Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Galbraith, Patrick W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Popular culture.
Mass media and culture.
Manners and customs.
Fans (Persons)
Animated films.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Manga / General
Medias et culture > Japon.
Animated films > Japan > History and criticism.
Popular culture > Japan.
Fans (Persons) > Japan.
Mass media and culture > Japan.
Japan.
Japon > Moeurs et coutumes > 21e siecle.
Japan > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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