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Ebook Details: Original title: The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insiders Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan 248 pages Publisher: Kodansha International; 1 edition (February 28, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1568365497 ISBN-13: 978-1568365497 Product Dimensions:5.3 x 0.4 x 7.4 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 15905 kB Description: Otaku: Nerd; geek or fanboy. Originates from a polite second-person pronoun meaning your home in Japanese. Since the 1980s it’s been used to refer to people who are really into Japanese pop- culture, such as anime, manga, and videogames. A whole generation, previously marginalized with labels such as geek and nerd, are now calling themselves otaku... Review: Very fun little book. Lots of Japanese style cartoon drawings paired with words, pronunciations, Japanese writing. Guaranteed to make a teen envied. Given as a birthday gift to the coolest girl in school. It was apparently appreciated but boost to social standingis not definite as of yet.... 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