Otaku Code v3.0 Generator

Subbed vs. Dubbed

The Sub vs. Dub debate has been raging since the beginning of time (well, at least since the beginning of Otaku). It has been fueled by things like the horrible DiC dub of Sailor Moon, the transformation of Cardcaptor Sakura into Cardcaptors, and then the wonderful dubs of Fruits Basket and Spirited Away.

Special

s! : anime is best raw, like sushi
s* : most of the subbed anime I watch has a lot of typos and grammar mistakes
s? : Anime comes subtitled?! Like foreign movies? I thought it was all in English!

Rating

s+++ : I refuse to watch dubbed anime
s++ : I almost never watch dubbed anime
s+ : I prefer to watch anime subtitled, but will watch a dub if it is good
s : I will watch anime either way
s- : I prefer to watch dubbed anime
s-- : I feel that subtitles detract from the visual nature of the film
s--- : I refuse to watch subtitled anime, no matter how bad the dubbing is

Fansubs

Fansubs are a hazy issue. They're easy to get in New York City (sometimes for a ridiculous sum of money) or over the Internet. Fansubs are videos of anime that have not been released in the US, subtitled by fans for fans. In order to be as responsible as possible, you should pay either nothing for them or only enough for the video and you should buy the commercial release when it becomes available.

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fs! : I am a fansubber! Don't mess with me or I'll flame you in the credits of something
fs* : some fansubbers have better products than the professionals

Rating

fs+++ : I think fansubbers are gods that walk among us and I refuse to buy commercial - rank releases
fs++ : I think fansubbing is an excellent way to get anime that is not commercially - rank available and have quite a few of both
fs+ : I own or have seen a few fansubs but I'm hazy about the legal issues
fs : I have no feelings about fansubbing
fs- : I don't think fansubs are a good idea, they take away from the creator's profits and - rank infringe upon their rights
fs-- : I refuse to buy fansubs because they are illegal and immoral and I would rather watch - rank the commercial stuff
fs--- : I would turn in anyone I caught with a fansub to the proper authorities

Digisubs

With P2P programs becoming popular, and Internet connections getting faster, more and more fansubbers began releasing their product in digital form. The major advantage to that is that is you don't have to pay a cent for the anime. The disadvantage is that you need a fast connection, unless you have friends who can download it for you. Digisubs used to be looked down upon, but recently their quality has gotten better--as good as videos and approaching that of DVDs.

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ds* : I am a fansubber who recently started releasing my work in digital form.
ds! : I am a digisubber! Don't mess with me or I'll flame you in the credits of something

Rating

ds+++ : Digisubs are the wave of the future! They're better than videotapes
ds++ : Digisubs are great!
ds+ : Digisubs are great...most of the time
ds : Well, maybe if they've fixed the problems with quality...
ds- : No thanks, I'll stick to my videos
ds-- : Ugh, how can you spend your time squinting at a computer screen? This stuff is horrible!
ds--- : Digisubs are just bad fansubs, shown in little boxes on computer screens. Don't make me turn you into the cops for having them!

Fan Parodies

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fp! : I have produced a fan parody
fp$ : I have produced a fan parody and had it shown at a convention
fp> : I wish I could produce a fan parody!

Rating

fp+++ : I love fan parodies and have seen tons of them
fp++ : I have seen a few fan parodies
fp+ : I have seen one fan parody
fp : I haven't seen any fan parodies but might be interested in doing so
fp- : I have no interest in seeing fan parodies
fp-- : fan parodies aren't funny
fp--- : hey, aren't they technically illegal? I should turn thise people in!

Discussion lists

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ml! : I routinely get over 1000 e-mails a day and personally run more than one list
ml* : I am a born lurker and rarely contribute myself, but enjoy watching others talk

Rating

ml+++ : I am a member of more than three mailing lists and run at least one
ml++ : I am a member of at least two lists, I get over 100 e-mails a day
ml+ : I belong to a mailing list
ml : I have not joined any mailing lists and I'm not sure if I want to or not
ml- : I was on a mailing list but didn't like it
ml-- : ML's mean too much e-mail. I can't keep up with them
ml--- : E-mail is for losers

Manga

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m* : Manga is readily available at low cost in my native language/I am Japanese or have read Japanese all or most of my life
m$ : isn't english-translated manga so expensive?

Rating

m+++ : I learned Japanese just to read manga and now can read even the most technical of writing
m++ : I read either translated manga or raw stuff with translations on the Web.
m+ : I read some translated manga
m : I haven't read manga
m- : I don't like manga much
m-- : I really don't like manga
m--- : I hate and despise manga, it should be destroyed

Japanese

Rating

j+++ : I am a native speaker of Japanese
j++ : I am fluent in the language because I have taken it in school
j+ : I know a few words but have not taken the language formally/I am now taking it but aren't very good yet
j : I know words like anime and manga, but still might refer to mangas or ninjas in a sentence
j- : I don't know any japanese, at all
j-- : I don't know any japanese, nor do I want to
j--- : The Japanese bombed us during WWII, why would I want to learn their devil language!?
j! : all the japanese I know comes from anime

Otaku status

Rating

o+++ : I am a true otaku, never leaving my house and spending every waking moment in front of a screen. I prefer people in 2 dimensions.
o++ : I don't go out much and spend a lot of time watching anime
o+ : I have a large number of anime tapes but a fairly normal social life
o : I have a normally active social life
o- : I am usually not home on fridays and saturdays
o-- : I thrive on other people and feel uncomfortable home alone
o--- : HA! LOSERS!

