Never-Ending Gender/Sexual Cannibalism? Transformation of Female Idolisation in Japan
Inspired by an innovative class named “The (underground) Idol as a Transcendent Existence,” this paper concentrates on the psychological and economic relationship between young female human idols, the aidoru, and their devoted male fans, the idol otaku. The first section of the paper uncovers the ex...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Edinburgh
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Forum |
| Online Access: | http://journals.ed.ac.uk/forum/article/view/2903 |