par garooob » 29 Juin 2005, 03:10
No, "otaku" in Japanese literally means "your house." By referring to someone as an otaku, it's saying that they spend all their time inside, which is where the slang came from. True otaku are the mostly young males who do nothing but watch anime, play video games, read manga and never leave their rooms. I've read news articles about real otaku. They usually live with their parents, don't go to school or work, eat junk food (if they eat anything at all) and live in the junk food wrappers, don't talk to anyone, including their parents and never ever leave their rooms... In Japan, "otaku" is a degregating term, but the English "otaku" isn't as severe. In English, people self-apply the term.
No, "otaku" in Japanese literally means "your house." By referring to someone as an otaku, it's saying that they spend all their time inside, which is where the slang came from. True otaku are the mostly young males who do nothing but watch anime, play video games, read manga and never leave their rooms. I've read news articles about real otaku. They usually live with their parents, don't go to school or work, eat junk food (if they eat anything at all) and live in the junk food wrappers, don't talk to anyone, including their parents and never ever leave their rooms... In Japan, "otaku" is a degregating term, but the English "otaku" isn't as severe. In English, people self-apply the term.