(pick 8 of the hardest terms for extra credit)

This is a more in-depth test to see if you still hold up to being an otaku.  Each number counts for two points.

As always, if you can change anime to manga and the line becomes true, it still counts.  (slight rewording of the line may be needed, such as changing watched to read)

If you have anything to add that you think should be on here please don't hesitate to contact me

General

 1. You know what anime and manga are. *
 2. You know what Otaku means *
 3. You know the literal definition of Otaku
 4. You use the term to define you regardless of its connotations in Japan.
 5. You won't admit you are watching Japanese cartoons.  It's Anime!! *
 6. You think that anime is NOT all porn *
 7. You know that anime is Not all violence
 8. You have seen at least one hentai anime show any way
 9. You know that not all anime is good simply cause it is anime
10. But it is all better than "cartoons"
11. You have been told at least once that you should stop watching anime because "cartoons are for kids"
12. You corrected the persons assumption that you are watching cartoons
13.  You know what shojo and shonen anime/manga are.
14.  You stick to one type of anime genre
15.  You feel that anime is superior to any "cartoon" made in any other country. *
16.  You can name three or more Japanese anime companies
17.  You can name them all
18.  You can name three or more Japanese manga companies
19.  You can name three or more American anime companies (that release anime)
20.  You can name them all
21.  You believe that putting a show in a bad time slot is a sin (like 6am) keeping the show from getting recognized
22.  You are still up at 6am to watch it.
23.  You believe that editing out scenes in an anime to put it on television (in a country other than Japan) is a bad idea *
24.  You believe that editing the dialogue to put an anime on television (in a country other than Japan) is a bad idea
25.  Neither of the last three are as bad as not having the show on at all though. *
26.  You disagree with change in a story line from the manga to the ova to the TV show (in any order).
27.  You have spent time arguing about the differences with a friend
28.  You have argued these differences with a complete stranger
29.  You've watched anime for 10 hours straight *
30.  You watched more the next day *
31.  You've watched anime for 24 hours straight
32.  You've watched anime for longer than that. Do you sleep?
33.  You get together with fellow anime loving friends and do marathons
34.  You do so once a week
35.  You can't go a week without watching anime *
36.  You can't go a day without watching anime
37.  You spend over at least two hours a day doing something related to anime
38.  You spend over eight hours a day doing something related to anime *
39.  You have played the anime drinking game *
40.  with pop or a beverage other than alcohol
41.  You know the name of the tower you see in so many anime/manga. it's NOT the Eiffel Tower!
42.  You considered going to Japan to get more anime/manga
43.  You actually went. *
44.  You want to go to Japan to break into the anime/manga industry
45.  You have your plans mapped out
46.  You visited Tokyo Tower while there cause it is in so many anime/manga
47.  You checked local shops there for any anime/manga related things
48.  You have gone (or are signed up to go) to a convention *
49.  It is more than a state or 5 hours travel time to get there *
50.  You go to multiple conventions annually
51.  Most of them are more a state or 5 hours travel time to get there
52.  At least one is cross continental
53.  You have been or are part of the staff for a convention
54.  You have been on the staff for three or more conventions
55.  You have founded your own anime convention
56.  It pulls in more than 2000 people
57.  You drove (or are driving) to save money so you will have it to spend there
58.  You are taking this test
59.  You have a perfect score so far
60.  you are marking the ones you haven't done for future reference as things to do
61.  You dyed your hair the color of your favorite character to see what it would look like
62.  You had hair extensions put in your hair so it is as long as your favorite characters
63.  You did this and you are a guy
64.  You cut your hair so it is as short as your favorite anime character
65.  You did this and you are a girl
66.  You cases of hair products so you can put your hair up in the style of your favorite anime character every day
67. You cut your significant others hair (or insist they grow it long) so it would look like your favorite anime character.
68.  You dye your significant others hair so it looks like your favorite anime characters.
69.  They do so without asking because they want your attention
70.  You belong to an anime club *
71.  You attend all its meetings *
72.  They are more than two towns (or one hour) away *
73.  You belong to multiple clubs
74.  You attend nearly all the meetings for all the clubs
75.  You started an anime club *
76.  You started more than one anime club
77.  You and your fellow club members put a float together for the local parade
78.  You put a float together for a parade in another town
79.  For one more than 5 hours away
80.  You are (or have been) an official in the club (not due to starting it)
81.  You are (or have been) the president of an anime club (not due to starting it)
82.  You joined to increase your anime collection
83.  You joined to increase their anime collection
