otaku


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otaku

(ɔːˈtɑːkuː)
n
a computer enthusiasta person absorbed in a very particular technical hobby who is generally considered to be socially inept
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Synopsis: "A Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide: My Favorite Things to See and Do In Japan" is an utterly charming and effective Tokyo travel guide created by manga artist and author Evangeline Neo bringing you to all the otaku sights this city has to offer.
A Manga Lover's Tokyo Travel Guide
The music scene, fashion scene, food scene and the otaku (anime) stuff." Taha Noor, however, just kept it simple.
Japan: Fast becoming Saudi students' favorite destination
Image courtesy of Universal Studios Japan Right off the bat, get your otaku senses tingling as Universal Cool Japan gives you the best of the best of Japanese anime across various genres right inside Universal Studios Japan.
Universal Studios Japan: A gateway into the world's finest in culture and entertainment
But as off-the-charts as the devotion of these Japanese otaku (superfans) seemed to be, they nevertheless appeared restrained, clapping politely, and generally demurring from showing adoration with screams of praise for their favorite performers, characters, or moments.
Anime Magnetism: How a new genre of stage productions inspired by anime, manga, and video games are making Japanese pop culture 2.5-dimensional
Self-proclaimed otaku and activist Honda Toru also sees the otaku identity, which is often associated with an intense interest in manga, anime, and games, introversion, and a privileging of the virtual over the real, as a similar form of opting out.
Embracing Abjection, Reclaiming Agency: New Possibilities for the Zombie and the Social Recluse in NEET of the Living Dead
(1a) Moreover, the ongoing classification and segmentation of Japanese consumers based on factors such as gender, age, and taste has led to the birth of various genres and cultural groups, such as Otaku. (2a)
Contemporary Light Novels: Subculture, Literature, and Morality
They included relatives, friends and Japanese Parliament member Taro Yamada and Assemblyman Ogino Otaku, who each shared snapshots of the event through tweets on the same day.
Man marries doll version of vocaloid Hatsune Miku
'Train Man' may have depicted our 'otaku', or anime cartoon nerd, in a comical way but audiences found him authentic and embraced him."
Japanese TV hit 'Train Man' finally cracks America
Best Western Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans to launch a brand new hotel in the heart of Tokyo's Akihabara district, the home of Japan's famous otaku culture and electronics shops.
Best Western plans new hotel in Tokyo's Akihabara district
Welcome to the latest installment of Otaku Central.
Manga Reviews
En efecto, las escasas y dispersas investigaciones realizadas desde la academia latinoamericana en torno del fanatismo por el manga y el anime, que sirven como antecedentes de este trabajo (Balderrama Gastelu y Perez Hernaiz, 2009; Correia Lourenco, 2009; Perillan, 2009; Cobos, 2010; Uribe Ruiz y Parada Morales, 2010; Lopez Moraga, 2011; Bogarin Quintana, 2012; Del Vigo y Carpenzano, 2014; Ferrari Nunes, 2015) presentan descripciones exploratorias sobre las dinamicas que atraviesan la construccion de la identidad otaku en esta region.
Fanatismo y voracidad cultural. Una relectura de los debates sobre el omnivorismo
Ahora bien, ?cual seria la "mera infraccion de codigos"--tomando prestadas las palabras de Hebdige--que implicaria la "subcultura" otaku? ?En que sentidos el fanatismo por el anime implicaria un "desafio" a los "discursos de las ideologias dominantes"?
?Mas alla de "subcultura"? Apuntes sobre el fanatismo por la animacion japonesa a partir de los planteos de Dick Hebdige
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