A presentation for the University of Tsukuba.

1. The State of Rorikon Manga in the
Mexican Otaku Culture
Christian Hernandez
El Colegio de Mexico

2. Otaku culture オタク文化
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Term coined by Toshio Okada 岡田斗司
夫 , in the seminar “Theory of Otaku
Culture” 「オタク文化論ゼミ」 , Tokyo
University’s Faculty of Education (1992 –
1997)

3. Otaku culture オタク文化
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The term designates the consumption of
anime, manga, videogames and scale-
models made by Japanese fans through
the 70s and 80s.

5. Otaku culture ｢おたく｣文化
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Phenomenon that describes the cultural
distraction caused by the consumption of
anime-manga and other related products
into the local and national cultures.

7. Hypothesis
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The consumption of anime-manga implies
an unavoidable relation with the rorikon
culture and its products.

9. Objective
The objective of this research is show how
into the otaku culture’s sphere rorikon
manga products are not considered “child
pornography”, and the consumers of this
kind of publications are not considered
pedophiles neither.