Otaku
Posted on April 21, 2003 @ 19:49 in General
In Japan, this is a negative label of one so obsessed with something that it interferes with normal life. This definition differs in America in that otaku often label themselves... and it is almost completely associated with obsessing about anime. Those who are otaku usually take pride in being otaku, much like geeks aknowledge [sic] their status and find it very entertaining (but of course _never_ like being called nerd, as nerd is a negaive [sic] term, even for geeks).
From this entry in the wonderful UrbanDictionary.
A very early Wired (1.1) ran a story about otaku, helping inject the term into the West's feverish image of a techploding 1980s Japan.
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