Otaku
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Anime
Anime (アニメ; taken from half of the Japanese pronunciation of "animation" in Japanese, but typically /ænɪmeɪ/ or /ˈænɪmə/ in English) is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world.[1] Anime dates from about 1917.[2]
Anime, in addition to manga (Japanese comics), is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world. Anime can be released by television broadcast, directly to video, theatrically, as well as online.
Anime can be hand-drawn or computer-animated. It is used in television series, films, video, video games, commercials, and internet-based releases, and represents most, if not all, genres of fiction.
Cosplay
Cosplay is a short way of saying of "Costume Play". It is an act of dressing up to be look like an anime, manga, video game, Japanese rock, or Jpop character. A person who does this is called a Cosplayer.
Cosplay can be divided into two parts, basic cosplay and masquerade cosplay. Both types of cosplay involve trying to physically look like the character, including speaking like the character, memorizing quotes and so on. Masquerading or " The Masquerade" usually refers to a cosplay competition where cosplayers demonstrate their skills in creating costumes, putting on skits, and in technical matters.
Manga
Manga (漫画; まんが; マンガ), pronounced /ˈmɑŋgə/ in English, are comics and print cartoons (sometimes also called komikku コミック), in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century.[3] In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War II, but they have a long, complex pre-history in earlier Japanese art.[4]
In Japan, people of all ages read manga widely. The genre includes a broad range of subjects: action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce, among others. Since the 1950s, manga have steadily become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry, representing a 481 billion yen market in Japan in 2006[5] (approximately $4.4 billion). Manga have also become increasingly popular worldwide. In 2006, the United States manga market was $175–200 million.[6] Manga are typically printed in black-and-white, although some full-color manga exist (e.g. Colorful manga). In Japan, manga are usually serialized in telephone book-size manga magazines, often containing many stories each presented in a single episode to be continued in the next issue. If the series is successful, collected chapters may be republished in paperback books called tankōbon. A manga artist (mangaka in Japanese) typically works with a few assistants in a small studio and is associated with a creative editor from a commercial publishing company. If a manga series is popular enough, it may be animated after or even during its run, although sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing live-action or animated films [7] (e.g. Star Wars).
"Manga" as a term outside of Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan.[8] However, manga and manga-influenced comics, among original works, exist in other parts of the world, particularly in Taiwan, South Korea,[9][10] and the People's Republic of China, notably Hong Kong.
Pasokon (computer) otaku
Geimu (video game) otaku
Wota (idol) otaku
Wota-Gei or Ota-gei (ヲタ芸 or オタ芸) is a kind of otaku, one devoted to female idols. The J-pop group Morning Musume is particularly notorious for having large numbers of obsessed ota-gei, especially in the case of former member Miki Fujimoto.
Tetsudō (train) otaku
Gunji (military) otaku
See also
Some content adapted from Wikipedia.org.
