CoconatsuPLUS is a journal dedicated to otaku writing.

The goal of this collection is to foster critical, theoretical, and philosophical reflection on contemporary media culture rooted in the cute, hyper-saturated machine of moe. Writers are encouraged to bridge multidisciplinary topics in order to inquire questions that cannot be answered alone.

Through art, we observe the deeper circuits of the larger world, the charting of even historical events or periods with relation to events of those times. Culture is a large part of any developmental project, and it shifts endlessly, just like the Otaku itself.

Otaku are not a demographic of consumers, nor a mere group of people, it is a state of becoming. A topological structure of desire and production that eludes steady definition and yet remains pertinent as a real force of energy.

Doujinshi, Anikura, and games all continue to reshape themselves through the flux of cultural conditions. Archetypes, niche music genres, or cores, gain mass in context and viscosity. Comiket metastasizes on a global scale leading to an endless intensification.

To become Otaku is to desire endlessly; chances are, you already are.

If you have work you are willing to submit (and if it meets an arbitrary quality standard), please send inquiries to: coconatsuplus@gmail.com