otaku culture stigma japan 1990s
Why Did Otaku Culture Stigma Crush Voice Actors?
In 1994, Japanese broadcasters began officially banning self-identified otaku from prime-time talk shows, which explains why otaku culture stigma crushed voice actors. The pressure to hide fandom turned what many imagined as a dream job into a battlefield of public shaming and mental strain. Otaku Culture Stigma in Japan 1990s