Definitions

1. Otaku are die-hard anime fans, you probably know that already. (Web site)
2. Of course, the word "Otaku" is recognized outside of Japan as a word for fans of Japanese Anime and Manga.
3. Dropping the word "otaku" might be one step because of its negative connotations. (Web site)
4. In the website's About section it's mentioned the term "otaku" is often associated with criminals and seen in a negative light in the past in Japan. (Web site)
5. Otaku is a Japanese pejorative term used to refer to a variety of geek[1], particularly one obsessed with anime and manga.

Otakus

1. The nuance of maniakku in Japanese is softer and less likely to cause offense than otaku.
2. The easily-bored Konata never finds time to study because of her otaku habits, which frustrates hard-working Kagami no end.
3. Toward the end, even Captain Yurika is a Gekigangar otaku.
4. Several toys, " video games ", custom figurines and other "merchandise" were made specifically for use by otaku in the series.
5. This anime is about anime, manga, cosplay, and what those Otaku's do.

Term

1. The term otaku used by itself just means "fanatic". (Web site)
2. It should be noted that the English term geek is not a precise translation of the Japanese otaku. (Web site)
3. In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku refers to fan of, or is specialized in any particular theme, topic, or hobby.
4. Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family ( ------, otaku) that is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun.
5. Otaku is closer in connotation to the English nerd, but the closest English-language analogue to otaku is probably the British English term anorak.

Otaku Culture

1. The television series makes numerous references and homages to otaku culture.
2. Her mangas are known for their twisted humour, association with otaku culture, and endless variations on the ``geek meets girl'' theme. (Web site)
3. Two other manga that follow a more comedic and educational theme about otaku culture along with comedy are Maniac Road and Pretty Maniacs. (Web site)

Subculture

1. Amateur Manga Subculture and the Otaku Panic Episode 18 of Yamato Damacy - an episode of a Japan-related podcast about otaku.
2. Manga published in the United States are more influenced by their respective otaku subculture than they are in Japan.

Genshiken

1. Kanji Sasahara has finally accepted that he’s a true otaku who belongs in the Genshiken.
2. Saki's life at Genshiken as the girlfriend of an Otaku reached new and exciting depths. (Web site)
3. Harunobu Madarame ( ------ ------, Madarame Harunobu?)   Madarame is the most hardcore otaku of the Genshiken members. (Web site)
4. Genshiken is a parody anime about anime otaku, while Kujibiki Unbalance is a fictional show watched by the characters of Genshiken. (Web site)
5. Genshiken: A manga, later adapted into an anime series, which follows a "catch-all" otaku university club and the various activities they undertake.

Otaku Subculture

1. Because of this the otaku subculture has much influence over the mainstream anime industry in Japan.
2. Manga published in the United States are more influenced by their respective otaku subculture than they are in Japan.
3. The otaku subculture had some effect on people who were entering the industry around this time.
4. In contrast to these experimental trends, the 2000s has also been characterized by a trend towards extreme emphasis on otaku subculture.

Influence

1. The area where otaku have the most influence in manga tends to be with d--jinshi.
2. Because of this the otaku subculture has much influence over the mainstream anime industry in Japan.
3. As a result his work features a strong influence from manga without influences from international otaku culture.

Understood

1. The word is specific to the subculture of otaku and would not be understood by an average native Japanese speaker.
2. While otaku in English-speaking contexts is generally understood to mean geek or even fan, this usage is not widely known in Japan.

Train

1. No matter how polished Train Man looks, he's still an otaku at heart. (Web site)
2. Starts jul05, thu 25:28.Tetsuko no Tabi ------------. Non-fiction account of editor, mangaka and train otaku travelling Japanese train lines in he 1980s.

Sasahara

1. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken. (Web site)
2. Sasahara's 'co-ordinated' entry propels us into a look into Japanese otaku culture with the other interesting characters, otakus or not.

Doujinshi

1. As I understand, Taishi is an otaku who starts a doujinshi title even though he doesn't know how to write or draw.
2. Manga and madness abound as a group of teenagers navigate the otaku subculture of doujinshi.
3. Otaku no Video was about fans, Animation Runner Kuromi was about producing anime, Comic Party is about creating doujinshi. (Web site)
4. Comic Party is perfect for a bit lighthearted take on otaku stuff like doujinshi and cosplay. (Web site)

Mainly

1. A subset of otaku are the Akiba-kei, men who spend a lot of time in Akihabara in Tokyo and who are mainly obsessive about anime, idols and games. (Web site)
2. Otaku Board - A mainly Asian online anime and video game community with a dedicated section for fan works.

