well kinda weird isn't it?
we might probably (outsider / non japanese) proud being called as an otaku ^^
but from what i heard or known (especially from densha otoko) that the local
people (the japanese) doesn't like an otaku.
The otaku itself has a bad reputation
Just before i found out that otaku has a bad reputation. I kinda proud calling
myself as an otaku but.... after that I just call myself anime and manga freak
hahahhaha ^^
well I don't care if in japan they have a bad reputation...I'm not in japan for
starting!
I am crazy, yes I am, and otaku here in brazil haven't that reputation. ..the
people doesn't know what is "otaku"! I come and say:
"otaku is a person who like anime/manga!"
people: "oh! that japanese's cartoons like pokemon?"
It's in this time that I kill the person xD
Can't say I've ever been called an Otaku, but I'm not sure if I'd mind too much.
It would probably just remind me of Otacon from MGS and thinking of that series
is always a good thing
i'm an otaku for life, and yea i dont care what other people think because i
dont get emo about things. in my school, a couple of my friends and i call
ourselves otaku b\c the other dumb ass kids dont even know anything about anime
and stuff like this.
Labels, labels, labels! What is with you humans and labels!? I'll be called an
otaku if it makes everyone else feel better. Or if it'll hook me up with a cute
little japanese girl...
merged: 06-14-2006 ~ 12:05am
Oh, btw, Otaku is anyone who obsesses. Wether it be Anime or building ships in
bottles.
It does not bother me. I'm rather proud of being called an otaku. Despite what
other people think. (like I really care what other people think anyways!)
hmm lol I had my mum calling me an otaku after I told her what it meant lol but
mostly my dad would just sing "I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think
so!" lol just because I study the culture and language on top of watching
anime all the time haha
Can't say I've ever been called an Otaku, but I'm not sure if I'd mind too much.
It would probably just remind me of Otacon from MGS and thinking of that series
is always a good thing
:: Well yes, otacon from MGS is taken from the Otaku as long as I remember ^^
So I see you guys rather not bother calling as an otaku ha ha ha ^^
well we're not Japanese after all so why bother ^^ ha ha ha
I don't since I don't consider myself to be an otaku. Simple as that. I like
anime a lot yes, and sometimes even read manga, but I don't think I'm an all-out
fan.
I've only been called an otaku once but that was coming from a friend who
didn't really know what it meant, only that it is used to refer to anime
fans.
Besides, it's a label and I already have enough of those ^^
Depends; as many of the MT'ers have pointed out, the otaku sub-culture of Japan
does indeed have a rather negative reputation, mostly due to this guy in Japan
who admitted to being an otaku at his arrest for murduring.
Personally, I don't mind being recognized as an otaku; I'm not the kind to
wander around, yelling random quotes. I'm the quiet, dignified otaku, who'll
explain it all to you in a mostly unbiased way, if you ask nicely.
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Are you proud calling yourself an otaku?
well kinda weird isn't it?
we might probably (outsider / non japanese) proud being called as an otaku ^^ but from what i heard or known (especially from densha otoko) that the local people (the japanese) doesn't like an otaku.
The otaku itself has a bad reputation
Just before i found out that otaku has a bad reputation. I kinda proud calling myself as an otaku but.... after that I just call myself anime and manga freak hahahhaha ^^
so?
Are you proud calling yourself an otaku?
well I don't care if in japan they have a bad reputation...I'm not in japan for starting!
I am crazy, yes I am, and otaku here in brazil haven't that reputation. ..the people doesn't know what is "otaku"! I come and say:
"otaku is a person who like anime/manga!"
people: "oh! that japanese's cartoons like pokemon?"
It's in this time that I kill the person xD
Japanese, Im an Otaku, and I'm proud!
Doesnt matter what other people say, dont you think?
I'd actually like for some one to call me one
but no
one seems to do so 
Can't say I've ever been called an Otaku, but I'm not sure if I'd mind too much. It would probably just remind me of Otacon from MGS and thinking of that series is always a good thing
i'm an otaku for life, and yea i dont care what other people think because i dont get emo about things. in my school, a couple of my friends and i call ourselves otaku b\c the other dumb ass kids dont even know anything about anime and stuff like this.
No, cuz I'm not an otaku. I'm not obssessed with anything anime or manga, I just like a few series the same way I like Corto Maltese and Futurama.
i can except it! i'm totally into anime and manga!
Yes, I like being called an otaku
Labels, labels, labels! What is with you humans and labels!? I'll be called an otaku if it makes everyone else feel better. Or if it'll hook me up with a cute little japanese girl...
merged: 06-14-2006 ~ 12:05am
Oh, btw, Otaku is anyone who obsesses. Wether it be Anime or building ships in bottles.
yay OTAKU POWER! >___<
i dont really care
;p i haven't called myself otaku, but i wouldn't care if someone called me it ;p
I think it makes no difference in my life.
It does not bother me. I'm rather proud of being called an otaku. Despite what other people think. (like I really care what other people think anyways!)
I try to not tell people I love anime so that they don't call me otaku....! I don't want people to think I am weird or that I am a loner!
Obviously my best friends know :P....and they watch anime too
no!
i think it is really bad to call someone that...
I don't think anybody's ever called me an otaku, except maybe jokingly. Can't see a reason to, anyway.
hmm lol I had my mum calling me an otaku after I told her what it meant lol but mostly my dad would just sing "I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so!" lol just because I study the culture and language on top of watching anime all the time haha
I have never been called otaku, but I think that is because people around me don't know the word hahaha. But seriusly I don't think I'm that obsesed.
DrakenImmortal
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Can't say I've ever been called an Otaku, but I'm not sure if I'd mind too much. It would probably just remind me of Otacon from MGS and thinking of that series is always a good thing
:: Well yes, otacon from MGS is taken from the Otaku as long as I remember ^^
So I see you guys rather not bother calling as an otaku ha ha ha ^^
well we're not Japanese after all so why bother ^^ ha ha ha
I don't since I don't consider myself to be an otaku. Simple as that. I like anime a lot yes, and sometimes even read manga, but I don't think I'm an all-out fan.
I've only been called an otaku once but that was coming from a friend who didn't really know what it meant, only that it is used to refer to anime fans.
Besides, it's a label and I already have enough of those ^^
YES I am!
I already read in a magazin that in japan the otakus has a bad reputation. Whatever x3
Here in Germany nearly nobody knows what that word means, I think. I was often asked for what 'that' is. (Like in Brazil by Tifa-chan)
I am all into AniMa, so why shouldn't I call me an otaku!? >33
Depends; as many of the MT'ers have pointed out, the otaku sub-culture of Japan does indeed have a rather negative reputation, mostly due to this guy in Japan who admitted to being an otaku at his arrest for murduring.
Personally, I don't mind being recognized as an otaku; I'm not the kind to wander around, yelling random quotes. I'm the quiet, dignified otaku, who'll explain it all to you in a mostly unbiased way, if you ask nicely.