Otaku field in Mexicali. Approaches to spaces constitution and consumption urban processes of Japanese cultural industries
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20983/decumanus.2017.1.4Keywords:
Space, Otaku, Manga and animeAbstract
The purpose of this article is to offer an introduction, as a participant observer, to the field of otaku Mexicalense in the different spaces where it develops its hobby through different activities that relate to the world of manga and anime. It is necessary to go to these areas to practice an ethnography to gather information that explains the basic characteristics of the predilection for this form of entertainment, as it is raised in the frame of reference. This will be the way, along with the subsequent case studies, to obtain a global picture of the conditions of this group in the locality, which includes their actions and vital processes to become a sociocultural group.References
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