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  • Japanese Government Debuts Maps For Otaku

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    Japan’s National Tourism Organisation has released a two-sided map that will revolutionise Otaku Tourism. The first side details each region in Japan, leading fans to major anime/manga hotspots, and the other details pilgrimages to harder to find locations. [Forevergeek]

  • The Voice Actress Capturing The Hearts Of Otaku Everywhere

    Brian Ashcraft

    In Japan, voice actresses have a niche fan base. There are magazines and websites dedicated to them, and popular voice actresses might parlay that into music singles or photobooks. Aya Hirano, the voice of Haruhi Suzumiya, was able to make the leap from anime and games to mainstream celebrity, appearing on television and even as…

  • How Otaku Piss Off Other Otaku

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    Are you a nerd or a geek? If calculations are correct, I’ve probably pissed off oodles of others, who have also pissed off their fair share of fellow nerds. It’s a vicious cycle: otaku (loosely “geek” or “nerd”) pissing off other otaku. But it exists and, otaku being otaku, there’s not much one can do…