Anime

Rating

a+++ : I have seen almost every anime title, including many that never made it to the US
a++ : I have a large number of tapes and have seen even more
a+ : I have a few tapes and have seen a fair amount of anime, most titles that people might mention I know or have seen
a : I have seen some anime but not a lot
a- : I own no anime and have seen very little
a-- : All the anime I have seen was aired on television in my native country
a--- : I have seen almost no anime, with the possible exception of Robotech
a? : You mean they're not made in America?

Merchandise

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mc$ : I sell anime stuff on my website or on E-Bay

Rating

mc+++ : The average Japanese child does not have as much anime merchandise as I do, I practically swim in the stuff
mc++ : I have an awful lot of anime merchandise and can probably reel off a list of the stuff I DON'T have
mc+ : I have a fair amount of anime merchandise, some of it hard to get
mc : I might have some anime merchandise, but not much
mc- : I have absolutely no anime stuff
mc-- : I don't know where to get anime stuff
mc--- : I don't want any anime merchandise. It's all overpriced import stuff.
mc? : There's anime merchandise?

Anime Music

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cd* : All my anime music is on my computer

Rating

cd+++ : I quite possibly have every piece of anime music ever recorded
cd++ : I have quite a large collection of anime music
cd+ : I have a few anime cd's
cd : I might have an anime music cd
cd- : I don't care for anime music
cd-- : I really dislike anime music
cd--- : Ugh! That music disgusts me! Get it away! Get it away!

Conventions

Rating

con! : I have helped run a convention
con+++ : I attend conventions whenever I can and love them
con++ : I have attended a few conventions
con+ : I have been to one convention
con : I have never been to a convention but might like to go
con- : I don't like conventions
con--- : I really don't like conventions
con--- : Conventions? Get a life, people!

Cosplay (Anime Costumes)

Rating

cos+++ : I am always in anime costume
cos++ : I enjoy cosplaying and do it often
cos+ : I have dressed up at least once as an anime character (perhaps for Holloween)
cos : I have not dressed up in anime costume
cos- : Something about dressing up as an anime character disturbs me
cos-- : I think most anime costumes look terrible and don't like the idea of dressing up
cos--- : You look ridiculous! Get that stupid costume off. Get a life, people!

Fanfiction

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fic! : I have written large quantities of fanfic
fic* : I have written at least one fanfic

Rating

fic +++ : I have probably read most of the fanfiction available
fic ++ : I have read a fair amount of fanfiction and enjoyed it
fic+ : I have read some fanfiction
fic : I have no opinion of fanfiction
fic- : I have never read fanfiction before
fic-- : I don't think fanfiction is very good
fic--- : If you want a story, see the originals, otherwise, hands off those characters!

Fan art

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art! : I have drawn large quantities of fan art
art!* : I *would* have drawn large quantities of fan art, but can't draw well
art* : I am learning to draw anime characters

Rating

art+++ : I love fanart and seek it out like a maniac
art++ : I look for fanart and collect it on my computer
art+ : I like fanart
art : Fanart's okay
art- : I don't like fanart.
art-- : I very much dislike fanart. Most of it's not drawn well.
art--- : Ugh! How can you do that to those characters? That looks like it was drawn by a five year-old

Seiyuu/Voice actor Following

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va$ : I am a voice actor in an anime series
va* : (with modifiers) Comment refers to English performers

Rating

va+++ : I know every voice performer for every series and worship them like deities
va++ : I know a lot about voice performers
va+ : I know some things about who does what voices and think the performers are great
va : I know nothing about these people
va- : I don't want to know anything about these people
va-- : Anime is best dubbed so we can get english voices
va--- : Down with voice performers! Kill them all!

Gasp! Hentai!

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h* : I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate me (or someone I know)
h? : Hentai? I don't know what that means.

Rating

h+++ : Yes, hentai! The more tentacles the better! This is what anime is all about!
h++ : I think hentai is great! Just great!
h+ : There's nothing wrong with hentai. It's usually pretty creative.
h : Hentai? Doesn't that mean "perverted" in japanese?
h- : I don't care for hentai.
h-- : Hentai is morally wrong and anyone who likes it is sick.
h--- : DOWN WITH HENTAI! YOU'RE ALL SICK AND SHOULD BE SHOT!

Preferred Genre

Rating

r/c : Romantic comedy (ie. KareKano)
dr : Drama (ie. Neon Genesis Evangelion, Serial Experiments Lain)
mg : Magical Girl (ie. Sailor Moon)
fan : Fantasy (ie. Slayers, Shamanic Princess)
fgt : Fighting (ie. Street Fighter, Tekken)
sf : Science Fiction (ie. VS Knights Lamunes, Bubblegum Crisis)
com : Comedy/Parody (ie. Devil Hunter Yokho, Project A-Ko, Ghost Sweeper Mikami)
sp : Sports/Games (ie. Hikaru no Go)
shj : Shoujo (Girls' Anime)
shn : Shounen (Boys' Anime)
gen! : I will watch nearly any genre

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