野村総研のオタクに関する調査についての記事：
"Hey, bitchin," will probably be the response of many anime fans here in the USA who call themselves "otaku" as though it were something good, 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 dubbed "maniacs," as the Japanese put it. "Otaku" can also mean "my house," but hey, that's completely off the subject.
これを見ると、日本における”オタク”と、アメリカでの"Otaku"で微妙に意味が違ってるのが面白い。アメリカの"Otaku"の方がよりポジティブに生きているようである。
