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ザ・アイドル！(The Aidoru!) The Ardent Fans’ Perspective (2013) by Jóna Björk Jónsdóttir

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>The current thesis is based on the results of a questionnaire, aimed to explore foreign fans’ perceptions of aidoru. Fans can make or break the aidoru’s career; they depend equally on fans, for they could not exist for a long time without a trusty fan base that supports them.
>When discussing the image of male and female aidoru, the image of crazed, screaming fangirls and otaku-esque (or obsessed) fanboys might immediately spring to mind. Whilst both of these are true to a point, the reality is that the fans’ genders for both aidoru are varied.