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アニメオタク Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
anime otaku ; anime nerd
Refers to a person deeply obsessed with anime, often implying extensive knowledge and collection habits. Can be neutral or slightly self-deprecating depending on context.
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I went to Comiket with my anime otaku friend.
Similar words オタク A broader term for any obsessive fan, not limited to anime. アニメオタク specifies the anime subculture.
アニメファン A milder term for an anime enthusiast, without the obsessive connotation of アニメオタク.
Etymology Compound of アニメ (anime) and オタク (otaku, originally a polite second-person pronoun, later used to refer to obsessive fans). The exact derivation of オタク in this sense is uncertain, but it became widely used in the 1980s.
