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[QUOTE] From Mizuko Ito, Fandom Unbound, loc. 246-63
Even as otaku culture is recuperated by elites and the mainstream, and as the terms “anime” and “manga” have become part of a common international lexicon, otaku culture and practice have retained their subcultural credibility. In Japan, much of manga