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Otaku Dictionary: Suffixes

Suffixes
In Japanese suffixes are added to a person's name. These suffixes show the relation of the speaker to the person. Calling someone "Mary-san" is very different than calling them "Mary", "Mary-chan", or "Mary-sama". Translated manga will sometimes retain the suffixes, and one can hear the suffixes when watching non-dubbed anime.
-chan: used for feminine people or things that are either younger or of a lower position than the speaker, or very friendly with the speaker. The female version of "-kun"
-kun: used for more masculine people or things that are either younger or of a lower position than the speaker, or very friendly with the speaker. The male version of "-chan"
-sama: used for people above the speaker, the next step above "-san". Ex: "It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr.. President-sama"
-san: used for people the speaker is not very common with and on similar grounds with, such as one's classmates or coworkers (that are on the same level). The most common one, and the "safest" in speaking.
-senpai: used for an upperclassman, and someone who will never notice you. Really used for a mentor of sorts, but not a boss. Can also be used by itself without the person's name. "Thank you so much for your lessons, Senpai!"
-sensei: used for a teacher or boss. "Thank you for today's lesson, Kenjiro-sensi"
*No suffix*: This shows very strong familiarity. You would not use this on a classmate you barely speak to, but on a good friend.

Otaku Dictionary: NicoNico

Noun;
1) NicoVideo.jp. More or less the Japanese Youtube, only with less rude users. Unlike on YouTube, NicoNico does not require users to watch advertisements to view videos. To view any video one needs to have an account, but the standard accounts are free. Premium Membership is also available for 525 Yen per month (at the time of writing), which allows for them to view videos in high quality during heavy traffic when standard users will have to view videos in very low quality, get priority seating (?) for live broadcasts, and upload longer and videos in higher quality. Most Vocaloid producers (all that I have seen) are premium members. On extremely popular videos there are also polite words from sponsors at the end. While vocaloid is a large part of NicoNico, there are also many non-vocaloid videos on it, including videos about politics and daily life. They have a very different commenting system than on websites such as YouTube, as users can comment directly on the video, as seen right. More images from NicoNico below the page break in case someone wants proof that NicoNico is more than Vocaloid

First Meeting success!

I'm still not sure if anyone is even going on this site, but the first meeting was great! I was so happy that so many people came (and I accidentally said it out loud >.<). Next meeting I was thinking of either watching an anime (my first choice would be K, but I also have DVDs for all the Hetalia seasons, and FMA:B, and I could get something from the internet), or having a drawing fest of sorts. Or we could do both simultaneously. Of course, if we did draw, I would bring tracing paper for those who are artistically challenged (like me). Anyway, to celebrate, I traced a crappy drawing of A-ya from the Shuuen No Shiori manga.
Also, I've been meaning to mention, if you want to e-mail the club, the address is YHSAnimeManga@gmail.com. Thanks!
-Rebecca

Otaku Dictionary: Pixiv.net

Noun; website
1) In short, the Japanese DeviantART.
It should be noted that a) Everything is in Japanese, b) To view some things in HQ you need an account, but they're free, and c) Some artists do not allow reprinting of their works, ex. posting them on tumblr, etc. and legal actions have actually taken place because of this law. So respect their wishes and look for notifications of that sort.On the artist's profile page under the self-introduction he or she will state if they do not allow reprinting of his or her works. You will probably have to use Google translate, but it will say if they do not want their works reprinted. Just because an art was on Tumblr does not mean that the artist allows reprinting of their works.
Also note, its .net not .jp 

Otaku Dictionary: Vocaloid

Noun
 1) A very famous icon in the anime-manga area. Vocaloid is actually a software program that allows the user to create songs with vocals, kind of like Garage Band. (I think; I've never used one) Contrary to popular belief, the first vocaloids were Leon and Lola, who sang in English. The most famous vocaloids are Japanese, but now there are vocaloids that sing in Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. The most famous vocaloid is Hatsune Miku.
To understand the beauty of Vocaloid, I would suggest you just YouTube search it. And even the first ones that come up won't be the highest quality, as the newest voicebanks, V3, are new, but amazing.
Some of the most recognizable Japanese vocaloids are Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len (Rin is a girl, Len is a boy, they're created by the same voice, often siblings or soul mates in songs), Gumi Megapoid, Kaumi Gakupo, Megurine Luka, Kaito "Shion" (no official last name), IA (the new star, overtaking Hatsune Miku), Mayu (that chick that no one really likes)

Some notable producers (in my opinion) are: 150p (creator of Shuuen No Shiori), Suzumu (often write lyrics for others, but has also created whole songs), Jin (also known as Shinzen No Teki-P; creator of Kagerou Daze), Hitoshizuku (creator of Night trilogy, Synchronicity trilogy, and several other famous songs), out of service, Yucha (wrote pretty much everything several famous songs), Neru (writes lots popular songs), Kemu (creator of "Pandora Voxx")

Most of these songs are first uploaded onto "NicoNico", (NicoVideo.jp), but subbed versions of popular songs will often show up on YouTube

Otaku Dictionary: Anime

Noun
1) A style of Japanese cartoons. Important characteristics include large eyes on the females (and sometimes the males, too, depending on the genre), and uncommon hair styles/colors. The art overall just tends to be prettier, too. Unlike cartoons in the West, anime is watched by everyone, and there are several genres for it. The name comes from the Japanese pronunciation of animation.
Most anime originates as a manga, but it can also originate as a light novel (Haruhi, DRRR), video game, or even recently, series of vocaloid songs (Kagerou Daze)
2) An abbreviation of animation, can refer to any type of cartoons, Japanese or not.

