August 19, 2009 at 4:07 pm (general, otaku word)   It’s so
simple, this just means to stop being an otaku. That’s
脱オタク[datsu-otaku]. [datsu] means to stop doing sth. For example,
there is a typcial saying, 脱サラ[datsu-sara] or stop being a
salaryman. It’s an abbreviation of 脱サラリーマン. If you are a
salaryman, and stepping down to start a new business, you can
say 脱サラする[datsu-sara suru].   But 脱オタク doesn’t go that way, I
mean, it seems like it means to stop being so geeky, and try to
be neat. Sounds like you should not carry such an otakish
goods(like a T-shirt printed an anime character) with you, and
be more like a general person. I don’t want to say like this,
though…あんまりこういう事は言いたくないのだけれど。To be honest, I don’t like the way
people regard otakus as an otaku. What’s wrong with carrying a
keychain of Lelouch with me?   We have to know how a word,
otaku[おたく] was considered when it was born. In 1980’s, this word
was born and at that time, there was a famous nerd 宅八郎[Hachiro
Taku] who used to carry a figure with him. H