by joostay
Cosplay, characters and cuteness. Behind the scenes at the world’s largest anime fest. おたく Some call them strange Some call them freaks Some call them weirdos Some call them geeks They are Otaku
Categories: Art Music & Culture, Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: akihabara, anime, anime japan, animejapan 2014, asia, bizarre, cosplay, dressing up, geek, girls, japan, manga, nerd, odaiba, otaku, shibuya, tokyo, travel, urban
by joostay
What do you get when you cross ‘Otaku’ (basically meaning geek) and Rave (basically meaning rave)? Answer: Geek Rave. And it’s a hell of a lot of fun. Otaku (おたく/オタク) is a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests. I guess it basically means nerd: the equivalent of being branded a ‘Trekkie’ or fanboy in the West. Do otakus know that they are geeks? Probably. Do they give a shit? Hell no. They are there to have […]
Categories: Art Music & Culture, Bizarre/Unique, Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: anime, asia, bizarre, cosplay, culture, dance, fashion, geek, goth, graffiti, harajuku, japan, lolita, manga, nakano, nerd, ottaku, punk, rave, south east asia, street, surreal, tokyo, weird
