I've been following this whole discussion about perverts with very much interest. My question, is there also a special word in Japanese to describe an apprentice pervert? I'm asking because that would be much more my level. 
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ノーッブI've been following this whole discussion about perverts with very much interest. My question, is there also a special word in Japanese to describe an apprentice pervert? I'm asking because that would be much more my level.
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Hello, Pepite 1/60I've been following this whole discussion about perverts with very much interest. My question, is there also a special word in Japanese to describe an apprentice pervert? I'm asking because that would be much more my level.
In Japan, people who are extremely skilled at crafting scale models, figures, and character models are sometimes affectionately and respectfully referred to as “perverts.” However, the meaning of the word “pervert” varies depending on the context. When someone is called a “pervert” in the context of model or figure making, it often implies the following: Remarkable technical skill: This refers to someone who pays meticulous attention to detail or performs precision work that ordinary people cannot replicate. For example, someone with the craftsmanship to reproduce the texture of the real thing in a 1/144 scale Gundam model.
Passion and obsession: This term is sometimes used in a positive sense to describe an abnormal level of passion for a specific genre or technique.
Otaku culture slang: In anime and model-making communities, the term “pervert” is sometimes used as a term of endearment for someone deeply immersed in a specific field, and it does not carry a negative connotation.
Thank you for the explanation. I already understood that there was nothing negative about it, at least not in our context. I just couldn't resist trying to make some fun about it.Hello, Pepite 1/60
In Japan, people who are extremely skilled at crafting scale models, figures, and character models are sometimes affectionately and respectfully referred to as “perverts.” However, the meaning of the word “pervert” varies depending on the context. When someone is called a “pervert” in the context of model or figure making, it often implies the following: Remarkable technical skill: This refers to someone who pays meticulous attention to detail or performs precision work that ordinary people cannot replicate. For example, someone with the craftsmanship to reproduce the texture of the real thing in a 1/144 scale Gundam model.
Passion and obsession: This term is sometimes used in a positive sense to describe an abnormal level of passion for a specific genre or technique.
Otaku culture slang: In anime and model-making communities, the term “pervert” is sometimes used as a term of endearment for someone deeply immersed in a specific field, and it does not carry a negative connotation.
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Just a question, are you a dentist?
Nope, but I almost have no teeth left, alright.
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People with high model-making skills would never say, “I'm a pervert because I'm good at model-making.”
They are very humble.
It is better to be recognized by fellow model-makers as having “perverted model-making skills.”
If you announce yourself in a model-making community as “I'm a pervert because I'm so good at model-making,” even if you are really good at it, people will think, “What an arrogant guy.”
They are very humble.
It is better to be recognized by fellow model-makers as having “perverted model-making skills.”
If you announce yourself in a model-making community as “I'm a pervert because I'm so good at model-making,” even if you are really good at it, people will think, “What an arrogant guy.”
Maybe 学習変態？Thank you for the explanation. I already understood that there was nothing negative about it, at least not in our context. I just couldn't resist trying to make some fun about it.
Japanese can be translated as:My wife was very surprised to hear this. She asked if only ship builders use that phrase with that meaning. In Akihabara there are many Dai Hentai, but they don’t build ships.
- 究極の変態 (Kyūkyoku no Hentai) — literal “Ultimate Pervert” or “Ultimate Degenerate.”
- 最強の変態 (Saikyō no Hentai) — “Strongest Pervert” (implies unmatched in perversion).
Well acquainted with the word 変態, but it’s the first time for me to see/hear it used in anything but the latter context.
