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In a recent video by The Anime Man (Joey), he talks with a host (ROLAND), and
they get to talking about anime, and how it's less stigmatized and more
mainstream now. Then Joey brings up the point that there's a culture of "the
more obscure the anime you watch, that's considered cooler". They keep
referring to "obscure" as something that sounds like "ツール", but I can't find
anything relevant about that. Can someone tell me what word they're using
here, and what it means?

The video: <https://youtu.be/5LSva1m4Ytw?t=1508>

One place they use it is starting from 25:08

What their dialogue sounds like to me:

Joey: "もうワンピース以外っていうか、その人気以外のアニメを見るほうがカッコいいみたいな変な文化が出てきたんですよね。"

ROLAND: "ああ、ツール(?)だみたいな"

Joey: "そう、ツール(?)な文化が出てきたんですよね。"

Another place they use it is at is 30:16 (
<https://youtu.be/5LSva1m4Ytw?t=1816> )

What the dialogue sounds like to me:

ROLAND: "*brings up Odd Taxi*"

Joey: "*laughs* めっちゃツール(?)じゃないっすか？" (Translated as: "Yeah. That's super
obscure.")

Anyways, any help is appreciated.
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"ツール" meaning "nerd"/"obscure"? What is being said here?
The word he used is **通 (つう)**. There is no ル.

Related: [What are the nuances in various words for
"expert"?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/96485/5010)
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