Worse Than a Nerd

Mom and Hitoshiojichan are watching a TV show, and while I wasn't paying attention, I heard what sounded like Evangelion music. I turned to look, and images of Eva toys were flashed on the screen. I felt like a big nerd for recognizing it.

I felt even worse when I saw what the topic of discussion was-- 引き篭り, "hikikomori," or "acute social withdrawal," something that afflicts many otaku.

Oh my.





Updates tomorrow on my Saturday trek into the typhoon that hit Tokyo, starring Brian and Athena, guest-starring a malfunctioning umbrella, foot-staining black shoes, and a creepy head-butting old man. Was he drunk? Was he ill? Was he just a creepy head-butting old man? FIND OUT NEXT TIME.