The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan

by Patrick W. Galbraith

Otaku: Nerd; geek or fanboy. Originates from a polite second-person pronoun meaning your home in Japanese. Since the 1980s it's been used to refer to people who are really into Japanese pop-culture, such as anime, manga, and videogames. A whole generation, previously marginalized with labels such as geek and nerd, are now calling themselves otaku with pride.

The Otaku Encyclopedia offers fascinating insight into the subculture of Cool...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568365497
• ISBN13: 9781568365497
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.3"