otaku

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  • They have something I call otaku -- it's a great Japanese word. —  Seth Godin on standing out
  • There's a hot sauce otaku, but there's no mustard otaku. —  Seth Godin on standing out
  • In one hand, otaku is addicted to and absorbed in the given simulacra imagery. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • While you may find it odd to build an army from otaku, given that otaku aren't quite known for their physical prowess, but KyoAni knows how to counteract this trivial matter, for beneath their studios lies a mass labyrinth of tunnels and rooms. —  Anime Nano!
  • It really got me thinking about the "location" of the otaku, and how we use loan words and how culture is transplanted. —  notdotq
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