Most of us have that one friend who really went too far with anime. So what is this weebian disease, that people talk about? Fear no more, I am here to reveal the secrets how to spot these people from far away.

The entry level of having the disease of being a weeb is fanning cartoons/cartoon characters. Preference of animated films/series/books over their accepted counterparts indicated a serious disposition to the disease. Learning Japanese with no other intentions than understanding anime better. There is not much to understand about anime as the plots and artistic methods are straight from your average high-school class! Yikes! Quoting anime indicates that you might have the disease already. However, there might a chance to prevent it from growing if noticed at this point. Please remember to check the health of your friends if you notice quoting of anime. After this point, prevention with painless methods is unheard of. (Editor’s note: few exemptions exist, “Anime was a mistake” – Miyazaki, plus quotes that have serious meme value outside of the weeb culture) Having anime merch is horrible, yet not a deadly sin, if done by posters, action figures or shirts. By this point, the disease has spread to the brains and it is difficult to erase, but the progress of spreading can be slowed or shut. Fantasizing about an anime character. Here lays the point of no return. Client fantasizes about an anime character and identifies with them, which is seen by acting and disguising as the character (usually an underage girl). This does not only indicate borderline pedophilia, but also mental regression. At this stage, the client withdraws from “the real life” and aims to live only through online communities (while pretending to be someone else). Transformation to a different being. Transformation usually begins via these steps: Acting out as a “cute/girl like” boy Trying to adapt to the Japanese language as a first language The body slowly decaying from not living like a human being Adaption and obsession over absurd sexual fetishes The transformation from male gender to female gender (In order to achieve the status of fantasized girl) The final and the ultimate step of transformation sadly includes self-murder. These obsessed people can no longer think as a living being. The cognitive shutdown leads to the transformation from living to dead.

Well, now you got all the steps, wasn’t it easy ?! From this, we can see that prevention programs are crucial and needed. You too can help your friends. Have a nice Monday everyone!

source: http://www.reddit.com/r/eternalenvy