Anime otaku are inviting their possible brethren to see just how badly they place on this ranking of the most pernicious signs someone has progressed to the level of otaku…

The ranking (which specifies only “otaku” or “ota” but is obviously chiefly referring to anime otaku):

1. You only listen to anime songs now

2. You have no interest in 3D

3. You just can’t stop listening to seiyuu voices

4. You go to Animate [the store chain]

5. You gladly pour all your passion, money and time into otaku pursuits

6. The posters in your room? All anime

7. You instantly pronounce the most hard to comprehend anime titles correctly

8. You’ve got all the character profiles memorised, all of them…

9. You sit around fantasising all the time about you know what

10. If the talk turns to your favourite anime you can no longer control yourself

11. You actually check seiyuu blogs

12. You even admit you are an otaku

13. You’re amassing doujinshi

14. You’ve been listening to anime web radio shows

15. You attend anime and seiyuu events

16. Nobody wants anything to do with you! ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡

17. You could not possibly live on without anime in your life

18. You buy anime dakimakura covers

19. You’re sure to buy up all volumes of the DVD and original work

20. Other people even call you “otaku”

21. You make use of the word “moe”

22. You have played love sims at some point

23. You actually got all the references in Haiyore! Nyaruko-san

24. You become exceedingly busy in the run up to certain summer and winter festivals

25. You call Chitanda Eru “Erutaso”