The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan by Patrick W. Galbraith

The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan

Patrick W. Galbraith

248 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction manga reference informative lighthearted medium-paced
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Otaku: Nerd; geek or fanboy. Originates from a polite second-person pronoun meaning your home in Japanese. Since the 1980s it's been used to refer to people who are really into Japanese pop-culture, such as anime, manga, and videogames. A whole ge...

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