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Definition of Otaku
1. Noun. (fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly anime or manga. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Otaku
1. young computer nerds [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Otaku
Literary usage of Otaku
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mediapolis: popular Culture and the Cityby Alex de Jong, Marc Schuilenburg by Alex de Jong, Marc Schuilenburg (2006)
"otaku are children of the media. To them, information is much more than a ...
otaku are always on the internet, looking for everything about their topic: ..."
2. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages ...by Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Vincent by Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Vincent (1889)
"... insurrection increasing ; call for annexation to Greece, or British protection
about 25 July; Djavad pasha arrives t.otaku command of the troops, ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debates: Official Report by Northern Ireland Parliament. House of Commons (1867)
"... has »warded to him 8560 acres on his claims to laud near otaku, in the Middle
Island, and (hat grants from the Crown will bo prepared conformably to the ..."
4. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoru by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"In this respect, Makino is far from the insular subjectivity of the otaku.
Makino's spirit of collegiality is truly a "Gaku no susume. ..."
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