Ogiue

Well, that's it.  I'm an otaku.  I've torn through the nine volumes of Genshiken, Kio Shimoku's wonderful manga about manga fans, which starts strong but rises to another level with the story of Chika Ogiue, a late-arriving character who comes to embody the manga's themes of creativity and self-shaming.  She's so conflicted she jumps out of windows!  Apparently I'm not alone in thinking she's the strongest character in the series, and possibly the Japanese part of the comic book store.  But what makes me a total otaku is the delight in discovering she and I share the same birthday and the same blood type!  Wah!  Douglas