Is wearing an / a / related shirt in public ever acceptable?
>>120947737
Only if this is what's on it.
>>120947737
Only if it's impossible to identify as /a/ related for outsiders.
>>120947802
i would wear that
I've seen "/a/" related groups with well over 1000+ people on Steam, so who knows.
>>120947824
I would prefer it without the "/a/" though
>>120947802
What's the newest protect children poster ? I wonder if it's exploitable too.
>>120947807
this, I wear my Senketsu t-shirt in public without problem, people don't even identify the design as eyes let alone know it's anime related.
I wear a El Psy Congroo T-shirt, i consider it acceptable.
>>120948295
Kill yourself.
>>120948345
did I trigger you m8
>>120948295
They know what it is but they're just too polite to call you a faggot in public.
Disgusting
>Oh no I can't let anyone outside think that I enjoy watching anime, because they may think less of me.
Fucking kill yourselves you insecure faggots.
>>120948295
this is probably why you have no friends anon
>>120948449
anon, if people know that you watch and enjoy anime you will get nowhere in this world. people will avoid you and thus leading to not getting a job and ending up as a NEET
>>120948449
You wouldn't wear a shirt with capeshit on it, why would you wear one about gook cartoons?
Unless you're seriously the kind of absolute moron who wears graphic tees.
As much as I'd like to flaunt subtle powerlevel indicators I just find most of the designs too gaudy.
There's one All-Fiction shirt design here somewhere that I'd definitely wear though, couldn't find the picture again.
>>120948532
>You wouldn't wear a shirt with capeshit on it.
Because I don't really care for capeshit. I have a few shirts that are anime related, but my post was more about /a/'s opinion that you should never let anyone know you like anime. People really don't fucking care at all, unless you start humping a dakimakura in public.
>>120948522
>this is what spineless beta actually believe
>>120948532
>People who wear graphic tees are morons
That's the first I've heard of it. You sure you're not just a faggot?
>>120948522
This is literally and objectively untrue.
>>120948449
Its time to grow up, anon
>>120947737
TVseries shirts are everywhere, so are american superheroes and stupid text ones. I don't see why anime is less acceptable, unless you wear the finest dakimakura skins sewn together
>>120948695
I'm 26, own 2 cars, live in a 3 br apartment, and rely on only myself for sustenance. I am grown up.
Depends on the shirt. Garrett from Mega64 wears some Evangelion shirts that I kinda want because they genuinely look cool, not for the weeaboo reasons.
>>120948771
Wow, way to miss the point.
>>120948522
just because you went to your last Burger King job interview wearing a naked anime girl shirt over your 300 pound belly, cargo pants and a fedora then got rejected, doesn't mean it's not acceptable to like anime.
>>120948771
You're not grown up until you have kids.
>>120948807
Then make the point clearer you dumb fuck.
>>120948862
So that's what people who weren't smart enough to pull out tell themselves, huh.
>tfw having HTT shirt and using it in public.
>>120948862
Dumbest thing I've read in a while.
>>120948771
why do you have 3 BRs living with you?
>>120948862
reminder that your 20 year old gf's three halfbreed kids don't count
>>120948927Hue
>>120948678
Kek typical manchild.
>>120948771
>trying to validate an opinion by throwing in personal achievementson an anonymous image board.
It really is time to grow up anon.
>>120948449
>contributing to make anime mainstream
Smells like newfriend normie.
I wear this in public from time to time. Haven't gotten too many weird stares.
>>120948893
>>120948915
>>120948938
Meme all you want, this is exactly what the general public believes.
>>120949083
>hey kid, wanna /ss/
>>120947737
Only if your power level is hidden.
>>120948927
They said they'd report me if I don't let them in.
>>120949140
>power level
Stop being a chuuni faggot.
>>120949118
Yeah, since the purpose of life is to follow the general public as closely as possible and all.
>>120948862
Fuck that noise.
>>120949083
>Haven't gotten too many weird stares.
Perhaps people are trying to avoid staring in fear that you might sexually assault them.
The weird stares are actually from people who want you to ravage their buttholes.
>>120949073
Yes because my t-shirts are going to wholly inspire people to watch Monogatari en masse right?
>>120949118
And the general public is full of retarded normalfags.
>>120949120
>>120949193
So people think I'm gay or something? I just bought it because I like the series.
Eh, if it was /a/ related, it had to be very subtle.
