In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku refers to a fan of any particular topic. Common uses are anime otaku (anime fan), manga and cosplay otaku (Japanese fan comics), pasokon otaku (computer experts), Gemu otaku (video games), and Wota (pronounced 'ota', previously known as "otaku idol ") that are extreme fans of idols, heavily promoted girls singing. There are otaku or denshamania Tetsudo (railfans) or Gunji otaku (military fanatics).
While these are the most common uses, the word can be applied to anything (music otaku "," martial arts otaku "," kitchen otaku ", etc.)
Some Japanese otaku use the term to describe themselves and their friends with humor, accept their amateur status, and some even use the term with pride, trying to recover from its negative connotations. In general use, however, most Japanese consider not to use the word "Otaku" to describe someone, and many even consider it an insult.
Otaku derives from a Japanese term used to refer to a home or family (お 宅, otaku) and is also used as an honorific second person pronoun. Appeared in modern colloquial register in the eighties. In the anime series Macross (1982), the term is used by the character Lynn Minmay as honorific pronoun. Some animators like Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shoji Kawamori use the term among themselves as honorific second person pronoun in the late seventies.
While these are the most common uses, the word can be applied to anything (music otaku "," martial arts otaku "," kitchen otaku ", etc.)
Some Japanese otaku use the term to describe themselves and their friends with humor, accept their amateur status, and some even use the term with pride, trying to recover from its negative connotations. In general use, however, most Japanese consider not to use the word "Otaku" to describe someone, and many even consider it an insult.
Otaku derives from a Japanese term used to refer to a home or family (お 宅, otaku) and is also used as an honorific second person pronoun. Appeared in modern colloquial register in the eighties. In the anime series Macross (1982), the term is used by the character Lynn Minmay as honorific pronoun. Some animators like Haruhiko Mikimoto and Shoji Kawamori use the term among themselves as honorific second person pronoun in the late seventies.
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