Looking like an Otaku?

[Sabi]

According to a survey, this is what Japan thinks otaku's look like. O_o

As website What Japan Thinks points out: Note that the score reported is the relative number of votes each choice got, not the percentage of the sample that chose each option.

Q1: What characteristic in males makes you feel he looks like an otaku? (Sample size=1,101)
Rank Feature Score
1 Anime print T shirt 100
2 Anime print paper bag 92.5
3 Bum bag/fanny pack 77.4
4 Wearing a bandana around the head in a hachimaki style 77.1
5 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers 74.0
6 Unnecessarily long hair 69.0
7 Rucksack hung off one shoulder 66.0
8 Big thick glasses 58.7
9 Shirt, T shirt tucked into trousers 57.0
10 Acid wash jeans 50.6
11 Slightly high-waist trousers 49.8
12 Vest jacket with lots of pockets 38.8
13 Lots of straps on mobile phone 36.5
14 Military, camouflage print clothes 35.3
15 White socks 29.0
16 Fingerless gloves 26.9
17 Double-pleated chinos 23.4
18 I *heart mark* something T shirt 21.2
19 Unshaven face 20.6
20 Techno-cut (eh?) sideburns 20.6
21 Blue checked shirt 19.7
22 Sleeveless T shirts 18.9
23 Tank top 18.1
24 Top wrapped round waist 17.2
25 High-tech shoes 16.4
26 Clothes with detailed English text all over 12.6
27 Cross pendant, choker 12.4
28 Duffle coat 11.8
29 Messenger bag 11.6
30 White, off-white trousers

Q2: What characteristic in females makes you feel she looks like an otaku? (Sample size=1,101)
Rank Feature Score
1 Anime print paper bag 100
2 Anime print T shirt 83.9
3 Gothic-lolita fashion 73.9
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers 73.6
5 Big thick glasses 67.3
6 Messy hair, braided hair 63.4
7 Excessively long skirt 48.8
8 Pink or green hair 44.2
9 Huge black leather boots 43.1
10 Excessively long fringe 42.9
11 Bum bag/fanny pack 41.4
12 Shirt, T shirt tucked into trousers 36.4
13 Acid wash jeans 34.0
14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder 29.2
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone 28.5
16 Big cart 26.8
17 Cross pendant, choker 25.9
18 Cullotte-style skirt 25.7
19 Military, camouflage print clothes 25.1
20 Katchusha hair band 23.3
21 Walking the streets with no make-up 23.1
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt 2.4
23 Clothes with cross design print 22.0
24 Loud clothes 20.0
25 Over-knee socks 19.2
26 Sunglasses on top of head 18.3
27 High-tech shoes 17.2
28 Top wrapped round waist 15.7
29 Paisley-print item 14.8
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over 11.8



edit: Looking this over now, I have more of those things. >__>;
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 29, 30.
13 in total now.

[Vexy]

I wear no make-up XD That makes people an otaku? Lol

[Sabi]

I guess. I still don't understand this one:

"16 Big cart 26.8"

Who has a big cart everywhere they go?! XD

[saraht3hpixie]

I have 4 of the female ones. 2,5,21,25

[MuShRoOm~DeStRoYeR]

1 Anime print paper bag 100
2 Anime print T shirt 83.9
3 Gothic-lolita fashion 73.9
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers 73.6
5 Big thick glasses 67.3
8 Pink or green hair 44.2
9 Huge black leather boots 43.1


14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder 29.2
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone 28.5

17 Cross pendant, choker 25.9
18 Cullotte-style skirt 25.7
19 Military, camouflage print clothes 25.1
21 Walking the streets with no make-up 23.1
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt 2.4
23 Clothes with cross design print 22.0
24 Loud clothes 20.0
25 Over-knee socks 19.2
26 Sunglasses on top of head 18.3
27 High-tech shoes 17.2
28 Top wrapped round waist 15.7
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over 11.8

umm i have all these but not all at once sooooo
i dont wanna do math >_<

[Alsaice]

Q2: What characteristic in females makes you feel she looks like an otaku? (Sample size=1,101)
Rank Feature Score
1 Anime print paper bag []
2 Anime print T shirt [x]
3 Gothic-lolita fashion []
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers []
5 Big thick glasses []
6 Messy hair, braided hair []
7 Excessively long skirt []
8 Pink or green hair []
9 Huge black leather boots []
10 Excessively long fringe []
11 Bum bag/fanny pack []
12 Shirt, T shirt tucked into trousers []
13 Acid wash jeans []
14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder []
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone []
16 Big cart []
17 Cross pendant, choker []
18 Cullotte-style skirt []
19 Military, camouflage print clothes []
20 Katchusha hair band []
21 Walking the streets with no make-up [x]
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt []
23 Clothes with cross design print []
24 Loud clothes []
25 Over-knee socks []
26 Sunglasses on top of head []
27 High-tech shoes []
28 Top wrapped round waist []
29 Paisley-print item []
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over [x]

I got 3 of em. <_< Does that make me 10% otaku?

