That is a sad story... but he is a degenerate.

When did liking anime in general equates to being a weeb

It depends on the type of anime...

Weeb gets super misused and not as a joke

Weeb = weaboo = someone who thinks Japan > their own country

And we need that term. It's important to sort out people who like Seven Samurai or Final Fantasy from people who run around with Naruto headbands and think katanas are good swords

I always figured it was super into anime to a point it might be a bit unhealthy, never considered they would think that Japan is their own country

Are they just cosplaying for events or doing that in every day life?

No, it's non JP Japanese superiority basically

Not that it's their own country, but that it's better

Otaku is the obsessive type

I never really encountered anyone like that whether in life or online

Yeah, I guess Otaku would probably fit better for what I thought a weeb would be.

I have. It's usually broached with the assertion that anime is better than anything coming out of the west

And then the categories stack up

Speaking of which, god I hate the meme that katanas are great swords.

Wouldn't that be a personal prefence? I most western cartoons now a days I don't really find enjoyable. I usually watch anime, if I can find a good or at least a decent one.

Are katanas bad swords then?

Japanese iron was pretty shit, and all of their weapons were made to overcome that limitation.

They work for what they were designed for.

I'm told you need to be trained on how to use a katana, because they are really brittle and break easily.

That's it. I'm sick of all this "Masterwork Bastard Sword" bullshit that's going on in the d20 system right now. Katanas deserve much better than that. Much, much better than that.
I should know what I'm talking about. I myself commissioned a genuine katana in Japan for 2,400,000 Yen (that's about $20,000) and have been practicing with it for almost 2 years now. I can even cut slabs of solid steel with my katana.
Japanese smiths spend years working on a single katana and fold it up to a million times to produce the finest blades known to mankind.
Katanas are thrice as sharp as European swords and thrice as hard for that matter too. Anything a longsword can cut through, a katana can cut through better. I'm pretty sure a katana could easily bisect a knight wearing full plate with a simple vertical slash.
Ever wonder why medieval Europe never bothered conquering Japan? That's right, they were too scared to fight the disciplined Samurai and their katanas of destruction. Even in World War II, American soldiers targeted the men with the katanas first because their killing power was feared and respected.
So what am I saying? Katanas are simply the best sword that the world has ever seen, and thus, require better stats in the d20 system. Here is the stat block I propose for Katanas:
(One-Handed Exotic Weapon) 1d12 Damage 19-20 x4 Crit +2 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork
(Two-Handed Exotic Weapon) 2d10 Damage 17-20 x4 Crit +5 to hit and damage Counts as Masterwork
Now that seems a lot more representative of the cutting power of Katanas in real life, don't you think?
tl;dr = Katanas need to do more damage in d20, see my new stat block.

lol

Katanas were decent swords not the best ever but they got the job done, the real stand out wasn't the blade but the handle which are very well designed and have great grips.

for using a Katana there is a specific technique since they're slashing swords not stabbing swords, the motion is kind of like a fishing rod

you can't just swing away with them

Katanas are good, but the blacksmith techniques usually pointed to as setting them apart like folded steel existed elsewhere. Ironically, the Japanese learned how to make guns from Portuguese traders fairly early on and actually made very good guns but they ended up destroying them all because the Samurai saw them as a threat to their status

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_welding

@Beemann not sure if troll or total Weeb

you mean the obvious copypasta?

Hey all..

Just added this channel to my Discord. Any Canadians out there?

which province my dude?

I'm the french canadian that called in 2 weeks ago

Thanks for Bernier, filthy Quebecker :)

ontario here

I'm from Oregon USA. 😶