Nobody agrees what it means in the context of the western fan base. There are some people who use it as a catch all for anyone who likes Japanese animation or even just Japanese culture, there are those who think you can only be a true otaku after having watched a million billion anime, there are those who think it's only for the true fans who devote their lives to hobby of being otaku and there are those who use it in the context of its Japanese meaning.
It doesn't really matter if you are one or aren't one, if someone calls you one, how much of an otaku you are, or even what it means.
It's just a label that means whatever the user feels it means.
It doesn't really matter if you are one or aren't one, if someone calls you one, how much of an otaku you are, or even what it means.
It's just a label that means whatever the user feels it means.