[Vexy]

Q2: What characteristic in females makes you feel she looks like an otaku? (Sample size=1,101)
Rank Feature Score

1 Anime print paper bag 100
2 Anime print T shirt 83.9 YES
3 Gothic-lolita fashion 73.9
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers 73.6 YES
5 Big thick glasses 67.3 YES (but they're not prescription >_> )
6 Messy hair, braided hair 63.4
7 Excessively long skirt 48.8
8 Pink or green hair 44.2
9 Huge black leather boots 43.1 YES
10 Excessively long fringe 42.9
11 Bum bag/fanny pack 41.4
12 Shirt, T shirt tucked into trousers 36.4
13 Acid wash jeans 34.0
14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder 29.2
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone 28.5 YES
16 Big cart 26.8
17 Cross pendant, choker 25.9
18 Cullotte-style skirt 25.7
19 Military, camouflage print clothes 25.1 YES
20 Katchusha hair band 23.3
21 Walking the streets with no make-up 23.1 YES
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt 2.4 YES
23 Clothes with cross design print 22.0
24 Loud clothes 20.0 YES
25 Over-knee socks 19.2
26 Sunglasses on top of head 18.3
27 High-tech shoes 17.2
28 Top wrapped round waist 15.7
29 Paisley-print item 14.8
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over 11.8 YES


I got 10 of 'em

[saraht3hpixie]

Vexen looking like an otaku...I can't believe it!

[hanalovelace]

2 Anime print T shirt
3 Gothic-lolita fashion (although I dont do it well...)
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers

6 Messy hair, braided hair

8 Pink or green hair (I used to have pink, then purple, then blue hair...I miss those days...)
9 Huge black leather boots (Hellz yea!)
10 Excessively long fringe (Fringe as in bangs? Then yes.)



14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder (Duh!)
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone

17 choker (I dont leave the house without it!)

19 Military, camouflage print clothes (actual army jacket from Goodwill: 10 bucks. Thank you!)

21 Walking the streets with no make-up (Uh, yea)


24 Loud clothes (duh!!)

Lucky 13.
Yup. That's me.

[nequittezpas]

1 Anime print paper bag []
2 Anime print T shirt []
3 Gothic-lolita fashion []
4 Bag plastered with anime-related patches, stickers []
5 Big thick glasses [X]
6 Messy hair, braided hair [X]
7 Excessively long skirt [X]
8 Pink or green hair []
9 Huge black leather boots []
10 Excessively long fringe []
11 Bum bag/fanny pack []
12 Shirt, T shirt tucked into trousers []
13 Acid wash jeans []
14 Rucksack hung off one shoulder [X]
15 Lots of straps on mobile phone []
16 Big cart []
17 Cross pendant, choker []
18 Cullotte-style skirt []
19 Military, camouflage print clothes [X] (this article happens to fall in the excessively long skirt category)
20 Katchusha hair band []
21 Walking the streets with no make-up [X]
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt []
23 Clothes with cross design print []
24 Loud clothes []
25 Over-knee socks []
26 Sunglasses on top of head []
27 High-tech shoes []
28 Top wrapped round waist []
29 Paisley-print item []
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over []

6 out of 30. Otaku level at 20%.

[Judai Yuki]

1 Anime print T shirt 100
4 Wearing a bandana around the head in a hachimaki style 77.1
(not often-but it still happens)
7 Rucksack hung off one shoulder 66.0
(vash style-heck yeah)
14 Military, camouflage print clothes 35.3
15 White socks 29.0
16 Fingerless gloves 26.9
19 Unshaven face 20.6
22 Sleeveless T shirts 18.9
23 Tank top 18.1
24 Top wrapped round waist 17.2
26 Clothes with detailed English text all over 12.6
27 Cross pendant, choker 12.4
(several)
28 Duffle coat 11.8
29 Messenger bag 11.6

Sackerhale has the following 14, how about you?

[newcastleepl]

I hit on two, I wear white socks and I often have an unshaven face.

[SapphireChaos]

2 Anime print T shirt 83.9
7 Excessively long skirt 48.8
9 Huge black leather boots 43.1
13 Acid wash jeans 34.0
17 Cross pendant, choker 25.9
19 Military, camouflage print clothes 25.1
21 Walking the streets with no make-up 23.1
22 I *heart mark* something T shirt 2.4
23 Clothes with cross design print 22.0
25 Over-knee socks 19.2
28 Top wrapped round waist 15.7
30 Clothes with detailed English text all over 11.8

Oh wow.... 0___0