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However, older generation otaku, like Otaking (King of Otakus) Toshio Okada, in his book Otaku Wa Sude Ni Shindeiru (オタクはすでに死んでいる) said the newer generation of self-proclaimed otakus are not real otakus, as they lack the passion and research sense into a particular sub-culture subject and are only common fans which only ...
The International Otaku Expo Association (IOEA), stylized as I.O.E.A, is an international cooperative association of otaku fan event organizers from around the world. The term otaku is used to indicate enthusiasm for Japanese pop culture and subculture surrounding anime, manga, games and fashion. The association does not limit membership to ...
This is a list of noteworthy [a] anime conventions from around the world, as distinct from comic book conventions, furry conventions, gaming conventions, horror conventions, multigenre conventions, and science fiction conventions. This list is sectioned by location, and included with the list is the year the convention was established, as well ...
The Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo, a popular gathering site for otaku. Otaku (Japanese: おたく, オタク, or ヲタク) is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in Manga Burikko.
4chan Homepage on May 3, 2023 Type of site Imageboard Available in English Country of origin United States Owner Hiroyuki Nishimura (since 2015) Created by Christopher Poole Services 4chan Pass URL 4chan.org Advertising Yes Commercial Yes Registration None (except for staff) Launched October 1, 2003 (21 years ago) (2003-10-01) Current status Active 4chan is an anonymous English-language ...
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan.
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. [1] They are an element of social media technologies which take on many different forms including blogs, business networks, enterprise social networks, forums, microblogs, photo sharing, products/services review, social bookmarking, social gaming, social ...
Mike Toole, columnist for Anime News Network and contributor to Animerica, Otaku USA, and Sci Fi Magazine; also reviewed anime on his own site, AnimeJump (Archived at the Wayback Machine) David Welsh, a contributor to The Comics Reporter, Comic World News (project discussion 1, project discussion 2; added July 6, 2010)