Otaku

Post by **Maka** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 21:44 -0700

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

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:11 -0700

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.

Fanfan · Post by **Fanfan** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:50 -0700

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.

khyron82 · Post by **khyron82** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:16 -0700

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

JIN · Post by **JIN** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 17:41 -0700

Wow that was such a long time ago(same year I was born

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