Otaku

Revenge of the nerds

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Holy Geekdom! The DENPA party Sunday night was euphoric. Two floors full of happy nerds, dressed up as their favorite manga/anime/computer game characters, dancing to extremely loud computer game music, drinking, smoking and taking pictures of each other in studied poses. Takero Mimura, one of the producers of the night said that these parties are […]

Tokyo Confidential

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Nerd’s Paradise

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Akihabara, Nerd’s Paradise

September 17, 2013

World Cos-play Summit

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The Strange and Startling World of Japanese Otaku

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

In Japan, obsessive collectors of comic books and anime have a name — Otaku. Their lifelong devotion to their collections can result in some startling life changes in the fictional worlds they inhabit.

Nerd’s Paradise

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Roland Kelts, an expert in Japanese pop culture, takes Kurt to Akihabara, a retail paradise for otaku – obsessive fans of manga and other Japanese culture. But a recent tragedy casts a shadow over the fun and games.