Talk:Oyaji

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[edit] Mario series

Please explain how you think Mario, Luigi, Wario, and Bowser meet this description. Andre (talk) 16:25, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)

...even Bowser? Now that I'd like to hear.--Kaonashi 19:28, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Ahh, sorry for the delay. Well, Mario, Luigi and Wario, for starters, look like middle-aged men, and they're mustached, meeting the oyaji stereotype there. Bowser is more subtle, but it has to do with his age, authority and charisma. Bowser is, in fact, an extremely popular subject of oyaji fanart, and he is even promoted to a sex symbol (don't ask me how :P). - Gilgamesh 11:29, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I really don't know about Koopa, but the 'stached bros. definitely. In a more dialogue-heavy game like Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door it becomes clear that Mario is supposed to have a sort of mature sex appeal, as characters comment on his moustache in various ways.

[edit] "Father," right?

So can we basically include any Japanese-created character who has kids? That would explain King Koopa. --Feitclub 22:22, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)

Not just has kids, but is reminiscent of juvenile perceptions of grown father figures. Just as children venerate and respect their fathers and grandfathers, some people upon reaching adulthood find the same people to be attractive. The concept of oyaji is similar to (but not the same as) bear. - Gilgamesh 11:31, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Scratch amateur sites.

There aren't professional artist in webpage o' external links. Oyaji isn't a Moé property received wide recognition in Japan. Much more "Oyaji-Kemono Fusion Artists" are. Most of them are men attribute to homosexual called ケモホモ（Kemo-homo）, and are disliked from other sects o' Japanese furry fan.220.102.143.10 01:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Initial D

I believe Bunta would fit into this catergory... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.149.223.29 (talk) 01:55, 21 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] juvenile linguistic corruption

I tagged this sentence with "citation needed" because I think it should be rewritten. It is said so historically but the modern Japanese has no such word as "oyachichi" so I am afraid this description misleads readers. Already in the Edo period only "oyaji" seemed to be used and referred to fathers or just middle aged men. Also I doubt how this corruption can be said "juvenile". --Aphaia (talk) 19:08, 2 January 2008 (UTC)