Otaku Culture

Anime Convention Culture — Comiket, AnimeJapan and Fan Events

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe fan convention is not merely a commercial event. It is a form of urban festival — a tempora...
Otaku Culture

Seiyuu Culture — The Voice Actors Who Bring Anime to Life

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIn the Japanese voice acting profession, there is a specific tier of practitioner whose relatio...
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...