A survey of Japanese otaku and/or fujoshi reveals the reasons why they became creepy otaku in some detail.
Those surveyed were mostly high school students, and overwhelmingly female – thus the statistics are as much applicable to “fujoshi” as they are to “otaku,” although the survey questions referred exclusively to “otaku.”
The rather nebulous nature of the term “otaku” also means all kinds of otaku could be included in the statistics, not just obsessive anime fans.
What led you to become an otaku?
1. Manga (26%)
2. Anime (17%)
3. Friends (16%)
4. Games (8%)
5. Siblings (8%)
6. Boys Love (3%)
7. Novels (3%)
8. Seiyuu (2%)
9. Movies (2%)
10. Mobile Internet (2%)
Domination by manga is perhaps unsurprising given the scarcity of anime broadcasts at normal hours, showing that manga rather than anime seems to serve as the major gateway to the lifestyle.
only 87% showing?
Anime for me.
Manga is not very big in Canada, but anime used to be played on TV all the time. Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Digimon, Yugioh, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptors, Gundam, etc.
Of course, I didn’t realize any of this was Japanese until a friend introduced me to the original Bleach anime. Then i went bonkers for the stuff.
I don’t know if friends mean lack of or influenced by
(2) Anime should be above (1) Manga..
1. You watched bleach and saw orhime'(spelling?) huge boobs.
Wow a maplestory fan, and bleach? Pft that was a late anime I saw and disliked (even though I’m up to the latest chapter in the manga)
I’m also following Bleach, i liked it at first but now i only do it because i cant just read 400+ chapters and then drop it.