Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Editors’ Note On Translation ix
5. Introduction xi
6. Part I. Culture And Discourse
7. 1. Why Study Train Otaku? A Social History Of Imagination 3
8. 2. Database Animals 30
9. 3. Japan’s Cynical Nationalism 68
10. 4. Strategies Of Engagement: Discovering, Defining, And Describing Otaku Culture In The United States 85
11. Part II. Infrastructure And Place
12. 5. Comic Market As Space For Self- Expression In Otaku Culture 107
13. 6. Otaku And The City: The Rebirth Of Akihabara 133
14. 7. Anime And Manga Fandom As Networked Culture 158
15. 8. Contributors Versus Leechers: Fansubbing Ethics And A Hybrid Public Culture 179
16. Part III. Community And Identity
17. 9. Making Fujoshi Identity Visible And Invisible 207
18. 10. Cosplay, Learning, And Cultural Practice 225
19. 11. The Fighting Gamer Otaku Community: What Are They “Fighting” About? 249
20. 12. “As Long As It’S Not Linkin Park Z ”: Popularity, Distinction, And Status In The AMV Subculture 275
21. Contributors 299
22. Index 301