How bad do you have to be before you can be branded as an otaku? What if you only like a couple of manga titles and a couple of anime titles but don’t even own any game systems, will you still be considered an otaku?
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This is basically the same question as "how many games do I need to own before I can be branded Hardcore Gamer". This is to say, a rather stupid question. It's a matter of behaviour and lifestyle, not of belongings or taste or whatever.
Lots of people enjoy anime and are not otakus. Lots of people use a computer yet aren't geeks.
Besides >>2 made me laugh.
>>3 speaks truth.
I know some horribly cartoon network inspired Otako, who think that Dragonball Z is the epitome of all anime, yet down own a single DVD of it.
wow, I just went back and re-read my post... I feel that I kinda fail
woah! so there are geniuses here!
What's the problem? Didn't I answer your question, sir?
You are otaku when a normal person calls you otaku or any equal words.
>>8
you are kinda true, my bro / sis
(sorry, don't know your gender)
These callings kinda depends on the the society,
but to know if you're really an otaku, try visit the original place this naming was used, since most of the world population don't know a thing what is an otaku.
Anyway, this way is very stupid cos if by all means made possible by God Himself, you'll see that either way none of us outside Japan is an otaku, no matter the amount of manganime we have, we're light years away from them.
That's completely stupid.
Firstly, Otaku doesn't necesarily have anything to do with anime or manga. You could be an Otaku obsessed with trains or the military. Essentially it is the Japanese equivalent of a super nerd.
Secondly, it's a japanese word used to describe super nerds. Which means it can be applied to gaijin too. That is like saying that western toilets are not "toire" because only Japanese toilets can be called by the Japanese name for toilet. (Yeah, a mouthful I know, but you get the point). It's isn't only used on Japanese people obsessed with anime. That's like telling a Japanese person that they can not be called a nerd, because it's an English word. They will only ever be an otaku. It's the same thing in a different language!
It's just like anime. It isn't even a Japanese word. It's katakana. It's borrowed. A Japanese person calls western animation anime as well. It's there word for animation. We just twisted it so that we believe only Japanese animation can be called anime. That's why Japanimation is a much more correct word.
>>10
Thanks for all these info here. i'm admitting that i've no freakin idea about otaku (exept above).
Any how, my intention was that one shouldn't be annoyed by what other think of themselves. Startin now, i've a deep respect for you, bro / sis.
Forgive my ramblings and thanks again.
>>2 speaks the truth.
>Japanimation
I don't quite know what to think of this term. It's less prone to mispronunciation than anime. That's good. But it's long and a mouthful and looks weird in writing. Because it's a portmanteau D:
I'll stick with anime for now.
I use anime, but I was just pointing out that westerners basically created another meaning for it. Kind of like how we use Hentai, but it doesn't really mean anime porn.
>>10
You are extremely incorrect, redundant, ignorant AND stupid.
Case closed.
I don't really know why, but I really truly HATE the word "Japanimation". It might be more correct, but I associate it in my mind with people who know very little about anime and/or manga..."noobs," if you will.
I'll always say "anime."
Compelling argument. No, really. I am convinced. Fucking dickhead...
Remember Genshiken?
I agree with >>10 except for the anime-japanimation bit. I don't think there is anything incorrect about using the word "anime" for jap animations only. Afterall, English is a language that steals words from other languages anyway. Think Latin, and how we've cut up and manipulated words to mean new ones. Plus "japanimation" is not nearly as KAWAII DESU =^_^=
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"Japanimation" kind of reminds me of Tokyopop and shit. You know, how on the cover it's like 100 PERCENT AUTHENTIC MANGA!!!! STRAIGHT FROM JAPAN!!!! I mean, Tokyopop doesn't use the word "Japanimation" but you get the point.
>>1
Yes. Get over it.
Being called one isn't even a bad thing.
Friqui
>>30,31
same person.
Otaku.. Most americans don't even understand the true meaning of it so I wouldn't mind what they say. If you want to know what a true otaku is go to tokyo and look around a bit... You're sure to find a few.
Densha Otoko a good example?? ^^;
goint on the internets and post on 2ch doesnt make you otaku~_~
Posting here does. It makes you the loosely defined term weeaboo that is.
Apparently if you like Suzumiya Haruhi you are instantly an otaku even if that's the only show you like.
being branded an otaku is the same as nerd/geek only towards the japanese influence this time around. obessing over japanese anime/games would consider you being an otaku. but by all means you would be nowhere close to a real japanese otaku who will easily blow you out of the water with their rehearsing of the introduction music from episode #23 where mina herself does the singing and lets not forget the matching dancing patterns and ultimate rare collectors edition dancing shoes which only 5000 were ever made >.>
... densha otoko has become popular has it not.
I love Mina's ankles. They are very moe.
>>40
what if i like her but never saw the anime?
Does otaku only refer to useless hobbies? Or can a person be otaku for more useful things like cooking?
i fucking hate otakus. die.
>Q: Dont you feel guilty?
>A: Not an ounce (laughs). I sometimes feel bad when stealing money from my dad though. Otaku are dirty and smelly. They should be exterminated. Its just like Dragon Quest where you beat the monster and take the gold.)
I am a cooking otaku. I learned from computer games.
> 41
I was in Japan and i introduced myself as a meganekko otaku there to the otaku i met.
While they did laugh, i saw from their reaction that they were surprised and laughed because of that.
Even more, i displayed enough knowledge to convince the otaku there that i am a real meganekko otaku.
I was surprised at how specialized the otaku i met in Japan were.
Even more specialized than i am and i am more specialized than most of the other dutch otaku i know.
But meh, an otaku in the west is a manga/anime/japan nerd, in Japan it's an ubernerd.
