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Otaku Culture

Denpa Songs and Niche Music Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific category of song that has existed at the fringes of the Japanese music mark...
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Otaku and Gender — Identity Construction in Fan Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe stereotype of the otaku is male — the specific cultural image I described in the opening ar...
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Anime Streaming Wars — Netflix, Crunchyroll and the Future

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn 2015, if you wanted to watch a specific currently airing anime series legally from outside J...
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TRPG and Replay Culture in Japan

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn 1985, a Japanese game designer named Hiroshi Yamamoto attended a session of Dungeons and Dra...
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Collaboration Cafés and Character Brand Ecosystems

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the commercial district of Ikebukuro in Tokyo, within walking distance of the station, there...