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kj1980 · 2006-03-16, 00:20

doku-denpa

Literally, "poisonous electromagnetic waves."

The term originated by a lunatic who caused the notorious Fukagawa Toori-ma Jiken (Fukagawa Street Murders) in 1981. The assailant, Kawamata Gunji, was high on illegal substances and started slashing innocent bystanders in broad daylight. Two housewives and two toddlers were killed, with many more seriously injured. Pleading insanity in court, he described that denpas (electromagnetic waves) told him to start killing people. Motion was rejected and he currently serves life without parole.

By early 1990s, the term "electromagnetic waves" began to appear here and there among sub-cultural literature and music. Several sub-cultural elites began to coin the term "denpa-kei" to decribe people who acted strangely as if being subject to hypnosis and/or being controlled by electromagnetic waves (much like radio waves are used for remote-controlled toys).

The ero-game "Shizuku" is credited to spreading the term denpa to otakus. The plot heavily used the term "doku-denpa" (poisonous electromagnetic waves) to describe the actions of numerous characters who held disillusions of school society. Since then, the term "denpa-kei" began appearing in many forms across various media. Previously, the noun "kichigai" was a derogatory word for "crazed lunatic," the term "denpa-kei" is often used as a euphemism instead.

As "denpa" literally means "electromagnetic waves," it can also be used to describe extremely moe~ songs (i.e. the weirder and moe~ ones sung by KOTOKO, Momoi Haruko, etc. etc.) who lyrics and tunes are so weird but you listen to it anyway. The rationality is that you have been hyptonized and are now in control by the weirdness of that song.

[I-know-it's-bad] Usage example:

If you like "Neko Mimi Mode," you have been contanimated with doku-denpa.
Hanajima Saki in "Fruits Basket" is oftenly portrayed as a character who receives/projects some sort of denpa.

2006-03-16, 00:20	Link #14
kj1980 Gomen asobase desuwa! Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 43	doku-denpa Literally, "poisonous electromagnetic waves." The term originated by a lunatic who caused the notorious Fukagawa Toori-ma Jiken (Fukagawa Street Murders) in 1981. The assailant, Kawamata Gunji, was high on illegal substances and started slashing innocent bystanders in broad daylight. Two housewives and two toddlers were killed, with many more seriously injured. Pleading insanity in court, he described that denpas (electromagnetic waves) told him to start killing people. Motion was rejected and he currently serves life without parole. By early 1990s, the term "electromagnetic waves" began to appear here and there among sub-cultural literature and music. Several sub-cultural elites began to coin the term "denpa-kei" to decribe people who acted strangely as if being subject to hypnosis and/or being controlled by electromagnetic waves (much like radio waves are used for remote-controlled toys). The ero-game "Shizuku" is credited to spreading the term denpa to otakus. The plot heavily used the term "doku-denpa" (poisonous electromagnetic waves) to describe the actions of numerous characters who held disillusions of school society. Since then, the term "denpa-kei" began appearing in many forms across various media. Previously, the noun "kichigai" was a derogatory word for "crazed lunatic," the term "denpa-kei" is often used as a euphemism instead. As "denpa" literally means "electromagnetic waves," it can also be used to describe extremely moe~ songs (i.e. the weirder and moe~ ones sung by KOTOKO, Momoi Haruko, etc. etc.) who lyrics and tunes are so weird but you listen to it anyway. The rationality is that you have been hyptonized and are now in control by the weirdness of that song. [I-know-it's-bad] Usage example: If you like "Neko Mimi Mode," you have been contanimated with doku-denpa. Hanajima Saki in "Fruits Basket" is oftenly portrayed as a character who receives/projects some sort of denpa. Last edited by kj1980; 2006-03-30 at 20:17.