Time changes us all. And not only us, but our rooms. Otaku are no exception!
This image show an otaku room circa-1985. Notice the Nintendo Famicom console on the floor as well as the VCR, record player and a robot figure. Hair is down.
Fast forward to 1995. Not much has changed. More game consoles (SEGA!), laser discs and a fancy computer. The amount of cute in the room has increased. Hair is up!
Present day. I see fancy new tech, butā¦where are my robots? Lots of posters and figures of female characters. There is a hug pillow. Hair isā¦bed head.
The reason for the drastic change is of course due to the wide-spread proliferation of moƩ during the late 1990s and during this past decade.
The images are from a while back (the 300th anniversary issue of Japanās New Type magazine). Here is a rather normal looking room for an āotomeā (princess), who might be interested in dating games or anime, but certainly isnāt hardcore. Which brings us toā¦
Fujoshi (ārotten girlā) are the female equivalent of male otaku. Here is a fujoshi room.
Graphical Depiction of Otaku [Maskawaih via ć«ć©ćć¤ć¢ via Sankaku Complex via Alafista]
