{"product_id":"otaku-japans-database-animals-paperback","title":"Otaku: Japan's Database Animals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHiroki Azuma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan E. Abel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eShion Kono\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Japan, obsessive adult fans and collectors of manga and anime are known as otaku. Hiroki Azuma's 'Otaku' offers a critical, philosophical, and historical inquiry into the characteristics and consequences of this consumer subculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHiroki Azuma is codirector of the Academy of Humanities in the Center for the Study of World Civilizations at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. A leading cultural critic in Japan, he is the author of seven books, including Ontological, Postal, which won the 2000 Suntory Literary Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.56 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689771667519,"sku":"9780816653522","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1389cdcaa79e3f60115ba64a855c3bf0.webp?v=1764986662","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/otaku-japans-database-animals-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}