I think otaku also implies that they stay at home with their collections
rather than socialize. Part of the obsession with detail comes from
memorizing reams of contextless information in preparation for multiple
choice high school and college entrance exams.
quoted 11 lines Otaku is a japanese word. I'm not sure what it means in Japanese but> Otaku is a japanese word. I'm not sure what it means in Japanese but
> it refers to people who are obsessive about a particular subject.
> Manga Otaku are nuts about Manga comix, and Video Game Otaku are nuts
> about Video Games.
>
> Otaku pride themselves on knowing every detail, no matter how trivial
> about the object of their obsession.
>
> I think that a fair numer of IDM list members are IDM Otaku. In
> other words Otaku == Trainspotter, more or less.
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