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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.
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Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan, Patrick W. Galbraith
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- Otaku and the Struggle for Imagination in Japan
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Patrick W. Galbraith
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1478006293
- ISBN13
- 9781478006299
- Description
- 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.