Let's talk about wotas.

[Special Needs Tricycle]

[quote name='Usako' post='76562' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:46 PM']I remember seeing a camera-phone video of some nerdy Japanese dude knifing one of their Nacchi photo books to pieces and stabbing, and stabbing and stabbing it and then busting a nut on it. D:[/quote]

Hahhahahaha oh my god someone find this video.



I actually remember seeing a video of another wota kniving his Nacchi photobook, rip out pages, and then proceeding to.... stir fry them while Furusato played in the background. It was definitely a joke video, though. Still hilarious as hell.

[tsukinobyouin]

[quote name='Infinite Loop' post='76560' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:37 PM']This is why TnB's chart bristles with me a bit, especially the division between the first two levels of "craziness". First off, how is it an indicator of creepiness for any straight male of any age to find Reina "cute like a puppy"? I don't understand that at all. What people find attractive, especially in a non-overtly-sexual way, is supposed to be repressed away as they become older? In terms of action, maybe, but in thought? Yeesh.[/quote]



The chart was totally meant to be a joke, not serious hard guidelines. I didn't put a lot of deep thought into dividing the levels or anything, or intend for them all to represent some level of "you might need therapy." The one with "cute like a puppy" one was supposed to be an average fairly enthusiastic fan. If the average 35 year old guy told his work buddies about his love for H!P and showed a cute picture of Reina, his buddies would probably find him "unusual," but that doesn't mean he's a loon or a pervert. That's all I was getting at.





[quote name='Ap2000' post='76561' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:41 PM']Why is this so Reina-centric !?! lol[/quote]



Because of the picture Trike showed in his main post of the guy with the Reina tattoo. So I just stuck with that name.

[stoveroad]

[quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='76563' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:55 PM']I actually remember seeing a video of another wota kniving his Nacchi photobook, rip out pages, and then proceeding to.... stir fry them while Furusato played in the background. It was definitely a joke video, though. Still hilarious as hell.[/quote]



Just found that video for anyone interested.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm49686



I'm not sure if I want to find the other video.

[Special Needs Tricycle]

[quote name='Peking Duck' post='76566' date='Mar 2 2010, 01:42 PM']Just found that video for anyone interested.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm49686



I'm not sure if I want to find the other video.[/quote]

Yessssss I love this video. Everything that guy does is hilarious.

[Ap2000]

[quote name='Peking Duck' post='76566' date='Mar 2 2010, 07:42 PM'][quote name='Special Needs Tricycle' post='76563' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:55 PM']I actually remember seeing a video of another wota kniving his Nacchi photobook, rip out pages, and then proceeding to.... stir fry them while Furusato played in the background. It was definitely a joke video, though. Still hilarious as hell.[/quote]



Just found that video for anyone interested.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm49686



I'm not sure if I want to find the other video.

[/quote]



ahahaha

Even the tag " あべだんごの作" is funny. Wonderful how he constantly says ABEEE with that whiny voice.

[furuya]

[quote name='Ap2000' post='76561' date='Mar 2 2010, 07:41 AM'][quote name='TnB' post='76546' date='Mar 2 2010, 04:19 PM'][quote name='staplermofo' post='76541' date='Mar 2 2010, 08:17 AM']Before I go blow my brains out in shame, guilt, and desolation because the one place I thought I would be accepted for being a fan (while not being creeped out by the other fans) suddenly turned on older guys, anyone want to propose a "you're just too old to be a fan" age?[/quote]



Tone down the drama a little. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> There's no "you're just too old to be a fan" age, it's all about what KIND of fan you are.



