Niko-niko douga
Do you know "Niko-niko douga"?
It's a service to look and show pictures,movies,and other contents like You tube.
If you have heard "Hatsune Miku", It was born in there.
Today, Niko-niko douga was taken up and selected as the theme in a Japanese TV program.
I'm great suprised ... amazing, really.
Because the Niko-niko douga users are almost "2channel" users.
Then, "2channel" users have been badly treated as the minority in Japan.
They often regarded in the same light as "otaku", it's rather right in fact, and "otaku" has felt eery(weird? I can't select) by many Japanese people.
But today, I found Japanese society changing.
The TV program is "Cambria kyuden(=palace)" ,it's the middling toned program such as the president of Toyota or other famous companies appeared.
The president of dowango (a company produces Niko-niko douga) appeared it,too.
It may be one of a turning point.
The carriers of consumption of young age in Japan is changing.
Probably they are the minority still,but I think they improve their position.
Of course, I am one of the "minority".
I wish that people would be able to announce openly their hobby although they're anime and games in Japan.
皆さんはニコニコ動画というものをご存知ですか？
You tubeのような画像や動画を見たり見せたりできる日本のサービスです。
もし初音ミクという言葉に聞き覚えがあれば、それはニコニコ動画で生まれたものだったりします。
今日、ニコニコ動画が日本のあるテレビ番組でメインテーマとして取り上げられました。
それにはびっくりして、感動すら覚えました。ほんとに。
なぜならニコニコ動画のユーザーは大部分が２ちゃんねるのユーザでもあるからです。
２ちゃんねるユーザーは日本で少数派であり、よい扱いを受けてきませんでした。
オタクと同じものとして扱われ、まあそれはある程度正しいのですけれどｗ、オタクは多くの日本人に気味悪いものとして思われてきたのです。
(２ちゃんねるの説明は省きます。今の英語力では難しい)
しかし今日、日本の社会が変わりつつあるのを知った気がします。
その番組はカンブリア宮殿といいそれなりの格調で(少なくとも低俗ではない)、トヨタはじめ有名な企業の社長が出演していたりします。
それにドワンゴ(ニコニコ動画を作っている会社です)の社長も出演していたのです。
これはひょっとしたら転機の１つなのかもしれません。
若い世代における消費の主役が変わりつつあります。
おそらくまだ少数派でしょう、でも地位は確実に上がっている気がします。
もちろん、自分もその少数派の1人なのですが。
日本でもいつか堂々と自分の趣味をアニメやゲームだと言える日が来るといいのに、と思います。
Oh... I'm tired because I never wrote long sentence as it in English.
Perhaps there is many mistakes, please correct it.
ふう…こんなに長い文章英語で書いたことがないので疲れましたｗ
きっとたくさん間違ってると思いますが、添削お願いします。
It's a service to look and show pictures,movies,and other contents like You tube.
If you have heard "Hatsune Miku", It was born in there.
Today, Niko-niko douga was taken up and selected as the theme in a Japanese TV program.
I'm great suprised ... amazing, really.
Because the Niko-niko douga users are almost "2channel" users.
Then, "2channel" users have been badly treated as the minority in Japan.
They often regarded in the same light as "otaku", it's rather right in fact, and "otaku" has felt eery(weird? I can't select) by many Japanese people.
But today, I found Japanese society changing.
The TV program is "Cambria kyuden(=palace)" ,it's the middling toned program such as the president of Toyota or other famous companies appeared.
The president of dowango (a company produces Niko-niko douga) appeared it,too.
It may be one of a turning point.
The carriers of consumption of young age in Japan is changing.
Probably they are the minority still,but I think they improve their position.
Of course, I am one of the "minority".
I wish that people would be able to announce openly their hobby although they're anime and games in Japan.
皆さんはニコニコ動画というものをご存知ですか？
You tubeのような画像や動画を見たり見せたりできる日本のサービスです。
もし初音ミクという言葉に聞き覚えがあれば、それはニコニコ動画で生まれたものだったりします。
今日、ニコニコ動画が日本のあるテレビ番組でメインテーマとして取り上げられました。
それにはびっくりして、感動すら覚えました。ほんとに。
なぜならニコニコ動画のユーザーは大部分が２ちゃんねるのユーザでもあるからです。
２ちゃんねるユーザーは日本で少数派であり、よい扱いを受けてきませんでした。
オタクと同じものとして扱われ、まあそれはある程度正しいのですけれどｗ、オタクは多くの日本人に気味悪いものとして思われてきたのです。
(２ちゃんねるの説明は省きます。今の英語力では難しい)
しかし今日、日本の社会が変わりつつあるのを知った気がします。
その番組はカンブリア宮殿といいそれなりの格調で(少なくとも低俗ではない)、トヨタはじめ有名な企業の社長が出演していたりします。
それにドワンゴ(ニコニコ動画を作っている会社です)の社長も出演していたのです。
これはひょっとしたら転機の１つなのかもしれません。
若い世代における消費の主役が変わりつつあります。
おそらくまだ少数派でしょう、でも地位は確実に上がっている気がします。
もちろん、自分もその少数派の1人なのですが。
日本でもいつか堂々と自分の趣味をアニメやゲームだと言える日が来るといいのに、と思います。
Oh... I'm tired because I never wrote long sentence as it in English.
