 Ōkina otomodachi

Many people in Japan, both otaku themselves and non-otaku, tend to think that it is allowed but not encouraged for one to be an "ōkina otomodachi", assuming that those works are for children, not for them.Adults who love children’s books such as "Mary Poppins" or "Moomin" are not usually considered as improper, but the same is not necessarily true for those who love anime or manga such as "Mary Bell" or "The Star of Cottonland", even though they are similarly well-acclaimed fantasies.