The word waifu (ワイフ) is an "Engrish" term for "wife". It is likely the preferred term for "wife" among English-speaking otaku because of its auditory similarity to the English term and its phonetic.
Jun 8, 2025 · Overwatch and Marvel Rivals fill this waifu niche now-a-days, and with actual good designs and gameplay, and no crypto bullshit (yet). Not to mention games like Strinova.
Sep 2, 2023 · I've never liked "waifu" because it's pretty clearly some dumb "engrish" shit and always has been, whether you use it "ironically" or not. I don't like "shipping" mostly because it seems to.
Jun 21, 2021 · This "Waifu AI creator" is absolutely nightmare fueled CaptainKashup Jun 21, 2021
Mar 5, 2025 · NOT A WAIFU/SHIPPING POLL So Tifa and Aerith are the main heroines and the deuteragonist of Final Fantasty VII. So between the two who do you enjoy more as a character. Tifa:.
Oct 12, 2025 · I mean, this is literally what they did with Nyotengu. "Hey, we used to have this monster as a boss but we don't do monsters anymore just waifus, let's make that monster a waifu". At least.
Oct 26, 2025 · Waifu / husbando are huge draw to the anime audience. The likes of Persona and Fire Emblem broke their sales ceiling in recent times I mean, even for art style, we aren't going back to.
