The Otakuness Test

Last updated: Friday, August 9, 2002

This is a test that I have created to rate your otakuness. As there is no maximum score, ridiculously high values are possible (the first time I took the completed test, I got 1,110). By the way, permission is given to copy this as long as some conditions are met: 1) you keep the full document intact, 2) you don't take credit for it (except in the case of questions you have contributed to it), and 3) you don�t try to make any money off of it. Anyhoo, I hope this helps you out in some way, bragging rights for example. *EG*



  1. For taking this test: 5 pts.
  2. If this is not the first time you have taken this test: 5 pts.
  3. If you are using this test to prove to others you are an otaku: 5 pts.
  4. �For every time you have facefaulted: 5 pts.
  5. �For every time you have envisioned a bigsweat in times of embarasment: 5 pts.
  6. �For every manga you own: 2 pts.
  7. �For every manga you�ve borrowed from a friend and kept for more than a week: 5 pts.
  8. �For every manga you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven't returned: 5 pts.
  9. �For every complete manga series you own: 10 pts.
  10. �For every anim� fanfic you own: 3 pts.
  11. �For every anim� fanfic you�ve ever written: 5 pts.
  12. �For every complete anim� fanfic series you�ve ever read: 5 pts.
  13. �For every complete anim� fanfic series you�ve ever written: 10 pts.
  14. �For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve personally striped: 10 pts.
  15. �For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve had someone stripe for you: 5 pts.
  16. �For every anim� tape you�ve legitamitely bought: 5 pts.
  17. �For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve borrowed from a friend and kept for more than one week: 5 pts.
  18. �For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 7 pts.
  19. �For every anim� soundtrack you�ve personally striped: 5 pts.
  20. �For every anim� soundtrack you�ve had someone stripe for you: 5 pts.
  21. �For every anim� soundtrack you�ve legitamitely bought: 7 pts.
  22. �For every manga you routinely carry around with you: 3 pts.
  23. �For every anim� poster that you own: 3 pts.
  24. �For every anim� poster that you proudly display: 5 pts.
  25. If you wear something anim� related every day: 5 pts.
  26. �For every anim� based boardgame that you own: 7 pts.
  27. �For every anim� based Role-Playing Game that you own: 15 pts.
  28. �For every anim� doll/toy that you own: 5 pts.
  29. �For every anim� plush doll that you sleep with: 10 pts.
  30. �For every anim� based computer/video game that you own: 5 pts.
  31. �For every anim� based computer/video game that you�ve played: 5 pts.
  32. �For every anim� based computer/video game that you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 7 pts.
  33. �For every Final Fantasy game that you own: 15 pts.
  34. �For every Final Fantasy game that you�ve played: 10 pts.
  35. �For every Final Fantasy game that you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 10 pts.
  36. �For every megabite of your hard drive that you've devoted to anim� and/or anim�-related material: 5 pts.
  37. �For every anim�-based website that you maintain: 10 pts.
  38. �For every anim�-based website that you maintain and have connected to the Anim� Turnpike: 20 pts. *1
  39. �For every anim� tape and/or movie a fellow otaku has given you as a gift: 7 pts.
  40. �For every anim� tape and/or movie a non-otaku has given you as a gift: 10 pts.
  41. �For every anim� membership/subscription you have or have had: 5 pts.
  42. �For every anime quote that you regularily use: 5 pts.
  43. �For every anim� scene that you know off by heart: 10 pts.
  44. �For every anim� song that you know off by heart: 10 pts.
  45. If you prefer subtitled over dubbed anim�: 5 pts.
  46. If you have a hard time explaining something without relating it to something in anime: 10 pts.
  47. If you can�t explain something without relating it to something in anim�: 15 pts.
  48. If you get irritatedwhen you see �anim� written without the accent (as in questions #42 and #46): 7 pts.
  49. �For every outstanding debt you have or have had previously due to anim� or anim� related material: 10 pts.
  50. �For every anim� acronym you know off by heart: 5 pts.
  51. �For every anim� character you currently have a crush on: 10 pts.
