7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

Otaku are people who are obsessed with a hobby to the extent that it becomes a major part of their identity.

These are some of the common types of otaku you may come across in life.

1. Anime/Manga otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

This type of otaku generally has a large collection of manga and has watched tons of anime series.

Some may even daydream about their favorite character and write fanfiction or draw doujinshi (self-published work).

2. Idol otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

This group of people is also known as wota.

Sometimes wota buy numerous CDs of their favorite idol groups in order to get an opportunity to go to the handshake events of their idols.

Some wotas even create dance moves for their favorite idol songs.

3. Cosplay otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

Cosplay otakus are usually a subset of anime or manga otakus.

However, there may be cosplay otakus who simply relish the idea of dressing up in fancy clothes without being crazy about any anime or manga in particular.

Some cosplay otakus opt for the DIY route and sew their own clothes, make their own gadgets and so forth while others take the easy route and just buy them.

4. Game otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

These otakus spend most of their time playing video games.

Some play games such as the ‘Massively multiplayer online role-playing games’ (MMORPG) genre where they can interact and make friends with others online.

5. Figurine otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

These are the ones who are obsessed about collecting figurines, be it of their favorite character or simply for the aesthetics.

6. Robot otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

This branch of otaku could also be a subset of anime or manga otakus who like the mecha-based series such as Gundam.

Robot otakus could also be figurine otakus who collect and build their favorite robot model. Some, more extreme otakus build their own robots from scratch.

7. Train otaku

7 Interesting Otaku Types You May Come Cross in Life

Train otakus are fascinated by trains and take pictures of trains, buy train models, research trains etc.

Are you obsessed enough to be an otaku? If so, which type of otaku are you?

 

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