otaku
Japanese term (sometimes pejorative) for fans that pass a large part of their time and resources in a hobby they are passionate about and that directs their life at home, such as animes, mangas, video games and elements of modern Japanese culture
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otaku
Summary
otaku is a stereotype[1]. otaku ranks in the top 9% of stereotype entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,320 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- otaku's instance of is recorded as stereotype[3].
- otaku's instance of is recorded as reappropriation[4].
- otaku's instance of is recorded as anime and manga term[5].
- otaku is a type of fan[6].
- otaku is a type of Japanophile[7].
- otaku's Commons category is recorded as Otaku[8].
- otaku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Otaku[9].
- otaku's described by source is recorded as Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan[10].
- otaku's described by source is recorded as Otaku: Japan's Database Animals[11].
- otaku's topic has template is recorded as Q135418687[12].
- otaku's native label is recorded as おたく[13].
- otaku's native label is recorded as オタク[14].
- otaku's native label is recorded as ヲタク[15].
- otaku's different from is recorded as Otakou[16].
- otaku's different from is recorded as Ota[17].
- otaku's different from is recorded as Oshi[18].
- otaku's hashtag is recorded as otaku[19].
- otaku's named by is recorded as Akio Nakamori[20].
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Context
Recorded instance of include stereotype[3], reappropriation[4], and anime and manga term[5].
Why It Matters
otaku ranks in the top 9% of stereotype entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,320 views/month).[2] otaku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] otaku is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]