Otaku (Japanese: おたく, オタク, or ヲタク) is a Japanese subculture of people with consuming interests in hobbies that lie at the juncture of science and fantasy, especially media, productions, and pastimes such as anime, manga, video games, virtual reality, and cosplay. It began forming in the 1960s, took on its name within the subculture in the 1970s,...
