The Telegraph looks at Japanese otaku culture

UK newspaper The Telegraph recently published an article looking at “otaku” geek culture in Japan- more specifically, there is a large focus on the growing phenomenon of anime-influenced maid cafés.

  • “Businesses rooted in the otaku aesthetic are duly claiming their place on the high street: none with more fanfare than the maid café. The concept is a simple, if strange, one. Customers go to these cafés to be mollycoddled, to drink tea and play children’s games with one of the maids. It’s not about sex, but about escapism: the maid outfits are inspired by a standard cutesy cartoon character; the customer gets to play the fictional hero.”

Click here to read the full article.

Paul

Washed up on the good shores of Anime UK News after many a year at sea, Paul has been writing about anime for a long time here at AUKN and at his anime blog.

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