The Activity and Identification of ACG Otakus in Taiwan– from the Viewpoint of Serious Leisure.

• Main Authors: Wang Hung-Ju, 汪宏儒
• Other Authors: Hsia Li-Ming
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/m88v9h

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 區域政策與發展研究所 === 97 === The prosperous culture of OTAKU, is the " personal liberalism and democracy on the internet". The knowing of OTAKU is changing from "small scale and low priority" to "market leader". Otaku can spread high level information, and high purchasing power. The society has become the information and market leading character. The basic definition of OTAKU is " Someone take care on some people or things." and "OTAKU has plentiful knowledge and creative on something, and will spread the information and create". The word "OTAKU" is not only means on the people who loves animation and comic, but also define these people's characteristics and unique communication form. The competition in the society make them to get more knowledge and technique, and the power to gather their collection. It can upgrade the whole society's level and make the society more special. According to Stebbins' serious leisure theory:" someone who join the avocational, volunteer activity systematically and join it like their career, to show off and get special technique, knowledge and experience, make them feel joyful and full of substance." Combine these things, in this research, we try to compare the theory of Serious Leisure and the ACG OTAKU in Taiwan, and find out the knowledge, activity and the curiosity of OTAKUS can be explained by Serious Leisure.