in AUS the term otaku isnt used much, it seems no1 here cares if your into otaku stuff or not its just like any other random hobby. my collection isnt very big though... (got more warhammer that i collected billions of years ago then i have anime fig...
lol the reason why the dude might have died is cuz most instant noodles contain a level of edible wax in them which i fink takes the body sumfin like 2 days to dissolve. student most probably died cuz he had too much wax in him >_< (kinda scary thoug...