One easy way is to take this this test. Read each statement seperately. Give yourself the indicated amount of points if that statement is true for you. If it's qualitative and you are not sure, give yourself the points if it's more true than not true.

Reality Breakdown

• If you dream about your favorite anime or manga, give yourself 2 points.
• If the dreams are regular, give yourself 1 more point.
• 2 points if you've been an active character in a recent anime/manga-related dream.
• 3 points if you try to purposely induce these dreams.
• 1 point if the dreams you have tend to be sexual in content.
• 2 points if you've had wet dreams you can remember about anime or manga.
• 1 point if you've ever waken up yelling the name of a anime or manga character.
• 0 points if you'd like to have anime-based dreams, but can't seem to.
• -5 points if you didn't answer 'yes' to any of the above.


• 2 points for accidently addressing someone with the name of a character they look like rather than their real name.
• 2 points if you've ever done cosplay.
• 1 point if you've done cosplay recently.
• 3 points if you did cosplay and a performance in front of a public audience.
• 1 point if the performance was in japanesse.
• 2 points if you won an award.
• 4 points for dressing up as a character of the opposite sex.
• 6 points if people actually didn't realize your real sex.
• -1 point if you haven't ever done Cosplay.
• -1 point if you made fun of someone who did.


• 1 point for wishing you were a certain anime or manga character.
• 3 points for wishing your girlfriend/boyfriend was a certain anime or manga character.
• 5 points for actually believing you are a certain anime or manga character.

Shows

• 1 point for seeing "Otaku no Video".
• 3 points if you liked "Otaku no Video".
• -1 point for each Disney film you have sat through.
• -5 points if you liked any Disney film.
• -5 points if you like a recent Disney film (Little Mermaid on)

Public and Appearance

• 2 points if you own shirts or clothes with anime or manga characters on them
• 2 points if you wear them regularly
• 3 points for openly admitting you like anime or manga to a non-family member.
• 2 points for openly admitting you like anime or manga to your girlfriend/ boyfriend.
• -1 points if you avoid people wearing anime or manga clothing.

Habits

• 3 points for pulling an anime all-nighter.
• 1 point if it was all the same show.
• 2 points if you yell "baka" at least once every few days.
• 2 points if your class notebooks or general notes have anime-style art in them.

Internet

• 2 points if you use 'the internet' regularly.
• 2 points for using an anime-based nickname.
• 1 point for mentining anime in your .sig file.

Social

• 1 points if you have belonged to an anime/manga club.
• 3 points if it was a tightly-knit circle.
• 2 points if you knew every member.
• 3 points if you were an officer.
• 5 points if you had to drop a class for reasons related to anime or manga.
• 2 points if you discuss anime or manga while eating.
• -1 points if you belonged to a club in the past, but left because you disliked it.
• -2 points if you actively shun people from an anime / manga club.


• 2 points for being at a con where you bought some anime / manga.
• 2 points for ever going to a solely anime-based con.
• 1 point if you liked it.
• 1 point if it was the best thing you did all week.
• 1 point if you stayed up all night.
• -4 points if you freaked out and had to leave early.

Health and Body

• 2 points if you often get bloody noses when looking at cute boys / girls.
• 1 points for knowing a martial art.
• 2 points if it's japanesse and not karate (Kendo, iajitsu, ninjitsu, etc.).
• 1 point for dye-ing your hair.
• 4 points if you dye it an anime off-color (pure white, pink, bright red, green, blue, violet, bright silver).
• 1 point for having anime-style sideburns.

Scoring
less than 0 points: No need to worry.
0 - 5 points: Questionable. Proceed with caution.
5 - 10 points: Not Conclusive. Maximum limit by coincedence alone.
11 - 15 points: Borderline. You are beginning to show signs of Otakudom, but it is by no means a serious problem (yet).
16 - 20 points: Typical. At this level, you are a "mainstream" or "typical" Otaku.
21 - 25 points: Fanatical. At this level, you are more "Otaku" than most Otaku, or an "Otaku among Otaku."
more than 26 points: Disturbed. Seek psychiatric help.