As a writer, I love Anime and manga, but I hate the term Weeb or Wee-a-boo because its a term of bullying and also sour remarks against those who don't do such things. I love certain shows and dislike others, I am more into more story driven Anime and less into the mainstream slap it on the shelf for ratings kind of Anime. I am not a popularity hound, so I don't seek out Anime that is popular to others.
As I write my own stories, I draw inspiration from stories like Natsume Yuujinchou or even Fairy Tale, I am not the kind that goes out and says, "Watch this because its popular." Its a totally a turn off to me when people spout about how I am not a real Anime Fan. Truthfully I bury myself into series that most people have no idea are out at all.
I sat through Naruto and had no connection to any of the characters, it was just so humdrum, then I went for shows that were more my style of story telling. I prefer the high fantasy feel, and even with some modernism thrown in, much like Sword Art Online which has a huge amount of fantasy in it, but with it a sci-fi feel with it being about a video game. People call it a rip off of .hack//Sign without really knowing the entire story.
Personally this is why I stuck to the lightnovels and didn't really bother with going into the Anime too heavily. I am certain most people who read this wonder why I go into this entry talking about Anime and why its such a part of my writing.
My reasoning for saying what I said about Wee-a-Boo is a bully term, it actually assumes that the person like me who likes certain shows wants to be Japanese. That is not true, I actually don't want to be Japanese, I want to go to Japan as a writer, and learn from the culture, not be a total idiot walking into another country. If I become a famous author internationally, I want to be able to adapt to the culture of which I am visiting and be respectful and not like those tourists I see on TV. I also certainly don't want to be like the MORON in office who couldn't know culture if it smacked in the freaking face and was a dog shitting on his shoes. There is a huge difference between myself and someone who fakes it to make it.
The other issue I see and its the one that makes it evident when you watch most people at some Anime cons, they honestly think people in Japan act like they do in Anime. That is hardly even the truth, there are Japanese who actually don't like Anime and like other hobbies, and personally I respect that. I would rather talk to someone from Japan about their favorite book or their favorite movie rather than just about animated show they like.
What I really want to say to those using that term is what does it truly mean? Actually to me and this is a definition I use, a person who is a Wee-A-Boo ONLY watches Anime, has no other hobbies and tends to think and act that they think is Japanese. They have no concept of private space, they don't seem to understand the words of "no" and "I'm not interested in that," they take offense to the idea that someone might not like say Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, or even One Piece (though in my experience One Piece fans are actually nicer). They also butcher the Japanese language and mispronounce some words, they don't even try to correct it. (While someone who studies Japanese will mispronounce words, they will attempt to correct it politely)
There I opened up a bit about myself and my hobbies, but I am not going to go into a hateful rant about being called a Wee-a-boo, but I will tell you that its kind of annoying. For many reasons I consider myself just a Nerdy Anime Loving person who prefers certain quieter shows and story telling. So there you go.
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