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are Japanese female history buffs, who may also use the speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan in their social gatherings. ''Reki-jo'' are a kind of
Model Anne Watanabe, daughter of actor Ken Watanabe, is a notable ''reki-jo''.
The
otaku
is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, such as anime, manga, video games, computers or other highly enthusiastic hobbies. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. ...
, people obsessed with a particular interest. Economic activity relating to the fad
A fad, trend, or craze is any form of collective behavior that develops within a culture, a generation, or social group in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a short time period.
Fads are objects or behaviors tha ...
generated US$725 million per year .
Etymology
Reki-jo is a contraction of .Persons of interest
The Shinsengumi are a common interest of ''reki-jo''. Other historical figures commonly of interest to ''reki-jo'' include: *Date Masamune
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' during the Azuchi–Momoyama period through the early Edo period. Heir to a long line of powerful feudal lords in the Tōhoku region, he went on to found the modern-day city of Sendai. An outstanding tactician, he w ...
* Sanada Yukimura
* Ishida Mitsunari
was a Japanese samurai and military commander of the late Sengoku period of Japan. He is probably best remembered as the commander of the Western army in the Battle of Sekigahara following the Azuchi–Momoyama period of the 16th century. He ...
* Naoe Kanetsugu
* Sakamoto Ryōma
* Iwamoto Tetsuzō.
Notable ''reki-jo''
Model Anne Watanabe, daughter of actor Ken Watanabe, is a notable ''reki-jo''.
The manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
and anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
character from the ''Genshiken
is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and their lifestyle. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of M ...
'' franchise is an example of a reki-jo in popular fiction.
In the series ''Girls und Panzer
, abbreviated as ''GuP'' or ''Garupan'' , is a Japanese franchise created by Actas. It depicts a competition between girls' high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport.
The series was directed by Tsutomu Miz ...
'', the Hippo Team is made up of Ooarai Girls High School's reki-jo clique.
See also
* Anime and manga fandom *Cosplay
Cosplay, a blend word of "costume play", is an activity and performance art in which participants called cosplayers wear costumes and Fashion accessory, fashion accessories to represent a specific Character (arts), character. Cosplayers often i ...
*''Sengoku Basara
is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including three anime shows, an anime movie, a live action show, and numerous drama CDs, light novels, manga, and stage plays. Its story ...
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References
External links
* {{Japanese social terms Fandom Japanese values Otaku Women-related neologisms