2. The term otaku (おたく / オタク?) Is used
popularly in Japan as a synonym for
amateur and applied to any subject or
field ("otaku of music", "martial arts
otaku", "otaku of the kitchen", etc. .).
Outside Japan it is used especially for fans
of a certain type of Japanese popular
culture, especially to anime
3. ETYMOLOGY
Otaku is derived from a Japanese term used to refer
to a household or family (お 宅 otaku) and is also used
as an honorific second person pronoun. It appeared in
the modern colloquial register in the eighties.
4. TYPES OF OTAKU
anime otaku (anime fan)
pasokon otaku (fan of computers - is short pasokon Japanese
personal computer),
the Gemu otaku (fan game).
Akiba-kei, who spend time in the district of Akihabara in Tokyo
Manga otaku
It also occurs in extreme cases. Some otaku that take their hobby
to the fullest are called "Hikkikomoris" in Japanese means
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5. DRESS
En otaku culture there is no particular dress, the main
mind are worn comfortable and pleasant, are original
to the time of dressing and like to use some
accessories alluding to the manga or anime.
only occasionally is not a characteristic garment that
is a suit representing a set of manga series, anime or
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