a person who will starv for manga. he will live a nother day just to see his beloved anime, he will even give up girls and life in general so he can read the latest manga.otaku is like some one who has an obsession with anime and maybe like hentai and stuff.i dont really wanna say too much bad stuff about otaku....because i am one.........
"sally is a goddamn otaku!''
By Anonymous
there are several definitions of "otaku" 1) polite(correct) way of saying house 2) many people mistake the actual definiton of otaku when it comes to things such as "anime otaku" or "game otaku" it used to be a insult but recently, the definition has changed to a more positive meaning, although the word can still be used as a insult, it is more commonly used as a compliment Ex. anata wa computer otaku desu ne (your a computer otaku) although it is unclear as to when the definition switched, many believe that it may have happened with popularity of animes and mangas going up
manga otaku electronic otaku anime otaku
By fforigens0
This word is often misused by white nerds. Apparently they think that it means "Anime Fan". They are so grossly wrong. In reality it is the Japanese equivalent to nerd. In Japan the Otaku is the lowest social rung.
White Nerd: "I am an OtAkU!!!1111!!!!!1111" Actually Japanese person: "I laugh at your obvious non-japaneseness"
By looeee-kun
Originally a Japanese term for "your house," "otaku" now refers to that bizarre suubculture that is obsessed with Japanese culture. At least, that's what the otaku themselves would see it as. In reality they are a group of weirdoes so socially inept and obnoxious that other weirdoes cross the street to avoid them (on the rare occasions the otaku ventures outside). They really only like manga and anime, and seem to think that reading a comic or watching a TV cartoon originally intended for Japanese infant school students while wearing a too-tight shirt with random kanji characters emblzoned on it makes them a venerable Eastern sage. The otaku believes that millennia of Japanese history, art and philosophy is irrelevant compared to a comic about bug-eyed schoolgirls battling robot space ninja goblins.
Otaku: "Worthless peasant gaijin! My weird enjoyment of comics that were written for children, despite the fact that I am a pasty grown man, means that my wisdom far outstrips yours! Can you smell sweat?"
By Muttering Master
They are people whore are obsessed in one thing, and not neccesary to anime otakus. Otaku's are people who are obsessed on anything, including anime, cars, etc For some unknown reason, it's not used against sports fanatics
Aitu wa mokei otaku nandatte- (I heard that he's a model otaku)
By Kohei