  52. �For every anim� character you have had a crush on in the past: 5 pts.
  53. �For every anim� character you compare yourself and/or one or more of your friends to: 5 pts.
  54. �For every anim� character you have �claimed� for yourself: 5 pts.
  55. �For every anim� character you have �claimed� as yourself: 10 pts.
  56. If you have ever immagined your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 15 pts.
  57. If you have ever planned your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 20 pts.
  58. If you have ever had a dream of your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 20 pts.
  59. If you watch more than 20 hours of anim� each week: 10 pts.
  60. If you will only watch anim�: 10 pts.
  61. If you insist that your friends call you by the name of an anim� character: 10 pts.
  62. If you insist that your parents/guardians/relatives call you by the name of an anim� character: 10 pts.
  63. If your parents/guardians/relatives complain about your otakuness: 5 pts.
  64. If your friends/parents/guardians/relatives call you by the name of an anim� character without you asking them to: 10 pts.
  65. If your friends/parents/guardians/relatives tell you to get a grip on reality because of your otakuness: 5 pts.
  66. If your otaku friends/parents/guardians/relatives tell you to get a grip on reality because of your otakuness: 30 pts.
  67. If you have participated in a fansub/fandub project: 40 pts.
  68. �For every fandub or fansub you own: 10 pts.
  69. If you are learning or have learned Japanese in order to understand undubbed anim�: 10 pts.
  70. If you have visited, are visiting, or have concrete plans to visit Japan for the purpose of obtaining anim� and/or anim�-related material: 30 pts.
  71. If you go hyper at the sight of new anim�: 10 pts. *1
  72. If you go hyper because you will take, are taking, or have taken this test: 10 pts. *1
  73. If you go hyper because you have a friend that will take, is taking, or has taken this test: 10 pts. *1
  74. For every question on this test that you have memorized (including the point value): 5 pts. *1
  75. If your boyfriend/girlfriend has ever left you because of your otakuness: 10 pts. *1
  76. If you have ever left your boyfriend/girlfriend because of your otakuness: 30 pts.
  77. If you complain about the North American anim� censors whenever you refer to them: 5 pts.
  78. If you have ever written to the North American anim� censors complaining about how they routinely slaughter anim�: 10 pts.
  79. If you haveever got a Japanese reference in a non-anim� context only because of your experience with anim�: 7 pts.
  80. If you have created or are creating something like this test: 15 pts.
  81. �For every question that reminded you of something you had to do: 7 pts.
  82. �For every thing you did while taking this test so you could get more points: 5 pts.
  83. If you are rushing through this test so as not to miss too much anim� time: 20 pts.
  84. If you are watching or reading anim� while taking this test: 10 pts.
  85. If you are watching and reading anim� while taking this test: 25 pts.
  86. �For every character directly from anim� you role-play (online, tabletop, LARP, etc): 5
  87. �For every character based on an anim� character you role-play (variations of existing anim� characters): 15
  88. �For every original anim� character you role-play (characters of your own design/creation): 25
  89. If you find yourself nitpicking over the point values of the questions: 5 pts.
  90. For every question you have contributed to this test (directly or otherwise): 3 pts.
  91. For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 5 pts.
  92. For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 15 pts.
  93. For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 30 pts.
  94. If you decided to quit this test rather than spend all day counting up those items which give you points: 1000 pts. *2
  95. Subtract 50 pts.if you decided to quit this test rather than spend a few hours or less counting up those items which give you points. *2
  96. Subtract 10 pts. if you use the term �japanimation� more than you use the term �anim�.�
  97. Subtract 15 pts. for each of the following terms you currently do not understand: anim�, baka, bigsweat, �claimed,� echi, facefault, fandub, fanfic, fansub, glomp, hentai, japanimation, manga, OAV, otaku.


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