I present to the BBS a chart, for anyone worried they might be on the wrong side of the fandom craziness scale:







Fan of any age and gender who does wotagei, throws H!P birthday parties, dances to H!P songs on youtube, etc. = Some people at this board are probably laughing at you, but you're still pretty sane. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... umbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



late 20's~30+ guy who likes to jam to Berryz in his car, thinks Reina is "cute (like a puppy)," and has a good time laughing at general H!P antics = Unusual, but not unheard of or horrendously creepy. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /pouty.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':pouty:' />



late 20's~30+ guy who will only jam to H!P in his car and nothing else, thinks Reina is "hawt <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... ebleed.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':sick:' />", has an extensive collection of H!P photos/posters/etc plastered all over his walls, and tattoos Reina to his arm = Weirdo. Get a life, and fast! <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... weirdo.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':weirdo:' />



late 20's~30+ year old guy (or really, any fan of any age and gender) who is singularly devoted to the music of MM, thinks Reina is "a sex goddess <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... jerkit.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':jerkit:' />", and buys multiple copies of everything with Reina's face on it to have a pristine copy and a jerk off copy = Horrendously creepy and beyond saving. If you are at this board, gtfo. <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... gunner.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':gunner:' />

[/quote]



Why is this so Reina-centric !?! lol

[/quote]



Uh Oh, TnB. The symptoms are finally showing! Ha Ha Ha

[Infinite Loop]

[quote name='TnB' post='76565' date='Mar 2 2010, 01:32 PM'][quote name='Infinite Loop' post='76560' date='Mar 2 2010, 12:37 PM']This is why TnB's chart bristles with me a bit, especially the division between the first two levels of "craziness". First off, how is it an indicator of creepiness for any straight male of any age to find Reina "cute like a puppy"? I don't understand that at all. What people find attractive, especially in a non-overtly-sexual way, is supposed to be repressed away as they become older? In terms of action, maybe, but in thought? Yeesh.[/quote]



The chart was totally meant to be a joke, not serious hard guidelines. I didn't put a lot of deep thought into dividing the levels or anything, or intend for them all to represent some level of "you might need therapy." The one with "cute like a puppy" one was supposed to be an average fairly enthusiastic fan. If the average 35 year old guy told his work buddies about his love for H!P and showed a cute picture of Reina, his buddies would probably find him "unusual," but that doesn't mean he's a loon or a pervert. That's all I was getting at.

[/quote]

Yeah, that's fair. I mostly leapfrogged off of your post to try and illustrate my point, but even so I was probably taking it a bit more seriously than you intended <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... hahaha.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':sick:' />



I can understand people in that category wanting to keep their enjoyment to themselves as far as co-workers are concerned - but for the people feeling a bit alienated above, I don't think they should feel remotely ashamed feeling that way here <img src='http://mm-bbs.org/public/style_emoticon ... /smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Farrah]

I think that, bottom line, if you feel some sort of ownership over the girls... you're a freaky wota. If you feel like she's sort of kind of your girlfriend in your head maybe, you're a freaky wota. If you've let the girls dominate your life to the point of effecting it negatively (loss of income, impulsive buying, loss of friends), you're a freaky wota. Luckily, it's pretty easy not to do any of these things if you have an ounce of common sense. If you're a fan because you think Berryz/C-ute/Momusu/whatever are funny or like the music, even if you might do dances to the songs, or karaoke them (ahem)... I think you're just a normal, enthusiastic fan.

[mrsross]

I don't really care. As long as they're not on the verge of full blown stalking and carving the name of their favorite idol into their bodies, I'm cool.

[momoirosaya]

I know this topic is old but...



Reina wrote a blog post today about meeting that guy with her tatoo.





Translation:



Look at thiiiiiiss <3 <3 <3



Today when I went to go see the eiffel tower



I met a fan and,



(kind of confused what she says here but...) when I saw his arm there was Reina tattoed on it <3



I was super happpyy!



Because tatoo's don't fade, even after a lifetime!?



(says something else about being super happy)



This is really bad! (meaning it's really good)



Thank you very much <3





Well, I guess Reina likes wotas.

[EmEl]

What the heck, did he stalk her to the Eiffel Tower? I mean, you gotta assume the girls will go see it, so do you just wait there all day and all night until they show up?