Otaku sure do have a lot of money...

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Otaku sure do have a lot of money...

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After people watch the new Nanoha movie three times, they receive a random five-frame film.
This particular strip, as you can see in the image above, sold for ¥532,000 (About $5,900).

Honestly, how do otaku get so much money to spend it all carefree like this?
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Every hobby has some rich collectors. Just look how much some sports cards, rare video games, stamps, and other collectables sell for.
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Yeah! And grilled cheese sandwiches with Mary imprinted on them!

Er... it's just that otaku, on the whole, seem to be mostly NEETs. That live in their parent's basement. So having that kind of money to spend... still, Nanoha is mainstream enough that it must have some non-NEET otaku followers. For all we know this could be some wealthy businessman with a secret obsession.
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There's plenty of non-Neet otaku. You just don't hear about them in the news as often.
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Could that be a collectible, possibly? I've seen Bleach mangas that have cost over $1,000 on ebay and it was not funny. :/

Some otakus who are serious video gamers also make money through the website called Gamebattles, I think.
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Be nice if i could earn money by playing video games and watching anime. I wouldn't be having money issues then.

I've see a pack of 50 sleeves for Yugioh cards going for $50uk.

And some cards go for a lot more then that.
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