The convention of anime and manga fans, which has been gaining followers in the country for decades, will meet on January 13 and 14 in Bariloche.
Otaku with. An image of last year’s edition of the meeting, the first to be held in our country.
After the rise of comic con, the second edition of the Otaku Withwhich celebrates the Japanese culture that gave origin to anime and mangawith a new fan meeting that will take place in Bariloche on January 13 and 14.
Anime, superheroes, cosplay, comics and online games coexist in the second edition of the convention that will also feature the behind-the-scenes secrets of the films: makeup and special effects explained by specialists, cosplayers, illustrators and music. We talk with Cecilia Rodríguez, from Otaku Comic Storecreator of this convention.
Journalist: Is there a rise in otaku culture?
Cecilia Rodriguez: It has existed for about 35 or 40 years but has become exponential in recent times due to connectivity. Otaku culture is oriental and has started in Japan with manga and anime. I have been a fan for a long time and when I try to explain what it is about I say that if they saw Heidi, Robotech, or Mazinger Z, they were already watching anime without knowing it. The culture is resurfacing, we are avid manga readers and the new generations reading this. Even if what they read is minimal, they are already beginning to read.
Q: What is the relationship between children and otaku?
C.R.: We have comic shops where we deal with kids and there are increasingly younger kids who are fans of manga and anime. Anime is put on the platforms so they have daily, continuous and easy access. When they see it they fall in love or they love it because it is a very rich culture, it has a lot of things, fantasies, things for children and not so children, warriors, dragons, princesses, it is like many fairy tales mixed together that attract attention.
Q: How do you come to the Otaku convention inspired by Comic Con?
C.R..: Our desire to hold conventions comes from seeing that people have an important desire for what this world is, so we did the Otaku Con. We started in El Bolsón, and in Bariloche we met with production companies, it exceeded expectations at the convocation level and the people who came Very important players came and although it is something niche, everyone was fascinated and we ended with the Otaku Con walking down the main avenue. It was an immense parade of cosplayers that culminated in the National Snow Festival. Suddenly there was a large audience watching the traditional snow festival and he found another lot of people with amazing costumes and from there the second one arose. We try to fill that gap left by otaku culture.
Q: How do you attract a heterogeneous audience of such varied ages?
C.R.: The culture has so many attractive things that people come and get hooked, before the dad brought the kids and now they are the ones who bring the parents, everything got mixed up. The convention has role-playing games and computer games. As much as reading is wonderful, the youngest and many need virtuality so we play online games. We try to have a little of everything, that’s why it’s something striking.
Source: Ambito
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