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In conversations done among **heavily otaku** people, I often hear the words
2-jigen or 3-jigen used. I know its meaning: two-dimension and three
dimension, except that it does not always seem to make sense. For example, in
a conversation I found recently between two otaku people in Tokyo and Kyoto,

```

     watashi wa 4-jigen kara kimashita. dakara 3-jigen de samishiku arimasen.
    
```

the first sentence, I can understand literally. But in the second sentence,
what does it mean? The literal translation "(not) lonely in/at 3-dimension"
does not make sense to me. How can I interpret that? I only hear this use
among otaku people, not ordinary people. Is this a jargon among **heavily
otaku** people? I just can't grasp the meaning!
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meaning words manga culture
What does 2-jigen or 3-jigen mean?
Basically it's a joke. Since most otakus supposedly feel more comfortable in
2D world (anime/manga) than 3D world (reality), this guy makes a play on it
and says he feels fine in 3D because he comes from a 4D world.
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