Liam the Intern indite : harmonise to the results of a study expel by Nomura Research Institute in Japan on the 24th , there are 2,850,000 people considered “ otaku ” in Japan , with a combined market superpower of around $ 2.6 billion .
“ Hey , bitchin , ” will probably be the reception of many anime fan here in the USA who call themselves “ otaku ” as though it were something safe , despite sometimes less - than - favorable connotation . In Japan , however , “ otaku ” is by no means a badge worn proudly by fans who suffer the consequences of being knight “ maniacs , ” as the Japanese put it . “ Otaku ” can also mean “ my sign of the zodiac , ” but hey , that ’s totally off the subject .
NRI develop down the terminal figure “ otaku ” into five different categories – anime , idols , funnies , games , and PC assembly . I ’ve created a ready to hand keen pie chart above that outline the statistical distribution for your convenience , but mostly to justify that damn freshman Management Science course of study I had to take .
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