Otaku
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Otaku is a Japanese consumer subculture of people with interests and hobbies that lie at the juncture of science and fantasy, especially media, productions, and pastimes such as anime, manga, video ga
The Akihabara neighborhood of Tokyo, a popular gathering site for otaku
A Nissan March featuring Hinagiku Katsura from the manga series Hayate the Combat Butler
Girls und Panzer cosplayers take photos in the itasha exhibition area of the doujinshi convention.
Anoraks taking photos of trains at an annual depot open-day event in Tokyo in August 2011
Hayao Miyazaki
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Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman. Throughout his career, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim
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…Azuma observed: "Between 2001 and 2007, the otaku forms and markets quite rapidly won social recognition in Japan", citing the fact that "[i]n 2003, Hayao Miyazaki won the Academy Award for his Spirited Away; around the same time Takashi Murakami achieved recognition for otaku-like designs; in 2004, the Japanese…
Miyazaki in 2009
Miyazaki first worked with Isao Takahata (pictured) in 1964, spawning a lifelong collaboration and friendship.
In the 1980s, Miyazaki began working with Toshio Suzuki (pictured), who later produced most of his films at Studio Ghibli.
Miyazaki and Takahata founded the animation production company Studio Ghibli (offices pictured in 2023) in June 1985.