Otaku is the honorific word of Taku(home)
Otaku(oh-tah-kooh) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests,particularly anime,manga, or video games.
In modern Japanese slang,the term otaku refers to a fan of any particular theme,topic,or hobby.
Common uses are anime otaku(a fan of anime),cosplay otaku and manga otaku (a fan of Japanese comic books,pasokon otaku(personal computer geeks),gēmu otaku(playing video games),and wota (pronounced 'ota',previously referred to as "idol otaku")that are extreme fans of idols,heavily promoted singing girls.
There are also tetsudō otaku or denshamania(railfans) or gunji otaku (military geeks).
Otaku(oh-tah-kooh) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests,particularly anime,manga, or video games.
In modern Japanese slang,the term otaku refers to a fan of any particular theme,topic,or hobby.
Common uses are anime otaku(a fan of anime),cosplay otaku and manga otaku (a fan of Japanese comic books,pasokon otaku(personal computer geeks),gēmu otaku(playing video games),and wota (pronounced 'ota',previously referred to as "idol otaku")that are extreme fans of idols,heavily promoted singing girls.
There are also tetsudō otaku or denshamania(railfans) or gunji otaku (military geeks).