[#fa0d1d]Warning: In this essay, we don’t use the Chinese term “御宅族” but “宅/達人” to describe the English term “otaku”, because in many Western translation engines, the Chinese term means psychopaths![/#fa0d1d]

What is the meaning of otaku beyond the realm of ACG?

For introduction to ACG (a term exclusively used by Chinese), please consult:

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACG

For introduction to otaku culture with ACG[right] field, please consult:
http://format-acg.org/anime/TOPIC-ANIME/otaku_002.html
http://format-acg.org/anime/TOPIC-ANIME/otaku-sakuhin.html
http://format-acg.org/anime/TOPIC-ANIME/otaku.html

In this essay, I would like to reinvent a Japanese Romaji term, otaku.
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