84.  You've argued over an anime/manga story *
85.  You have argued over how a character ends up after the end of the story
86.  You argued about details not related to the plot
87.  You have argued over whether subbed or dubbed is better*
88.  You can sing the theme songs in Japanese *
89.  And you don't understand the Japanese
90.  You hum tunes to anime where ever you are
91.  You know what Karaoke is
92.  You sing karaoke
93.  You own your own karaoke machine
94.  You ask if they have any anime songs to sing for karaoke night at the local bar/club
95.  You bring your own anime karaoke CDs to sing from
96.  You bought  a CD player (car stereo) to put in your car so you could listen to your anime cds
97.   and you don't own a car yet
98.  You listen to only anime CDs in your car and blast them so other have to hear too.
99.  You have designated at least one TV in the house to be for anime use only!
100.  You have a personalized license plate pertaining to your favorite anime/manga
101.  and you don't own a car yet
102.  You have a personalized license plate rim for your favorite anime/manga
103.  and you don't own a car yet
104.  You want the color of your new car to be that of your favorite character
105.  You are going to have your favorite character painted on your car
106.  you are going to have them painted professionally
107. You have memorized the dialogue of an anime tape *
108. You memorised the dialog In Japanese *
109. You recite it in public
110. You do so Often
111. You can work a conversation about anime into ANY current conversation
112. and you do so all the time
113. You know who Miyazaki is
114. You have seen a Miyazaki anime
115. You own more than one Miyazaki anime
116. You know who Takahata is
117. You have seen a Takahata anime
118. You have own more than one Takahata anime
119. You can discern a character's voice artist
120. and it is the Japanese version of the show
121. You watch other anime cause it has your favorite characters voice artist in it
122. You watch a TV show (not anime) cause one of the characters is played by your favorite character's (in an anime) voice artist
123. You notice when they switch the seiyuu (voice actor) for a character
124. and the show is in Japanese
125. You know your favorite seiyuu visually
126. You know recognize any seiyuu visually
127. You recognize a seiyuu's voice while in a public place in Japan (not on  TV)
128. You know the vital stats on your favorite seiyuu (height, weight, etc)
129. You have personally met your favorite seiyuu
130. From the Japanese Version of your favorite show
131. From another language version of your favorite show
132. Met both seiyuu for the same character
133. You can approximate when an anime tape was made *
134. You can draw in an anime style (large eyes, weird hair) *
135. Leave your anime art on any thing you can draw on (including chalk boards and white boards)
136. You know the difference between the art in different anime shows (NO it is not speed racer!)
137. You can discern who the company was that animated the show by the art style
138. You watch another anime simply cause it is animated by the same company as your favorite anime
139. You watch another anime simply cause it is produced by the same person as your favorite anime
140. You have a running list of these anime (that have connections outside the story line to your favorite anime)
141. You can identify an anime Character by their hair style *
142. You can identify an animator by the hair style
143. You can tell when a particular (good or bad) animator has done an episode of your favorite show
144. You can tell when a picture or poster has been done by the (good or bad) artist
145. You hate Ando Masahiro
146. You understand Akira or Darkside Blues without anyone trying to explain it to you *
147. You wish you didnt
148. You can predict how an anime character would react to a situation *
149. You react that way simply cause they would
150. You react to all things as if an anime character *
151. You describe yourself or someone else by comparing them to an anime character
152. You have eaten with chopsticks *
153. You do so cause they use them in anime
154. You have eaten the favorite foods of your favorite character
155.   Because you wanted to be more like them
156. you are normally asleep when it is night time in Japan *
157. You have dreams about anime
158. And they were hentai in nature
159. You have dreams about meeting your favorite character (not day dreams)
160. You have dreamt you were an anime character yourself
161. And you were your favorite character
162. You know the vital stats on your favorite anime character
163. You have a strong desire to date your favorite character
164. You want to marry your favorite anime character (you need help call 1 800 Ani Psyc)
165. You want to have anime related music played at your wedding *
166. You decided that the reception will have TVs with anime showing on them
167. You have your wedding clothes modeled after your favorite characters clothes
168. You make the bride's maids and/or groom's men dress accordingly as well
169. You decide to get married at your club's regular meeting site
170. During the regular meeting
171. You have used your favorite anime characters trademark line in public
172. and it is in Japanese
173. You do so often
174. You react to things like your favorite anime character would *
175. You use mannerisms like in anime
176. You answer to an anime characters name *
177. You have named your child after an anime character (or plan to).
