From:	Arcady arcady@***.net
Subject:	Otaku [was: Starting equiptment]
Date:	Sat, 17 Jul 1999 11:43:46 -0700

> : OK, what are Otaku, for those of us who've never read VR2?
>
> In RL the word Otaku originated in Japan as a slang term for die-hard
> fanboys of Manga, Anime, computers, and videogames, those who pursue
> those hobbies to the point of social maladjustment. I've heard two


http://enterprise.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/j-e/tty/dosearch?sDict=on&H=PS&L=J&T=otak
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Two Matches Found

otaku
(pol) your house; your home; you

otaku*
(col) geek; nerd; enthusiast

Seems to be the only reference I can find for it. It's not in any my
Japanese-English or English-Japanese dictionaries.