/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>14996363
>There's been a shrinking of what it means to be "otaku" in the past decade or so and it's converged around a very contrived and stereotyped view of "moe."
As important as moe has become in otaku culture, many Westerners overstate its importance, take it out of context and have a very shallow approach to it (waifu wars and circlejerks where nobody actually has a waifu). Behind all the moe there's also an interest in military hardware, airsoft, robots, computers, trains, models, idols, video games, tokusatsu and animation. Military hardware is a good example with works like GuP, KanColle, Strike Witches, Upotte and the anime-within-anime in Shirobako, but often people just see the moe. The creative element—actually making all those manga, drawings, games, anime and music—is especially absent among Westerners.

>>14998504
Even if you don't buy into Jungian psychology it's still a very good book. It's not just Jungian mumbo jumbo.

>>14998607
This makes me me think of battlestations. When you browse r/battlestations it eventually becomes apparent how similar all of them look. The same trendy hardware riced to perfection, the same triple monitor or ultrawide setup, the same Ikea furniture, black and white color scheme, LEDs all over the place, and everything is immaculately sleek and put-together. The room is often decorated with currently popular shows, movies and games, maybe some of those trendy minimalist posters too.