What do you mean by Otaku?

Otaku fondness - Otaku mania
@Dewi23 (54)
Malaysia
May 29, 2008 9:05pm CST
I like anime, games and manga but I'm not kind of a die hard fan who will be cosplaying the character in the anime or game and not too serious to collect all the series of my favorite manga. How about you?
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
30 May 08
I also like anime, games and manga. I usually just go and read mangas I like as well as watch what I get interested in or what some of my friends might recommend me watching. I wouldn't mind cosplaying though but, I just can't afford the materials to construct a costume of a particular anime character. I also don't try hard to collect things related to the animes that I watch. If I can, I'll just buy it but not on intentions of collecting.
@Dewi23 (54)
• Malaysia
30 May 08
Me too, I rather collect the things related to the anime like plushie, bandana or key-chain. Just make it some sort of hobby. But making a costume for cosplaying, I'm too lazy for that.
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
30 May 08
But it sure would be nice to experience cosplay.. at least once in a particular event and that anime character that I'd be playing as would fit the attributes that I have as well.
@Dewi23 (54)
• Malaysia
30 May 08
Yep! That's right. It's fun!
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• Philippines
3 Jun 08
Otaku is a japanese term for being obsesive over anime, manga and such..
@Dewi23 (54)
• Malaysia
4 Jun 08
I had watched a Japanese movie not long ago about a man who become otaku. It's actually a romantic comedy where the man fell in love with the lady whose he didn't know her name and trying to change himself from being otaku in his effort to attract her. He's kinda nerd and stupid but clever.
@soulist (2985)
• United States
12 Apr 12
I love anime and manga. I do go to anime conventions and cosplay some of the characters. There is even a world cosply competion based on the craftmanship of the costume. I love cosplaying for the fun of it and the pride I have when I make a realy great costume.
30 May 08
ouch...you hit a spot there... i actually cosplay. i don't think something's wrong with that and i also don't think that's being a die hard fan of something. i don't read mangas though. i just love dressing up. that's basically it. but that doesn't mean i'm an otaku.
@Dewi23 (54)
• Malaysia
30 May 08
Woops! Maybe I've mistaken that. Each of us like and want to try a different things! Like you, you like cosplay but me not. What I want is a real explanation of otaku. Did they really a very fondness type of these kinda things. Anyway, I appreciate your comment.
@saizo6 (2199)
• United States
1 Jun 08
That's why I'm so broke!! I spend too much money on anime DVDs and manga. Cosplaying is a different matter altogether. I don't think I'd ever be able to pull this off. It would be pretty fun though, if I had the courage to do it.
@Dewi23 (54)
• Malaysia
2 Jun 08
Doesn't mean you miss out cosplaying, means that you're not otaku. If you are really enjoy the anime and manga series and be they die hard fan, you can be an otaku. If you really think that you're otaku so you are. You are what you are think off.XD