Matt Fargo (55 page)

Authors: Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang From "What's Up?" to "F*%# Off!"

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Dōjinshi are privately published comic books, a lot of which feature homosexual characters.

Komike

Komike is the annual comic market, a huge event where people come to sell their dōjinshi.

< HERO SHOWS

Power Rangers
gorenjā

The Power Rangers was a remix of this classic Japanese hero show. Spandex, karate, and plotlines bordering on abstractions.

Masked Rider
kamen raidā

The Masked Rider is a guy who transforms into a gigantic superhero on a motorcycle with special grasshopper powers.

Ultraman
urutoraman

Ultraman is the granddaddy of all hero shows. He shoots a “Specium Beam” out of his hand and can fly with jet-propelled boots.

< OTHER ANIME / MANGA RELATED ACTIVITIES

Cosplay
kosupurei

“Cosplay” is the practice of dressing up like your favorite animated characters. It’s like yiffy but not quite as creepy.

Maid cafes
meido kissa

This is a café where guys go to be served by girls dressed up in maid outfits, like the girls in a comic book.

Butler cafes
shitsuji kissa

Girls, as well, can go have their coffee served by men in butler outfits. It’s only fair.

Action figures
figyua

Action figures are very popular among the otaku crowd. You don’t play with them—you just set them on the top of your bookshelf and sigh, “Moē…”

Plastic models
puramo

Plastic models may be the kind of thing that your dad played with, but in Japan they are still very popular.

Goth/Lolita fashion
gosurori kei

Goth/Lolita fashion is basically just goth for little Japanese girls. Cute and scary, like everything else in Japan.

< FAMOUS QUOTATIONS FROM ANIME AND MANGA:

“Settle down, settle down. Take a breather,
take a breather.” (Ikkyū-san)
awatenai awatenai. hitoyasumi hitoyasumi. (Ikkyū-san)

“A pig that can’t fly is just a plain old pig.” (Crimson Pig)

tobenē buta wa tada no buta da. (kurenai no buta)

“I chastise you, in lieu of the moon!” (Sailor Moon)

tsuki ni kawatte oshioki yo! (sērā mūn)

“Hola, ami-gonad.” (Obotchama-kun)
tomodachinko! (obotchama kun)

“Good enough for me.” (Tensai Bakabon)
korede, ī no da. (tensai bakabon)

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