But I got pic related
>>120949118
No, it isn't. At fucking all. The general public believes you are an adult when you are no longer dependent on your own parents for well being. Many feel like that isn't even a requirement.
>>120949236
your shirt literally says ''I love boys'' so yes you're a faggot
>>120949236
You might as well be wearing a lgbt-pride shirt.
>>120949246
Hokuto no Ken? That's pretty popular where I live, everyone in their 20s saw it on TV as a kid
>>120949209
>wanting to promote in any way anime culture
>implying it wouldn't end up making it easier for normalfags to shit everything up
If you think you can do it, thousands of other retards will think the same, eventually some normalfag ends up inquiring about that kewl shirt and next thing you know we have a new epic friend on /a/ asking what do we think about Elfen Lied.
>>120948846
no but if we teach people that it is okay to expose ourselves people will actually start doing this. You witch the world will know that you watch and enjoy anime will start to associate you whit those guys. do you want that anon?
>>120949246
You like astronomy too, anon?
>>120948862
>Jamal Tayshawn the unemployed welfare leech who steals from department stores and wears his pants around his knees is a true grown up because he has four kids
Rocking this with my rafidases.
>>120949037
Says the shitposting /v/tard.
>>120949169
I never implied that you sperg.
>>120949300
You seem really ashamed of the things (I assume) you enjoy. I suppose we are just different.
>>120949361
That's a small sleeve.
>>120949361
>with my rafidases
Your whats?
>>120948449
this
>being ashamed of what you like
>>120949361
>design too busy
>diffrent quality pictures used
0/10 would not wear
>>120949266
>>120949282
Well I liked Himegoto so I'll just keep wearing the shirt.
Would you wear this in public /a/?
>>120949424
sorry to break it to you but not everyone is as fat as you
>>120948522
It is not anime that makes people avoid you, it's being a sperg about it.
You might think otherwise because 90% of anime fans are spergs, but remember that correlation doesn't imply causation.
Also this.
>>120949425
>>120949452
Sure, I love Guilty Gear
>>120949412
No, I've simply been browsing /a/ long enough to know that the sooner anime/manga culture gets recognized as mainstream, the worse every anime/manga community will get, /a/ included.
The only way you can possibly not understand this is being /v/ or just new or both ;^)
They're fine as an undershirt or for lounging around the house, but not for wearing in public. Why would you want to in the first place? The only people who would say something about it are the kind of people you shouldn't want approaching you anyway.
Just wear normal clothes like a normal person.
>>120949361
This is the only thing in the thread I would wear
>>120949452
That would likely get me arrested for indecent exposure and sexual misconduct so no thanks
>>120949521
Are you trying to imply that anime isn't fairly mainstream as it currently is anyway?
>>120949489
it seems you failed to see the point. All of you know about them, the ones that color their hair in all different colors just because "the MC in their last show was a total bad ass with that color" and runs arround saying desu desu in public. those are the people i dont want to be in the same "bin" as
I use this laptop in publicI enjoy the occasional stares
>>120949054
>throwing in personal achievements
>implying it wasn't a direct response to the anon he quoted
Not sure if insecure or just retarded.
>>120949521
If I told you anime is already mainstream, would you stop liking it?
>>120949594
>grow up
>but muh cars and muh houses i'm totally a big boy nowWhy am i even replying to you?
>>120949601
yes, he probably would
people like him are cancer of /a/
>>120949579
This makes no sense. You don't color your hair, you don't run around saying desu desu in public. Why would you be in the same bin as them?
I wear this one in public occasionally
>Couldn't find a higher res
>>120949593
the autism is real
>>120949654
I fail to see the problem.
>>120949568
Only a select few anime are popular with the mainstream audience.
>>120949499
Try googling it yourself, idiot. The only result is some thread on /fa/ that doesn't actually say what it is.
>>120949521
>The only way you can possibly not understand this is being /v/
Are you kidding me?
/v/, and the video gaming community in general, is going through that almost a decade.
How can anyone there long enough not understand this?
>>120949361
>tfw /fit/
>tfw shredded
>tfw can wear stuff like this and people can't say shit to me
>instead of "that nerdy anime guy" they just think its cool i'm "into that stuff"can't wait till i cycle and get xboxhugetoo bad i don't leave the house
>>120949665
but 90% of all people judged you before they get to know you.
>>120949681
That was true several years ago. Anime culture itself is fairly mainstream nowadays, and sites like crunchyroll have a fairly large library for normies to choose from. Face it dude, your sekrit little hobby is enjoyed by a fuckload of people.
