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Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan /

"In this ethnographic study of Otaku-- a loose category referring to intense fans of Japanese animation, games, and comics-- conducted in Akihabara, the electronics-turned-pop-culture neighborhood of Tokyo, author Patrick Galbraith traces the evolving relationships of mostly male-fans with imag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Galbraith, Patrick W. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: 'Otaku' and the struggle for imagination in Japan
  • Seeking an alternative: 'Male' sh-jo fans since the 1970s
  • 'Otaku' research and reality problems
  • Moe: an affective response to fictional characters
  • Akihabara: 'Otaku' and contested imaginaries in Japan
  • Maid cafes: relations with fictional and real others in spaces between
  • Eshi 100: the politics of Japanese, 'Otaku' popular culture in Akihabara and beyond.