Japanese Popular Culture

It is often said that Japanese popular culture, especially animation, comic and AV (Adult Video), is extremely popular not only in Asian countries but also in Western countries. In Japan, of course, people are more enthusiastic about its popular culture than other countries.

shop selling maid costumes

I went to Akihabara, which is known as the paradise of Otaku, on the Boxing Day last year to see how this culture is popular. I spent 2 hours walking around Akihabara. There were many shops selling toys and figures of the animation and comic books, selling Cosplay and maid costumes, electric appliances and so on. The customers I observed in those shops are aging from 10 years old to 50 years old men and women. They did not hesitate to buy these animate or comic related products. I am very shocked because people in Hong Kong feel embarrassed to buy such things. Also, I saw there was a very long queue of young and mid-aged men waiting for a singer of an animation theme song for her autograph, and they did not mind to be taken by television channels. This is also completely different from Hong Kong since Hong Kong people try to hide their hobbies of Otaku as possible as they can.

people waiting for autographs

Japan, as the leader of animation and comic culture, is actually generally accept the people who are addicted to it.