Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals
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Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals

by Hiroki Azuma

Philosophy Cultural Studies
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A critical study of otaku culture, examining how database consumption and postmodern theory shape contemporary Japanese identity and media engagement.

ISBN-13 9780816653522 ASIN 0816653526 Views 755 Publisher Univ Of Minnesota Press Year 2009 Edition English ed. Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 200 Created February 09, 2026 Updated June 22, 2026
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Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals explores the cultural phenomenon of otaku in contemporary Japan.

The book analyzes how database consumption shapes identity and media engagement.

It situates otaku behavior within broader discussions of postmodernism and technology.

Readers gain insight into the evolution of fan culture and its societal implications.

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