TAKUSHOKU | ANISON | COSPLAY | SHIKIRI | ARUHONSHO
TAKUSHOKU | ANISON | COSPLAY | SHIKIRI | ARUHONSHO
The Otaku culture was founded based on Japanese Animation and Manga. Long ago,
the style of Japanese animation was inspired from American animation. Now, the style has formed
into its own entity and form that is identified as Japanese Animation. The culture has grown and
changed with the modern times, however, even though its changes on a superficial level the values
have remained the same. The Otaku urban culture has certain mannerisms and outlooks on life that
speak of a person jumping from a dream world to the real world.
"The culture has grown and changed with the modern times"
The term Otaku comes from the word “taku” which
means inside the house or house. The word Otaku
started in Japan. In Japanese, it means obsessed or
liking something to excess. However,
internationally, Otaku is known as someone who is
highly interested in Japanese Traditional Culture,
and Anime/Manga. The term Otaku became
popularized from Akio Nakamori in 1983 from
Otaku no Kenkyu, however the character Lynn
Minmay from Macross TV series first brought the
word up in 1982.
Otaku as a culture is quite a Western otaku term from mainstream pop culture of those who are into
the animanga scene. Japan Otaku (お宅) also has its own culture in its own country, because many
countries have their own Otaku scenes. There is otaku terminology that is used in otaku jargon that
can be found in a otaku dictionary that includes a lengthy list of Japanese words that is spoken in
conversation targeting animangas fans in the scene.
Animanga gets people interested in Japanese Language and
Culture that also happens to have Otaku slang as well.
Creators show a place the story is set in real life and
oftentimes that is in Japan and the words will be there on
signs, menus, and papers. While the otaku slang also has ways
of speaking that are not typical in real life and only found in
animation in Japan it still helps people familiarize themself
with Japanese Alphabets, Romaji, and English translation.
Naturally by enjoying a series people connect the pleasure of
that series to the Japanese language.
Animanga Otakus, or simply Otakus are a Artform Interest people of Japanimation, Manga, and
Japan. The Japan Otakus initially began a culture in Geek roots, but with global outreach it began to
develop with its own philosophy and cultural studies. These were centered on ideas of a series
fandom and micro-community with arts being held in a special regards of life and community going
beyond ethnicity.
Otaku culture is hobby class oriented, with different
specializations that are based on their skills and talents.
This is reflected in their animanga genre system, with
specific design elements that deconstructed from a high
standing series that is celebrated from its
micro-community. It is then split into a variety of products
like illustration that goes to sculpture, products that ensure
its viability, video production to raise awareness, fan
projects and food concoctions that are necessary for a
"dead series" to have resources for survival.
Meticulously worked on art pieces with their own meaning to its creators were made from the spirit
that was passed on from the series. They served a social, spiritual, and practical purpose through
methods of: model work (gunpla), cosplay sewing, prop making, voice and parody acting, and anime
music videos. Today there are many artists that share their work and not everyone showcases
commercially, so seeing art pieces or performances is always a treat.
Anisong (anime song) are featured in the soundtracks and is
sometimes paired with Anidance (anime dance). Anidance was
a fandom gesture dance that was about embracing anime and
manga at events. The beginnings of its recognition came from
three distinct categories, which were: (1) Popotan
(caramelldansen), a "nonsensical" style of anidancing that has a
idolish and cute feel, (2) Supa Sentai (Atsushi Maeda & Nami
Tamaki) was a energetic style that had used poses from super
sentai genre with elements of pop dance, (3) Odoru Moe (Kozue
Aikawa) is the most iconic form with messages and nods to the
source of inspiration like Ponponpon and Renai Circulation.
When people think of Otaku food, they quickly refer to foods that are seen in anime and manga as the
source of where such food would be from. This would be things like standard Japanese dishes of
fast food, street food, casual food, regional fod, bakeries, and high dining. Takushoku, while the term
literally means "Otaku food," the term is more than just foods that otaku eat, but is in reference the
library of dishes that have evolved through the otaku people.
With westerners being interested in the foods they find in
animanga they can get excited with their food. To no surprise a
compilation of westernized versions of Japanese Food comes
together in the Otaku community. Otaku who take a particular
interest in experimenting, documenting, and comprehending the
food of Animanga are known as "Food Otaku". The food of Otaku
had been originally connected to Animanga genre "Cooking" and
would be shared by important cooking figures like: Yuki Morisaki
(Shokugeki no Soma), Chef Karyakos, and Mei Lynn (Trash Taste).
Otaku Homes follow the design philosophy of "Shikiri" spaces divided by colors, shapes, layered in
spaces of several dimensions. Several home design rules to consider are to: Respect Otaku History,
take cues from Modern Japan, and Consider the Otaku lifestyle. Sliding doors are often slid behind
the wall instead of being visible, like the Japanese fusuma to maximize space. Also, allow for room
transformations as a character may have a "henshin" form, so does the room when moving things.
Shikiri, means dividing, but was taken to describe a architecture
style that was known as its own identity. Sometimes described as
French Japanese Contemporary Architecture with color heavy
design traits it also had gained the title of "Otaku Architecture,
due to its fans being those who liked animanga who share a
similar love for color as the style portrays. While its creator
Emmanuelle Moureaux is mentioned by a nickname of the
"mother of otaku architecture" she had no intentions of it her
style being an interest of otaku from its concept to give emotions
through color.
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