![]() ![]() Mahalo, ~Totoro (Creator, Executive Producer) However, we welcome reasoned debate over this particular issue. ![]() ![]() Additionally, we feel that the American usage of the word is similar to the words dork, geek or nerd, and is thus a more offensive word when used in this context. For purposes of accuracy, we at The Otaku 5-0 Show prefer to use the modern Japanese usage of the word when referring to ourselves. ![]() Specific examples include: Anime otaku - a fan of Japanese animation Cosplay otaku - a fan of cosplay (a type of performance art whose participants dress themselves in the style of a particular character or idea) Eiga otaku - a fan of movies and/or cinema-related issues Gunji otaku - a fan of weapons and/or military-related issues Manga otaku - a fan of Japanese comic books Pasokon otaku - a fan of computers and/or technology-related issues Geemu otaku - a fan of games (including video games) and/or game-related issues. In American culture, the term otaku is used to describe a person with an interest (obsessive, for most cases) in Japanese animation (Anime.) However, in modern Japanese slang the world is used as a broad descriptor, referring to a fan of any particular theme, topic or hobby. ![]()
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