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His parents keep telling him to go to sleep, well in fact they are.
repeating for two hours, two hours that for him are four chapters
from 'Death Note'. A comic, a game, a figurine, a series, all of this
makes him feel good, his friends are just like him, they don't talk much about it
What is needed, if not the curiosity of this chapter or the chorus of that one?
"ending" but what is missing? There is still a lot to leave this vicious circle,
created by insecurities, full of shyness sheltering in something to
spending time, or for many a creative way to waste it, these
young people are the Otakus.
But who are these proclaimed 'Otakus'? Are they really what the
society thinks?, Some young people who waste their time?, Otakus
means in Japanese 'a person with obsessive interests', to respond in
the reality that they are, the meaning of these two words together is needed
"urban tribe", according to a blog the meaning it has is that they are
gangs or groups mainly of young people who gather around
trends, interests, philosophies, and clichés, generally each of
these so-called 'tribes' have their music and clothing that
characterizes, for this reason young Otakus are considered a 'tribe',
its main characteristic is the taste for Japanese culture, everything that
It was and is at this moment a trend in Japan, why this taste? It is not known.
maybe things out of the ordinary like that culture so different from the
Western influences make young people interested, that’s where their musical taste comes from.
Japanese, of various kinds, from the softest music to the heaviest.
clothing based on Japanese characters, with many buttons like those
favorite series, of course eastern series, and of course an almost interest
mandatory anime, those Japanese "series", with various plots, quality
of script, effects, etc. The series are entertainment for children, young people and
adults, these have different themes, such as love, science fiction,
adventure, sports, eroticism, etc.1leaving behind a legacy of fans, which does not
it is exactly a legacy of children, they are people who for various reasons
they like certain types of plots, some very bloody, others very funny,
and others simple, many of whom look to those characters as a model
Next, but why do they see in them what they want to be? It may be the fact
that in fiction everything is better, you choose that ideal character, from the
in the same way that every human being wants to be like another person, because
he admires it, on the other hand some Otakus see in Japanese animations
what they would like to do, many have a particular taste for it
drawing and digital illustration, and in this tribe they find people who
they support or teach them about these techniques.
Japanese culture is well represented in the series, each one shows
symbols that make it recognized that it is neither in New York nor in the
angels, if not somewhere in Japan, the traditional costumes, the food, the
environment, it all makes the series a bit bizarre, thus making many
people become interested.
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These young people are characterized by the insecurity they have, and also that
I don't want to be like everyone else; everything seems to come from something innate in
they, in the same way, show a taste for art through anime, which is
drawing plus animation, making sensitive people, and many with
talents to refine such as drawing or illustration 'What distinguishes the
Otaku is the devotion to Japanese culture, history, kabuki theater and
graphic arts2.
But why does society see them as misfits, as strange people and
to the elderly as infantile? The sensitivity to graphic arts and the
admiration for a character or a song in another language should not have
the synonym for childish is just a label, a way of seeing others
with disdain for not being like the others, a sign of intolerance.
In Colombia, this boom has not occurred as such, the reasons may be that
video game marketing, series, posters, etc. is just arriving. Worth it.
the sorrow of discovering more about this tribe and not being carried away by it
the thought that they are bored and immature young people, but rather they are
people with different tastes and dreams of moving forward, peaceful and without
Maybe news, but they are people who value others, maybe
introverted but with that strong feeling of unity, their beloved taste for the
that Japanese culture.
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