Never forget words (otaku) again
Whether you’re new or a veteran otaku, keeping up with the ever-changing language of the otaku world isn’t easy. No more! Japanese publishing company Sanseido will release an otaku dictionary titled Otaku Yōgo Jiten Dai Genkai (Otaku Glossary: Great Limit) on November 21.
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The 288-page dictionary has about 1,600 otaku terms covering everything from anime, manga, and Pokémon to dimension 2.5, BL, and even the world of Japanese idols and K-Pop. 12 students from Nagoya College’s Department of Contemporary Liberal Arts collected otaku terms.
On the dictionary sample page below there is a definition of the meaning of ATM. In English, an Automated Teller Machine is just… a machine that helps us get money from it. But in otaku lingo, ATM is someone who is willing to pay or use their money to support their favorite person (e.g. idol). Keep that in mind when discussing ATMs in Japan.
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The otaku dictionary will retail for 1,540 yen (about $10.30 USD), and the e-book version will be available on November 22.
Source: Sanseido’s website, Mantan Web