say but couldn't focus on actually putting together.

>>1442541
I dunno about that, man. I don't hide my vidya obsessions, because, let's face it, that's kinda common these days (although I want to get a little Lenneth figurine to sit on my bookshelf, and fear that's a little obsessive).

But my military stuff...I hide that shit as best as possible on campus. Because the way things are today, people see you with USGI camo or vests or pouches or anything like that, and they think "Columbine." Or "Cho." You get the idea.

I have a hard enough time getting people to like me as I am. The last thing I need is for them to be terrified of me because I have a passion for militaria and play airsoft, especially when I remove the orange tips on my prize replicas. Fuck me, man. People think I'm either a wuss, a total nerd, or a gun-slinging nutcase because I don't act like a hipster or a jock, like everyone else on campus.

I hate having to hide my passion for militaria because I think it'll make people afraid of me or hate me for supporting "the military industrial complex fatcats and murderers blah blah blah". It fucking kills me inside - I can only imagine the kind of shit my grandfather had to deal with when he came back from 'Nam.

>>1442829
>news reporter

Sup Stephanie.

>>1442781
lol this.

This whole thing makes me feel weird about having close friends that I've known for 3-5 years that still have no idea about my weeabooish tendencies. I'm so ashamed with them and I hate it. I mean, I have other normal friends who know about stuff and are cool with it, and my best friends are all power-level-hiding huge nerds, too. It's just never really come up somehow. I mean, I'm sure my knowledge of video games and Japanese makes them wonder sometimes.

/confession time

I don't tell people about my hobbies if I can help it. I'm sorry, but you know what? A lot of people are just going to assume that YOU'RE weird because they think IT'S weird. Until people really get to know me, fuck if I ever mention it.

I refer to conventions as parties, or going out of town. I don't post pictures of my costumes on facebook if I can help it, and if one slips by, I say that I went to a costume party. The only merch I own are some box sets and video games.

Anime, cosplay, and conventions aren't my life, so I don't see why anyone has to know, especially if I know they're just going to assume that I'm something I'm not.

Although I did my final for an art class on cosplay.... But the class was full of crazy art majors and LOL, like they've got room to talk.

>Diana wants to put her Anime cartoons aside and access her more feminine side so she can score a dream date to prom and finally feel good about herself.
>anime cartoons

I lol'd.

But on the other hand, MTV presents it like her problem is fandom, when it's just her own goddamn inability to dress and even act in a way that isn't awkward and that pisses me off.
I mean, it's great that she's getting some social coaching, but for fuck's sake all of this bullshit about "giving up the comic books" is ridiculous.

I now feel weird for not caring who knows about my hobbies.

Thanks /cgl/

:(

Any fandom to an extreme is going to get you looked at funny. I'm going to use football as an example since its a highly popular sport and interest to most "normal" people.

I come from a football loving family; my parents go to games, we have :insert football team name: memorabilia, my parents have sweaters etc and even a signed football helmet. Magazines which they buy this shit from. Ring tones etc.

However, when my parents go out they don't wear their football game makeup, rarely if ever bring it up to strangers or friends (unless its game day) And they wear their work clothes or going out clothes. They are just average people.

Anime/manga whatever fans tend to take their interests to an obnoxious level. Is there anything wrong with showing you like anime? No, but don't get pissy when people look at you funny because you're dressed as catgirl, someone fully dressed as a football player would get just as equal odd looks in class. There is a thing called growing the fuck up and learning moderation. Anime/manga, just like football, is not a way of life it is a goddamn hobby/interest. Hell I doubt even REAL football players take their profession to the level anime fans do.

If my parents acted like some of these goddamn weeabos do then I would KILL THEM. Seriously, you rabid fans need to stop and think about your parents interests and imagine them going to the levels you or someone you know goes to to show they like a certain thing.

It's fucking odd no matter what the hobby is if you take it to extremes.

>>1442840
Misfire.
http://www.animenews.biz/about/

I'm the Editor in Chief.

Well, I understand that you can be too extreme in your fandom that it makes you socially inept, the fact is that she was having fun with her friends at high school and there wasn't anything wrong with that. Yeah, she wanted to get with a guy, and she had a crush on the "cool, good looking" guy, but most girls I know are like that, anyway.

