Otaku Encyclopedia
Published on August 22nd, 2009.
The Otaku Encylopedia.... That's the title of a book that I was wanting to get and here I have it ^^. I didn't really expect to find the book in Malaysia though.Got the book from Kinokuniya in KL because I heard that Kinokuniya in Singapore has it so I decided to try out my luck. Though they do have a website to search for their books and such, its kinda messy and hard to navigate.
The back cover of the book.
The book is written by Patrick W. Galbraith and published by Kodansha International. You can find some additional info on their site here but its basically the same stuff printed in the book.
The book covers a wide range of terms related to the otaku subculture and what not. There are a lot of Japanese related terms and there is some kanji and kana next to the Japanese words. Its listed alphabetically just like what you find in a dictionary ^^; only that this one has pictures and stuff as you flip through the pages to make it more interesting.
There are a lot of terms and they are explained in detailed. Some of which even I have not come across before ^^; . Had a nice read through it, will probably continue and complete reading EVERYTHING in it when I have the time.
There are also brief sections where there are interviews with people realated to the otaku culture/industry etc. Here we have the lovely Shokotan ^^ .
I enjoyed this book but its kind of pricey after the currency conversion. Still, its a good book to have if you wish to know more about all things otaku related.
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3 Comments
BouncerAMG on March 23rd, 2010
muahahaha
juz 1hr ago, i got this book, delivered via Gdex.
bought it on9 from Kinokuniya KL, if u browse the book on9 on kino kl now, there's no hit, y?
bcoz i'm the one who sapu it first!
banzai!!
owh, the mascot, i really love it, really suit my taste.
moe~... ~_~
btw, it's cost of RM81.80
exclude shipment fee.
i don't mean to double post, but... i didn't see any EDIT tab >.> <.<
raptor_cZn on March 23rd, 2010
Haha yeah.. Kinokuniya here was quite fast in getting the book. But the only thing is that, have to go all the way down to KLCC >_< . Didn't know they do shipping.
BouncerAMG on March 13th, 2010
must have for Otaku or
Pre-Otaku such as me
or Wannabe...
already asks friend in KL to take a look of it.
waku waku~!
Patrick W involve in this stuff till reach PhD, another person to be admired beside of Danny Choo...