Otaku Culture

Is Otaku Culture a Quiet Form of Resistance?

Is Otaku Culture a Quiet Form of Resistance?Resistance usually looks loud.Protests.Slogans.Visible confrontation.Japan i...
Otaku Culture

Growing Up in a Country That Stopped Growing

Growing Up in a Country That Stopped GrowingI was born after the bubble.I do not remember the optimism of the 1980s. I d...
Otaku Culture

The Price of Devotion

The Price of DevotionAffection feels pure.Buying rarely does.And yet, in Japanese fan culture, the two are constantly in...