So um, what does the show do (even if she was okay with it)? Sell out her identity to turn her into a prim and proper girl who shows skin to get guys and is into being a "material" girl? And in the end, the guy said no (albeit for a halfway decent reason). So she ends up getting a guy who's into WoW and games (and probably anime), a person LIKE HER (and they said she'd have to adjust her expectations and find a guy with her interests) after all that?

Moral of the story (and show) - you can lie to yourself and pretend to be somebody else (hmm, not so hard for some of cosplayers) to get popular or what you want, and be miserable (like this girl was during those segments), or be yourself, be happy, and you'll probably end up just all right in the end (though it may not be in high school, college and beyond have possibilities, too). Sorry, while the show had me interested for a bit, I utterly felt horrible for that girl, even if she thought she knew what she was doing. But oh well, can't wait for round two next year...

>>1442880
The one hole in this example is that it's common to wear sports jerseys and hats and such, but you say it's not okay to wear catears and animu shirts and carry an I <3 Yaoi bag.

>>1442337
THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT INNOCENT QUESTION WHICH PROMPTED A WILD SONI TO APPEAR, AND THE RESULTING 83 HIT COMBO.

NOW THESE 2 PEOPLE WILL FEEL AWKWARD FOR AT LEAST 3 MINUTES IF THEY WERE TO EVER MEET IN PERSON.

AND IT WILL BE MOSTLY YOUR FAULT.

>>1442905
an I <3 Yaoi bag is not okay. I myself like it, but advertising it like that is gross.

>>1442905
Hey its completely fine to wear a hat that says "anime"

But sports fans don't wear football shaped hats or their cheese hats to work either.

Holy fuck I've been waiting to use this since the last time this episode aired.

>>1442929
You'd look like an immature child if you wore an anime hat.

What's wrong with you people, have some semblance of fashion sense.

>>1442933
THAT FACE

Jesus, watching this was like watching a large truck crashing into a steamroller in very, very, very slow motion.

Absolutely horrifying and painful.

>>1442941
I used to wear a tan cap with a FOXHOUND patch on it. I realized the only reason I was getting weird looks was because it was about two sizes too small.

I need a new hat to put the patch on.

>>1442933
she looks like a jesus freak I knew in jr. high

>>1442957
Oh, man -- if you ever do find those hats with all the velcro points in CB or Tan, you post about it, because the one I have is also a little small on my head.

>>1442933
what the fuck is this shit?

>>1442933
>>1442905

Actually, generally speaking it's fine to wear geek shirts, and have geek bags.

Were you need to draw the line are the fucking cat ears and narutard head bands, and other weeaboo bullshit accessories.

>>1442968
Will do. Mine was a Condor, though, so maybe some reputable place like SKDTac will have it larger and in a better brand.

>>1442970
IF you are wearing a shapeless sack that you call an anime shirt or a messenger bag with some silly anime character on it and its just so plain (ie. those I <3 yaoi bag makers), you are doing it wrong.

Properly fitting "antiqued" geek shirts and fancier looking bags look fine.

Look, in the opening, in the red shirt, ITS NINA EINSTEIN!

>Prom night
>Greatest night of your life

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I skipped my prom night. Went to a Chikara show instead.

>>1442993
I skipped prom too. I don't remember what I did instead. Prom is completely meaningless to me. I don't like parties and I don't like preps, and prom combines both of them along with high heels and popular music. It sounds like a punishment from hell tailored specifically for me.

>>1442941
I have a GITS hat that I wear when having a bad hair day. I never get strange looks, and I'll get the occasional, "Oh, that was a good show." If I'm wearing baggy sweats and shit I might get a few looks, but that's because I look like shit, not because I'm wearing an animu hat. (Plus, it doesn't look all that ostentatious anyway.)

The hats with ears and shit are a bit overboard, IMO, but wearing something anime related is no different than having a shirt advertising a product you like, a sports team you like, a brand you like, a show/game/whatever, etc.

>>1442997
My fondest memory of prom night was getting the "What the...?" challenge completed in Call of Duty 4.

I fucking hated prom. I blame the fact that I wanted to totally white knight some girl off her feet and, well...let's face it, I'm not attractive or charming at all.