178. You know what Fan Service is
179. You have seen the video Otaku No Video
180. You use it to judge how much of an otaku you are (besides this test)
181. You know what CLAMP is
182. You can name one or more members of CLAMP
183. You met your significant other through an anime club, IRC, mailing list, etc.
184. That was your original intent
185. You evaluate potential significant others on their resemblance to your favorite anime character or seiyuu
186. Your significant other is an anime fan too
187. You have a subscription to a Japanese anime magazine (Newtype, Animage, etc)
188. You buy them even though you cant read them
189. You buy them for the included goodies
190. You have a subscription to a US anime/manga related magazine
191. You have read up on Japanese history and/or Pop Culture to improve on the number of jokes you understand in anime
192. You have watched a live action anime show
193. You went to Japan to see it
194. Native Japanese people could walk into your room and be impressed
195. You bought Japanese food products at your local Asian market cause you saw an ad for them on an anime tape
196. You have lost at least one job because of anime
197. You named a pet after an anime animal
198. You named a pet after an anime character
199. You have a post-it note pad special made to look like ofuda
200. You run around posting them on peoples foreheads
201. You have the birthdays of all your favorite characters marked on every calendar in your house
202. You actually throw a party for them on each birthday
203. You have a framed picture of your favorite character in your room beside your bed
204. You get withdrawal symptoms while waiting for more of your favorite anime to be released or arrive
205. You send hate mail to company's who insist on releasing things in two month periods.
206. During and election year you actually vote for your favorite anime character instead of one of the candidates (or would)
207. You toss your cat in the air trying to get it to turn into a space ship or at least give you some sort of transformational item
208. You call the AT&T interpreter line and ask them to translate your Japanese episodes to English for you.
209. In the snow you don't make snowmen you make your favorite anime character
210. You then make an army of snowmen for them to fight
211. You stay outside for hours battling the snowmen with them
212. Decide to create your own purity test or obsession list
213. You have seen Robotech
214. You can name the original titles to the anime used to make Robotech (3 points) *If you don't understand that last line subtract one point
215. You take your favorite anime character into account when drawing up your plans for world domination #
216. You draw up an actual schematic of how to turn an old battle ship into a space fortress
217. You are distressed when the electricity goes out cause you cant watch your anime
218. You have a backup generator for just such an occasion
219. You think that in the event of a power outage Pikachu would he the best backup source for electricity
220. You have plans to build an anime theme resort in Las Vegas (or something similar)
221. You feel you must watch some anime or listen to some anime related music before you leave your house in the morning or it wont be a good day
222. You have your favorite anime character tattooed on your body
223. You have more than one tattoo that is anime related
224. Your tattoo is a mark that your favorite character has (i.e. a scar or symbol)
225. You use this test as check list for what you will do in the future
226. You hear the background music from your favorite anime when ever you are in a situation similar to one in the anime
227. You have become an advocate of school uniforms in public schools because they wear them in anime
228. You want your own school uniform
229. You want the girls uniform and you are a guy (and visa versa)
230. You special order one from a uniform store
231. They didn't have one what you want so you make your own
232. You list of possible jobs in for you in the future include being a Shinto priest, a samurai, captain of a starship and/or a magic girl
233. And you are over 21
234. Your lunch hour (at school or work) consists of doing something anime related
235. You have a personal anime leave day scheduled on your calendar at work
236. You pretend you are sick one day so you can stay home and watch anime all day
237. You draw up plans to start an all anime channel on a satellite network
238. You actually have tried throwing a rose at someone to see if it really is a weapon
239. You decide to do a research paper on the subject
240. You chant in front of every fire you come across
241. You ask the local sword shop if they could make you a REALLY BIG bladed sword
242. You do a research paper on your favorite anime/character/seiyuu #
243. You have converted many people into anime fans
244. You learn to play your favorite anime songs on some sort of instrument (i.e. flute or piano
245. You have an anime action figure hanging from the rear view mirror of the vehicle you use most.
246. And the vehicle belongs to your parents.
247. You know all the names of all the characters in your favorite anime but cant name half the US presidents
248. When checking out a new stereo to buy you take one of your own anime CDs and ask the clerk if you can play it to see how it would sound in your house
249. You actually do this to attract attention to your anime music
250. You have been called obsessive by a "Trekkie"
 

