History Main / OccidentalOtaku

* WesternAnimation/PeterPotamus is depicted as one of these in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}''; he obsessively collects figures, has a body pillow of a catgirl, and imitates Naruto during a wrestling event. He's desperate for friends and when Top Cat and his gang end up crashing at his house, he annoys them by wanting to watch OVAs and other such activities with them.

* [[WesternAnimation/ThePeterPotamusShow Peter Potamus]] is depicted as one of these in ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}''; he obsessively collects figures, has a body pillow of a catgirl, and imitates Naruto during a wrestling event. He's desperate for friends and when Top Cat and his gang end up crashing at his house, he annoys them by wanting to watch OVAs and other such activities with them.

Often derisively called a "weeaboo" online, or "weeb" for short, which originated on Website/FourChan when [[FunWithAutocensors "Wapanese" was wordfiltered into the nonsense word]] from ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''. When female, frequently overlaps with YaoiFangirl and when male, frequently overlaps with YuriFan. A sub-trope of ForeignCultureFetish. However, in recent times, calling oneself an otaku is falling out of fashion, and often seen just as bad, or even worse than weeb. In fact, many anime fans now self-depricatingly and jokingly refer to themselves as "filthy weebs" more often than not.

** Nagoriyuki is a downplayed example. He a Nigeria-born WesternSamurai, and while he isn't as gratuitous with the Japanese stuff as Chipp, he has downright adopted the way of the samurai, changed his name to a Japanese one, and his TrademarkFavoriteFood is onigiri. Amusingly enough, it's implied his master is the same as Chipp's.

* The "third wave" coffee movement in the West has drawn a lot of inspiration from Japanese kissaten culture, with the use of pour-over brewers, vacuum brewers and sourcing the highest-quality beans available.

** Hilariously, Creator/OscarWilde himself wrote on this phenomenon just 30 years after Japan first opened its borders to the world, calling its fans obsessive without really knowing about this culture they love. As he put it, "The actual people who live in Japan are [[NotSoDifferent not unlike the general run of English people]]; that is to say, they are extremely commonplace, and have nothing curious or extraordinary about them."

* Sodom, from the ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' games. He seems fascinated by samurai in particular. He wears a samurai helmet and mask with football pads and blue jeans. His win quotes largely consist of badly pronounced Japanese, he wrote the character for "Death" incorrectly on his shirt (though his calligraphy is very good), and his weapons are katanas and jittes (weapons used by police in the Edo period). His World Warrior Encyclopedia entry notes that he believes certain Japanese "unlucky words" inflict spiritual damage on an opponent, causing him to incorporate these words into the names of his moves (such as Jigoku[[note]]Hell[[/note]] Scrape and [[https://jisho.org/search/butsumetsu Butsumetsu]] Buster).

Often derisively called a "weeaboo" online, or "weeb" for short, which originated on Website/FourChan when [[FunWithAutocensors "Wapanese" was wordfiltered into the nonsense word]] from ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''. When female, frequently overlaps with YaoiFangirl and when male, frequently overlaps with YuriFan. A sub-trope of ForeignCultureFetish. However, in recent times, calling oneself an otaku is falling out of fashion, and often seen just as bad, or even worse than weeb. In fact, most anime fans now self-depricatingly and jokingly refer to themselves as "filthy weebs" more often than not.

Often derisively called a "weeaboo" online, or "weeb" for short, which originated on Website/FourChan when [[FunWithAutocensors "Wapanese" was wordfiltered into the nonsense word]] from ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''. When female, frequently overlaps with YaoiFangirl and when male, frequently overlaps with YuriFan. A sub-trope of ForeignCultureFetish. However, in recent times, calling oneself an otaku is falling out of fashion, and often seen just as bad, or even worse than weeb. In fact, most anime fans now self-depricatingly refer to themselves as "filthy weebs" more often than not.

* David Byrne's staging for Music/TalkingHeads' 1983 tour, as captured in ''Film/StopMakingSense'', was inspired by Kabuki and Noh theater, including the famous big suit and the stagehands dressed in black visible to the audience.

-->--''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''

Often derisively called a "weeaboo" online, or "weeb" for short, which originated on Website/FourChan when [[FunWithAutocensors "Wapanese" was wordfiltered into the nonsense word]] from ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''. When female, frequently overlaps with YaoiFangirl and when male, frequently overlaps with YuriFan. A sub-trope of ForeignCultureFetish. However, in recent times, calling oneself an otaku is falling out of fashion, and often seen just as bad, or even worse than weeb. In fact, most anime fans now self-depricatingly refer to themselves as "filthy weebs" mre often than not.

* InvertedTrope in ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' - Nadeshiko (or "Naddy", as she prefers) is a Japanese women obsessed with America, due to her hatred of the YamatoNadeshiko life she was forced to live as a child.