>>120949668
>tfw this eva t was only available in Japan
>>120949568
It's not, sure as hell it isn't as mainstream as capeshit and videogames, and look what kind of shitholes /co/ and /v/ are.
The less mainstream the better.
>>120949601
No, but I wouldn't appreciate the influx of newshits on /a/.
>>120949658
>/v/ and proud
>>120949705
Try using singular form.
>>120949654
Because you're an insecure retard, probably.
>>120949727
>implying /v/ isn't normal as fuck
>>120949361
>akari's face cut off
Hella effay mang, W2C?
I want that OPM oppai one, Where can I fucking get that.
I wear anime shirts around and to work and no one seems to give a fuck. I've never been asked about it. I think people overestimate how much other people care.
>>120949425
>>120949499
>>120949705
>>120949845
i think i found them
nigga looks like hes about to go play indoor recess with these shoes.
>>120949807
It is mainstream, most late teens/young adults know what anime is, they just don't watch it because they think it's shit.
>>120949908
idiot
![717ub6bWj6L._UL1265_[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/jpIWJFQ.jpg "717ub6bWj6L._UL1265_[1].jpg")
>Wearing tee shirts
>Not wearing flame shirts
Get on my level
>>120949842
>admitting in public that you're an idiot
>>120949908
You do realise those are not only shoes listed under this name?
>>120949807
Are you retarded? We get newfags regardless of the popularity of anime. Public imageboards will always get new people. How do you deal with them? Tell them to lurk more. But if you're too much of a lazy fuck to not do that and just want newfags to magically not exist, maybe this isn't the place for you.
>>120949921
>>120949937
How do you know these aren't the shoes the person who brought them up wears?
![figtn,220x294,black,mens,ffffff.u1[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Y8NzdHz.jpg "figtn,220x294,black,mens,ffffff.u1[1].jpg")
My onee-chan got me one of these for my birthday. It's alright.
Thinking about getting this.
>>120949930
>thinking the public knows what it means
>>120949875
I bought it from printallover.me, not sure they still have them.
>>120947737
I'd wear a shirt like this, assuming the vomit stains would come out easily.
>>120949993
i would recommend killing yourself instead
>>120949982
I am that person.
>>120948449
I enjoy smoking the pipe. Today I saw someone wearing a shirt that had the logo of a pipe club on it. He was a tremendous faggot.
One hour later I saw someone wearing a PRIDE shirt. He was also a tremendous faggot. It's not socially acceptable.
>>120950014
>hey anon what's your shirt mean?
>it's the catchphrase of a Japanese cartoon character
>>120949772
So you don't know what mainstream means? A few thousand normalfags watching the kill la kill of the season on CR doesn't mean that anime is mainstream.
>>120950067
>not simply replying "i dont know!
>>120950047
Pipe means dick right?
>>120950046
Then why would you not post the shoes? I don't get it.
>>120949914
There's different gradations of mainstream. There's anime-mainstream and then there's Hollywood-mainstream.
The moment anime goes as mainstream as Brad Pitt's latest flick, /a/ will cease to exist.
>>120949957
>We get newfags regardless of the popularity of anime
And we get much more of them if anime popularity increases.
Eventually, as popularity increases drastically, the influx will be so high they will vastly outnumber proper /a/nons.
So you might not want to do anything that promotes anime culture popularity, regardless of the fact that wearing an autistic anime shirt won't increase the amount of newfags by much on its own.Or you might want to if you're new as well :^)
>>120947737
Is this the only place to get that shirt? http://www.redbubble.com/people/broodus/works/13149897-you-die-if-you-work?p=t-shirt
>>120950084
>"hey anon, what's your shirt mean?"
>sweat starts beading on anon's forehead
>hands shaking
>face beet red
>"I don't know!"
>runs away with tears in his eyes
>>120950074
You're delusional dude.
People already tend to assume I'm gay for whatever reason, I don't intend to make my situation worse by wearing cartoon shirts.
If you can hold frame in response to people questioning you, anything you do is acceptable.
no regerts
>>120950121
Stop asking stupid questions.
>>120950202
I've Googled for it and that's the only place I've found, dickhead.
>>120950142
>not mastering the arts of lying
>not always keeping cool
does not sound like me, i understand that you might have some depression problems, and that you might have a hard time talking to other people, but anon, it is not so hard. If you need someone to talk to we are all here for you
>>120949993
get it dude, don't even ask us
>>120949593
This is basically the /a/ equivalent of posting normalfag rage faces all over your your shit. Meaning that you are gay as fuck.
