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Rise of the Otaku in Japan and America

Rise of the Otaku in Japan and America. Sarah Teply Media 385 Professor Feng. Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica Defines an otaku as “an individual obsessed with manga and anime, whose interest ranges well beyond the casual. What is an Otaku?. Origins of the Term.

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Rise of the Otaku in Japan and America

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  1. Rise of the Otaku in Japan and America Sarah Teply Media 385 Professor Feng

  2. Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica Defines an otaku as “an individual obsessed with manga and anime, whose interest ranges well beyond the casual What is an Otaku?

  3. Origins of the Term • The literal translation of otaku is “your home.” • Calling someone an otaku refers to them being at home all the time, since they prefer to read manga, play video games and watch anime instead of socializing • The term caught on at anime and manga conventions in Japan in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Attendees who did not know one another by name, but recognized each others faces would say “otaku” meaning “hey you” in greeting • In 1989 when Tsutomi Miyazaki was arrested for the abduction, mutilation and murder of four young girls, the Japanese media branded him “the otaku murderer.” This was because Miyazaki was a loner whose apartment was filled with anime, some of which was violent and pornographic.

  4. Revenge of Japan’s Nerds November 2006 NPR News Report

  5. Almost 200,000 people attended the 2006 Tokyo Game show Tokyo Game show 2006

  6. Twenty-year-old Yakal works in an office by day, but spends three hours a day playing her favorite game, Final Fantasy. “We are an otaku nation,” she says “Since we were babies, each of our families had one game machine, so we grew up with games. Having played them for upteen years, we start to feel that we want to be a character in a game.” Living final Fantasy

  7. Cosplay Japan

  8. Wikipedia Search Terms COMPETE, an estimator engine that tracks the popularity of websites did an analysis of popular searches on Wikipedia for 2007. 26% of the terms used for searches are anime and manga related, the highest percentage of any searching subject

  9. Anime Conventions in america • In America the otaku subculture is growing. Thousands of anime and manga fans flock to anime conventions like Otakon, the Big Apple Anime Fest and Anime Expo to name a few • Otakon announced that 22,852 paid attendees were at this years 2007 convention • In 2006, Otakon’s paid attendance count was 22,302

  10. Cosplay OtakonCosplay U.S.A. NarutoCosplay Japan

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  12. Npr news report Japan’s Comic Book Export January 2003

  13. Anime Magazines

  14. Happy Halloween!!!

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