* Dino in ''Manga/BlendS'' is an Italian affected by PhenotypeStereotype that owns a CosplayCafe in Japan, watches OtakuOClock anime on a regular basis, and said to be "changing [[PerverseSexualLust waifus]] every [[TwelveEpisodeAnime three months]]."

* ''Dear Shitamachi Princess'' is about a princess from a fictional Scandinavian country that was such this trope that not only is she fluent in the language when she's interviewed by a Japanese TV host, but also [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense impulsively visits the country for a surprise visit to the host, who not only didn't seriously invite her to visit, but said visit was so abrupt that her home country thought she was]] ''[[DidNotThinkThisThrough exiled]].'' Besides that, she otherwise takes to Japan like a duck to water and the locals are sad to see her eventually go.

* The ecchi series ''Anime/KandagawaJetGirls'' has Jennifer Peach and Emily Orange, two Californian girls obsessed with JidaiGeki.

* Subverted with Graham Aker from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. True, he's American and a fanatical Japanophile, but he also studied under actual Japanese people, is extremely competent in the culture and language, and treats his passion with sincere respect, even though to a casual observer he seems like the typical example of this trope. Examples of his activities include having a MidSeasonUpgrade called the Susanowo, named after Shinto deity Susanno'o. Getting nicknamed "Mr. Bushido". It seems he also took up Buddhist teachings from a master in Japan as seen in flashbacks. When he sees Setsusna face to face (and naked) in the burst of GN Particles, he even asked if he was in Nirvana.

* In ''Manga/PsychicSquad'', The [[spoiler:Ex-Black Phantom Espers]] are some of the most Otaku-like characters in the series (The two guys are constantly going on about Moe and 2D, the girl is a Yaoi Fangirl), but it is heavily suggested that they are not from Japan. Also one of the [[EagleLand Comerica]] agents is heavily into Traditional Japanese culture, rather than Otaku culture.

* Ashley Taylor, a character exclusive to the English server of ''[[VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory Magia Record]]'', is a Californian living in the Japanese city the game is set in. She's a diehard J-fashion and anime fan that taught herself Japanese and is obsessed enough to actually became a magical girl in exchange for being able to go to Japan. Even when speaking English, she fawningly throws the word "kawaii," which she considers very SeriousBusiness around constantly.

** In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', Blackbeard is portrayed as a sterotypical weeaboo with a fondness for cute girls, talks in {{imageboard|s}} slang and obsessed with {{doujinshi}} and anime.

** Hilariously inverted and then further inverted ''again'' by Osakabehime in the same game. By default, she's a Japanese {{youkai}} who is a shut-in that likes to spout Engrish phrases. When she debuted in the global version, her quirk is translated into a Japanese that speaks in a bizarre weebspeak, mangling Japanese and English phrases in the same time, resulting cringy phrases like "Gomenasorry", "Chotto a minute", "Yametekudastop", etc...

* [[ForeignExchangeStudent Sonia Nevermind]] in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' is a princess from the from the European MicroMonarchy of [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Novoselic]] and a big fan of Japanese TV dramas and anime.

* both Ash and the “Fort Shadaloo” group from ''Webcomic/BlasterNation''

* Discussed in [[WebVideo/FilthyFrank Filthy Frank's video]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFQQALduhzA "WEEABOOS"]], where he gives a satirical explanation of weeaboos, essentially, non-Japanese people who think that they are Japanese, even though they aren't and are obsessed with anime. His video goes so far as to show lots of rather... '''cringey''' images of weeaboos. He also jokingly mentions about a reverse weeaboo, in which an Asian person starts acting as if they are Westerner and do things like dress up as Cowboys. The video is hilarious and will give viewers a good laugh.

* Dr. Krieger from ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' often shown sings of this, including having a collection of [[AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles hentai envolving tentacles]] and a sentient holographic anime girl (who he created himself) as his girlfriend.

** In ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', Blackbeard is portrayed as a sterotypical weeaboo with a fondness for cute girls, talks in {{imageboard}} slang and obsessed with {{doujinshi}} and anime.

* ''Webcomic/MuhPhoenix'': Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica are portrayed as two obsessive anime fanboys. Though they seem to be more into hentai rather than normal anime.

* Harold from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama.''

Often derisively called a "weeaboo" online, or "weeb" for short, which originated on Website/FourChan when [[FunWithAutocensors "Wapanese" was wordfiltered into the nonsense word]] from ''ComicStrip/ThePerryBibleFellowship''. When female, frequently overlaps with YaoiFangirl and when male, frequently overlaps with YuriFan. A sub-trope of ForeignCultureFetish.

