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Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan, by Patrick W. Galbraith [book review]
Transformative Works and Cultures, 2022 Review of Patrick W. Galbraith, Otaku and the struggle for imagination in Japan. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2019, paperback, $27.95 (336p), ISBN 978-1-4780-0629-9.
Kristine Michelle Santos
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The Rise Of Dz-Manga In Algeria: Glocalization And The Emergence Of A New Transnational Voice [PDF]
, 2013 This article aims to establish Algerian manga as a new object of study within the field of Francophone studies and the broader field of cartooning in the developing world.
Gueydan-Turek, Alexandra
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Civitas et Lex, 2018 In this paper the author focuses mainly on the impact of new media on young people – members of subcultures and fan communities. The first part is about the general phenomenon of new media, what includes convergence culture and remix culture. Second part
Aleksandra Rybacka
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Revista Turismo em Análise, 2019 A proposta do presente artigo foi demonstrar os resultados dos estudos acerca da tipologia Turismo Otaku, sendo esta compreendida como segmentação do turismo cultural. Os objetivos específicos foram: levantar as produções bibliográficas acerca do Turismo Otaku e mundialização; investigar as motivações destes turistas no que tange seus comportamentos ...
Ari Da Silva Fonseca Filho +1 more
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International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021 Live streaming has become increasingly popular, with most streamers presenting their real-life appearance. However, Virtual YouTubers (VTubers), virtual 2D or 3D avatars that are voiced by humans, are emerging as live streamers and attracting a growing ...
Zhicong Lu +4 more
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Maketingu Janaru, 2023 In this study, we examine three kinds of content consumers: (1) fans (consumers who have low self-content relationships), (2) manias (consumers who have high self-content relationships and high social connections with others), and (3) otaku (consumers ...
Ryohei Kitazawa, Akinori Ono
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Learning from Akihabara: The birth of a personapolis [PDF]
, 2008 Wissenschaftliches Kolloquium vom 19. bis 22. April 2007 in Weimar an der Bauhaus-Universität zum Thema: ‚Die Realität des Imaginären.
Morikawa, Kaichiro
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Kogyaru and Otaku: Youth Subcultures Lifestyles in Postmodern Japan
Asian Studies, 2011 The article studies social-group peculiarities and lifestyles of kogyaru and otaku as significant groups in contemporary Japanese youth subcultures.
Maya Keliyan
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Exchanges, 2022 In the last four decades, ‘otaku’ and ‘hikikomori,’ namely popular culture enthusiasts and reclusive shut-ins, have been at the center of a heated debate in Japan concerning their social alienation. On the one hand, public opinion and mass media consider
Daniele Durante
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Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 2023 This study aims to examine the impact of two types of influencers, VTubers and streamers, on the purchase intention of Otaku and non-Otaku respondents.
Smith Boonchutima, Apinya Surakanon
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