This particular side of Japanese society is a solid and accepted part of Japanese culture. It doesn’t matter if you are an Otaku on the traditional sense for us westerners ( anime/ manga/video game lover) or someone who has an enormous interest in trains or electronics.
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But what exactly does “Otaku culture” mean, and why is it considered an actual part of Japanese society instead of a simple group of people who identify themselves with a specific hobby?īeing born with the anime boom on the ’80s, the history of how Otaku culture evolved from a negative connotation of social outcasts to what it is today, is to delve into the anime industry’s history, its branching into the ever popular Comiket, to what is essentially a now global phenomenon. Sparing the need to explain what an Otaku is, we live in an age in which is it not uncommon to find someone you know who calls themselves an Otaku.
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And it is in one such country that a peculiar subculture was born, the “ Otaku culture“. Japan is one of the most culturally rich countries in the world with an interesting history, a ton of non-spoken rules and its own unique costumes, making it easily one of the most fascinating countries to visit.