Hawaii's largest anime / convention ' Kawaii ☆ Con ', which was held from April 5 to April 7, 2019, is a gathering of fans who love Japanese animation and games and is participating in cosplay and ...

There are a lot of words in the world to describe a person with a love of Japanese culture. Anime nerd. Weeaboo. J-culture addict. Japanophile. And of course, a word that originated in Japan: Otaku.

Kawaii. You hear it in anime, you hear it on TV shows, and you hear it on the streets of Japan, where the word is spoken by young and old alike. With people around the world growing up on Japanese ...

You can spot them at Tokyo's sprawling electronics bazaar called Akihabara (Electric Town). They're the geeky types who actually get a kick out of building their own personal computers and hunt ...

Once upon a time, the Japanese word “otaku” referred to a type of fan so nerdy that they might as well be a social recluse. But today, an increasing number of people—and young women in particular—are ...

Soon Japanese otaku will have even less reason to leave their rooms. Mobile software company jig.jp have announced a shopping app dedicated exclusively to anime goods, and with its own "moe" mascot to ...