noreaction.net » Otaku http://noreaction.net Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:59:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Copyright © 2010 noreaction.net statiq@noreaction.net () statiq@noreaction.net () posts 11440 Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb statiq@noreaction.net No no http://noreaction.net/audio/144nsb.jpg noreaction.net http://noreaction.net 144 144 Otaku Power – Trivia, Desire, and Transformation http://noreaction.net/130/otaku-power-%e2%80%93-trivia-desire-and-transformation/ http://noreaction.net/130/otaku-power-%e2%80%93-trivia-desire-and-transformation/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:29:35 +0000 statiq http://noreaction.net/?p=130 “Otaku Power – Trivia, Desire, and Transformation” is the title of a lecture given by Patrick Macias at Temple University Japan Campus (in Tokyo).

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It covers 50 years of otaku history in 40 minutes. From the original 60’s science fiction/space battle otaku to the 00’s maid café/Moe otaku.

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Akihabara has apparently become too famous for it’s own sake : it is now alienating the very otaku that made it what it is. The big money is here : corporations are reshaping the neighborhood, massive uniformisation is underway and akiba is progressively loosing what made it unique. Otaku never intended to be part of the mainstream, they just wanted a place of their own, and if Macias is right on this, it won’t be long before they have to look elsewhere for it.

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My Little Cthulhu Vinyl Figure : yes, it’s another Great Extraterrestrial Being of Cosmic Evil toy. Nerds can now worship without leaving the house. Cthulhu fhtagn !

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