Transcultural otaku: Japanese representations of fandom and representations of Japan in anime/manga fan cultures
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“Otaku is a Japanese word coined during the eighties, it is used to describe fanatics that have an obsessive interest or hobby... The Japanese think of otaku the same way most people think of nerds sad and socially inept. Western Anime fans often use the word to describe anime and manga fans, except with more enthusiastic tones than the Japanese.” (http://www.thip.co.uk/work/Competition2/what.htm#otaku)
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تاریخ انتشار 2002