What is an anime girl called?

What does waifu mean? Waifu is a term for a fictional character, usually in anime or related media, that someone has great, and sometimes romantic, affection for.
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Is a waifu a girl?

The Meaning of Waifu in Otaku Culture

Waifu refers to a fictional character an anime fan considers a wife or husband. There is a word for male characters female anime fans love: husbando. It is strange that the online otaku culture adopted this word instead of the Japanese word hazu to refer to this relationship.
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What do you call a person that watches anime?

An “Otaku” is someone who's deep into anime

They know their stuff, watch anime frequently, and maybe even own merchandise or cosplay.
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What is a Moekko?

Girls who are moe are called moekko (萌えっ娘) from the honorific "娘" meaning "female child".
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Is there an anime called waifu?

The dictionary meaning for the term 'waifu' is a fictional female character in Anime/Cartoon/Video-game franchise that one has affection and even sexual attraction for.
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What is Weebs?

A weeb is a derisive term for a non-Japanese person who is so obsessed with Japanese culture that they wish they were actually Japanese.
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What's the opposite of waifu?

The male equivalent of waifu is husbando.
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What is a Moe girl?

Moe is a Japanese term used in connection with manga or anime to describe something precious, usually (but not always) the ideal of youthful and innocent femininity. Written with the kanji for "to bud or sprout" (萌), the concept covers a range of ideal behaviour for youthful female characters in manga or anime.
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What is a Himedere?

A "Himedere" refers to a character who wishes to be treated like a princess or a queen by the person she loves, even if she is not actual royalty. Himedere characters have a princess complex. They can be real princesses or only want to be treated like royalty. This is the female equivalent of oujidere.
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What's a Kamidere mean?

A "Kamidere" refers to a character with a god complex, making them self-centered and arrogant towards those they see as inferior to them and who are not deserving of their time. They will demand to be treated like the perfect being they think they are by others, included those they like.
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Are weeb and Otaku the same?

An Otaku is someone who enjoys anime and manga culture and the communities that surround them. A Weeaboo is someone who enjoys JAPANESE culture specifically, and the Japanese people.
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What is the tsundere?

A tsundere is a character, most often female and in anime, who switches from being tough and cold towards a love interest into being soft and sweet.
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What anime is 02 in?

Zero Two (Japanese: ゼロツー, Hepburn: Zero Tsū), also called Code:002 (コード:002, Kōdo:002) and 9'℩ (ナインイオタ, Nain Iota, "Nine Iota") is a fictional character in the Japanese anime television series Darling in the Franxx by A-1 Pictures, Trigger, and CloverWorks.
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Who is the most popular waifu?

Top 10 Anime Waifus Of All Time, Ranked
  1. 1 Rem Is Another Loyal Maid Warrior (Re:Zero)
  2. 2 Tohru Is A Scaly Maid (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) ...
  3. 3 Hinata Hyuga Learned To Love Herself (Naruto) ...
  4. 4 Erza Scarlet Is A Heartfelt Swordswoman (Fairy Tail) ...
  5. 5 Zero Two Is A Committed Mecha Pilot (DARLING In The FRANXX) ...
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What is a Shundere?

Shundere[1] refers to a character who is sad or very depressed all of the time. Shundere characters often are sad from the start and don't have much of a reason to feel like this, unlike utsudere.
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What is a Megadere?

A "Megadere" is obsessed with their love interest in a fangirl/fanboy fashion and won't be afraid to show their interest towards them.
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What does gal mean in Japan?

Many people have heard of the Japanese creature known as the gyaru (Japanese pronunciation of "gal"). They are born as normal humans, but show their true colors around adolescence as their hair and eyes grow lighter, their skin encases itself in makeup, and their style of dress becomes more and more extravagant.
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What does otaku mean in anime?

Definition of otaku

: a person having an intense or obsessive interest especially in the fields of anime and manga —often used before another noun otaku culture.
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What is an idol in anime?

Idol (アイドル, aidoru) anime and manga are a category of Japanese fictional media centered on idols, a type of entertainer in their teens and early 20s marketed to have a close relationship with their fans and commercialized through merchandise.
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What is an anime husband called?

husbando (plural husbandos or husbandoes) (fandom slang) A fictional male character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is attracted and/or considers their significant other.
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What language is senpai?

In Japanese the word is used more broadly to mean "teacher" or "master." Like sensei, senpai is used in English in contexts of martial arts as well as religious instruction, in particular Buddhism.
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What does best girl mean in anime?

'Best Girl' is usually used to refer to someone's favourite character in a series. For example, Toshinou Kyouko is best girl in Yuru Yuri. Generally, best girl is used to refer to a female character, but occasionally people include male characters. Take Shinji Ikari from Evangellion or Kaiki from the monogatari series.
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Can a girl be a weeb?

So, What IS a Weeaboo? In nerd and fandom communities, "weeaboo" is synonymous with "wapanese." Both terms can be used for males or females and are negative descriptors for non-Japanese people (usually, but not exclusively, Caucasians) obsessed with Japanese culture.
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How do you cure a weeb?

How To Stop Being a Weeb, a 12 Step Program
  1. Bathe Regularly. ...
  2. Don't use Japanese Words in Everyday Conversations. ...
  3. Learn and Practice Social Skills. ...
  4. Read Philosophy. ...
  5. Have Non-Japan/Anime Interests and Hobbies. ...
  6. Develop your Emotional Intelligence. ...
  7. Watch Classic Films. ...
  8. Look After Your Health.
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Is Otaku an insult in Japan?

In Japan, otaku has generally regarded as an offensive word, due to the negative cultural perception of withdrawal from society. However, the otaku philosophy of living has gained traction among Japanese youth and adolescents, likely as a reaction to the established culture of intense work and academic studies.
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