Patrick W Galbraith

Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

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Produktbeschreibung

Patrick W. Galbraith is a lecturer at Senshu University in Tokyo. He is the author of The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming, coauthor of AKB48, and coeditor of Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9781478005094
• ISBN-10: 1478005092
• Artikelnr.: 57213587

Autorenporträt

Patrick W. Galbraith is a lecturer at Sensh¿ University in Tokyo. He is the author of The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga, Anime, and Gaming, coauthor of AKB48, and coeditor of Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication / Acknowledgments  ix
Introduction. "Otaku" and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan  1
1. Seeking an Alternative: "Male S¿jo Fans since the 1970s  20
2. "Otaku" Research and Reality Problems  49
3. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters  76
4. Akihabara: "Otaku" and Contested Imaginaries in Japan  127
5. Maid Cafés: Relations with Fictional and Real Others in Spaces Between 
184
Conclusion. Eshi 100: The Politics of Japanese, "Otaku," Popular Culture in
Akihabara and Beyond  227
Notes  261
Bibliography  289
Index  311