Yoshitani's comic-book series is called "Otaryman." The title joins "salaryman" with "otaku" to describe a new breed of office workers in Japan.
Looks like it might offer some interesting cultural insights.
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Awesome anime-adorned cars that would make even a grown-up otaku (is that a contradiction?) cry with joy.
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This weekend, people came from all over Japan to show of their 痛車 (itasha). An "Itasha" is a car that is decked out with anime-manga-game stickers or paint. A lot of the nicodou comments were worried that this is going to be a disaster once the foreign media gets a hold of it. What do you
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Oh dear. Oh dearie me. Man wants to marry his comic book...
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I don't live in Japan but honestly I want to get my hands on those TP...I love my manga and I can't stop myself from going to the loo so a mix of both worlds = kumar in heaven
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A review of another manga comic books that has been translated into English. Looks like a good one for history buffs.
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Migiue, the wise cracking little message in the upper right hand corner of ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) is back after a 20 day hiatus. Now you have to scroll through the upper righ ads to see it, but I'm glad it's back.
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Just like at Tokyo Game Show 2007 the cosplayers were out and about at Tokyo Game Show 2008 in all kinds of costumes representing their favourite video game and anime characters.
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This is the full list of Fall 2008 anime premieres in Japan. The shows are ordered by premiere date with summaries and early impressions coming soon.
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I was in Target and saw Domo-kun. Turns out that Domo-kun is the image character for Target's Halloween campaign in America.
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I just had to share this with you guys. Xorsyst reports on a Manga that is about fine wine! It is apparently popular with CEO's and parents are nonchalantly leaving it in their children's view in hopes they will become quaffers! If you want a really good giggle, make sure you read the page excerp
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Marvel plans on bring mutants into Japan, but with Japanese society and culture in mind. Perhaps Wolverine's past with Japan is going to get a whole lot deeper.
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Wow, Famitsu magazine (a legend in the gaming community) is now available in America. Look at the price though.
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A virtual tour of a few popular spots in Akihabara using Google's street view.
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Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...