You know You Are Addicted to Taiko when...

1. you have played almost all songs in the taiko games
   
2. you know that the 2 drums are called don-chan and kat-chan
   
3. you have your own bachi or intends to get a pair
   
4. you spend most of your arcade money on taiko
   
5. you want to get the mp3 for the songs coz u love them so much
   
6. you have taiko merchandise
   
7. you are in this forum and reading this
   
8. you know what it means when people say "i cant hit ddk kkd dkk kdd dkd kdk"
   
9. You spend your time and spam in taiko dojo in order to get full tamashii bar
   
10. You are itching for taiko
    
11. You are crapping taiko joke
    
12. You starting to learn Japanese because of Taiko
    
13. You wanna FC that particular moronic song no matter what
    
14. You can't stop taiko-ing
    
15. You can spend your whole day taiko-ing without getting bored
    
16. You taiko again and again just for the sake of taiko-ing
    
17. You still wanna taiko even when your arms are about to break off
    
18. You forgets your lunch and dinner while playing taiko
    
19. You post your scores online
    
20. You spend most of the time doing taiko-related stuffs
    
21. You search for taiko information
    
22. You can't stop thinking about taiko no tatsujin
    
23. You injured yourself after hours of taiko-ing
    
24. You don't mind injuring yourself for the sake of taiko
    
25. You're still playing even though you injured yourself
    
26. You keep tapping credits into the arcade machine
    
27. You double play or want to try double play
    
28. You wanna get your name in the top scores even though you can't beat that score
    
29. You played in arcade till the arcade closes
    
30. You have just wasted few minutes of your life reading all these sentences about addicted to taiko.
    
31. You go to a mexican food place and ask for a "beef taiko."
    
32. You order a sandwich, and you say "don kat it!"
    
33. When you beat box, you say "don dokokat kakadon....."
    
34. You make a Taiko simulator. >_<
    
35. When you are excited you end a sentence with "don" or "da don"
    
36. When you can't bear to leave the arcade
    
37. The thought of buying an arcade machine crosses your mind
    
38. Accidentally said Taiko when you wanted to say table
    
39. Saying taiko over 50 times per day
    
40. Whenever you walk pass an arcade, you have to play taiko at least once
    
41. you tap out rythms on the table while listening to taiko songs
    
42. you can chant out ddk kkd dkkd kddk and all those jazz while listening to taiko songs
    
43. you are reading all these and nodding ur head in agreement
    
44. you read the dianogsis by yuu and u cant help but agree
    
45. you wish every arcade had taiko machines
    
46. you wish they had more than one machine
    
47. you wish the arcade near you has all versions of taiko no tatsujin
    
48. you wish don-chan and kat chan were real
    
49. you want more versions to be out soon and at an arcade near you
    
50. you wanna add to this growing list =P
    
51. you wish bachio sensei were real
    
52. you wish the rest of the taiko casts are real
    
53. you wish that they r real but still retain that cute 2d-ness (coz 3d taiko not so cute le
    
54. you pick up tube like thingys ( aka rolling pins, kitchen towel rolls,
    thicker branches... etc) and u use them for make believe bachis
    
55. you start drumming taiko style while holding anything relatively long
    and solid in ur hands ( aka screwdriver, pens, spatulas, spoon, fork,
    lolipop)
    
56. you start thinking of what u can add to this list
    
57. you wish you could paint the taiko chars on ur room wall
    
58. you start thinking how good it would be if the only sound in the arcade is of u playing the taiko drums
    
59. you want to spread the good name of taiko throught the world
    
60. you hate to go JP coz of an irritating girl, but u cant resist going coz of taiko =P
    
61. you are addicted to taiko when you are addicted to taikoyaki(takoyaku) [yuu is anyway =P]
    
62. you love to meet taiko friends and keeping in contact with them
    
63. You can clear all 114 oni songs one shot without dying and resting.
    
64. Even you get hit by a black basketball on your head at the arcade, you also don't feel pain.
    
65. YOU'RE INVESTING 16,000$ INTO A TAIKO MACHINE FROM JAPAN
    
66. YOU'RE GETTING THE TIDAL WAVES ANNND THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS FROM THE GAME PUT ONTO YOUR CARRRRR....
    
67. you design your own graphic tshirts for the game >> and got them pressed..and wear them. ha.
    
68. you wear the taiko hat out in public proudly!
    
