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That's also looked into in Genshiken, the relationship aspect that is. An otaku hooking up with a normal partner usually runs into problems where they're being forced to give up their interests to give all their attention to their partners. However, Genshiken also showed that otakus also try at contributing to the society by applying for jobs whether it's related to their interests or not. Many of them are shown to be applying for normal jobs while still keeping an interest in anime from time to time.

The one thing that I got from watching it was that it showed many otakus struggling to get a job even when they try their hardest and the society giving them a hard time doesn't help. It's almost like they're driving them further into isolation.