In my previous editorial I may have sounded harsh towards towards the people Japan defines as ‘Otaku‘. I referred to them as vile, scum-sucking pedophiles, or something along those lines. But what I didn’t touch on is what defines an otaku.
Actually, it’s not really all that new, since the link has been around for about a week and it has been mentioned in the forums. Still, an official announcement had to be made, mainly so we don’t have Lucky Star on the front page for another year.
I stroll down Nipponbashi Dori, as is my liking for a lazy Sunday in Osaka, and stop for some takogoyaki. You haven’t had good takogoyaki until you’ve tried it from Nakamura’s stand near Kujimori Gamu Centa. The experience is akin to deflowering a nubile Nihonjin geisha. As I peel back the first petal – sorry. [...]
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