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9814215 No.9814215 [Reply] [Original]

Just... what is an otaku?

I mean, I've always considered myself as an occasional otaku: I watch some anime, I read some manga, and I'm quite interested in other jap forms of entertainment, but I'm not a fanatic, let alone an hikikomori...

Now, I have some friends who claim to be "true otaku", but they just watch quite a large number of anime, and read a lot of manga, but they haven't ever watched a drama, or played jap games such as Touhou, and they are not very much into jap music (except for anime OPs)...

So, what is an otaku? (I'm referring to the meaning it has outside of japan)

>> No.9814220

>>9814215
FUCK OFF

>> No.9814222

watching anime doesn't make you otaku. epic shit thread btw.

>> No.9814225

>>9814215
>I'm referring to the meaning it has outside of japan

Well, we don't. Go ask someone who does.

>> No.9814227

I'll show you something Otaku
*whips out dick*

>> No.9814236

You're not an otaku until you can play ar tonelico and enjoy it.

>> No.9814240

>>9814227
*revvs up the chainsaw*
Bring it

>> No.9814241

>>9814215
Cute flan dude

>> No.9814242

only weaboos call themselves otaku. I prefer to call myself a "Superior Intellectual"

>> No.9814249

otaku is killing god

>> No.9814258
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9814258

An otaku is someone with obsessive interest. Synonymous to an autistic person.

>> No.9814261

>>9814258

I meant with an autistic person.

>> No.9814262

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkrGGrWtxt8

This should explain it.

>> No.9814270

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3kCv7TSxU

Otaku represent passion, participation, personality, imagination, pride and expertise.

>> No.9814272

Think of an anorak, but not necessarily for trains.

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>> No.9814284

>>9814215
You don't belong on OUR BOARD if you go to college, work or have real world friends.

>> No.9814329

>>9814270
Jesus Christ. Don't post that shit here.

>> No.9817864

tl;dr lol

>> No.9817873

>darama
you mean "dorama" shit?
no one sane would watch that pile of crap.

>> No.9817877

Only Japanese can be otaku. Otaku is a japanese word to define Japanese people. Please use approximate english words to describe yourself like "nerd" or "geek."

>> No.9817886
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9817886

How would you call a guy who is obsessed with anime, manga, VN's, jrpg's, etc, /jp/?

...besides nerd or geek.

>> No.9817889

>>9817886
Turbonerd & geeklord, obviously.

>> No.9817890

>>9817886
a virgin faggot

>> No.9817910 [DELETED] 

>>9814276

Oh wow, I remember posting that pic on KC/int/, pretty cool to see it here again.

>> No.9817961

>>9817886
Kawaier.
Yes, with one "i".

>> No.9818055

If it's something you can expect to see at a Japanese con, it's probably otaku.

>> No.9818070

>>9814249
so, otaku is allied with lucifer. good, we can finally overthrow that tyrant monster called god and finally reach the true freedom.

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>> No.9821538

> One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly anime or manga.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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