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*
For taking this test: 5 pts.
If this is not the first time you have taken this test: 5 pts.
If you are using this test to prove to others you are an otaku: 5 pts.
�For every time you have facefaulted: 5 pts.
�For every time you have envisioned a bigsweat in times of embarasment: 5 pts.
�For every manga you own: 2 pts.
�For every manga you�ve borrowed from a friend and kept for more than a week: 5 pts.
�For every manga you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven't returned: 5 pts.
�For every complete manga series you own: 10 pts.
�For every anim� fanfic you own: 3 pts.
�For every anim� fanfic you�ve ever written: 5 pts.
�For every complete anim� fanfic series you�ve ever read: 5 pts.
�For every complete anim� fanfic series you�ve ever written: 10 pts.
�For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve personally striped: 10 pts.
�For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve had someone stripe for you: 5 pts.
�For every anim� tape you�ve legitamitely bought: 5 pts.
�For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve borrowed from a friend and kept for more than one week: 5 pts.
�For every anim� tape and/or movie you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 7 pts.
�For every anim� soundtrack you�ve personally striped: 5 pts.
�For every anim� soundtrack you�ve had someone stripe for you: 5 pts.
�For every anim� soundtrack you�ve legitamitely bought: 7 pts.
�For every manga you routinely carry around with you: 3 pts.
�For every anim� poster that you own: 3 pts.
�For every anim� poster that you proudly display: 5 pts.
If you wear something anim� related every day: 5 pts.
�For every anim� based boardgame that you own: 7 pts.
�For every anim� based Role-Playing Game that you own: 15 pts.
�For every anim� doll/toy that you own: 5 pts.
�For every anim� plush doll that you sleep with: 10 pts.
�For every anim� based computer/video game that you own: 5 pts.
�For every anim� based computer/video game that you�ve played: 5 pts.
�For every anim� based computer/video game that you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 7 pts.
�For every Final Fantasy game that you own: 15 pts.
�For every Final Fantasy game that you�ve played: 10 pts.
�For every Final Fantasy game that you�ve borrowed from a friend and still haven�t returned: 10 pts.
�For every megabite of your hard drive that you've devoted to anim� and/or anim�-related material: 5 pts.
�For every anim�-based website that you maintain: 10 pts.
�For every anim�-based website that you maintain and have connected to the Anim� Turnpike: 20 pts. *1
�For every anim� tape and/or movie a fellow otaku has given you as a gift: 7 pts.
�For every anim� tape and/or movie a non-otaku has given you as a gift: 10 pts.
�For every anim� membership/subscription you have or have had: 5 pts.
�For every anime quote that you regularily use: 5 pts.
�For every anim� scene that you know off by heart: 10 pts.
�For every anim� song that you know off by heart: 10 pts.
If you prefer subtitled over dubbed anim�: 5 pts.
If you have a hard time explaining something without relating it to something in anime: 10 pts.
If you can�t explain something without relating it to something in anim�: 15 pts.
If you get irritatedwhen you see �anim� written without the accent (as in questions #42 and #46): 7 pts.
�For every outstanding debt you have or have had previously due to anim� or anim� related material: 10 pts.
�For every anim� acronym you know off by heart: 5 pts.
�For every anim� character you currently have a crush on: 10 pts.
�For every anim� character you have had a crush on in the past: 5 pts.
�For every anim� character you compare yourself and/or one or more of your friends to: 5 pts.
�For every anim� character you have �claimed� for yourself: 5 pts.
�For every anim� character you have �claimed� as yourself: 10 pts.
If you have ever immagined your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 15 pts.
If you have ever planned your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 20 pts.
If you have ever had a dream of your mariage to one or more anim� characters: 20 pts.
If you watch more than 20 hours of anim� each week: 10 pts.
If you will only watch anim�: 10 pts.
If you insist that your friends call you by the name of an anim� character: 10 pts.
If you insist that your parents/guardians/relatives call you by the name of an anim� character: 10 pts.
If your parents/guardians/relatives complain about your otakuness: 5 pts.
If your friends/parents/guardians/relatives call you by the name of an anim� character without you asking them to: 10 pts.
If your friends/parents/guardians/relatives tell you to get a grip on reality because of your otakuness: 5 pts.
If your otaku friends/parents/guardians/relatives tell you to get a grip on reality because of your otakuness: 30 pts.
If you have participated in a fansub/fandub project: 40 pts.
�For every fandub or fansub you own: 10 pts.
If you are learning or have learned Japanese in order to understand undubbed anim�: 10 pts.
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.
If you go hyper at the sight of new anim�: 10 pts. *1
If you go hyper because you will take, are taking, or have taken this test: 10 pts. *1
If you go hyper because you have a friend that will take, is taking, or has taken this test: 10 pts. *1
For every question on this test that you have memorized (including the point value): 5 pts. *1
If your boyfriend/girlfriend has ever left you because of your otakuness: 10 pts. *1
If you have ever left your boyfriend/girlfriend because of your otakuness: 30 pts.
If you complain about the North American anim� censors whenever you refer to them: 5 pts.
If you have ever written to the North American anim� censors complaining about how they routinely slaughter anim�: 10 pts.
If you haveever got a Japanese reference in a non-anim� context only because of your experience with anim�: 7 pts.
If you have created or are creating something like this test: 15 pts.
�For every question that reminded you of something you had to do: 7 pts.
�For every thing you did while taking this test so you could get more points: 5 pts.
If you are rushing through this test so as not to miss too much anim� time: 20 pts.
If you are watching or reading anim� while taking this test: 10 pts.
If you are watching and reading anim� while taking this test: 25 pts.
�For every character directly from anim� you role-play (online, tabletop, LARP, etc): 5
�For every character based on an anim� character you role-play (variations of existing anim� characters): 15
�For every original anim� character you role-play (characters of your own design/creation): 25
If you find yourself nitpicking over the point values of the questions: 5 pts.
For every question you have contributed to this test (directly or otherwise): 3 pts.
For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 5 pts.
For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 15 pts.
For every question marked with a � that you had to make a guess to answer: 30 pts.
If you decided to quit this test rather than spend all day counting up those items which give you points: 1000 pts. *2
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
Subtract 10 pts. if you use the term �japanimation� more than you use the term �anim�.�
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.
Following are the people who submitted entries tlo the Otakuness Test:
Magus: All entries not marked with an asterix are mine (and just think of all those points)
If you have any questions that you want submitted, please send them to me here and I�ll review them. If I think they fit in with the test, they�ll appear as soon as I can get them in. If the entry is not in two weeks after you send it, e-mail me and I�ll inform you of its progress.
