What Does It Mean To Be a Superfan?

Oshi is a popular term in Japan most often describing a person or fictional character that receives your full love and support. Having an oshi makes you a superfan to the point that you might go to great lengths to recommend your “fav” to others.

What does it mean to be an oshi and why do their superfans go so crazy?
 

This book takes a close look at the various levels of fandom, from having nerdy tendencies to being absolutely hopeless.

It’s a compelling read for all superfans, or for anyone wanting to understand the mind of one.
 
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Enter the wonderful world of a superfan.
 
–     You can cry like a child while watching baseball on TV

• You can love with every fiber of your being
• You make friends based on common interest rather than school or work
• In front of an oshi, we’re all human
• Just saying their name sets off a bittersweet explosion in your heart
• There is always something to look forward to
• You put the importance of your oshi before your own

Idols, artists, actors, entertainers, athletes, and anime characters—human or not—all oshi are sacred in the eyes of their superfans.

– Life with an oshi is like a drug

– Learned empathy – Anyone around you may also be a superfan

– Coughing up the cash – Using all your money on the one you love

– Going to see your oshi – A constant need to be blown away first-hand
– A fan saying they love the “face” of their oshi is a true act of submission
– Romantic scenes involving your oshi – Do you see your favorite celebrity as pure?