otaku

Summary

otaku is a stereotype^[1]. otaku ranks in the top 9% of stereotype entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• otaku's image is recorded as Akihabara picture.jpg^[3].
• otaku's instance of is recorded as stereotype^[4].
• otaku's instance of is recorded as reappropriation^[5].
• otaku's instance of is recorded as anime and manga term^[6].
• otaku's GND ID is recorded as 7698432-1^[7].
• otaku's subclass of is recorded as fan^[8].
• otaku's subclass of is recorded as Japanophile^[9].
• otaku's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01163039^[10].
• otaku's Commons category is recorded as Otaku^[11].
• otaku's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q13955 (ara)-Spotless Mind1988-أوتاكو.wav^[12].
• otaku's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pkb^[13].
• otaku's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1079536^[14].
• otaku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Otaku^[15].
• otaku's described by source is recorded as Debating Otaku in Contemporary Japan^[16].
• otaku's described by source is recorded as Otaku: Japan's Database Animals^[17].
• otaku's topic has template is recorded as Q135418687^[18].
• otaku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hira', 'text': 'おたく'}^[19].
• otaku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-kana', 'text': 'オタク'}^[20].
• otaku's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-kana', 'text': 'ヲタク'}^[21].
• otaku's different from is recorded as Otakou^[22].
• otaku's different from is recorded as Ota^[23].
• otaku's different from is recorded as Oshi^[24].
• otaku's hashtag is recorded as otaku^[25].
• otaku's Visual Novel Database ID is recorded as i223^[26].
• otaku's Quora topic ID is recorded as Otaku^[27].

Why It Matters

otaku ranks in the top 9% of stereotype entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,506 views/month).^[2] otaku has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] otaku is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]