Übernerd. You forgot the umlaut.
>>51
NO Ü
DAPANESEN ÜBERMENSCH
>>52 wins the thread.
So, back to the original topic: what if you only own a few anime and manga titles? Certainly that doesn't count as an obsession, right? Indeed, I know some well-rounded people who are surprisingly well-schooled in anime.
But at the same time, it's not like Star Trek, where everyone watches it, but a few people know the trivia and own the ears and the model ships. And most Americans don't know what "otaku" means.
Japanese media isn't something you ever hear anyone bring up at the local sports bar in the US. People don't put "I like NASCAR, scuba diving, and anime" in their personal ad.
So there's definitely a point at which you'll start to "lose" a percentage of society. So what is it you're really afraid of?
Are you afraid of being an otaku because they don't get women? Or because of the kind of women they get? Are you ashamed of the friends you have?
Are you afraid of losing your position in the community, such as your family, church, school, or workplace?
Answer that question: what are you really afraid of? What is the functional definition of what's wrong with being an otaku?
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sage
can u call it other than "otaku"? i kind of taboo word sometimes
it kind of taboo word sometime
it kind of word sometime taboo
Genshiken answers your questions, read the manga or watch the anime.
It's not a matter of 'How many anime I've watched.' or 'How many mangas I've read."
It's all about lifestyle and how it revolves around you.
>>62
In the end, it's all about SAGE.
the word "otaku" is used to refer to obsessions.
you can be an anime-otaku, a mecha-otaku, a stuffed animal-otaku... you name it.
but just knowing and reading here and there... you know, dabbling... doesn't really count as obsession, right?
Not unless you're obsessed with it.
Right now you seem to be a "whether or not I'm an otaku" otaku.
Mind you, the word "fan" comes from the word "fanatic", so it's probably interchangeable. I've never called myself an otaku, but I have called myself a manga fan, anime fan, etc.
FAN = OTAKU?
Maybe otaku is more "fierce" (i don't know any word that suitable) word than a fan.
ITT WE WISH PEOPLE WOULD CALL US OTAKU, SO WE ACT LIKE THEY ALREADY DO AND THAT WE POSSIBLY DISLIKE IT
Otaku? Otaku is just another word to associate one with a strong liking to something ie a hobby. A sports Otaku... man.. Otaku has so many wrong references to it.
>>69 is a dictionary otaku.
i think when ur obsessed(50%+ of your life devoted) with comics, animation, figures... ur can be called otaku.
correct me if i'm wrong
>>71
ur wrong
Again in the USA cmon, nobody knows what a real otak is besides otaks. When you lust after "ohh am I one or not" it sounds more like a cry for an attatchment to some kind of fashonable counterculture. In the us if you were at a real otak level you would be a "nerd". And I rarely see any stigma over "whats my nerd level" ect.
You're not an otaku, if you think you're an otaku that's your instant ticket to realizing you're a weeaboo. Americans are called geeks.
>>75 I agree ^^ Otaku is pretty much an insult. And due to ignorance of weeaboos, they wear the title proudly. I'm more of a "Japanese-enthusiast". :P
>>75
not geeks, more like nerds. geeks are much more "harmless"
Right. Nerds sometimes end up shooting up their school. Geeks however, would not do this?
>>79
i think "geek" is attached to people who like doing something very much like "computer geek"
Nerds would be a person who excels in academia. Where as geeks are those with interests or obsession in what is outside the social "norm". Also usually geeks would classify themselves to their hobbies as traits of their personality. Just as jocks are classified by sports, geeks are classified by their interest in sci-fi, video games, comics, occult, and various other things. Otaku carries negative connotation as it implies obsession of their interest that prevents them from being functional members of society.
I'm sure that buying an anime character dakikamura or whatever they're called would be a sure-fire indicator.
An Otaku is a japanese word for a nerd. The word 'Otaku' is only used outside of japan as a self-label for weeaboos who think using a japanese word makes them cool. It doesn't.
If you do not refer to yourself as an 'Otaku', then the person who called you one is a weeaboo and needs to use english words ie. Nerd or Geek.
For some reason wapanese think being an 'Otaku' is a good think to be proud it when actually in Japan "Otakus" (english translation: Nerds) are frowned upon in the society and are seen as a burden.
TL;DR: Only you yourself can label yourself as an Otaku. Others would just call you a nerd, unless they were weeaboos who are complimenting your love on shinyshinykawaiiNippondesudesukawaii
>>84
Nerd is also "not good" in western countries. But many Nerds/Otaku don't give a fuck and are proud to be one. So who cares.
I consider myself an otaku
I like anime, manga, video games, and Japanese fashion, culture and history.
I don't go for figurines though. They serve no propose. I don't know why people buy them.
No. No. No.
An "otaku" is not an enthusiast for something. An "otaku" is not a nerd.
"Otaku" is a semi-archaic word meaning "household," and using it to describe a person translates literally to something like "he's a homebody, he doesn't get out much."
What it actually means when people in Japan use the word is, it's the current popular euphemism for "mentally ill obsessive NEET who's probably going to end up in prison for stalking and raping his favorite anime voice actress." It is a VERY insulting term, and very dangerous to use in casual conversation with people you don't know.
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I like anime, manga, video games, and collecting model kit figures...
Am I an Otaku...??
you are OTAKING
You are probably otaku if you actually watch and like anime and manga, play video games, etc, obsessively. The shitty surface-level Japanese pop-culture. Once you start imagining Japan as a holy land and thinking life there is like Megatokyo, rather than recognizing it for the shithole it is, you are definitely an otaku.
>>10
Unqualified, "otaku" in Japan means "creepy NEET anime-loving manchild".