‘Otakuology’ – the psychology of the Japanese “Maid” fad explained
I get a lot a strange contacts via the internet. Today I received several mixi footprints/trackbacks from a very interesting young lady, Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子). “Professor” Nakagawa is an expert “Otakuologist”—-an otaku/geek specialist featured on Japanese TV.
Please enjoy this YouTube of Nakagawa sensei’s “Shokotan’s Private ‘Otakuology’ Lesson (part 3),” which is fully subtitled in English with scholarly footnotes. It’s a true insight into Japanese “maids” and and the otaku mindset. All the current Japanese psychological topics a fully explained by our learned Otakuologist Nakagawa: maids, ojousama, moe, etc.
“Shokotan’s Private Lesson” is a full crash course in the mind of the real Japan that’s 10 times better than the crap taught in regular Asian Studies courses in Western universities. Be sure to view all the lessons for a complete education.
Shokotan’s Private Lesson Part 1 (English Sub)
Shokotan’s Private Lesson Part 2 (English Sub)
UPDATE: Welcome all you otaku from kotaku.com. Just to make you guys jealous, the Nakagawa-sensei sent me a thank you note yesterday and added me to her mixi friends list (fewer than 50 people). Eat your hearts out.
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March 23rd, 2007 at 9:03 pm
She’s a famous japanese blogger, particularly famous for photographs of her swallowing cats.
March 24th, 2007 at 12:50 am
Hey, I remember those photographs of her swallowing cats from last November. Nakagawa is a very common name and the first name “Shoko” is damn rare (could not read it when I first found this). I never put it all together.
Thanks, Rad-san.
March 27th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Welcome all you otaku from kotaku.com.
Just to make you jealous, the Nakagawa-sensei sent me a thank you note yesterday and added me to her private mixi friends list (fewer than 50 people). Eat your hearts out.
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:07 am
For Sale:
GemlikeOtaku.com
Spread the word, please.
December 2nd, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Why thank you Mr Njnative Spambot!
I always wanted to be a ‘Gemlike Otaku’ ha, ha.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:19 am
It’s always that way to be a better otaku. First you do one thing, then they change it on you, and you are then left with having to do it all over again. Being an otaku is maddening at the least and a big waste of time as well.
May 6th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Hmmm. notBad…Quite interesting…Keepit up !
May 20th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
I don’t understand it at all as would you think that they world have OK’d it at the beginning instead of allowing it to go so long without saying a thing and then bringing it back up when it was too late.
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:51 am
Love your art, mate! Yourblog speaks for itself. Cheers.
May 26th, 2009 at 2:50 am
Ha!
You would think that they world have OK’d the idea of being a useless Otaku at the beginning instead of allowing it to go so long without saying a thing and then bringing it back up when it was too late. I don’t understand it at all.
May 30th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
is it me, or were those vids recently deleted by youtube ?
June 12th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Sorry to say you’re right– Youtube has killed the video for some unknown reason, meh.