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„Alone but no lonely“ – Otaku 1990-2018

Symposium “Tendenzen des subkulturellen Austauschs zwischen Japan und Deutschland” am Osaka Institute of Technology, 18.03.2018 Yamaoka-Gedenkstiftung Flyer (PDF)

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"Alone, but not Lonely" – Otaku reloaded

26 years ago, “’I’m alone, but not lonely’. Japanese Otaku-Kids colonize the Realm of Information and Media” appeared in the Amsterdam magazine Mediamatic. One year ago, Paul O’Kane wrote to me, saying he’s an artist, writer, publisher and lecturer in … Continue reading

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Man, Nation & Machine. The Otaku Answer to Pressing Problems of the Media Society

Man, Nation & Machine The Otaku Answer to Pressing Problems of the Media Society Volker Grassmuck 4/2000 for Jan van Eijk Akademie, Maastricht     In a world interconnected by media and often termed an ‘information society’, it is not … Continue reading

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"Allein, aber nicht einsam" – die otaku-Generation

“Allein, aber nicht einsam” – die otaku-Generation Zu einigen neueren Trends in der japanischen Populär- und Medienkultur1 Volker Grassmuck in: Norbert Bolz, Friedrich Kittler, Christoph Tholen (Hrsg.), Computer als Medium, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, München 1993   Inhalt Exkurs(ion): Komiketto Neue … Continue reading

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