Perhaps there is many mistakes, please correct it.
ふう…こんなに長い文章英語で書いたことがないので疲れましたｗ
きっとたくさん間違ってると思いますが、添削お願いします。
Niko-niko Nico Nico Douga
Just a small typo. Nico Nico Douga is the correct name.
If you have heard of "Hatsune Miku", it was born in there.
I'm greatly surprised ... (or: I'm extremely/very surprised)
It is amazing, really.
They often regarded in the same light as "otaku", it's rather right in fact, and "otaku" has felt eery weird
"eery" feels like a word for having a scared feeling. I like the word "weird" better. But I do not know what you mean exactly by "'otaku' has felt weird". Do you mean the name of "Otaku" is weird? Do you mean Otaku people are weird?
I'm tired because I never wrote long sentence as it like this in English.
Or maybe you wanted to say something else?
Ahhh, you're right. Otaku's are a very small minority. I think they only hang out in Akihabara. Every where else is nothing like Akihabara.
Have you watched Densha Otoko (電車男)? Great show! Reading this reminds me of it! :)
I'm glad to hear Otaku culture is becoming more accepted!!
I usually feel uneasy when I write in English.
It was worth doing. Thank you.
I have never gone to Akihabara, I hope to go there while it doesn't change.
Yes,I watched Densha Otoko on TV, and I bought the novel of Densha Otoko. It's exiting,I think.
Oh,I got it. You know 2channel by it,may be. I see,haha.
I'm glad to know you have same mind.
And you're welcome! :)
It's a service where you can both to look and show upload pictures,movies,and other contents like You tube.
This is just a another way you could have said it.
If you have heard "Hatsune Miku", It was born in there.This is the site that helped make Hatsune Miku so famous.
They are often regarded in the same light as "otaku"which I think is fairly accurate. it's rather right in fact, and "otaku" has felt eery(weird?
When you say "'otaku' has felt weird," do you mean that they feel weird because people associate "2 channel" users with otaku?
I can't select) by many Japanese people.
Not quite sure what you mean here.
The president of Dowango, the a company that produces Niko-niko douga, appeared it, was featured too.
It may be one of a turning point.
The carriers of consumption of young age in Japan is changing.(Young people who drive consumption) in Japan are changing.(Young consumers)
Probably they are the minority still,but I think they are improving their position.
I wish that people would be able to announce openly their hobby although whether they're anime and or games in Japan.
>"Otaku"
I intended to mean "Otaku" as people who like anime ,games, or other subculture.
In Japan most of people think that "2channel" users are "Otaku". It was strong affected from TV programs. Above all,"Densha-otoko" (train man) was so famous. Do you know?
At first, many Japanese people felt weird about "Otaku". Then, they realized that most of "2channell" users ,they are usually to be called "2channeller", are "Otaku", they felt weird about them too.
I don't know how I write in English about that,but try to do.
In the beginning, they were badly thought because they liked subculture such as anime . It was not the reason that they use "2channnel" ,probably.
But crime with using Internet anonymous forum has increased today. There are quite a few people who felt dislike about use it.
＞オタクについて(の日本語)
私はオタクをアニメやゲーム、あるいは他のサブカルチャーが好きな人々という意味で使いました。
日本では多くの人が２ちゃんねるの利用者をオタクだと思っています。テレビ番組の影響が大きいですね。有名なもので電車男、というドラマがありましたがご存知でしょうか。
最初、多くの日本人はオタクを気味の悪く感じ、次に２ちゃんねる利用者(２ちゃんねらー、と言いますが)の多くがオタクだと知って２ちゃんねらーについても気味悪いように思ったのです。
英語でどう表現すべきか判りませんが、少なくとも最初はアニメなどが好きだから気持ち悪いと思われたのであって、２ちゃんねるを利用するから悪く思われたのではないはずです。
もっとも、時間が経つにつれ匿名掲示板を利用しての犯罪も増えましたから今では匿名で書き込むことに不快感をもつ人も少なくないでしょうか。