Note: You read manga, you watch anime

Otaku Dictionary: Manga

Noun
1) A particular style of comics that originated in Japan. Important characteristics include large eyes on the females (and sometimes the males, too, depending on the genre), and uncommon hair styles/colors. The art overall just tends to be prettier, too. Unlike comics in the West, manga is read by anyone of any age and there are several different types of genres.
Many anime originates as a manga, but there are also anime that have been anime and then given a manga (K), and light novels (Haruhi, Durarara), video games (Akaya Akashiya Ayakashi, to name an obscure one), and recently even series of Vocaloid songs (Kagerou Daze, Shuuen No Shiori), that have received the manga treatment.
And its almost always read right to left. If it is not, it is most likely not authentic manga.
And, you read manga, you watch anime

Reminder

Again, club starts this Thursday-- oh! I have to start making the jeopardy game!
I doubt we have any KagePro fans here, but Yobanashi Decieve was released today : D
I shouldn't be talking about such an obscure fandom here, but... its so... ＼(~o~)／
I'm going to try to update the Otaku Dictionary again today, too. With the words "Anime" and "Manga", which really should have been first.
Oh yeah~ room 202
-Rebecca

Otaku Dictionary: Weeaboo

Noun
1) A very zealous fan of anime and manga, but in a bad way. These people plan on moving to Japan (often including the goal of becoming manga artists), and go out of their way to proclaim Japan as a holy land that can do no wrong and will often insult their own country. A lot of them think they were Japanese in a past life or something, etc. They are also infamous for trying to learn Japanese from anime and speaking it in normal conversation.
Note: This can be cured. Weeaboos will sometimes grow out of it or with the help of friends become humane again. Those cured will either revert to normal mundane people or otakus

See also: Otaku

Otaku Dictionary: "Otaku"

Noun
1) (West) A zealous fan of anime, manga, etc. A good thing. Though tecnically it can be used for fans of other things, it is most recognizably used for anime-manga
2) (Japan) Someone who is so into their fandom that it damages their social interaction. An insult.

Ex: The otakus sat around and watched anime happily (West)
"Don't go near him. He's a total otaku and has never even talked to a girl. You don't know when he's going to snap" (East)

Not to be confused with Weeaboo

Now on FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/YorktownHighSchoolAnimeMangaClub
Because no one goes on here.
At least now I can start the otaku dictionary
-Rebecca

Re: Club Informaiton

Hello! This is Rebecca, the Yorktown Anime and Manga Club president. I'm really excited to finally get this club set up. I'm a huge manga and anime fan, and I also like Vocaloid and Pokémon.I want this to be a pretty chill club where people can get rid of some of the stress of school. One thing I do hope to accomplish next year is to attend an anime convention as a club. This will take a lot of work for organizing it, but it would be really great. I have a some ideas of what we could do in anime club, like watching anime, having a drawing day, playing anime-manga themed jeopardy, whatever people really want to do when we start club—which is on the 21st of February, after school, in room 202. I'm planning on having the club go until 3:45 or 4, but it could change, depending on what people want.
Also, there will probably be snacks at the first meeting :D
Questions, comments, or concerns? Comment!!
-Rebecca

The first info post (made when I was planning on having the first meeting on the 7th) can be found here

1st meeting postponed-- again!

The first meeting will now be on February 21st
Anyone who had something to do on the 14th is in luck because the meeting has been postponed (again, fourth time) because apparently even people without valentines do things on that day. So yay. Now, there's nothing important on the twenty-first, right? Oh yeah, and I'm still planning on getting someone to bring food.
Also, posters are expected to be up by Friday :-D

Speaking of posters, it's incredibly difficult to think of new people to put on them. I'm making a new one because one of them had too much text. And InDesign is blocking some of the fonts I want to use
-Rebecca

1st Meeting Postponed

(THE 1ST MEETING WILL NOW BE ON THE 21st)

The first meeting will now be on 14 February, also known as Valentine's Day
Sorry if anyone has something to do! We had to postpone the meeting (again) due to a certain vice president insisting that we actually get approved (see below) and my absence on Monday morning.
But on another note, ever since Friday, February first, the club has actually been approved! After 12 weeks of waiting for a notice Sarah (VP's assistant) and I went over to the activities office and talked to the guy who was supposed to approve things, and he just said okay.
So there, we're official.
And to compensate for the unfortunate date, there will be food.
And maybe even the jeopardy game I was going to make can be about pairings and stuff. Or something.
-Rebecca

Leadership

Rebecca here. So, there are actually other people with leadership stuff in the club, just I'm the only one who ever posts anything. Because I am the president, after all. Here's the positions
President: Rebecca
Vice-President: Emily
Idea Assistant: Peter "McKyuh"
VP's assistant: Sarah

We will also need some positions such as treasurer, etc., especially for planning for the convention. I hope to have some people volunteer for the positions in the first meeting.
Also, I'm going to be mega busy this weekend, but I will add more stuff to this page. I'm actually writing this when I was supposed to be working on my in-class essay.
-Rebecca