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- noun One with an
obsessive interest in something, particularlyanime ormanga .
Etymologies
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Examples
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PW Comics Week talked with Galbraith about the nature of Japanese fandom and the history of the term otaku and how this Japanese subculture of cool stuff-from manga, anime and cosplay to gaming, toys and related merchandise-has evolved and changed in recent years.
unknown title 2009
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I found myself drawn towards Japanese anime, prompting my transformation into an "otaku", a Japanese word for a person obsessed with anime.
Daniyal Noorani: Animated Dialogue Between The West And The Muslim World Daniyal Noorani 2010
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I found myself drawn towards Japanese anime, prompting my transformation into an "otaku", a Japanese word for a person obsessed with anime.
Daniyal Noorani: Animated Dialogue Between The West And The Muslim World Daniyal Noorani 2010
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• Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, an avowed otaku, is calling upon manga, anime, fashion and video games to help pull his country out of a recession.
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They have something I call otaku -- it's a great Japanese word.
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They have something I call otaku -- it's a great Japanese word.
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They have something I call otaku -- it's a great Japanese word.
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No wonder the word otaku earns you such dirty looks sometimes.
Japanator 2010
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But at the library, they identify as otaku - Japanese slang for manga aficionados - and their divisions run purely along manga lines.
LISNews - Comments 2010
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Of course, I doubt Frankfurt has knowledge of contemporary Japanese subculture, or the phenomenal increase and subsequent media exposure of the beings we call otaku, but his work is just as accurate in painting a picture of our lives as Azuma Hiroki's seminal work
Anime Nano! 2010
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In Japan, he had learned the word otaku, used to describe people with obsessive, laserlike interests.
How William Gibson Keeps His Science Fiction Real Condé Nast 2019
apsalar commented on the word otaku
In Japan, an otaku is a person with an obsession about something. i.e. anime, video games, trains, idols, etc. It can range from knowing all the information about a subject to creating a collection. In North America, the term refers to someone who likes Japanese anime or manga.
July 19, 2009
qms commented on the word otaku
Enthusiasms will surely mark you:
A scholar if you love bunraku;
A discerning man
If basebaru fan,
Eccentric if you are otaku.
November 11, 2015
bilby commented on the word otaku
My innate gaijin response is that this is every Japanese person.
November 11, 2015