69. you wanna cosplay as taiko characters
    
70. you wanna PASS all songs in your DS
    
71. you think about playing taiko daily
    
72. you wish your other half is as crazy over taiko as you so that you can 2p tgt
    
73. you cant help hugging the taiko machine when you see it
    
74. you feel the pain when you see kids brutally whacking the machine
    

yuu_yuki wrote:When the above criteria are met with 25 out of 40 diagnostic symptoms, one needs to be diagnosed with "Taiko Obsessive Compulsive Disorder", also known as TOCD under the category of "OCD Not Otherwise Specified". This is a very new disorder which currently been under intense studies and psychologists have yet to find a treatment for it. The following will be some of the details known: -

Associated Features and Disorders:
- Individuals manifest depressive symptoms such as depressed mood, irritability, insomnia when not in contact with Taiko no Tatsujin.

- Symptoms of mood disturbance is obvious after a period of stopping Taiko no Tatsujin.

- Obsessive features related to cute blue and red circle faces and bachi replacements are often prominent.


Course:
Starts when in contact with any version of Taiko.
More evident with increase number of exposure to any Taiko no Tatsujin genre.

Specific Culture, Age and Gender Features:
Equally frequent in males and females.


Prevalence:
1.0% - 10% of general population.


Associated Laboratory Findings:
Up to current date, no studies have been able to explain such TOCD phenomenal displays. However, some psychologists and scientists have come into conclusion that Taiko no Tatsujin


REFERENCE
Yuki, Y. (2008). The Diagnostic Findings of the Unknown and Mysterious Taiko Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Crapping and Crapping and Even More Crapping. 98(2) 890 - 1786

Pyrozz wrote:Food puns... -_-
31. You go to a mexican food place and ask for a "beef taiko."
32. You order a sandwich, and you say "don kat it!"

33. When you beat box, you say "don dokokat kakadon....."
34. You make a Taiko simulator. >_<
35. When you are excited you end a sentence with "don" or "da don"

eh, that's all I got.

yuu_yuki wrote:When the above criteria are met with 25 out of 40 diagnostic symptoms, one needs to be diagnosed with "Taiko Obsessive Compulsive Disorder", also known as TOCD under the category of "OCD Not Otherwise Specified". This is a very new disorder which currently been under intense studies and psychologists have yet to find a treatment for it. The following will be some of the details known: -

Associated Features and Disorders:
- Individuals manifest depressive symptoms such as depressed mood, irritability, insomnia when not in contact with Taiko no Tatsujin.

- Symptoms of mood disturbance is obvious after a period of stopping Taiko no Tatsujin.

- Obsessive features related to cute blue and red circle faces and bachi replacements are often prominent.


Course:
- Starts when in contact with any version of Taiko.
- More evident with increase number of exposure to any Taiko no Tatsujin genre.

Specific Culture, Age and Gender Features:
Equally frequent in males and females.


Prevalence:
1.0% - 10% of general population.


Associated Laboratory Findings:
Up to current date, no studies have been able to explain such TOCD phenomenal displays. However, some psychologists and scientists have come into conclusion that Taiko no Tatsujin is highly addictive and should be handled with care when exposed to such extremely cute characters dancing around and holding bachi.


REFERENCE
Yuki, Y. (2008). The Diagnostic Findings of the Unknown and Mysterious Taiko Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Journal of Crapping and Crapping and Even More Crapping. 98(2) 890 - 1786

yuu_yuki wrote:Waaaa.... REAL 2D bachi sensai and kat.. Scary!!
Imagine seeing them sideways, they will be only like a piece of paper thin!!

Lolz @ #60

fuuyue wrote:

Pyrozz wrote:Food puns... -_-
31. You go to a mexican food place and ask for a "beef taiko."
32. You order a sandwich, and you say "don kat it!"

33. When you beat box, you say "don dokokat kakadon....."
34. You make a Taiko simulator. >_<
35. When you are excited you end a sentence with "don" or "da don"

eh, that's all I got.

LOL don kat it! and wads a beef taiko?


anyway i like to say "ddd kkk dkd kkd dkkd kddk kdk kkk dd kkdd ddkkddkkddk..."

Pyrozz wrote:

fuuyue wrote:

Pyrozz wrote:Food puns... -_-
31. You go to a mexican food place and ask for a "beef taiko."
32. You order a sandwich, and you say "don kat it!"

33. When you beat box, you say "don dokokat kakadon....."
34. You make a Taiko simulator. >_<
35. When you are excited you end a sentence with "don" or "da don"

eh, that's all I got.

LOL don kat it! and wads a beef taiko?


anyway i like to say "ddd kkk dkd kkd dkkd kddk kdk kkk dd kkdd ddkkddkkddk..."

ohhhh TACO!!!
i hart tacos XD
and guacamole~~

sometimes i wonder if i'm chinese
seriously


Do you know what a taco is?

Well if you are addicted to Taiko, you might just say Taiko instead of Taco