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one who has a genuine appreciation for j-panese language, culture, history, food, etc. not to be confused with “weeaboo.” j-panophiles do not “try to act j-panese” or have an obsession with manga or some strange yen to be j-panese. they are simply interested in all things j-panese–not very much different from francophiles.
beatorisu speaks j-panese very well. she also enjoys origami. she’s a j-panophile.
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one who is terribly obssessed with j-pan, and anything j-panese. he/she may even get s-xual stimulation from anything remotely realtedd to j-pan, or j-panese culture.
ian is a j-panophile
often bears similarities to a nerd a j-panophile is someone who

1. thinks j-pan is the greatest country/culture in the world.

2. tries to learn the j-panese language simply by watching animes and repeats lines of it later on to attempt at impressing someone, they usually get the word wrong as well

3. has or would like to go out in cos play looking like a complete idiot dressed up as their favorite anime or rpg character

4. thinks every female in j-pan is “innocent” or “shy”

5. is pale and overweight

6. spends most of there time online typically playing rpgs such as ragnarok or final fantasy

7. rarely leaves the house

8. spends a good 18 hours each week watching animes and if they recently bought a series will watch the lot in one go

9. wants to go to j-pan to live there forever and possibly marry an asian woman, they seem to belive j-panese women are easy to pick up.

10. spends a good length of time on foreign sites and downloads animes from the internet whether there in english or not.

11. buys anime magazines to see what the latest “hot” anime is so they can go out and purchase it.

12. has or would like to purchase swords from j-pan to try and improve there already stupid image

13. tries to hangout with other asians wheteher they are friends with them or not because “all asians are cool” they repeat this line often, and if they see an asian walking by them in the street they will either stare at them or talk about them for ages “did you see that asian kid”
if six of the above apply to you then you’re a j-panophile
a non-j-panese person who has a near-indescrimate love of all things from j-pan. j-panophiles watch anime religiously, import overpriced novelty items from j-pan, collect samurai swords, play untranslated j-panese video games, eat large amounts of j-panese food, rave about how j-panese culture is superior to every other culture on the planet, etc.

see also wapanese, egg, and otaku.
the j-panophile believed that a samurai sword could cut through solid steel like a blowtorch through b-tter.
i know one of these. they may, on several occasions during the course of one week, be spotted:

– wearing several different shirts with kanji or anime characters on them
– watching hours upon hours upon hours upon hours of anime and amvs
– talking about all of the greatest “j-panese music” songs
– trying to draw manga but doing a really terrible job
– trying to impress j-panese people with their vast knowledge of the person’s home country
– wanting eagerly to be included in any conversation involving anime
– calling self an otaku
– insisting on using chopsticks and talking about how skilled they are with chopsticks
– talking about martial arts and how they are skilled in it
– eating sushi/other j-panese food and talking about it a lot, and making sure people see them eating it

and the big one…

saying stupid, random phrases from animes to make it seem like they know j-panese.
they actually think you are impressed by this.
they have no real idea about how to speak the language but they pretend to.

oh, and adding -san or other suffixes to names in real life and online.
most of the time j-panophiles know very little about anime, manga and overall j-panese culture and put on the act to impress others who are more knowledgeable. they may have low self-esteem.
an alternative to wapanese. this is simply a defintion for someone who appreciates things related to j-pan. similar to a xenophile.

it’s also considored an insult to critisize people who refuse to read american comics, instead of just manga. likewise with cartoons as opposed to anime.
“… she doesn’t take an interest in anything i show her, unless it’s j-panese.”

pyschiatrist: “.. so she’s a j-panophile?”
a j-panophile can be several things. depending on the context of the word.
it comes from a combination of the english word j-pan and the greek word for love. in other words “love of j-pan”.

a j-panophile is:
1) someone who loves j-pan so much they become a naturalized j-panese citizen like arudo debito.
2) has and extensive interest in learning j-panese or has a strong interesting in doing so.
3) has a strong interest in j-panese pop-culture such as comics, animated shows, dramas, game shows, music, movies, ect.
4) has a strong interest in j-panese traditional culture such as mythology and folklore more so than other countries.
5) some who takes a strong pro-j-panese opinion on things despite not being j-panese. this includes defending yasukuni visits, nanking denial, agreement with j-panese draconian immigration law and agreement with j-panese nationalists in general.
j-panophile: i plan on teaching english in j-pan
person1: zomg j-panophile!! bukkake bukkake! animu wapanese!
a person who essentially rapes the culture of j-pan. these people are anime freaks, and know absolutely nothing of the j-panese culture except from what they have seen in anime. they may think it quite cool to add ‘-san’ or ‘-chan’ to the end of people’s names, use their 4-word j-panese vocabulary in everyday situations and wear black all the time. these people generally only make friends with other j-panophiles and are seen mostly as losers.

these people watch a bunch of cheap, cr-ppy animes that have gotten really popular because of the j-panophile culture. these animes include inu-yasha, full-metal alchemist, sailor moon, and naruto.
“konichiwa. ^-^ inu-yasha is on! it’s my favorite because kagome is so kawaii.” (something a j-panophile would say)