thinkers of 'otaku'

Hiroki Azuma
Otaku: Japan's Database Animals
http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/hiroki-azuma-the-philosopher-of-otaku-speaks
http://www.amazon.com/Otaku-Database-Animals-Hiroki-Azuma/dp/0816653526

Eiji Otsuka
物語消費論――「ビックリマン」の神話学
"Story Consuption theory" (or "Myth Consuption theory") not translated


Ryota Fukushima
神話が考える ネットワーク社会の文化論
"the myth thinks by itself ~ culture theory of network society" not translated

Satoshi Hamano
アーキテクチャの生態系――情報環境はいかに設計されてきたか
"ecosystem of the Architecture ~ how the information-enviroment was designed"
アーキテクチャの生態系――情報環境はいかに設計されてきたか

Eiji Otsuka discusses about How the Japanese character was made, in historical perspective and also in the drawings. And also established a marketing theory, which he found in the Japanese character card "Bikkuri Man".

Hiroki Azuma discusses about Otaku and Eroge (Hentai Games).

Ryota Fukushima analyzes How characters are altered and compressed and combined at Nico Nico Douga and other Otaku culture (e.g. Toho project).

Satoshi Hamano analyzes the "quasi-sync" aspect of Nico Nico Douga.


Also, Go Ito is important. He wrote a book called "Tezuka is Dead". This book looks
into what we call "Character" or just "Chara". nice book.