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Otaku
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 21:44 -0700
by Maka
Hello UYD,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku
Otaku - "As pathological-techno-fetishist-with-social-deficit"
An expanding definition of obsession:
http://www.latimes.com/features/magazin ... 1180.story
Are you an otaku? What's your obsession?
Peace, maka
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:11 -0700
by Stan Sakai
I believe that term took on a negative connotation in Japan when an "otaku" went on a killing spree 15 or 20 years ago. It got over it, but resurfaced in that light when another otaku killed 7 people in the Akihabara District just a month or so ago.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:50 -0700
by Fanfan
Stan Sakai wrote:I believe that term took on a negative connotation in Japan when an "otaku" went on a killing spree 15 or 20 years ago. It got over it, but resurfaced in that light when another otaku killed 7 people in the Akihabara District just a month or so ago.
Interesting. I thought this term always been a negative one in Japan.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:16 -0700
by khyron82
Stan Sakai wrote:I believe that term took on a negative connotation in Japan when an "otaku" went on a killing spree 15 or 20 years ago.
And that person was executed just last week.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... on-tuesday
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 17:41 -0700
by JIN
Wow that was such a long time ago(same year I was born
)