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11-10-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire View Post
Hmmm....

I think the term Otaku is used differently in the West than in Japan.

My language buddy describes Otaku as guys who are into anime/manga/video games, who can't find a girlfriend and who are just all round, anti-social losers.

Whereas I believe people in the West call themselves Otaku if they are simply into anime/manga/video games but aren't necessarily losers.
Well the specific meaning is a more polite version of Anata (you) like when you're talking about the other person's family or such. And I heard the little kids are using otaku as someone obsessed with anything
But yeah, otaku has become a word for anime obsessed people. And I mean like anti-social, never seen the sun; the works.
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