Sooo... I get what you’re sayin’ kid, but your point comes across as (unpopular buzzword time) “millenial brain gymastics to empower their nostalgia”.

I don’t wanna be that guy... but it’s “OTAking”. Not “OAT”. He’s not the king of Quaker Oats, he’s referencing the “King of Otakus” Toshio “Otaking” Okada (known Gainax co-founder).
Basically Paul took the title for himself in the west, and as an /m/ regular I can vouch for him dedicating years to “earn” it (as this…

That wet Auli’i Cravalho...

Shadow Moon??