Club

1. Genshiken: A manga later adapted into an anime series which follows a "catch-all" otaku college club and the various activities they become involved in.
2. It's all about the nerdy otaku club life in a Japanese high school.
3. When he gets to college he resolves to embrace his inner nerd and join an otaku club. (Web site)
4. It deals with an anime and manga club in a Tokyo University (an otaku fandom club as opposed to a creative club) and its handful of members. (Web site)

Obsessed

1. The other one is Hizumi Yukinoue, an otaku obsessed with ninjas and is also a fan of manga and anime.
2. Otaku: Japanese for "fanboy", a slang to describe someone who is obsessed with one specific hobby. (Web site)

Hermes

1. It is true that in the end this is a nice guy gets the girl story, but the truth is that Train is not only nice he is a Hermess otaku.
2. This starred Miki Nakatani as "Hermes" and Takayuki Yamada as the Otaku who defends her honour, and was quite accurate to the original.

Interested

1. They can indicate someone with otaku leanings, (for example- Gundam Mania would describe a person who is very interested in the anime series Gundam).
2. She sends him a thank-you gift, and our poor otaku protagonist is interested in pursuing a relationship with the woman but is clueless on how to proceed. (Web site)

Akihabara

1. In the movie, a gacha gacha machine appears in a street scene in Akihabara, where an otaku guy gets excited over his gacha gacha toy.
2. The Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo is a popular gathering place for otaku.

Themselves

1. Orijinaru --- Original Otaku --- Anime newcomers like to consider themselves "otaku" when they start liking anime; their definition of otaku is anime fan.
2. Long-time anime fans, however, tend to not call themselves otaku because of its negative Japanese connotation.
3. However, in other countries, anime fans likes to refer themselves as otaku.
4. On the matter, in recent years "idol otaku" are naming themselves simply as Wota ( ------, Wota?) as a way to differentiate from traditional otaku. (Web site)

Slang

1. Otaku: Japanese for "fanboy", a slang to describe someone who is obsessed with one specific hobby. (Web site)
2. Called "otaku" (Japanese slang for "obsessed fans"), they are young and almost always male. (Web site)
3. In modern Japanese slang, an otaku refers to an overtly obsessive fan of any one particular theme, topic, or hobby.

Lolicon

1. The series lampoons many otaku themes such as lolicon, mo--, and dojin soft.
2. The series lampoons many otaku themes such as lolicon, moe, and dojin soft.

Shrine

1. Then check out this nifty blog called The Otaku Shrine.
2. It's a widespread custom for otaku who have net access to create a webpage or "shrine" just like this one for their favourite.

Etc

1. While these are the most common uses of otaku, the word can be applied to anything (music otaku, martial arts otaku, cooking otaku, etc).
2. At best, you can create a test specifically for anime otaku, or game otaku, or Comiket otaku, etc., but even those categories are be too broad. (Web site)

Mania

1. In Japanese, the word "mania" means much the same as "otaku", but has less extreme connotations. (Web site)
2. They can indicate someone with otaku leanings, (for example- Gundam Mania would describe a person who is very interested in the anime series Gundam).

Obsessive

1. A subset of otaku are the Akiba-kei, men who spend a lot of time in Akihabara in Tokyo and who are mainly obsessive about anime, idols and games.
2. Otaku - is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive hobbies, most commonly manga or anime.

Usage

1. In general colloquial usage however, most Japanese would consider it undesirable to be described in a serious fashion as "otaku".
2. While otaku in English-speaking contexts is generally understood to mean geek or even fan, this usage is not widely known in Japan.

Eccentric

1. They can also describe the focus of such interests (a maniakku ge-mu would be a particularly underground or eccentric game appealing primarily to otaku).
2. The members of Gainax were special heroes to otaku worldwide - these eccentric geniuses were former otaku themselves. (Web site)

Themselves Otaku

1. We rejoin Kazuki and Mizuki as college students as they immerse themselves in the otaku subculture.
2. However, in other countries, anime fans likes to refer themselves as otaku.

Otaku Usa

1. One of my favorite features in the first issue of Otaku USA was Jason Thompson---s interview with novelist Tou Ubukata.
2. As for Otaku USA, I might have to check it out after reading Heisei Democracy's thoughts on it, described as 98% burning spirit and 2% saccharin cuteness. (Web site)

Otaku

1. The area where otaku have the most influence in manga tends to be with d--jinshi.
2. They can also describe the focus of such interests (a maniakku g--mu would be a particularly underground or eccentric game appealing primarily to otaku).
3. As for me, I have been an avid otaku (fan) of anime for a very long time.
4. What about the word ---fan--- and ---maniac.--- You hear these words a lot in place of the word ---otaku--- in Japan.
5. Yet she does agree and Miki’s performance as a sheltered, advantaged woman is as well played as Takayuki’s performance as a clueless otaku.

Culture

1. As a result his work features a strong influence from manga without influences from international otaku culture. (Web site)
2. Understanding otaku -hood, I think, is one of the keys to understanding the culture of the web. (Web site)
3. The drama has become another hot topic in Japan, and the novel, film and television series give a closer look into the otaku culture.
4. It will appeal to most as it touches on all areas of otaku culture e.g. (Web site)
5. Student exhibit at Japan Society On July 6th, I gave yet another lecture on otaku culture at Japan Society. (Web site)

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