Like it says in this site’s charter, we’re nerds. I, however, am an anime nerd in addition to being a soccer nerd. I’ve spent as much time on the road to various fan conventions as I have matches, and I’m repeatedly reminded of how regardless of whether it’s a pre-WCQ party or a post-costume contest party, it’s all the same people, just a different excuse to get together with your buddies and drink. Same “oh, wow, I haven’t seen him in ages,” same “oh, it’s that fuckin’ guy again.” Same good and bad aspects to being a fan, too:
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anime | soccer |
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| Excuse to travel | conventions | national team games |
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| We got some people together, let’s go to the | Japanese restaurant | Irish bar |
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| No, really, guys, it’s not that big a treat | Pocky | Guinness |
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| Ask a fanboy who’s always wrong about | US licensing plans | US goalkeeping plans |
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| Browse eBay for the latest in | shitty Southeast Asian bootleg DVDs | shitty Southeast Asian bootleg shirts |
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| Large crowds for events in | LA, DC, Chicago | LA, DC, Chicago |
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| Yet surprisingly very little going on in | NY | NY |
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| OMG HE’S SO DREAMY *tee hee* | Scott McNeil | Taylor Twellman |
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| I just blew my whole paycheck at | Best Buy | Niketown |
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| Obnoxious phony speech affectation | adding honorifics to people’s names | pronouncing “derby” to rhyme with “Barbie” |
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| Hey, I haven’t seen that yet, don’t tell me | Spike dies | Newcastle loses |
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| You just don’t get it | “that Dragon Ball shit” | “Americans don’t care about soccer” |
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| Fire up your Bittorrent client for | digisubs | matches |
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| Get your nerd on during a dream vacation to | Japan | England |
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| I hate this site, so why can’t I stop reading | Anime on DVD | Big Soccer |
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| Are you sure we can’t come up with a better mascot for the fandom in this country than | catgirls | Landon Donovan |
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