Culture

251. You understand why they bow so much in anime
252. You understand why when characters are shown taking a bath together
253. You understand why it is bad when a character breaks a chopstick
254. You understand why they don't wear their shoes in the house
255. You know why having a house means the family is relatively well off
256. You know how a persons age in Japan is determined
257. You know that the age of consent in Japan is 14
 

Cosplay

258. You know what Cosplay means
259. You have dressed as an anime character *
260. Of the opposite sex *
261. You would given the chance
262. You go in public dressed this way (not including conventions)
263. You wear a school fuku (uniform) to school each day
264. You do this and you are in college
265. You wear the fuku (uniform) each day and you don't even go to school
266. You insisted that your cousin/nephew/niece dress as an anime character for Halloween.
267. And they are over 13 years of age
268. You dress like one too and go with them.
269. You had a costume made from your favorite characters outfit (uniform) to wear at the convention
270. You had one done for each day you will be there so you aren't wearing the same one each day
271. You would wear a Sailor Senshi fuku (uniform) to a convention
272. You have
273. and you are a guy
274. You dyed your hair the color of your favorite character to see what it would look like
275. You keep it dyed that color
276. You know who Apollo Smile is
277. You think you could do better than her
278. And you are a guy
279. You make your own weapon or transformational item cause the one for your favorite character is either not made or a cheap toy
280. You decided to learn to sew so you can make your own cosplay outfits
281. And you HATE to sew
282. You dress as your favorite anime character for pictures and/or drivers license renewal photos
 

Language
 

283. You know some Japanese and have never taken a class
284. You know some kanji and katakana and have never taken a course
285. You know what Kanji and Katakana mean
286. You took a course in high school but know more words than in that course *
287. You took a course for Japanese at the local college
288. You took (are taking) a course in Japanese at a college that is more than an hour away
289. You went to Japan to learn Japanese
290. You took the Japanese class just for the purpose of using it in relation to anime/manga translations *
291. You are fluent in Japanese *
292. and you learned it from watching anime
293. You have made anime related jokes *
294. and someone (not you) laughed at them  *
295. You understood someone else's anime related joke *
296. and you have never seen the referenced show/manga
 

