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TarsTarkas
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Location: Virginia, United States
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 Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:32 pm
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I've got so much on my manga and light novel plate, that I don't know if I will get to this one, unless the writing really hooks you in on the characters and plot.
I had to look at the dictionary to see what 'Stans' meant. Is 'stans' that popular a word to use today? I was born prior to the turn of the century, so maybe it is relatable to the younger generations. Otherwise it would be a poor word choice, making prospective buyers wonder what the series is about. Guess it might just be an age thing, cause you would think the editor would clearly look at the title, to ensure it wouldn't impact sales.
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Shay Guy
Joined: 03 Jul 2009
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:00 am
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| TarsTarkas wrote: | | I had to look at the dictionary to see what 'Stans' meant. Is 'stans' that popular a word to use today? I was born prior to the turn of the century, so maybe it is relatable to the younger generations. Otherwise it would be a poor word choice, making prospective buyers wonder what the series is about. Guess it might just be an age thing, cause you would think the editor would clearly look at the title, to ensure it wouldn't impact sales. |
It's pretty common slang, yeah.
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Dayraven
Joined: 21 Jul 2021
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:25 am
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The original has ‘oshi’ in its subtitle, which is slangy enough that using ‘stan’ in the translated title isn’t particularly out there.
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DamianSalazar
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:41 am
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| TarsTarkas wrote: | | I've got so much on my manga and light novel plate, that I don't know if I will get to this one, unless the writing really hooks you in on the characters and plot.
I had to look at the dictionary to see what 'Stans' meant. Is 'stans' that popular a word to use today? I was born prior to the turn of the century, so maybe it is relatable to the younger generations. Otherwise it would be a poor word choice, making prospective buyers wonder what the series is about. Guess it might just be an age thing, cause you would think the editor would clearly look at the title, to ensure it wouldn't impact sales. |
Stan is actually derived from the Eminem song "Stan", which is about a obsessed, loony fan of his. The word is mostly used to describe obsessed fans. It is also sometimes referred to as a portmanteau of the words "stalker" and "fan".
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Toyokaaaa
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:35 am
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I can't believe this title got a full review. This premise isn't even new or interesting, I've seen it done multiple times already.
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Melicans
Joined: 01 Feb 2012
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Location: Canada
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 9:54 am
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I've never even heard of the word "stan" before (outside of it being a name), now I've seen it used in light novels twice in two days. How out of touch am I?
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DamianSalazar
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:34 pm
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| Melicans wrote: | | I've never even heard of the word "stan" before (outside of it being a name), now I've seen it used in light novels twice in two days. How out of touch am I? |
That depends. How aware on a scale of 1 to 10 are you of "Stan Twitter"? Or "Stan Culture"?
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whiskeyii
Joined: 29 May 2013
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:06 pm
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I feel like if you're kpop adjacent, you're pretty aware of "stan" as a slang term. So any big celebrity fandoms or any fandoms with tendencies towards faves tend to use the term--so like, recent TV show fandoms. Think anything more recent than Steven Universe, I'd say. If you're going back to BBC's Sherlock, you've probably gone too far back.
EDIT: Also, for the sake of those unfamiliar with the term, while the Eminem origins are correct, the term "stan" is much more endearing than its original definitions suggest. "We stan Pikachu" for example, is much closer to "We protecc Pikachu" in intent, if you're familiar with that online slang, conveying a sense of adoration and protection rolled into one. You're really just expressing your die-hard fandomness of PIkachu with the expression.
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