okay, turns out it's even better than i thought: the exact term is "ikirito", a portmanteau of 'Kirito' (SAO protag) and 'ikiru' (to act cocky). amazingpic.twitter.com/qbCiGbVjww
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Asked this guy in Akihabara what Sword Art Online’s Japanese reputation is like. He told me that here, “Kirito” is often used as slang for ‘bad anime fan.’ And I think that’s beautiful
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That gets a Yabaikes from me dawg
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beautifully put
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Sao isn’t even that bad though.
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True, but it’s the name that is well known enough to work for anyone. Usually any degree of bad anime is not successful enough to get over 50 episodes in this day and age, meaning, it does not become mainstream. SAO beats that and thus, is spokesman.
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My teenage self pats myself on the back for not getting into this in high school. He'd give everyone a high five to the SAO haters too
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Is it any worse than being called “Nick Robinson?”
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and in the gaming community Nick Robinson is used to describe a total skeezball. And I think that's beautiful.
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