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The Otaku Encyclopedia

encyclopedia written by Patrick Galbraith and published by Kodansha which provides an overview of anime and manga fandom topics
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The Otaku Encyclopedia

Summary

The Otaku Encyclopedia is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Otaku Encyclopedia authored Patrick W. Galbraith[3].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's publisher is recorded as Kodansha[5].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's genre is recorded as essay[6].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's country of origin is recorded as Japan[8].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bbxzly[9].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's Open Library ID is recorded as OL13776920W[10].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's has edition or translation is recorded as The Otaku Encyclopedia[11].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's has edition or translation is recorded as The Otaku Encyclopedia[12].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's official website is recorded as http://www.theotakuencyclopedia.com/[13].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's main subject is recorded as otaku[14].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 8638749[15].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Otaku Encyclopedia'}[16].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan"}[17].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's hashtag is recorded as The-Otaku-Encyclopedia[18].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's author of foreword is recorded as Frederik L. Schodt[19].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's OCLC work ID is recorded as 866945031[20].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's form of creative work is recorded as encyclopedia[21].
  • The Otaku Encyclopedia's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 563627[22].

Body

Works and Contributions

The Otaku Encyclopedia authored Patrick W. Galbraith[3].

Why It Matters

The Otaku Encyclopedia ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

Related Entities

encyclopedia Japan literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . OCLC, Inc.. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Open Library. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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