what is the meaning of OTAKU?
2007-03-03 18:09:26 · 6 answers · asked by Emy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In Japanese it is used to politely refer to your own home, but in popular culture it is used to mean you're an enthusiast of something; most often anime.
2007-03-03 18:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Otaku is a derogatory term for a fan. The best translation for "otaku" in English, is "geek."
If someone from America calls you an otaku, it's most likely friendly, as in they're calling you a fellow geek. If someone from Japan calls you an otaku, they're probably restraining themselves from kicking your a$$ as they speak.
Otaku is Japanese, by the way.
2007-03-03 20:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Mugichari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Otaku means nerd, as in computer nerd, and is most often used for maniac fans of anime.
It is also a not-too-polite second person pronoun (=you). Don't say it to a stranger or someone your senior (in social status, age, etc.). The first meaning derives from the anime nerds' tendency to use this pronoun when referring to each other.
Confusingly, it can be used to say 'your family' 'your company' etc., and in this sense it's not rude at all.
2007-03-03 23:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by flemmingbee2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An honorific japanesse term for ones family
2007-03-03 18:17:15 · answer #4 · answered by butch a 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
in america, that word means a person whose interest is japanese animation (anime) and japanese comics (manga).
2007-03-03 18:44:04 · answer #5 · answered by lagtokz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, but it sounds cute/
2007-03-03 18:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by OC 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