Otaku and the struggle for imagination in Japan:

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 imag...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Galbraith, Patrick W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Durham Duke University Press 2019
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung: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 cafés: relations with fictional and real others in spaces between -- Eshi 100: the politics of Japanese, 'Otaku' popular culture in Akihabara and beyond
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (325 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9781478007012
147800701X