"Every day at home-office-home, you don't go out, no one bothers you, you don't have to look at people's faces, you turn on the computer, everything …" Modern people suddenly find that their lives seem to be closer to what people call "otaku". In recent years, with the popularity of the Internet and the increasing pressure of life, more and more young people in many countries prefer to stay at home and indulge in their personal interests and hobbies. Although this "otaku culture" is frequently accused of being out of touch with society, it seems that "otaku culture" is quietly becoming a world fashion. Nowadays, "otaku culture" not only leads the trend of film, animation and network culture, but also unexpectedly promotes the rise of take-away and express delivery industries.

Take a shower, shave and turn on the computer. Matsumoto, a 29-year-old graduate of Tokyo University, started his normal day. He made himself a cup of coffee when the computer started. Then surf the internet while drinking coffee. First, he received some emails and browsed the news of online social networks. The social network that Matsumoto often visits is mainly about animation games, where there are many of his friends and fans. After that, I answered my friends' cartoon questions and played online games. Matsumoto lives in his parents' home and makes a living by making animation games and participating in online game competitions.

This is the typical life of Japanese "otaku". According to the reporter of Global Times, they are basically young people in their twenties and thirties, growing up with the development of computers and networks. Many of them don't have regular jobs, and even many people say that they will never work until they are 28 years old. The idea of this group of people is no longer to make money for the sake of making money, but to make money when needed and engage in some flexible jobs that they are interested in, including freelance writers, graphic designers and artists.

In fact, this kind of "otaku culture" originated in the western society with developed economy and mature consumer culture. In the 1980s, a large number of British young people were called "couch potatoes": the only thing they did after work was to lie on the sofa, eat French fries and watch TV. However, 20 years later, although a new generation of British people realized the health hazards of the "couch potato" lifestyle, they just stood up from the sofa and didn't leave home, and "otaku" became synonymous with them.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) once reported that about 40% of the young people aged 8 to 30 in Britain/KLOC-0 are "otaku", and half of them are freelancers besides students. George, a 32-year-old reporter's neighbor in London, is a standard "otaku". He is a network legal consultant. With the online video function, he can work from home. George told reporters that he was introverted and didn't like the noisy external environment, so he chose to stay at home more so that he could have more time to read quietly for himself and communicate with friends online. "I don't think this kind of life will be boring. House' is by no means curled up at home and lazy. This is a society with developed information. You don't need to go to the store to read the newspaper, because there are more news updates online. Fitness can also be done on the treadmill at home. If you want to buy rice, oil and salt, you can log on to the website of the local supermarket and send it home. More importantly, I have many like-minded friends online, so I can make full use of my time and avoid running around outdoors. "

In recent years, an online political party with "otaku" as its main member has also appeared in Germany. Heini is a "home-based" activist of online political parties, advocating a free and secure network. She is the mastermind behind the online petition website to crack down on child pornography. In just a few days, they collected 50,000 signatures through the Internet. This is also called the shortest petition by the German media. Heini later left a message on the Internet, saying that they wanted the Federal Parliament to hear their voice and let these "at home" people have a say.