“Before Covid-19 introduced ‘self-quarantine,’ the otaku was the modern-day hermit who, absorbed in the world of ACG (animation, comics, and games), loyally practices their rituals connecting the physical and virtual realms. Artist Lu Yang, perhaps once an otaku, extends this practice into his fantastical animated realms composed of sci-fi narratives and pop aesthetics.”
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