

[Otaku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku#In_Japan) in Japan are somehow
equivalent to being geek, meaning they are tend to be bullied or looked down
upon. That's why some don't admit that they are otaku because of shame. And
there are certain cases of otaku becoming a
[hikikomori](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori), (an example of this is
in [Welcome to the NHK](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_N.H.K.)
where the male protagonist is a hikikomori) wherein they isolate themselves or
withdraw themselves from society and a
[NEET](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEET#Japan) ( _Not in Education,
Employment or Training_ ), where they remain jobless. How true are these cases
and is it true that most of hikikomori and NEET are otakus (like Misaki
Nakahara in Welcome to the NHK)? Or hikikomori and NEET people tend to become
otaku (just like Tatsuhiro Sato in Welcome to the NHK)?


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Do otaku tend to be bullied?