“The presence of otaku culture is a grotesque reflection of the fragility of Japanese identity. This is because the "Japanese" themes and modes of expression created by otaku are in fact all imitations and distortions of U.S.-made material. On the… — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share
“The history of otaku culture is one of adaptation, of how to domesticate American culture.” — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share Image
“The presence of otaku culture is a grotesque reflection of the fragility of Japanese identity. This is because the "Japanese" themes and modes of expression created by otaku are in fact all imitations and distortions of U.S.-made material. On the other hand, the presence of this culture is connected to the narcissism of the 1980s and is also a fetish… — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share
“Lurking at the foundations of otaku culture is the complex yearning to produce a pseudo Japan once again from American-made material, after the destruction… — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share Image
“The obsession with Japan in otaku culture did not develop from Japanese tradition, but rather emerged after this tradition disappeared.” — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share Image
“The image of Japan that obsesses otaku is in fact no more than a U.S. produced imitation.” — Hiroki Azuma Copy Share Image
