Otaku
There are manga and anime fans… and then there are Otaku, the super-fans who eat, drink, shop, collect and obsess over every facet of Japanese comics, animated TV shows, movies, toys and video games. Otaku is a Japanese word meaning obsessive fan of anything. Although somewhat derogatory, Westerners tend to use it without the derogatory connotations. Rather, an Otaku is someone who is a dedicated fan of anime and/or manga.
有漫畫迷和動畫迷,那么就會有御宅族——吃、喝、買、收集、迷戀一切和日本漫畫、動畫、電影、玩具以及電玩有關的東西。御宅族是一個日本詞匯,它指的是沉迷于某樣事物的人。盡管有些貶義,但西方學者卻把它當成一個中性甚至是褒義詞。對他們來說。御宅族就是致力于動畫或者漫畫的人。
The stereotypical Otaku is often depicted as a teen to twenty-something male, a social misfit, a bit of a slob, and a geek who hangs out in Akihibara, a district in Tokyo famous for featuring the latest electronic gadgets, videos, manga and anime collectibles.
典型的御宅族是十幾歲或者二十幾歲的單身男孩,不太合群,有一點懶散,一點低級,經常出沒在秋葉原——日本著名的電玩、錄像帶、漫畫、動畫及周邊的集中地區。
There are also female otaku.
也有女御宅族。
Otaku take great pride in their ability to purchase and hoard hard-to-find collectibles, being the first one on the block to get the latest and greatest releases, or knowing the most obscure bit of trivia about their favorite anime or pop idols.
御宅族在購買和收藏稀有物方面的能力很強,并且引以為傲,他們永遠是最先買到剛發行的或者是最好的東西的人,對他們所鐘愛的動畫或者流行偶像幾乎到了無所不知的地步。
As Japanese anime and manga have become increasingly popular around the world, male and female fans of all ages have proudly adopted the word Otaku as the preferred way to refer to themselves as members of an elite tribe of Asian pop culture aficionados.
當日本的動畫和漫畫在全世界盛行時,各個年齡不分性別的漫畫迷們都紛紛投入了御宅族大軍,并將這看成是作為亞洲流行文化狂熱者部落一員的首選途徑。

The Characteristic of Otaku
御宅族特點
1超強搜索資料的能力;
2擁有對映射資訊爆發的適應力和跨領域的資料搜尋能力。對映射創作者所提示的暗號,一個也不漏地加以解讀與研究;
3永不滿足的向上心和自我表現欲。
Female Otaku - The Standard of Judgment
宅女——判斷標準
1經常一個人逛街;
2買東西很果斷,喜歡就付錢,是商家最喜歡的爽快客戶;
3經常去Ikea,對那里新品的性能了如指掌;
4每月至少購買2本以上的時尚雜志;
5出門基本以出租車代步,從來不清楚家門口的公交車開到哪里;
6即使去超市一定會帶包。……