>>1443003

Dude, just get sloshed with your date. She will find you funny and attractive in no time. That's how jocks do it because no offense to jocks, nobody could hang out with a jock sober.

>>1442889
Okay, just was blinded when you said news reporter so immediately thought you were Stephanie Chateau but then I realized she wouldn't be able to be write fluent sentences.

BTW, checked the site, man I can do the same thing by posting PR releases along with same drivel posted on ANN & AOD while using Wordpress. Nothing to see here.

>>1443009
I can't stand alcohol. The hardest stuff I can drink without wanting to spit it out is sham-pag-knee or wine coolers. Preferably pina colada-flavored. That, and I'm 19, legal drinking age in Texas is 21, so I couldn't get smashed even if I wanted to.

inb4faggot

I dont know which one I should feel sorrier for, this thread or that girl.

>>1441761
>>1441823

I now fucking hate MTV...Anime is a lifestyle..

Why should we do what society wants us to.

facepalm'd but found sweet in the end. no matter how much rage i feel a bit sorry for the cute geeky girl and wish her well in her rage-inducing naruto hijinks.

>>1443026
Become babymakers

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I feel so sorry for you cosplaying nerds.

>>1443031
-0/10

>>1442313
If you lose some weight, maybe the boys will like you.

Jealous hambeast. You must be really hideous to envy the chick in the video. She's uggums.

>>1442973
I actually have the hat from SKDtac, it's apparently the HSGI hat but without the flag and the HSGI logo. It seems a little small, but it could also be that I'm doing it wrong, I don't know. That condor hat looks about the same, though...

>>1441823
I don't sit around feeling sorry for myself when it comes to women...I just chase whatever it is I want, win some, lose some. But regardless, I did find this amusing. She's just utterly uninterested in him. I LOLed heartily when they showed the "love of her life." Seriously? She wants him? She doesn't have room to be picky of course, but...really?

>>1442404
I fucking love you now.

>>1442541
She doesn't care what people think, she just doesn't want to have to hear people's negative comments. While she may not actually be offended, its still an annoyance. And before you say "ignore it" that doesn't exactly work as the sounds waves are still reaching you regardless.

I must be retarded becuase I can't figure out how watch past the first 10 minute video : (

>>1442878
Well as long as no one outside of the cosplay community gives you shit, its ok right?

>>1443039
What size hat do you wear? I think I wear something like an 8; the Condor wasn't really adjustable by much and didn't have the elastic in the back like the HSGI one.

>>1442273
Wow, I remember this episode. I died inside. My little cousin even was scared of her.

Also, I hate it when people go around saying "I love yaoi". If it's to shit around with friends and tease them, then fine. But expressing it to everyone? Just no.

But still can't give her props for not knowing how to walk in heels.

>>1443055
and so what if they do?

It's your life...

>>1442634

Ohfuckno. Never ever. Please, no. Lolita is my life (I like to cosplay, too) but lolita is my life and my baby as of sorts.

When it got critqued on Jezebel a few months ago and pages upon pages of people of women have a go at lolita, I died a little inside and my heart was really broken up. :/ I could never see it on MTV and have them be like 'GWEN STEFANNIIII FASHION' and shit.

Just, no. No.

>>1443057
...i actually have no idea. Never measured for a hat before -- probably should do that if I ever want to get one that fits right. Never occurred to me, of course, to make adjustments to the elastic in the back; I just put it on and went "eh, good enough".

>>1443062
so you're content with receiving shit from people based on the fact you told them what you like to do in your spare time? I don't care what people think of me either but if there's something I'm interested in that I know for a fact will not be received positively by others, I don't talk about it. Yes, it's my life, and I choose not to take shit just to defend my weird little hobbies.

>>1443062
See:
>>1443051

>>1442987
SHIT SHIT SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT!

>>1441683

Also, fuck MTV. I can't even watch it. Damn them for not supporting UK. D:<

>>1443065

if they did decide to pick on lolita, you just know they'd pick a goddamn hambeast or someone ugly as sin.

>>1443074

Yeah, or someone who's just dying to get whore themselves out to get on TV.

Unfortunately, the lolita community is FULL of them. I just don't understand it. I realise you want to show off how 'pretty' you think you look, but I think there should be picturing screening on EGL. I'm sick of seeing crappy half-assed stuff. :/