I just had an interesting little article from CNET sent to me. According to this article, being an Otaku, or a least the type of anime fan that always has to watch the newest shows, may be partially genetic. Sayeth said article:
Researchers say the enzyme is “significantly associated with higher scores of novelty-seeking”, the story said.
The Nomura Research Institute supported the researchers’ findings, mentioning a cross-section of ‘otaku’, or comic book and anime fans. Like those suffering from the ‘gotta have gadgets’ disorder, there were some otaku who would always buy the newest comic or anime release — no matter what the cost, the story said.
The full article by Nicole Girard is available at http://news.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029672,49281973,00.htm