A fork of Rural Dictionary
1. (This is how it is used in Japan) Otaku means a person who sits alone and does nothing all day day and might watch anime, read manga, ect. In Japan, it is a term that is not taken as a complement. 2. (This is used in other places) An Otaku is a person who is obsessed in a fandom; usually Japanese. In other places (not Japan), it is not taken offensively.
1. Don't hang around with Haley, she is a major otaku. 2. That otaku can sing the hard to sing Japanese song and watches a lot of anime. (That sucked)
Japanese: An insulting word meaning someone who is completely obsessed with something. They are the type that generally live in their parents' basements at 30 years old and have no social life. English: A term meaning someone very into anime/manga/Japanese culture. It can be taken as either a compliment or an insult, depending on the recipient (I take it as a compliment, for example).
J: Man, that otaku needs a bath, he's been in his basement for a week without one. E: Wow, look at all these otaku at the convention, dressed like their favorite characters! They're having so much fun!
A word that simply refers to people with an obsession for anime, video games or anything kinda like those things. Has developed a taboo because often times otakus are seen as the scum of japanese manga society. This taboo has been reinforced by otakus committing mass murders, rape and other crimes. In america to some people it is known as simply a fan, which for the most part it is, but also as an unhealthy obsesser. In japan their really isn't quite as much taboo since a huge portion of society reads manga, probably about 80 or 90% of males between age of 5 and 40 read manga on regularly. Even their Prime Minister, taro aso, who is an avid manga reader, refers to himself as an otaku, so really it isn't meant to hav any negative meaning.
Oh yeah hes an otaku oh.... better make sure he doesn't get a gun naw dont worry hes not one of those hes just a big fan ohh... ok... but really make sure he doesn't get a gun
The Japanese word "Otaku" is the meaning of a nerd. Later on, people such as the anime fandom use the term for people who watch anime. The reason why they put otaku as a anime lover because back in the days, people use to make fun of people who watch anime and call them "weeaboo" but then they called them selves "Otaku" so that they can hide the shame of being a weeb.
Sora: "hey dude what's up?" Minori: "Nothing much Sora-tan b-baka, but I just got a SUGOI collection of anime! I also got a body pillow of my favorite waifu UWU! I love my waifu Chizuru so much, aishteru Chizuru-kun~!" Sora: "Your such a fricking weeaboo bro-" Minori: "YAKAMASHI, ITO SHIZO, I'M NOT A WEEABOO OR ANYTHING BAKA; I'M A OTAKU! A PROUD ONE OKAY Y-YAMAETE KUDASAI~!"
Otaku A person who loves to watch anime and read manga and also admires the Japanese culture, but not to the point of denouncing their own, that would make them a weeaboo. Being an otaku is basically being apart of a whole new culture, an it's great! Just don't become a weeb.
"Hey, do you watch anime?" "Yeah!, I am an otaku, you?" "So am I!"