>>120950145
>wearing cartoon girls
>that's gay cause there were probably men that drew them!
what kind of twisted logic is this?
>>120950202
Marii pls
>>120950113
>Eventually, as popularity increases drastically, the influx will be so high they will vastly outnumber proper /a/nons.
Because proper /a/nons have always been proper anons when they joined /a/, right? Not that I expect a newfag like you to remember, but telling them to lurk more has worked forever. Also stop basing your attitude on slippery slope fallacies.
>>120950229
You say you have mastered the art of lying then post something like that.
>>120950227
>>120950229
>>not simply replying "i dont know!
There's this thing called "jokes", anon. One of these days we're going to have to sit down and have a talk about it.
>>120949927
would be nice if the flames weren't drawn so shitty.
>>120949458
not everyone likes skintight shirts to show off the little musclemass they have.
>>120950030
thats pretty cool.
>>120950161
Ironically, 4chan /a/nons are the masters of frame control (>he doesn't watch animu) but I doubt that more than 1% of you can replicate this with the mask of anonymity removed.
>>120950294
all a part of the plan. You are currently being deceived.
>>120950270
>Because proper /a/nons have always been proper anons when they joined /a/, right?
No, they lurked :^).
Not that I expected a painfully obvious newfag trying to fit in to understand what lurking means.
Also
>le slipety slopety
Your pic worked when we actually had functioning moderation AND self-moderation. And self-moderation is what tells you both to lurk before posting and to not promote your chines cartoon hobby.
>>120947737
Wearing any apparel with any kind of ebin maymays in public is unacceptable, should be looked down upon and illegal.
pretty much my whole wardrobe is at least somewhat anime related.
>"oh boo boo boo waaaaaaa what would the big scary normalfags i admire so much think of me??????? waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
>>120950351
oh, pardon my rudeness, i thought you would not be able to fit your arm
>>120950404
Why would you spout this pretentious bullshit in the normalfag central thread? Back the fuck off?!?
>anything you do is acceptable.
Thanks Mr Life Beauty.
Would you a/?
>>120950251
I do consider myself pretty gay
>>120948678
>That's the first I've heard of it
people like this exist
I want normies to leave.
>>120950452
>worst girl
Fuck no.
>>120950452
would we what
>>120950452
>>120950144
Great argument
>>120950415
if you truly cared so little about what other people though, why adorn yourself with something graphic in the first place? You would go with the simplest shit that gets the job done.
But no, you do care. Indeed you care more than most, except you've reached autism overflow, so it wrapped into negative values where you actually care about making a bad impression on people so you wear the mayms
>>120950527
This.
NORMIES OUT
>>120950452
I bet that is the softest shirt
I wear a few anime shirts of anime that everyone knows and is seen as "cool" to wear, like I have a shirt with the little sprites who name escapes me from Princess Monoke.
More importantly though my credit card has one of the full page images of god from Punpun, I've gotten 3 comments on it, not sure how many of those saw through it.
FLAT PRIDE WORLD WIDE
>>120950586
dfc
>>120950382
>No, they lurked :^).
And a lot did so because they were told to.
>Your pic worked when we actually had functioning moderation AND self-moderation.
Then start telling others to lurk more. Set an example.
>and to not promote your chines cartoon hobby.
People outside of /a/ will promote it anyway. Even if no one here does, you still have to deal with newfags.
who /fa/ here
>>120950415
Some people have goals that require normalfags to not immediately dismiss them.
I want neo/a/ and all the normals to leave
>>120950661
That's if you go/search for a job. I don't see how would this be a problem if you go outside to hang out with friends or other non-job activities.
>>120950660
No one. Fuck you. You're all fucking lame as hell.
>>120950527
>why adorn yourself with something graphic in the first place?
Because he likes anime-related stuff?
>>120950835
she needed more screentime, not enough delicious brown around
I wear this to work.
It's the official shirt of KyouSaya; my OTP.
https://www.aniplexplus.com/itemXeXbqjUt
So it's this kind of thread now?
>>120950829
Fuck off normie.
>>120950916
Fuck off normie.
>>120950660
>any year
>any place
>this looking even remotely good
Fucking retarded.
>>120950485
But apparently Im from /v/ for pointing it out to him
I wore a few subtle anime shirts once. I stopped because I got autists coming up to me and thinking I'd give a fuck about their regurgitated memes or care to listen about their favorite character.
