Lava Lamp Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 I loved this site for a long, long time, but i dont know what an otaku is! i heard it means "manga lover" is that true?
UchihaNinjaGirl Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 An otaku is someone that is obbsessed with anime, has all the DVD's, has a bunch of costumes, everything.
kalon Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 Otaku is a Japanese (what else?) term derived from an honorific referring to another family's house. Its more current Japanese adaptation comes from an anime obsessed serial killer, but modern Japanese slang has its meaning as any fan over-obsessing on one topic. The female term is otome. Click [B][URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku]here[/URL][/B] for the complete wikipedia entry. It's very fascinating, actually. The meaning has been further adapted by us English-speakers in the Western Hemisphere to mean more specifically anyone who is crazy over anime/manga.
Monkatraz Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 The definition is a little different for everyone, so I wouldn't say someone who's obsessed with manga/anime and spends all of their time on it but someone who recognizes that they have a love for anime/manga. If you make a point to set aside time to watch anime on a regular basis, I would consider you an otaku.
Ikillion Posted May 28, 2006 Posted May 28, 2006 [COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Actually to be truthful with many things. If you ever have a question about something that you cant find in a normal dictionary.. [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]Wikipedia is your friend.[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
Lady Knight Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 [QUOTE=Ikillion][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Actually to be truthful with many things. If you ever have a question about something that you cant find in a normal dictionary.. [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page]Wikipedia is your friend.[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE] [COLOR=RoyalBlue]I just wanted to point out that Wikipedia isn't always reliable. Anyone can put what they want about a topic. All you have to do is click the 'edit' button and viola you can change the article.[/COLOR]
r2vq Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 Yes, but if you change something in Wikipedia, I (you, editors, readers, or Bob from down the street) can always revert it back to the way it was before. It keeps a history of the edits to prevent malicious entries. As for "otaku" silver_blade has done a wonderful job at describing the term. I was going to add something, but s/he's covered everything I can think of about the proper definition. -r2
Kei Posted May 30, 2006 Posted May 30, 2006 [color=darkblue][size=1]Well, since everyone wonderfully chipped in with a response to the much-debated question, there's really no reason to keep this open any longer, is there? ^^[/color][/size]
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