otakukin

English

Etymology

From otaku +‎ -kin, modeled on otherkin.

Noun

otakukin (plural otakukin)

1. (dated, Internet, sometimes capitalized) A person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from anime, manga, or video games).
   • 2006, Cypher, “Considering Snuhwolf”, in alt.horror.werewolves (Usenet):

     The definition of entertainingly nutty would be otakukin.

   • 2007, Juan Valdez, “Ping Juan Valdez”, in alt.recovery.aa (Usenet):

     I pointed out that you telling me that Otakukin are insane made as much sense as belief in God. Both are things taken on faith, you see?

Synonyms

• fictionkin
• mediakin

See also

• otherkin
• star seed