From computer games to figurines and maid cafes, men called “otaku” develop intense fan
relationships with “cute girl” characters from manga, anime, and related media and material …

This book would not have been possible without the help of many people. I am extremely
grateful for the support I received when I was grappling with the question of robot …

By converging 3A—artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and anime culture, a
new type of non-naturalistic and stylized anthropomorphism has been exercised on the …

This study critically investigates the construction of gender on a Japanese hologram
animestyle social robot Azuma Hikari. By applying a mixed method merging the visual …

Fictosexuality, fictoromance, and fictophilia are terms that have recently become popular in
online environments as indicators of strong and lasting feelings of love, infatuation, or desire …

Japan's 1990s financial crisis proved psychically traumatic for many men, their trauma
exacerbated by decades of falling fertility rates and related sociospatial attenuation. The …

and updated accounts of original texts which constitutes the most comprehensive overview
of both classic and contemporary scholarship in the field of gender and culture. This …

Clause 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that children
have the right 'to seek, receive or impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of …

In twenty-first century Japan, male cross-dressing (josō) has become a popular element of
culture at multiple levels, from the most convivial and grassroots amateur and fan …

The ways in which social media becomes recognized, legitimated and used as an effective
tool of political activity-that is, framing issues, mobilizing members, logistical organizing of …