/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>40457862
Same. Thought this shit would be over by the time I finished high school. I was too poor to afford figurines and my parents were strict so going to anime conventions wasn’t a walk in the park.

Fast forward to college and I became a pre-professional career and frat star gettin with thots left n right, so I had to hide my true weebdom and get into PUA. Fast forward to a health profession school and obviously I didn’t have time but I still somehow managed to stay afloat.

Fast forward to post profession school program and now I had some extra money to splurg on a shit ton of anime figurines, volks super dollfie, smartdolls, nendoroids, and anime art books. My new gf is less of a weeb but I am now more financially superior and have even more power too.

Fast forward to present day as a working as a health professional and I am even more of a demi-god. While I have broadened my interests and hobbies, anime and being an Otaku in general has always played a key part in my lifestyle. I now own several cars, I drive a bmw x6 for daily, GTR for the track, and a manual transmission mustang GT all with anime peeking stickers for weekend fun. I ultimately flex my massive 450k/year income. I fly to major cons like AX and otakon, etc., sometimes drive my weekenders. I buy whatever cosplays I want and buy a shit ton of expensive Volks, nendoroids, figurines, statues, art books, gear, merch, etc. pre Covid I went to Japan probably twice a year too. I do this all while wearing designer clothes and mix in a little weeb shirts like wearing a low-key shimakaze shirt under a denim overshirt, black pants, and shoes by either dior or balenciaga.

My friends and family esp parents thought I was going through a phase but naaahh cuzz I just kept everything bottled up inside. Kids and marriage may be on the way in the future so the sad part is this may take another pause but I’m glad to have lived it while I could. A career is just a means to an end and all a performance. I’m just glad I had the social skills and mental aptitude to keep on this persona while maintaining stable-ish relationships and avoiding toxic workplace drama and snakes at work.