>>120950026
You actually have this?
Could you take a picture?
>>120949593
I like your dota 2 sticker.
>>120951070
What shithole do you live in?
>>120951070
Same reason I wear plain shirts. I don't want to talk to you. You have nothing interesting to say, your favorite anime sucks and you're annoying.
>>120951070
>I stopped because I got autists coming up to me and thinking I'd give a fuck about their regurgitated memes or care to listen about their favorite character.
This really happens? I don't think "otakus" in my country will do this. I often went to an anime dvd rental on my early years of watching anime so I met 'anime experts' all the time, but they were minding their own business. Other than that, I don't have much experience with them.
>>120951195
>implying your clothes are doing that
Anon, you repel people because you're a faggot.
>>120951070
Were the anime mainstream stuff?
>>120951169
>>120951249
West coast America. Land of the awkward high-school weeaboos that never grow up.
It amazes me how self hating /a/ is sometimes.
I have a black shirt with pic related on it
Would you ride your bicycle in this? I sure would
>>120951407
people usually just ask me what it says, and i never know what to say
>>120951408
Flat colors in general make any hobby attire look better.
Or maybe win the Tour de France in this? They'll think the Germans are invading again
>>120951455
>i dunno it looked nice so i bought it
>>120951284
good. at least now normal people talk to me.
I'd wear a KLK shirt when I saw multiple people wore one at a anime con I attended
>mfw I can't find one in person
>mfw there was none in the dealer's room
>>120951556
Fuck off normie.
>>120950835
What is the sauce on this bad boy
>be in Europe
>the only anime people know are 80's stuff, dragonball, naruto and one piece
>anime conventions are small except for 2 big events once a year
>I could wear anything and people wouldn't care
>no technicolor hair desudesu autists around
feels good
>win this shirt by being a badass pachinko player at some parlor with half yen games
>apparently it's some EVA reference but can't read it
>wear it one day when I don't feel like wearing decent clothes to go pick up a pizza
>walk by a bunch of Asian girls and one of them tells me they love my shirt
>>120951571
go someplace where they print shirts on demand, the local sports goods place prints anything on a shirt for 10€
>>120951660
picture is a minor character from Queen's Blade
>>120951748
Thanks muh nigga
>>120951774
Bertin is a fucking fag, and trihex only wears that shit because jacob is literally sponsoring him.
>>120949927
So you liked the LEGO movie?
>>120950902
Very tasteful, but I don't think even fans of the show would recognise that
>>120951867
Trihex has admitted multiple times that he doesn't know how to get past the panda.
Of course I would
>>120951813
it's not hentai, mind you, just heavy ecchi. plenty of doujins though.
>>120949927
guy fieri pls go
>>120951925
Yeah, don't forget those details when you're fapping to it.
>>120951899
How is that relevant? I was talking about fakku not sadpanda.
I own a Nichijou OBK skirt, a Monogatari 'Red Scene' shirt and walk around with a Nui keyring on my backpack.
So really the only thing giving me away is the keyring.
>>120951998
I'm on your side here.
>>120952043
I need to buy some of these pinched keyring things
>>120952070
There are no sides here anon.
>>120952097
FUCK
>>120952085
I also have one on my phone but I had to but the whole box and sell the other 9 off.
Also semi-anime but I have a RA♥E shirt from Catherine.
>>120952043
>skirt
Why would you own a skirt, fag? Waiting for somebody to rave your anus?
>>120949361
>wearing Rei on your sleeve.
>>120952278
>not owning a skirt
>>120952278
my fetish is traps on women, so no
Unless you're wearing something that makes it obvious that its from an a certain show. Who gives a fuck? The only people that would recognize a design that only barely references the show won't be recognized by many unless its from something extremely popular. If its not popular, then the only people who would recognize it are those who have watched the show and remember small details, they wouldn't so much as bat an eye when seeing it.
>>120952404
I happen to like subtle designs over giant images of lewdly dressed ladies
>>120949246
I am jealous of you
But that can be done better
>>120947737
Everyday OP.
>>120947737
Depends how much "powerlevel" it is.
For example, i wouldn't wear a shirt with Akari face on it, as much as i love Aria.
But would totally wear something like pic related.
Istantly recognizeable by anybody with some manga/anime knowledge, yer passing as "normal" shirt for anybody else, rather than standing out as "the guy with an anime-style girl stamped on his clothes".
