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...

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Main Author: Galbraith, Patrick W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2019
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (325 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9781478007012
147800701X

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