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The Otaku Encyclopedia released in Japan

11.06.2009 by Patrick W. Galbraith


Taken at Kinokuniya in Shinjuku this week. The release is weeks early! Guess Kodansha International couldn't hold their horses. Here's hoping the book is useful for people! Thanks to Andrew Lee for the photo.

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Brent wrote on 18.7.2009:

Also got one of these books (ordered online). Got 3 autographs.

Francesco Fondi wrote on 16.6.2009:

I'm reading your book right now and it's must read for every otaku out there!!
Several Japanese friends also bought OTAKU ENCYCLOPEDIA to understand foreign point of view about Akiba culture!

Adrian Lozano wrote on 11.6.2009:

おめでとう Pat!!!, going to buy my copy tonight at the party!

0ne wrote on 11.6.2009:

すごいい!Hope I can find this book at the bookstores in Singapore!

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