** Isaac and Miria also speak Japanese... in prohibition-era America. No explanation is ever given, but it's [[CloudCuckooLander Isaac and Miria]]. It should be noted that they later appeared in a {{cameo}} in the ''{{LightNovel/Durarara}}'' anime, implying that they apparently move to/visit Japan at some point... though this doesn't explain how they learned to speak Japanese in the first place.

* Centorea Shianus, the centaur-girl from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'', can be considered this since she has all the [[PhenotypeStereotype visual traits]] associated with Nordic/European foreigners (flowing blonde hair, blue eyes and [[GagBoobs a big bust]]) and yet she's the only one in the house to live in a Japanese-styled room complete with tatami, appears to be knowledgeable about anime tropes like CrashIntoHello, and recognizes slimes as a species from old-style [[EasternRPG JRPGs]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGear''

* In ''Videogame/AsurasWrath'' [[spoiler:Augus's reincarnation from TheStinger of Episode 22 is this, coming to Japan to collect Japanese swords, and trying to use broken Japanese to talk to some locals.]]
* In ''Videogame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden'', the Save Points, [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext which appear as floating gas pumps]], require you to listen to the ramblings of a fictional and [[FanDumb particularly obnoxious]] one of these before you can save. According to the developer, some of the rants are taken from actual forum arguments.
* Valentine, from VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}, is, according to [[WordOfGod Alex Ahad]], a weeaboo.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has Beast Boy, a non-Japanese manga addict, and Control Freak, an offbeat villain who's more of a [[Franchise/StarTrek Trekkie]], but still tried to convert himself into a TV signal so he could become a character in his favorite anime one time... and briefly succeeded, until Beast Boy defeated him with his superior knowledge of TV trivia. Incidentally, in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo'' movie, it was shown that Beast Boy can't read Japanese, or even know what Otaku means. (He still ends up charming some schoolgirls, though.)

* [[ConspiracyTheorist Ronaldo]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', especially on [[CharacterBlog his blog]], Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird. He sometimes brings up weird anime he likes, calls his girlfriend his [[GratuitousJapanese ohime-sama]], and owns a $300 replica of the sword from ''Beautiful Girlfriend Satan'' (about an {{Otaku}} who [[DealWithTheDevil sells his soul]] for a girlfriend), as well as a green plastic sword based on ''I Can't Believe My Stepdad's My Sword'', which he bought at a convention and [[{{Chuunibyou}} tries to use as if it were a real weapon]]. In the episode "Keep Beach City Weird" he unbuttons his shirt to reveal a set of samurai-styled armor underneath, and he is later seen wearing said armor to a wedding in "Reunited".

* Birch Small, main character of the heavily {{Animesque}} UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeMe''. To a lesser extent, the rest of the cast.

* [[ConspiracyTheorist Ronaldo]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse,'' especially on his CharacterBlog, Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird. He sometimes brings up weird anime he likes, calls his girlfriend his [[GratuitousJapanese ohime-sama]], and owns a $300 replica of the sword from ''Beautiful Girlfriend Satan'' (about an {{Otaku}} who [[DealWithTheDevil sells his soul]] for a girlfriend), as well as a green plastic sword based on ''I Can't Believe My Stepdad's My Sword'', which he bought at a convention and [[{{Chuunibyou}} tries to use as if it were a real weapon]]. In one episode he also removes his shirt to reveal a set of samurai-styled armor underneath.

* [[NationsAsPeople France and Canada]] of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia''.
* And speaking of dorky Western otaku scientists, Alec from ''Manga/CeresCelestialLegend''.

* In ''Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren'', The [[spoiler:Ex-Black Phantom Espers]] are some of the most Otaku-like characters in the series (The two guys are constantly going on about Moe and 2D, the girl is a Yaoi Fangirl), but it is heavily suggested that they are not from Japan. Also one of the [[EagleLand Comerica]] agents is heavily into Traditional Japanese culture, rather than Otaku culture.

* Alice in ''Manga/IkokuMeiroNoCroisee'' is a 19th-century French version. Obviously, given the time period, ukiyo-e prints and kimonos take the place of anime and video games as focal points of interest. Like more modern examples of this trope, however, she's just as clueless as to the difference between her understanding of Japan and actual Japanese culture.

* [[ConspiracyTheorist Ronaldo]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse,'' according to his CharacterBlog, Blog/KeepBeachCityWeird. He frequently brings up weird anime he likes and owns a $300 replica of the sword from ''Beautiful Girlfriend Satan'' (about an {{Otaku}} who [[DealWithTheDevil sells his soul]] for a girlfriend). In one episode he also removes his shirt to reveal a set of samurai-styled armor underneath.

** Averted in that the school is actually quite a successful business venture, and that he eventually [[GetsTheGirl meets and marries his wife there]]

* the “Fort Shadaloo” group from ''Webcomic/BlasterNation''