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Both words, IMHO, despite being insulting -- best describe some fans who take their enthusiasm about Japan way too far as they live in an bubble of false ideals (I also recall that the Japanese suffered from a case of reality shock upon arriving in Paris, having been fed a falsified fantasy view of France in which Parisians look like fashion models and wear designer labels all the time).
The term Japanophile is, I think, used to say about those who are interested in Japanese culture but restrained, seriously academic, understands the reality of modern Japanese life (TBH, it's somewhat bleak over there, or could induce homesickness for some) and never delve into the usual cliches; some of them are very open-minded.
There's a world of difference between those two groups.
As for me, I'm just an anime viewer. And I still love my country.
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