You can’t watch anything without subtitles
You can’t watch anything in English, period!
You can carry on perfectly good Japanese conversation without setting foot in a class
You use the name of your fave anime character as a pet name for your boyfriend/girlfriend
You spend your college fund on anime stuff
You only hang out with fellow Otaku’s
…and you don’t realize this until you’ve read this (honestly I didn’t realize it til I wrote it)
You start to dress/act like your fave anime character…and if you can’t find clothes like theirs, you make them (yeah onee-chan Amy!)
…on a daily basis!!!
You convice your boyfriend/girlfriend to dress/act like your fave anime character’s love interest (or your own anime crush…)
You know more anime themes than American songs (not yet but I’m totally getting there!)
You can write a 60 page anime fanfic, but you can’t write a 5 page essay in class
You give all your friends (even the VERY rare non-otaku friends you have) anime nicknames based on looks or personality related to the character
You eat nothing but Asian food…with chopsticks of course
…any non-Asian food…you still eat with chopsticks (this is interesting with some foods)
You associate hairbuns with klutzes who have big appetites (ie Usagi/Chibi-Usa, Miaka, etc)
You are constantly mentally in SD mode
If sweatdrops were real...you'd have to wear a swimsuit constantly
You actually know what an Otaku is!
You’ve actually done more than half of these!
You repeatedly use your fave character’s catch phrase (me, I’m always hungry and I make jokes with my friend when we get chinese, break apart the chopsticks, and yell, "Itadakimasu!")
You convert your parents/siblings/relatives to Otaku’s
…and your non-Otaku friends of course
…and THEIR families
…and give the families nicknames
You can tell another Otaku in a crowd, even if you haven't met them before in your life
...and you introduce yourself to them
You only get anime themes stuck in your head...no matter how hard you try, you can't get normal music in there (try walking around work singing the theme to Magic Knight Rayearth or Ranma 1/2 sometime...)
You can play anime music on your musical instrument, without music! (I can play Outlaw Star, MKR and FY's theme songs on the flute *^_^*)
You take Japanese class just so you can watch anime and not have to read subtitles (I was gonna...I know people who have)
...or you get books and teach yourself! (yeah that's me *^_^*)
You know who these pictures are...
This one isn't for kids' eyes...(highlight to read)
You call out your anime crush's name during sex instead of your significant other's!
These are entries given to me by members of my Yahoo! Clubs, Anime ®evolution and Tenchiville...*^_^*
when you think you can turn spammers into cabbits (tenchi muyo) from degen78
you jump off a building nude and you think your optical camoflage will kick in and u can free fall without dieing (Ghost in the shell)from degen78
you're scared of cold water (ranma 1/2) from degen78
When sweatdrops become a common occurence (I forget who gave this to me...)
When your a grown man and you try to act like you just went into SD mode. from maverick_hunter_megamanx
When you start pouring cold water on yourself hoping you'll turn into something else from rh2ki
You want to have a bundle of kids, just because you want to name them after all your favorite anime characters. from Enchanttress4
You know you've watched too much anime when you spend all night staring at a full moon hoping to turn into a giant ape. (DBZ) from mystic_monkey_3000
...when you try to take on a band of robbers with a wooden sword. (Outlaw Star) from mystic_monkey_3000
...when you throw a rabbit into the air and watch to see if it turns into a space ship... from Mystic_monkey_3000
Arigatou to everyone who contributed and anyone can add to my list just email me!
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