rach 1 Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 Or so this says "According to the results of a study released by Nomura Research Institute in Japan on the 24th, there are 2,850,000 people considered "otaku" in Japan, with a combined market power of around $2.6 billion. "Hey, bitchin," will probably be the response of many anime fans here in the USA who call themselves "otaku" as though it were something good, despite sometimes less-than-favorable connotation. In Japan, however, "otaku" is by no means a badge worn proudly by fans who suffer the consequences of being dubbed "maniacs," as the Japanese put it. "Otaku" can also mean "my house," but hey, that's completely off the subject. NRI broke down the term "otaku" into five different categories - anime, idols, comics, games, and PC assembly. I've created a handy dandy pie chart above that outlines the distribution for your convenience, but mostly to justify that damn freshman Management Science class I had to take." Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Otaku give me the creeps Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted August 28, 2004 Author Share Posted August 28, 2004 There's definitely "a look" isn't there? Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Aren't you an ipod otaku, veronica? Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 oops Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 If you're really really into something in a big way - does that make you otaku? (Even if you're a cool dude, etc)? Link to post Share on other sites
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