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Often used as an insult in Japan for someone who is obssessed with anime, manga, video games etc.

Used in western culture to identify who reads manga and watches anime. It is sometimes confussed with weeaboo-ism, in which said person has an infactuation with japanese culture, i.e. everything including manga, anime etc.
Otaku boy: Did you read the latest chapter of Naruto?

Otaku girl: Yeah, did you see Minato completly own Madara with a Rasengan, Youndime 4 ever *fist pump*
by ShadowScream July 29, 2010
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