OTAKU

A still of <n>Motoko Kusanagi</n> from <n>Mamoru Oshii</n>'s 1995 animated film <n>Ghost in the Shell</n>.

A still of <n>Motoko Kusanagi</n> from the 1995 anime film <n>Ghost in the Shell</n>, directed by <n>Mamoru Oshii</n>.

<n>Lain Iwakura</n> in a scene from the 1998 cyberpunk anime <n>Serial Experiments Lain</n>.

A panel from the manga series <n>Nana</n> featuring the character <n>Nana Komatsu</n>.

A still from <n>Perfect Blue</n> (1997), a psychological thriller directed by <n>Satoshi Kon</n>.

A still of <n>Faye Valentine</n> from the <n>Cowboy Bebop</n> episode “My Funny Valentine,” 1998.

The character <n>Michiko Malandro</n> from the 2008 anime series <n>Michiko & Hatchin</n>.

<n>Mima Kirigoe</n> in a still from the 1997 film <n>Perfect Blue</n>, directed by <n>Satoshi Kon</n>.

A scene from the 1991 anime film <n>Silent Möbius</n>.

A still from the 1989 anime <n>Goku Midnight Eye</n>, directed by <n>Yoshiaki Kawajiri</n>.

The character <n>Luther</n> from the webcomic <n>Ranfren</n>.

A still from the 1988 animated film <n>Akira</n>, directed by <n>Katsuhiro Otomo</n>.

A still from the anime <n>Cowboy Bebop</n>, directed by <n>Shinichiro Watanabe</n>.

A still of protagonist <n>Lain Iwakura</n> from the 1998 <n>cyberpunk</n> anime series <n>Serial Experiments Lain</n>.