Multimedia
 

297. You named your computer after an anime or anime character
298. You have played an anime related video game *
299. You imported the game and system
300. You play even though you don't understand what is being said
301. You own more than 5 of these games
302. You have over 1 meg of anime related stuff on your computer hard drive *
303. Over 10 megs *
304. Over 100 Megs *
305. Over 1 gigabyte
306. Your computer desktop theme is anime related
307. You have anime MP3s
308. You have made anime MP3s
309. You have over 100 megs of anime MP3s on your computer
310. You have over 20 anime related cursors on your computer
311. You have over 10 anime related icons on your computer
312. You desktop is nothing but anime related icons
313. All icons on your computer are anime related (yes it is possible)
314. You have anime music videos on your computer
315. You have more than 100 megs of anime music videos on your computer
316. You have changed your error messages to be anime related (i.e. in the name of the moon I will punish your for that)
317. You have changed your error messages to be anime related and in romangi (ie tsuki ni kawatte Oshiokyo)
318. Your sounds are all anime wav files
319. Your open and close screens are anime pictures
320. Your User ID is anime related
321. You search the web for anime related information *
322. On series that aren't available where you live yet *
323. For summaries of a series which you watch with out subtitles (or dubb)
324. You have your own anime related web page *
325. It is over 5 megs of space
326. With very few pictures
327. Your web page has you as one of the anime characters
328. Your web page has anime related links on it
329. And your page isn't anime related
330. There is a link to your homepage on other anime related web sites
331. On more than 10
332. on more that 50
333. You have created an anime related poll for your web page
334. It has been used as the basis for an argument (on a character/issue/etc)
335. You web page consists of at least one shrine to your favorite character/seiyuu/creator.
336. You have more than two shrines to favorite character/seiyuu/creators
337. You are on an anime related mailing list
338. You are on more than 5 anime related mailing lists
339. You run an anime related mailing list
340. You post on an anime related BB (bulletin board)
341. You post at least once a day on an anime related BB
342. You run an anime related BB
343. You read anime related newsgroups
344. You post regularly with these news groups
345. you have created an anime related news group
346. you have participated in a flame war on a news group or BB
347. You instigated a flame war on a news group or BB
348. You have your own anime related server (I.e.  www.macross.org)
349. You asked your provider to give you a personalized email (such as umi@ceferio.com)
350. Your email is anime related
351. You are part of an anime mailing list *
352. You check anime related news groups *
353. You have logged on to an anime related IRC *
354. You assume an anime name when in a chat room
355. Of a character of a different gender than your own
356. you act like the name sake when online
357. Your passwords are anime related
358. You have an anime related mouse pad
359. You go through a $30 (or more) ink cartridge in one day printing up pictures of your favorite anime character
360. You do it again the next day
361. Your answering machine has an anime related message on it
362. And you don't live alone
363. You own a VCR
364. You own more than one VCR
365. You own a double deck VCR
366. You own an SVHS Deck
367. You own more than one TV (each with a VCR) for viewing anime in any room).
368. You own many TVs connected to one VCR for viewing the same anime in any room
369. You own a Laser Disk Player
370. You own more than one LD Player
371. You own a genlock
 
 

Fan Works

372. Written a fan fiction *
373. Illustrated a fan fiction story
374. Created fan fiction characters (no story necessarily)
375. Created in-depth fan fiction characters (with or without a story)
376. Created a Doujinshi
377. Created a Hentai Doujinishi
378. Participated in an RPG for your favorite anime
379. Involved in making a fan-parody *
380. Your name was mentioned in a fan Dub/sub parody as part of a joke
381. Involved in making a fan-sub *
382. Would if you could
383. Involved in making an anime music Video *
384. Participated in making a television program about anime *
385. Worked on an anime magazine *
386. Worked on dozens of fan works *
387. Voted Best fan work *
388. Receive Favorable comment from some one involved in making the anime you did the fan work for. *
 
 

