The urban cultural flag of the Otaku, often simply referred to as the Otaku flag, consists of five pink sakura petals (referred to specifally as the five demographic groups of children, shonen, shojo, seinen, and josei.) bearing 15 small pink circles which represent common the main types of otaku ([1] anime-ota,[2] manga-ota,[3] seiyuu-ota,[4] cosplay-ota,[5] figure-ota,[6] maid-ota,[7] idol-ota,[8] game-ota,[9] gunji-ota,[10] tetsudou-ota,[11] pasocon-ota,[12] eroge-ota,[13] amv-ota,[14] karaoke-ota,[15] martial arts-ota) eight lined circles on the flag represent popular eroge genres which brings adult themed interest in the background of fan hentai doujinshis. ([1]hentai,[2] yaoi,[3] yuri,[4] bakunyu,[5] futanari,[6] omorashi,[7] lolishotacon,[8] shokushu goukan). Nick names for the flag are: Sakura and Circles, Otaku of Old, and Cherry Sky Flower. Symbolism The meaning of the flag was written in 2012 when the National Otaku Alliance went public of their online movement for Otaku urban culture which started with American Online communities of Hawai'i, Oregon, and Texas. The flag represents Otaku with its emphasis on the beauty of the sakura blossoms found in Japan during the spring. Many otaku take great pride in its representation of all kinds of animation and manga interests. The flag is frequently displayed during otaku based events. The use of the flag and the urban cultural anthem Path of the Wing from the movie (My Neighbor Totoro) has been used at the beginning of major otaku events while finishing opening ceremonies. Display The flag is seen all year-round, but is often found mostly at Otaku based events or establishments. The flag is common to see on otaku urban cultural celebrated days, but even more so on Animanga Day than any other. On Animanga Day it is common to place small flags by private collections of anime and/or manga to celebrate all the artists, writers, and studio staff who worked so hard to bring viewers their beloved series over the years. Particular Days of Display The flag is displayed as to honor otaku on Tokusatsu Day, Seisenshi Day, Robot Generations Day, Admiration Day, Circulation Day, Estrangement Day, Miyazaki Day, and Animanga Day. History The current design of the Otaku flag is its 3rd design of the flag and is not known when people started creating such flags. The "Flag of Otaku Culture" has been the longest used version of the Otaku flag when in 2002 it was designed from the Eclipse Knights on Animanga Day in 2002 and later given further explanation documentation in 2012 by the National Otaku Alliance. The urban cultural flag of the Otaku, often simply referred to as the Otaku flag, consists of five pink sakura petals (referred to specifally as the five demographic groups of children, shonen, shojo, seinen, and josei.) bearing 15 small pink circles which represent common the main types of otaku ([1] anime-ota,[2] manga-ota,[3] seiyuu-ota,[4] cosplay-ota,[5] figure-ota,[6] maid-ota,[7] idol-ota,[8] game-ota,[9] gunji-ota,[10] tetsudou-ota,[11] pasocon-ota,[12] eroge-ota,[13] amv-ota,[14] karaoke-ota,[15] martial arts-ota) eight lined circles on the flag represent popular eroge genres which brings adult themed interest in the background of fan hentai doujinshis. ([1]hentai,[2] yaoi,[3] yuri,[4] bakunyu,[5] futanari,[6] omorashi,[7] lolishotacon,[8] shokushu goukan). Nick names for the flag are: Sakura and Circles, Otaku of Old, and Cherry Sky Flower. Symbolism The meaning of the flag was written in 2012 when the National Otaku Alliance went public of their online movement for Otaku urban culture which started with American Online communities of Hawai'i, Oregon, and Texas. The flag represents Otaku with its emphasis on the beauty of the sakura blossoms found in Japan during the spring. Many otaku take great pride in its representation of all kinds of animation and manga interests. The flag is frequently displayed during otaku based events. The use of the flag and the urban cultural anthem Path of the Wing from the movie (My Neighbor Totoro) has been used at the beginning of major otaku events while finishing opening ceremonies. Display The flag is seen all year-round, but is often found mostly at Otaku based events or establishments. The flag is common to see on otaku urban cultural celebrated days, but even more so on Animanga Day than any other. On Animanga Day it is common to place small flags by private collections of anime and/or manga to celebrate all the artists, writers, and studio staff who worked so hard to bring viewers their beloved series over the years. Particular Days of Display The flag is displayed as to honor otaku on Tokusatsu Day, Seisenshi Day, Robot Generations Day, Admiration Day, Circulation Day, Estrangement Day, Miyazaki Day, and Animanga Day. History The current design of the Otaku flag is its 3rd design of the flag and is not known when people started creating such flags. The "Flag of Otaku Culture" has been the longest used version of the Otaku flag when in 2002 it was designed from the Eclipse Knights on Animanga Day in 2002 and later given further explanation documentation in 2012 by the National Otaku Alliance. Historical Flag Design Progression Designer of the sakura and circles
The origin of the sakura and circles design has been from the story of "Sakura Taisen: TV series" which was also used as inspiration for the original flag of the Anime Manga Society. The original flag was a request from an artist that was on an online web forum that was connected by the website "Anipike", however there have been no records of who did it or their screen name. The otaku credited with designing the current Otaku flag was Matt Maeda when he was in high school as a personal graphics project in 2002. He was living in Hawaii and was told by his grandfather on his mothers side that "if there is something worth fighting for be strong instead of regretting what wasn't fought for". This was taken seriously as it would be a design to change the idea of being a geeky otaku who was alone to a type of group. Maeda's sketches from his composition books had been thrown away, but there were several variations of the present flag drawn with mechanical pencil before a final design was committed to. The sakura was divided because of the ten demographics of specialized viewers, but the flag had filled in the lines to make five main demographic groups instead of the divided ten. With representation of ten types of otaku by circles it was expanded in the redesign to have a total of fifteen circles for otaku types and an added eight circles for adult genres. The circle in the middle was left unchanged as it is the main symbol of being one culture group. Colors The colors were blush pink, dark slate purple, and strawberry pink, which are broadly based on color charts using the Pantone Matching System (PMS). The display screen RGB colors are necessary for an accurate portrayal of otaku flags that are intended to be used at otaku events. The original colors came from the color selection of Sakura Taisen TV series, but the remake chose colors from another show entirely. These colors had come from the color selection from "Tenchi Muyo" Ryo-ohki! " that was directed by Hiroki Hayashi and Kenichi Yatani from the character caste.
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