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Anime, game, and comic masters waiting to take first Otaku certification exam
A larger than expected turnout of Japanese men are waiting to sit for a nationwide exam in August that will give them an expert certification in "otaku".
"Since word of the first-ever Otaku Certificate exam broke in late June, publisher Biblos has been flooded with inquiries, including one from the United States."
"The Tokyo-based publisher has been busy making preparations to administer the exam, which is intended to give people who think they have extensive knowledge of comics, animated cartoons and video games "an opportunity to engage in a test of strength" with like-minded others. But the response has been overwhelming."
"'We initially estimated that about 1,000 people would apply, but it seems the actual number will be much bigger,' said Ryota Ishizuka, the 26-year-old Biblos editor who came up with the otaku exam idea."
Posted by Al on 07/15 at 11:19 AM
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