Otaku

thumb|upright=1.6|Cosplayers at Yukicon 2014, a fan convention in Finland thumb|Three cosplayers at the Comic book convention|Comic Con in [[Long Beach 2014, representing James T. Kirk (Star Trek), the superheroine Wonder Woman (DC Universe), and supervillain Loki (Marvel Universe)]] A cosplay (a portmanteau of "costume play") is the activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and fashion accessories to represent a specific character. Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture, and a broader use of the term "cosplay" applies to any costumed role-pla

is a neighborhood in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, generally considered to be the area surrounding Akihabara Station (nicknamed Akihabara Electric Town). This area is part of the and Kanda-Sakumachō districts of Chiyoda. There is an administrative district called Akihabara (part of Taitō ward), located north of Akihabara Electric Town surrounding Akihabara Neribei Park.

thumb|upright=1.4|The Akihabara neighborhood of [[Tokyo, a popular gathering site for otaku]]

Japanese contemporary artist, film director (born in 1962)

thumb|Kizuna AI was the first VTuber to achieve breakout popularity.A or is an online entertainer who uses a virtual avatar generated using computer graphics. Real-time motion capture software or technology are often—but not always—used to capture movement. The digital trend originated in Japan in the mid-2010s, and has become an international online phenomenon in the 2020s. A majority of VTubers are English- and Japanese-speaking YouTubers or live streamers who use avatar designs. By 2020, there were more than 10,000 active VTubers. Although the term is an allusion to the video platform YouTu

Japanese voice actor or actress

thumb|250px|Protagonists of popular franchises mostly of the late 1970s (from back to front, left to right): The Ultraman|Ultraman Joneus ([[Ultra Series), Battle Fever J (Super Sentai), Kamen Rider Stronger and Kamen Rider V3 (Kamen Rider Series), and Spider-Man. The photo also features manga character Doraemon on the far left.]] is a Japanese term for live-action films or television programs that make heavy use of practical special effects. Credited to special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, tokusatsu mainly refers to science fiction, superhero, fantasy, or horror media featuring such tech

Japanese commercial TV station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture

, more commonly known as or , is a semiannual doujinshi convention in Tokyo, Japan. A grassroots market focused on the sale of doujin (self-published) works, Comiket is a not-for-profit fan convention administered by the volunteer-run Comic Market Preparatory Committee (ComiketPC). Inaugurated on 21 December 1975 with an estimated 700 attendees, Comiket has since grown to become the largest fan convention in the world, with an estimated turnstile attendance of 750,000 in 2019. Comiket is typically held at Tokyo Big Sight in August and December, with the two events distinguished as and , respec

independent TV station in Tokyo, Japan

thumb|A dakimakura without a cover on it A dakimakura (; from daki "embrace" and makura "pillow") is a type of large pillow from Japan usually coupled with pillow covers depicting manga and anime characters. The word is often translated as body pillow, waifu pillow, or husbando pillow. Dakimakura are similar to Western orthopedic body pillows and are commonly used by Japanese youth as "comfort objects".

Japanese serial killer (1962–2008)

, also known as 2ch, Channel 2, and sometimes retrospectively as 2ch.net, was an anonymous Japanese textboard founded in 1999 by Hiroyuki Nishimura. Described in 2007 as "Japan's most popular online community", the site had a level of influence comparable to that of traditional mass media such as television, radio, and magazines. At the time, the site drew an annual revenue of around (about US$1 million), and was the largest of its kind in the world, with around ten million visitors and 2.5 million posts made per day.

Japanese novel publishing website

MyAnimeList, often abbreviated as MAL, is an anime and manga social networking and social cataloging application website run by volunteers. The site provides its users with a list-like system to organize and score anime and manga. It facilitates finding users who share similar tastes and provides a large database on anime and manga. As of January 2023, the site reported having over 23,000 anime and 62,000 manga entries in its database. In 2015, the site received 120 million visitors per month.

area of bare skin in the gap between overknee socks and a miniskirt or shorts

are Japanese female history buffs, who may also use the speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan in their social gatherings. Reki-jo are a kind of otaku, people obsessed with a particular interest. Economic activity relating to the fad generated US$725 million per year .

Japanese music genre

organization that discusses/celebrates Japanese animation

Japanese animation that airs late at night

thumb|220px|Denden Town thumb|220px|Denden Town (Nipponbashi 3 chome, Sakai-Suji) thumb|220px|Otaroad (Nippombashi, Naniwa-Ku)

scale model representing a human, creature or character (used in model building, dioramas and wargaming)

is a Japanese fandom subculture popular among young people, especially young women, in which a person spends significant amounts of time and money to support an idol or favorite character, primarily as a form of fan identity. It gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been compared to Western stan culture. The subculture and its activities have been criticized for enabling addiction and unhealthy spending, while businesses and economists see the trend as a potential avenue to revitalize Japan's economy.

Japanese journalist

area of Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan

encyclopedia written by Patrick Galbraith and published by Kodansha which provides an overview of anime and manga fandom topics

wiki site in Korean

Japanese artist

Japanese type of musical based on anime, manga or video games

Dvach ('', from dva'' "two" and "chan"), also known as 2ch, is the largest Russian anonymous imageboard. It is a successor to an older Russian imageboard with the same name that was launched in 2006 but shut down three years later in 2009. As of 2024 the imageboard can be accessed via the 2ch.hk domain name. It is owned and run by Russian-born Azerbaijani Nariman Namazov, nicknamed Abu.

Concept in otaku culture

Comic Frontier, also widely known as Comifuro (unrelated to the Japanese manga service of the same name; abbreviated as CF), is a dōjinshi convention held biannually in BSD City, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It has a wide range of activities and participants, from the dōjin marketplace, cosplay show, corporate booth, music performance, and talkshow discussing creative industries (particularly comic and animation) in Indonesia. The convention has been influenced in design and spirit by the Japanese Comiket convention.

Method of media consumption