What other hobbies do you have outside of otomes?

[john_anime]

I want to know what you guys get up to when you're not fan-girling. Is anyone out there a figure collecting enthusiast, or perhaps a bug collector? The more niche and obscure the better!!

Some of my hobbies include gardening, collecting (music) cds, and painting/ drawing. Haven't been much of a green thumb recently, due to my states shitty weather lol. I personally can't wait for winters cold embrace to save me from this heat!!

 

[Daisy Magnus229]

Writing novels, drawing, and karaoke. Well, I'm glad I have good friends who don't mind me singing anime openings or Vocaloid songs lmao

Sometimes I go to conventions to meet artists (and say "hi" if possible), buy keychains, standee, artbooks, doujinshi or even do stamp rallies. The cosplayer and itasha communities are always interesting to see too lol Some people I meet are so kind that they let me take photos of them or their cars.

 

[eevee09]

For me, my hobbies are reading (mainly manga, manhwa, or English romantasy), playing video games, and writing! Sometimes otome inspires me to write ^_^

 

[藍色水珠]

In addition to touching the works of Otome, I will also go out for a walk, listen to music, read, or watch various plays.

I like to grow flowers and take care of plants. There are small potted plants in the room: water flowers and sunbathe every day to heal the body and mind. I'm happy to see it grow up slowly.

 

[2kan2kan]

im a seamstress by profession, i draw and shocking to your example i keep bugs. snails, slugs, ants, roaches, isopods, crabs, tarantulas, centipedes, scorpions. fishtanks too

 

[Starfall9908]

Figure Skating, gaming, singing, reading manhwa, watching anime, travelling, language learning and spending time with friends.

Currently figure skating has been one of my most dominating hobbies as I have two lessons a week! I normally don't look forward to winters but skating has made me excited for it since I will get more opportunities to skate

 

[Pancito]

Besides playing otome games, I also enjoy listening to drama CDs, watching anime, and reading manga, manhwa, and so on. Lately, I've gotten into doing 1000-piece puzzles, and I've also been reading quite a few romance books. And of course, I love listening to music!

 

[Qiangwei]

Playing games and reading! (manhwas, mangas, novels...) Im trying to exercice more these days too

 

[redcatdream]

Before Otome there's always reading (all kinds, really, but mostly Classics this year), writing, a little drawing or coloring on the side, making detailed reviews about what I've read or watched, collecting vintage books and so on ~

I have more activities outside of Otome, and I don't really bring it up to others since not a lot of people like Eastern mediums where I live, so I try all sort of other things ~

 

[Marrychan]

I do a lot of writing, play tabletop RPGs, and play video games! I play many different genres, beyond just otome games. Every now and then, when I'm feeling up to it, I also do some drawing.

 

[Gin7376]

Handcraft，cooking，planting

 

[801_9ma]

I feel like my hobbies are all over the place, but I seem to only focus on one at a time on hardcore mode while leaving the others behind or else my brain makes me want to explode, pretty much. Like, I'll be doing one thing for 3 months non stop, then I will not do it at all for 3 other months if my brain decided I'll be focusing on another hobby instead. Makes it very inconvenient to catch up with media I'm into in general.

I've been reading books on and off (mostly off... but I'm slowly trying to chip away at the books I want to finish), I listen to music other than the 2-3 albums I spin in loop when I remember that I have a music archive I want to tend to, and I watch shows. Once in a blue moon I also write and draw stuff.

Lately I've been watching a lot of shows because it's the easy option when I'm low on energy. I've gone on a binge of cooking-related shows. For example, this summer I ate up the entirety of Kitchen Nightmares (UK & US, but also my country's edition). Then I moved onto Chopped and regional cooking shows. When I turn on my TV it's just to watch other cooking shows. I'm not even that much of a cook so by all means watching all of those cooking shows won't enhance my personal life, but hey, it's fun. Similarly, I went on a brief drag show binge because I'm trying to have a personal archive of drag shows to watch and rewatch.

I'm also big on buddy watches. Right now I'm buddy watching Dragula and Ultraman Leo with a friend. Might sound a bit jarring to alternate between a drag show and Showa era tokusatsu, but that's what friends are about.

I also try to watch anime at times, but really, most of the time I only have the energy to catch up with Chiikawa because it's become my comfort anime at this point. I love those little critters so much.

 

[john_anime]

im a seamstress by profession, i draw and shocking to your example i keep bugs. snails, slugs, ants, roaches, isopods, crabs, tarantulas, centipedes, scorpions. fishtanks too

A seamstress huh, that's a really cool profession. But my question is, how are you able to have so many lil creatures lol. Where do you keep them all? Do they have their own enclosures or do they live together in harmony?

(Little bit of a side note but I'm thinking of getting some centipedes myself, any advice?)

 

[Tirin]

Beyond listening to otome drama audio, I have several other hobbies like: practicing embroidery, occasionally learning to sketch, listening to audiobooks on realism, exploring newly opened restaurants in the city, photographing food, and writing reviews on Google Maps.

 

[john_anime]

When I turn on my TV it's just to watch other cooking shows. I'm not even that much of a cook so by all means watching all of those cooking shows won't enhance my personal life, but hey, it's fun. Similarly, I went on a brief drag show binge because I'm trying to have a personal archive of drag shows to watch and rewatch.

No way, I love watching those cooking and drag shows too! I used to watch them all the time when I was younger. Kitchen nightmares will forever be one of my fav nostalgia watch's for sure.

 

[2kan2kan]

A seamstress huh, that's a really cool profession. But my question is, how are you able to have so many lil creatures lol. Where do you keep them all? Do they have their own enclosures or do they live together in harmony?

(Little bit of a side note but I'm thinking of getting some centipedes myself, any advice?)

They absolutely do not live together, my only communal is one of my snails in the isopod terrarium (they take care of all the poop) i have 2 shelving units for all of my enclosures and some in other free spots in my room. I live with my family so i need to squeeze them all here. I'm definitely at my limit but at this point theres no species i dont have lol

I can't give advice on centipedes in general since there's so many and i have a very basic Mediterranean pede who sits underground all day but shes super chill. Doesnt need much attention at all like other carnivores, but she likes to drink water a lot hihi. Be sure to get a box thats taller than the pede above substrate level so you dont have an escape when opening it theyre notoriously fast and scared of everything