Otaku Culture

The Psychology of Otaku — Moe, Waifu Culture and Fan Devotion

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific question that people outside otaku culture frequently ask, and it is asked ...
Otaku Culture

Retro Game Culture — Famicom Collecting and Nostalgia

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the basement of Den Den Town — the Osaka equivalent of Akihabara, Namba's concentrated otaku...
Otaku Culture

Isekai — The Genre That Took Over Anime

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIf you open a list of currently airing anime in any given season of the past five years and cou...
Otaku Culture

Japanese Otaku Fashion — Lolita, Harajuku, Decora

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledOn any given Sunday in the Harajuku district of Tokyo — specifically in the area around Takeshi...
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Gunpla — The Art of Building Gundam Model Kits

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a display case in a hobby shop near Nagoya Station that I pass several times a month, ...