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[189][190] Fan response See also: Anime and manga fandom, ACG (subculture), and List of anime conventions Cosplay of Madoka Kaname and Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica during Tracon 2013 event at the Tampere Hall in Tampere, Finland A replica of the German Army's Panzer 4, made by an enthusiastic fan, and a motorcycle with illustrations of characters from the anime "Girls und Panzer" were photographed in Ōarai, Ibaraki , where the anime is set. Anime clubs gave rise to anime conventions in the 1990s with the "anime boom", a period marked by anime's increased global popularity. [191] These conventions are dedicated to anime and manga and include elements like cosplay contests and industry talk panels. [192] Cosplay, a portmanteau of "costume play", is not unique to anime and has become popular in contests and masquerades at anime conventions. [193] Japanese culture and words have entered English usage through the popularity of the medium, including otaku, an unflattering Japanese term commonly used in English to denote an obsessive fan of anime and/or manga. [194] Another word that has arisen describing obsessive fans in the United States is wapanese meaning 'white individuals who want to be Japanese', or later known as weeaboo or weeb, individuals who demonstrate an obsession with Japanese anime subculture, a term that originated from abusive content posted on the website 4chan.
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