Anime fans keep laughing at accidentally hilarious tribute to Chicago Cubs star player CrunchyrollSometimes it pays to Google someone\u2019s name before you pay tribute to them. Chicago Cubs fans have found this out the hard way, with an unfortunate alternate meaning for a player\u2019s name giving anime fans a giggle. Sh\u014dta Imanaga is one of the standout pitchers on the Cubs lineup right now. Being so prominent, he gets a lot of support from the stands, including audience-members showing up with his name written across their chest. Such adoration has spawn an image that\u2019s travelling around social meida, but not how anyone associated with the Cubs might like. See, \u2018Shota\u2019 has connotations to those who know Japanese media, particularly anime shows and manga. Broadly speaking, it refers to erotic fiction centred on young, or young looking, men. It\u2019s often softcore porn, known as yaoi. It\u2019s a specific and popular genre, though not something that\u2019s reached mainstream attention out side of Japan. Hence, people find it very funny that baseball audiences are so boisterously celebrating the word. It\u2019s a harmless coincidence, that\u2019s been compared to Arsenal FC fans dubbing themselves \u2018Gooners\u2019, leading to groups such as the Gay Gooners. Our list of the best sports anime might enlighten to more unfortunate terminology. Our guides to Demon Slayer Season 4 and Solo Leveling Season 2 are worth checking out, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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