The Otaku Encyclopedia [SEP] publisher
The Otaku Encyclopedia
The Otaku Encyclopedia is a 2009 encyclopedia written by Patrick Galbraith and published by Kodansha which provides an overview of anime and manga fandom topics, and interviews and profiles of important people in Japanese fandom.
Content.
"The Otaku Encyclopedia" consists of some 600 entries on the subculture concerned with anime, manga and video games, with 124 colour pages and 150 photographs. Frederik L. Schodt provides a foreword to the book. A maid character called Moe-chan accompanies the reader through the book. In
2015. Other magazines include "CosplayZine" featuring cosplayers from all over the world since October 2015. There are many books on the subject of cosplay as well.
Media Documentaries and reality shows.
- "Cosplay Encyclopedia", a 1996 film about Japanese cosplay released by Japan Media Supply. It was released in subtitled VHS by Anime Works in 1999, eventually being released onto DVD in 2002.
- "Otaku Unite!", a 2004 film about otaku subculture, features extensive footage of cosplayers.
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