Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan

Patrick Galbraith examines Japanese "otaku," their relationships with fictional girl characters, the Japanese public's interpretations of them as excessive and perverse, and the Japanese government's attempts to co-opt them into depictions of "Cool Japan" to an international audience.

• | Author: Patrick W. Galbraith
• | Publisher: Duke University Press Books
• | Publication Date: December 06, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1478006293
• | ISBN-13: 9781478006299