INTRODUCTION. “Otaku” and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Dedication/acknowledgments ix
4. INTRODUCTION. “Otaku” and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan 1
5. ONE. Seeking an Alternative: “Male” Shōjo Fans since the 1970s 20
6. TWO. “Otaku” Research and Reality Problems 49
7. THREE. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters 76
8. FOUR. Akihabara: “Otaku” and Contested Imaginaries in Japan 127
9. FIVE. Maid Cafés: Relations with Fictional and Real Others in Spaces Between 184
10. CONCLUSION. Eshi 100: The Politics of Japanese, “Otaku,” Popular Culture in Akihabara and Beyond 227
11. NOTES 261
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 289
13. INDEX 311