Active-attendee

A current person to Otaku — that may not have

lived through the previous social struggles and are

participating in their free-time through hanging

out, working on projects, or currently studying

about or abroad in Japan. Options for being active

in the community are varied and are based on a

path of interests and goals related. It's all about

getting involved in stuff and jump boosting the

community to gather and socialize.

What is Otaku Community?

The Best Animanga Streamers

Watching people on streams will give a experience of streamer and audience thats similar to a convention panel. Find out all about animanga things, learning lessons, and discovering more about what you love.

Diving Deep into the Worlds

Deconstructing the stories, the characters, and the things that make the animanga. Looking at the "Wiki" to see what fans have compiled so far of a series. This opens your eyes to project possibilities.

Style Your Space Your Way

Home is where rooms speak volumes and decor does as well. At this point of going down the rabbit hole it's about the cool stuff. The Computer Setup, Decorative Objects, and Storage.

What to Expect in a Group?

Find your people in your interest that gives that passion and that

drive that has the feeling of belonging and realness. A group is

made with the intention of creating a space for life-sharing,

growing through animanga with relatability and spiritually. Its a

place of encouragement through highs and lows in life. Groups

gather at homes, coffee shops, and animanga shops where

people want to connect and are eager to socialize. Its healthy to

get away from exclusive viewing parties and start talking.

What are your Expectations?

Expectations of a group is connected to beliefs, relationships,

and what shoulds are on your personal list. Finding the right

group depends on these understandings and if the group your

looking for isn't around locally it is great to start a new group.

Understand groups are about shared expectations, shared

agreements, and what is shared ideas of what is not expected

as well. Find out if your commitment to Otaku is the same as the

groups through checking out the "Commitment Scale"

Commitment Scale

Your Otaku Individuality

Identity is the uniqueness of yourself and is tied to individualism

that sees the concept of ideology, social outlook, and philosophy.

With Otaku Individualism is those who love Animanga and do not

subscribe to a social authority or branch fandom or an external

animanga industry authority. The term is applied when refusing

gatekeeper doctrines of moving away from toxic community

members. People bond through individuality, family, groups,

goals, but not gatekeeping, bullying, or authority absolutes.

Family Enjoyment

As all sorts of animation reaches western audiences there is a

place for kids, teens, and young adults to learn about

Japanimation. There are age-specific series that have family

groups and adult leadership through age transitions. For example

Doraemon, Anpanman, Pokemon, Yokai Watch, and Nintama

Rantaro. These series can open up to other series that explain

self-paced learning, social issue discussions, and culture talks

about east meets west topics.

Interested in Starting a Group?

Start becoming a group leader by doing your best to understand

how to connect with others. Your group and your mission will

connect with you and help you prepare to know what direction

your group is going. Have it be illustration practice, group made

cosplay, discussion topics for a webpage, or writing out articles

for a series the possibilities are endless. So start inviting people,

have some yummy food, and start meeting, because you never

know what will happen next. Check out the resources for even

more great information and ideas.

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