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Otaku Culture

The Otaku Wedding — Fan Culture in Japanese Life Events

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a wedding venue in the Odaiba area of Tokyo that specialises in anime-themed ceremonie...
Otaku Culture

Professional Cosplay — Making a Career From Character

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe cosplayer at Comiket — the person whose elaborate constructed costume represents a specific...
Otaku Culture

Slice of Life — The Philosophy of the Ordinary Moment

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific question that people who encounter the slice-of-life anime genre from the o...
Otaku Culture

Club Activity Anime — After-School Life as a Genre

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific moment — replicated across dozens of anime, recognised immediately by anyon...
Otaku Culture

Genshin Impact and the China-Japan Creative Relationship

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn September 2020, a game released globally by the Shanghai-based studio miHoYo (now HoYoverse)...