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Message no. 1
From: Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Japanese words in SRII
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 12:23:15 -0500
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, The Jestyr wrote:

> > Thats it... and it includes such wonderous phrases that I would have no
> > idea about unless I played shadowrun etc... (ie otaku etc...) cause he
> > apparently wanted to get the full japanese feel to the book....
>
> Yes, but I'm told by a friend of mine that otaku has other connotations.
> Basically a sort of techno-geek type, fan of anime/manga, your typical
> nerdish teenager in Japan. Very few female otaku, apparently.

Indeed. If you want to get a better idea of what "otaku" means
to the modern day Japanese, check out an anime/documentary called "Otaku
no Video." It's a scream, especially if you are an anime fan.

Marc
("We'll call it...'OTAKULAND!'")
Message no. 2
From: Marty <s457033@*******.GU.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Japanese words in SRII
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:07:46 +1000
> > > Thats it... and it includes such wonderous phrases that I would have no
> > > idea about unless I played shadowrun etc... (ie otaku etc...) cause he
> > > apparently wanted to get the full japanese feel to the book....
> >
> > Yes, but I'm told by a friend of mine that otaku has other connotations.
> > Basically a sort of techno-geek type, fan of anime/manga, your typical
> > nerdish teenager in Japan. Very few female otaku, apparently.
>
Ah; Jestyr's feeling left out a little.... One of the few female otaku.

Hell; I'm quite happy with William Gibson's translation of an otaku in Idoru.

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