Curated category
Otaku
- MyAnimeListThe year 2004 marked the birth of a digital archive for anime and manga fans. Garrett Gyssler launched the site in November of that year under the name…
- Model figureA model figure is a scale model representing a human, monster or other creature. These objects exist as either kits for enthusiasts to construct and paint or…
- OtakuThe word otaku began as a polite Japanese pronoun meaning "you" or "your house." Science fiction fans in the late 1960s used it to ask if someone owned…
- CosplayIn June 1983, Nobuyuki Takahashi wrote an article for the Japanese magazine Comic Com. He introduced a new word to describe the activity of wearing costumes…
- AkihabaraA fire in 1869 consumed the area that would become Akihabara. Residents rebuilt the district with a shrine called Chinkasha to stop future blazes.
- Anime clubAn anime club is an organization that meets to discuss, show, and promote anime in a local community setting. These groups increasingly appear at…