Merchandise
 

389. Own an anime tape *
390. Own more than the average video rental store (20 + tapes) *
391. You own a sizable collection (100 + tapes)
392. Are you sure you don't distribute anime? (300 + tapes) *
393. Own an entire series consisting of at least eight tapes
394. In Japanese
395. Without subtitles
396. You own more than two complete series
397. In Japanese
398. Without subtitles
399. Own an copy of an anime in a language other than Japanese and your native language
400. Own an entire series in another language other than Japanese or your native language
401. You have two copies of your favorite anime (one to watch and one to keep in good condition)
402. You own anime on LD (laser disk)
403. You own an entire series on LD
404. You own an LD boxed set
405. You had seen one or more anime before they were commercially released in North America (or other country)
406. You have seen all anime before it was commercially released in North America (or other country)
407. You own a series subbed by Arctic Animation
408. Own at least one hentai anime series
409. Bought it because it has a good story line (seriously)
410. Collect manga *
411. In original Japanese *
412. And you cant read it
413. You can read it
414. you have translated many manga for others to read it too
415. you own a Doujinshi
416. You own more than one
417. At least one of them is hentai
418. Not all Doujinshi are hentai
419. You prefer Manga art to Cell art
420. You prefer Cell art to Manga art
421. Own an original anime cell *
422. Own more than one cell
423. You have an anime related item that has been autographed by the anime(manga's) creator/Character designer/etc.
424. Collect anime related trading cards *
425. For more than one series
426. You own a deck of playing cards
427. You own more than two decks of playing card for one particular series
428. You actually use them to play cards with
429. You own Ani-Mayhem cards
430. You play Ani-Mayhem
431. You have all the cards
432. You bought more than one box of extension/booster packs
433. Own a Japanese music cd *
434. That is related to anime
435. Own more than 5
436. Own more than 20
437. Own more Japanese anime cds than other cds
438. You know what SonMay is
439. You own stuff from SonMay
440. You know what J-Pop is
441. You own J-pop cds of your favorite artist from an anime
442. Own a model for a character or mecha*
443. Own more than one
444. Own a doll (action figure) of a character or mecha *
445. Own more than one
446. Own all characters in a series
447. Own a UFO catcher of a character in a series *
448. Own more than one
449. You know what a UFO catcher doll is
450. You own an anime related calendar
451. You own more than one anime related calendar
452. You have bought calendars from past years (after that year has past)
453. Own a large anime poster (2' X 3' or larger) *
454. Own an anime poster
455. Own more than 10
456. From more than one series
457. Own an anime wall scroll *
458. Own more than one scroll
459. From more than one series
460. Own a door sized scroll
461. Own more than one
462. Have at least 5 anime posters or scrolls on your wall *
463. Your wall is covered with poster and scrolls *
464. Own an anime related keychain
465. Own more than one
466. and you have no keys (or more keychains than keys)
467. Own an anime related T-shirt
468. Own more than one Anime related T-shirt
469. You designed your own anime T-shirt because no one makes the one you want
470. Own a rare item that is anime related
471. Own more than one rare item anime related
472. Own imported Japanese Games *
473. Own the system to play those games *
474. Import items directly from Japan *
475. You have spent over $1000 on anime and related items as a whole *
476. You have spent over $100 on anime related items (not including videos) *
477. You have spent over $100 on anime and related items in one day *
478. You have spent over $100 on anime related items in one day (not including videos)
479. You have spent over $50 on one anime related item (not a video)
480. You have spent over $100 on one anime related item (not a video)
481. The local delivery people know you by name (because of all the merchandise you order)
482. The people in the local anime selling stores know you by name
483. The people in anime selling stores more than an hour away know you by name
484. you are known by name in more than one store, more than an hour away and in different directions from each other
485. Stores that sell anime hold things off the shelf for you cause they know you will want to buy them
486. The same store calls you to tell you that you need to pick up the merchandise you special ordered cause it takes up too much of their shelf space #
487. After a weeklong trip in Japan, you're stopped at Japanese customs because they think you are trying to deprive Japan of all its anime merchandise. #
 

Vocabulary, each worth half a point (just as a hint…none of these are names of characters)
 

488. Anime
489. Aoi *
490. Arigato *
491. Ken
492. Baka *
493. Bake *
494. boku
495. Buta *
496. -chan
497. Desu *
498. Ten
499. Doujinshi
500. Ecchi
501. Gomen *
502. Hai *
503. Hen
504. Hentai *
505. ja ne
506. Kawaii *
507. kenshin
508. Kimono
509. Koi *
510. Konichiwa *
511. Manga
512. Matte
513. Miko
514. Mina
515. Mitecrey
516. Mizu
517. moshi moshi
518. Nani *
519. Naru
520. No
521. no da
522. ofuda
523. Ohaiyo *
524. Okonomiyaki
525. Onegai
526. Oni
527. Onna *
528. Otoko *
529. Ryu *
530. -sama
531. -san
532. seiyuu
533. Sempai (1 point for both meanings)
534. Senshi
535. Seishi
536. Shine *
537. Jinja
538. Tenchi *
539. Watashi
540. Yaoi
541. Makenai
542. Yatai
543. Yoma
544. Yukata (summer kimono)
545. Yuru Senai (I wont give up)
546. Yume (dream)
 

The lines marked with an (*) are taken from the 100 question otaku purity test at http://www.fansubs.net/otakutst.html