There is something thrilling about finding people who like the same things as you do. You finally get the chance to gush about your passion with people who can match your enthusiasm. And when like-minded people get together, they come up with some weird ways to show their love for their particular fandom.
Take this recent Twitter hashtag. The trend is for girls to post an honest drawing of yourself as a male high school student with some personal information. While a lot of girls are posting some pretty ridiculous drawings re-imagining themselves as high school boys, girls who identify themselves as “fujoshi” have posted some pretty over-the-top renditions.
What is a fujoshi, you ask? Well, in Japan, the general term for a nerd or geek is otaku. You can be an otaku for pretty much anything, a car otaku, a cooking otaku or even a RocketNews24 otaku, but it’s most commonly associated with anime and manga. But since the word “otaku” has a negative connotation in the Japanese language, some groups of fans have decided to come up with a new name for themselves. In this case, female fans of the “boy love” genre of anime and manga have taken to calling themselves fujoshi or 腐女子.
These “lovers of boys” have really taken to this trending hashtag and are putting their artistic talents to use. Obviously, most of them are choosing to draw their alternate high school selves in the boy-love style, which is very similar to the shojo style.
▼Ako-kun suffers from low blood pressure and anemia!
やりたかったんです…( ˘ω˘ )美化してますが全部高校時代の私です… #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/75yFPIjjfU
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ako@黒軍兄妹 (@ako208) October 02, 2014
▼Is often asked if he is angry, even when he’s not
嵐丸さんがやってたの面白そうだったのでやってみました(((((˘ω˘)))))) #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/fcQbrC6bH4
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桑乃あやせ (@ossan_111) September 21, 2014
▼Often told he looks like someone they’ve seen before
やってみた #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/TVCmOszhJU
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浦助 (@ursk420) September 12, 2014
▼Also included on the top left, what he looks like when he has a stomachache
やってみた。 見えるかな〜 ただのヘタレ #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/4c7JjNAEXj
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澪さん(CV:小野大輔) (@mmmiiiio) September 11, 2014
▼Low voice and bad penmanship, things that can be improved with practice!
学生時代の自分でやるかいまの自分でやるか考えたがたいして変わらんかったわ
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/cAw4OVOjsz
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d介 (@d_suke_000) September 11, 2014
▼Easy to anger, but also forgets quickly
ゆっこを限りなく正直に男子高校生化したらこうなります()人相悪いの直したいけど整形しか道が残されていなくて人生詰んでます。 #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/PzeQVYnl0l
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ゆっこちゃん (@yco__3) September 11, 2014
▼No. 1 sleeper in his class
確実に美化
身長は×1.089、体重はBMI的に 169.8/55 くらいかな
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/gqujWwhb09
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こけ子 (@ko_ke_ko123) September 11, 2014
▼Says he’s 160cm (5’2″) but is really 155cm (5’1″), seems to be in love with his teacher
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する
かなり正直だよ〜~!あと大好きな子には平気でセクハラ発言しちゃう。
みんなこのタグすればいいと思う。(そしてコラボしてホモ描こう) http://t.co/d3melCk5uC
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苺ちょこ。 (@ithigothoco428) September 19, 2014
▼Has bad eye sight, but is the class representative for P.E.
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する やっとアップだぜ!!子供動物好きで甘い物は苦手な元サッカー・柔道部の嵐だよ!!ヨロシク!!!!みんな描けよ(威圧) http://t.co/XnMcpP8Vga
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嵐・ ω ・丸 (@ono69ranmal) September 18, 2014
▼At 189cm (6’2″), he might be our tallest boy yet!
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する 友人に聞いたアレコレを付け加えると ・何考えてるか分からない ・ズボラ ・口癖は「いいんじゃない?(どうでも)」 だそうです! http://t.co/KeTblHoO1C
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一休 (@GDGD_TODAY) September 28, 2014
▼Likes the indoors and rolling up his sleeves
#自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する
だいぶ遅くなったけど出来た!安定のクズ野郎!!\(^o^)/美化☆1000%なのは許してください http://t.co/gAkYV7wc5l
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amo@勉強しろコノヤロー (@a_511010) September 24, 2014
It’s certainly interesting to see how some people envision themselves as high school boys. A lot of these artists seem to be abnormally tall! Is this really what they are like? Or is something else going on here? A concerned commenter wrote, “Isn’t this just drawing handsome men and putting their info on the side?”
▼How a “normal” girl is following the trend
わたしです #自分を限りなく正直に男子高校生化する http://t.co/M5anGk2FJF
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ぬい(創作) (@frnynsk) October 16, 2014
Either way, it’s always fun to share your creativity with the world. Sometimes it’s nice to reinvent ourselves for those tumultuous high school years. The reverse hashtag of men drawing themselves as high school girls does exist, but it’s nowhere near as popular as the boys hashtag.
How would you draw yourself as a high schooler of the opposite sex? As always, let us know in the comments.
Source: Momiage Chashu
Top Image: Twitter (@mmmiiiio)
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