It's not something new that fans of anime They have been the target of ridicule for many years, and although this has gradually become normalized in anime tastes, ridicule and antipathy towards this group of people persists to this day. An example of this is the video of an event that took place at the famous Anime Expo in Los Angeles, where a cosplayer performs in a cosplay of Kana Arima from the popular anime Oshi no Koin which many bad comments were found regarding otakus.

Otakus are criticized for a video that became popular at an event during AnimeExpo

This “controversial” video comes from the cosplayer’s Instagram account @hamu_cottonwhere she is doing a cosplay performance as Kana Arima, one of the beautiful waifus from the popular anime “Oshi no Ko”, in this performance she is dancing to the song «L0li Requiem of God» performed by VTuber Ui Shigure which went quite viral on social media last year and was composed as a way of attacking older men who like to consume inappropriate material about minors.

In this short video that cosplayer He tells us about his performance at the convention. We also see a group of fans, also in cosplay, reacting to the aforementioned dance, screaming and throwing themselves to the ground. This action generated several negative reactions from online users, who expressed their discontent in the comments section. Interestingly, these negative comments even came from within the otaku community itself.

Many otaku They said things like “I’m a fan of anime and I don't associate with them” “Suddenly, I don't watch anime anymore” “That's why I stopped watching anime” “The stereotypes are correct” “What the hell is wrong with you guys?” “I like anime and manga, but I don't even identify with the same air they breathe”

Among the most popular negative reactions to this video, many made reference to the bad smell that was certainly emanating from the audience, making a clear reference to the stereotype that people have about «otakus» They don't shower. These types of comments said things like, "Imagine the smell in there," "I can't even imagine the smell," "Why can I smell it even through the phone?" "Those who clean deserve a promotion."

Another thing that was mentioned a lot is that the problem isn't really that people like the anime and it's not that people hate this kind of story, but what bothers them is this kind of story. “otaku” that cause people's displeasure. One social media user even gave the example of how many athletes were seen as anime fans during the 2024 Paris Olympics, but their behavior wasn't as exaggerated as, for example, that of the people in the video.

Even with the number of people who made these types of very negative comments about this event that was attended by many otakuThere were also many people who came to the defense of people who, in reality, did nothing wrong other than enjoy an activity related to one of their hobbies. For example, some comments said things like, "Why are they making fun of them? They're just enjoying a hobby." They're just being happy. We just hate them, but they're probably happier than us."