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TWO. “Otaku” Research and Reality Problems
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Patrick W. Galbraith
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Dedication/acknowledgments ix
- INTRODUCTION. “Otaku” and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan 1
- ONE. Seeking an Alternative: “Male” Shōjo Fans since the 1970s 20
- TWO. “Otaku” Research and Reality Problems 49
- THREE. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters 76
- FOUR. Akihabara: “Otaku” and Contested Imaginaries in Japan 127
- FIVE. 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
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- Dedication/acknowledgments ix
- INTRODUCTION. “Otaku” and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan 1
- ONE. Seeking an Alternative: “Male” Shōjo Fans since the 1970s 20
- TWO. “Otaku” Research and Reality Problems 49
- THREE. Moe: An Affective Response to Fictional Characters 76
- FOUR. Akihabara: “Otaku” and Contested Imaginaries in Japan 127
- FIVE. 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
