@pip25
Undoubtedly, but that does not mean they're harassed and ostracized. Most people don't really go out of their way to cause problems nowadays. While they may not generally be apart of popular groups, rampant bullying is not really a prevalent issue. For all it's archaic problems, Japan is catching up in that regards.
The only reason I ignored the premise of the manga up until now is because it hadn't become this overblown. Like honestly, confessing you're an Otaku on a stage of your peers is just as ridiculous as a gay kid announcing he's gay a prom in California. No one gives a shit. Anyways, they 100% unfounded because they're well past any reasonable fears given his history. If people had kidnapped and beat him or something crazy, or it was the 2000s when this issue tended to be more pronounced, that'd be one thing, but this is relatively modern manga. If you get hit by a car and are now afraid to go outside, your fears are unfounded. Just as he is unfounded in being outed because some cunts from middle school going through puberty decided to be cunts.