I just watched the first episode. I'm in awe of how truly awesome the show is. I mean, all those people online, man! It's just like the REAL internet! Only without every other post being sage, I mean. (of course, it seems to be a lot different on 4ch than it is on 4chan, so)

In regards to the comments made by that dude that wrote Denpa Otoko, yeah, I agree with a lot of stuff he says, but if someone wants to change their otaku lifestyle for the sake of love (or whatever,) they can go the hell on ahead and do so. If not, carry on with what you're doing, it's all cool. Also, I'm not sure if it's just how it's translated, but the line about turning the girl into an otaku and going to Akihabara, I dunno, I guess I just don't like the idea of turning people into things. I steer clear of polymorph rings in Nethack, too.

In regards to the discussion on whether the original Densha Otoko story was... well, even if Densha himself was making everything up, everyone else was just along for the ride, so I guess the lines between fiction and reality (for lack of a better term) are a bit blurred here. But in regards to whether it was real or not, who cares? I treat damn near everything like fiction these days, anyway. It's a good read and that's all that matters to me.