Otaku

From Encyclopedia Dramatica

Otaku trying too hard.

A scientific analysis.

Though in Japan this word has a negative connotation linked to crazy 30-something men murdering children, otaku is slung around in America by 16 year old girls, 30-something basement dwellers, and 80 year old Chinese man in panties in a puerile attempt to scream about just how BIG a fan they are of anime. For the most part, they are unwashed monstrosities who can't stop masturbating.

Otaku is to anime as Trekkies are to Star Trek, only they are more annoying, and infinitely more deserving of a shiv between the shoulderblades. The more hardcore Otakus argue that Japan should have won World War II.

A self-proclaimed otaku can be identified on livejournal by its numerous posts full of anime-related quiz results and/or delusional rants about anything that has even the slightest possibility of being anime-related.

FUN FACT: "otaku" is the male form. So, if you're scouring google for Inuyasha fanfiction or hot otaku ass to rape, beware!

ANOTHER FUN FACT: Otaku think they're bad ass as they say "i LoVe mEtAl sOoOo kAwAi ^-^!!!!", when they don't have a fucking clue of what it is. (get real fools, Slipknot and Dragonforce blow ass). ~~Some~~ All of them tend to mix nerdy anime with ~~actual~~ wannabe metal songs (Falling Away From Me is SO FUCKING KVLT), causing lollercoasters sometimes, and some beatings too.

In Japan

Typical otakus desk.

Otaku means "honourable house" and used to be very polite term for "you" (with relative strangers); in the fandom sense, it was lightly insulting and used sarcastically in Japanese because it involved using a cold honorific on obsessives who probably don't deserve it (Japanese people are all amnesiacs and require constant reminding of who they are). Originally referring only to train-spotters and the like, the "house" part has caused it to drift into also being used as a heavily derogatory term for geeks who don't leave their houses. Mainly because it was discovered that a suicidal serial child rapist in Japan sometime back had an extensive collection of lolicon and only ever left his house to get more. It is generally written only in katakana, to distinguish it from the non-derogatory use of the word, and to emphasize the fact that only stupid foreigners would ever take pride in such a label.

In Malaysia

In Malaysia the term otaku also means a pedopheliac anime freak or other Weaboo. The local type are easy to spot; just show the otaku a few pictures of girls and ask it to choose one, the selected is sure to be the most under-aged. One Malaysian state, Melaka, has become a particular breeding ground.

Typical Otaku Expressions

A sexy cosplayer. (IT'S A TRAP!)

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"I am not attracted to girls over 17"
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""User has made no constructive changes to the encyclopedia in a month" -Ryulong
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GIRUGAMESH
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"Japan is the best Country in the World "
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@w@ DESU
"My Mom thinks I should stop watching it so much, and do something more "productive" lol"
"LETS GANG UP ON THE AMERICANS"
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"MOAR SUBTITLES!"
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"Naruto isn't a cartoon, it's an anime."
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