Excerpts from netnews.rec.arts.anime: 13-Dec-95 Re: [Newsweek] "Otaku"
by Dave Asher@delphi.com 

Might as well...

You know you're an otaku when...
     You can recognize and name Japanese seiyuu (voice actors) for
      different characters and shows.

Not me.

     You know the complete timeline of the Gundam universe and where each
      of the anime series fits in.

Nope.

     You own more than 50 anime videotapes/LDs

Do fansubs count?

     You can identify a particular artists/studio's drawing style as
      being different from the rest, yet coherent enough to have it's
      own style

Think so...

     You've driven more than 4 hours to go to an anime convention

How about a Greyhound?

     You know which episodes of Maison Ikkoku that...
         Yagami appears in

52-55, plus more later...

         Mitaka makes his first appearance

Don't remember, but give me time.

         Sakamoto gets Godai to babysit hit cat (and the name of the cat)

Depends.  Anime?  "Kyoko-chan".  Translated manga?  "Kyoko-baby".  Ouchie
on the last one...  ;)

I could go on forever, but basically, if you could do better in a
"Trivial Pursuit" category of Anime, than any other:  you're an otaku.

Perhaps...don't think so though.

     If you've watched AKIRA more than 15 times, you just might be an
otaku.

NEVER seen it.  *grin*

     If you go to a con to meet women, you just might be an otaku.

This might fit me.  I'll see you all at Anime Expo in June...  8^)

     If you've watched F-cubed more times than you've had sex, you just
        might be an otaku

Never heard of it.  Is it an algebraic function?

     If someone says to you: "hi" and your first thought is "'Yes'
        what?" you just might be an otaku.

Only right after Japanese class...

     If your video equipment is worth more than all the furniture in
        your house, you just might be an otaku.

Count me in here.  All the furniture in my apartment is worth less than
$100, and just one of my VCRs is worth more than that...

     IF YOU ARE READING THIS THREAD, YOU JUST MIGHT BE AN OTAKU!

Okay, ya got me.  *wink*

Damon Casale, dc56+@andrew.cmu.edu

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