Real Meaning of Otaku

[1] Meaning of Otaku

OTAKU KA BA?

Feeling ko kaya ka nandito kasi nakita mo sa title yung "Otaku" eh.

ANO BA ANG OTAKU?

Otaku. Sa Japanese o sa bansang Japan, isa iyang insulto. Pag sinabi mong Otaku ka, lalo na kapag nandoon ka, para kang isang alien. Maaari din ikaw ituring na kriminal at hindi nila iisipin na normal ka. Isa kang piece of shit sa lipunan. Sorry for the word pero totoo iyan.

"It is an insulting word meaning someone who is completely obsessed with something."

Take note: Otaku is extremely negative in meaning. Please don't call yourself an otaku, especially in front of real Japanese people, which you most likely never meet. Most Japanese people would not want to be considered an otaku. As such, you wouldn't want to go to Japan and start saying how much of an Otaku you are.

You saw or heard the word OTAKU. Ano ang unang pumupunta sa isip mo?

Anime. Because Otaku are obsessed with anime, right? Actually, no.

Otaku in Japanese is used primarily to describe someone who is obsessed with something to the point of un-healthiness. They lose their grip on reality so to speak. It is a Japanese word meaning obsessive fan of anything. Somewhat derogatory meaning that you put your interest above all else.

Iyan yung mga taong walang trabaho at walang kwenta ang buhay. Obsess na obsess sila sa isang bagay kahit hindi iyan anime o manga. Basta obsess ka sa isang bagay at binili mo na lahat related doon ay isa kang otaku.

Sa Japan, kapag may nabanggit kang "Otaku". Pumupunta sa isip nila ay mga unhealthy-wasting-their-lives people na walang trabaho at mga adik na halos dahil sa pagka-obsess over something. Iyan kalimitan yung mga matataba na dahil walang exercise. Puro ramen at instant noodles ang kinakain. People in Japan refer to otaku as "someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc)." Walang friends, walang love life at mag-isa sa buhay. Takot lumabas ng bahay niya, palaging tinutukso at kalimitang binubully. Takot sa mundo at ayaw tanggapin ang real world.

Because, let's face it, reality is really harsh. Well, let's be general, THE WORLD is harsh. Sila ay mga coward. Hindi nila kayang tanggapin ang tunay na buhay at hindi nila kayang harapin ang mundo kaya nagkukulong sila sa kanilang kwarto. O depende iyan sa perspective mo sa mundo? Kung masaya kang tao loob at labas, maybe the world is FUN in your eyes.

Back to our lesson, hindi mo pa rin ba na-gets?

Parang ganito lang iyan eh. May nakilala ka. Wala pa kayong alam sa isa't isa. Tapos sinabi niyang isa siyang Muslim. Di ba mag-iiba agad ang pananaw mo sa kanya? Ganoon! Ganoon sa JAPAN! Kahit hindi ka kilala, kapag pinakilala mo ang sarili mong Otaku. Mag-iiba agad ang pananaw nila sa'yo. O ano? Get's mo na?

(No offense sa mga muslim po. Ginamit ko lang pong example. Peace hehe labyu!)

OVERALL: The term "otaku" is a derogatory term that should not be lightly thrown around.