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While drawing manga has long been a scholarly subject in Japan, one you can actually go and learn at a university, anime has been overlooked in the field of academia. This wont be so anymore as already a couple of Japanese universities including the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku) have announced their plans to open graduate and undergraduate courses in animation and all that surrounds it. Seems like it wont be long until fellow Otaku in Japan like the one above, albeit (very) lonesome, will be respected scholars. And I bet nothing woos hugpillows like a university title!

[Japan Sugoi]

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  • 7 Comments

    1. animemecha
      October 31st, 2007 at 4:44 pm

      Otakuology?

      This is relevent to my interest

    2. October 31st, 2007 at 8:45 pm

      The only real Otakuologist I know is Patrick Macias, he’s otaku about otaku.

    3. Link
      November 2nd, 2007 at 11:21 am

      This smells of Cha— O SHI
      Rules are rules!

    4. November 3rd, 2007 at 11:01 pm

      Link, if you are refering to rules one and two, those rules are fake, created by the newfags.

    5. Link
      November 5th, 2007 at 7:47 am

      True, Nahu. I was expecting *someone* to say that.

    6. November 9th, 2007 at 9:44 am

      lol!
      So very true… sad, but true.
      Hopefully, i mean, i guess probably otakus will earn a bit more respect in society as “graduates” and “proffesionals”

      also

      I have a blog
      http://nipponmedia.net
      Is about Japanese music in general, it had downloads and much more. The site includes a forum, and is a great place to meet people interested or learn more about Japan, japanese culture, anime, music and more, please visit it if you have somet time.

    7. hirisha
      December 14th, 2007 at 8:32 am

      hallo there!! i am a student and have learnt the basics of 3d animation. i would like to study further in japan..animation..may it be 2d or 3d! i am also learning japanese at the universtity hier! so please can some one help me out with the courses that are available. i am glad there are bachelors and graduate courses!!!!! juuhuu!


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