Aoi Aki

[Machine Translation] He was once called the "standard-bearer of the new generation" for naming "Otaku". He ran side by side with popular idols and national photographers. Akio Nakano is a freelance writer. He will soon be 60 years old, and his remaining time is coming to an end. As he approaches the "autumn" of his life, he recalls the "youth" of the Showa and Heisei eras. Legendary idols who committed suicide, that era when they were called "newcomers," national beauty girls and lost designers, conservative dons who entered the water, and the secret story behind the birth of "otaku. -The story of the birth of "Otaku". Creators, young people, idols, and floating people living in Tokyo... This is a personal novel of the whole body of work, carefully weaving the story of each person's youth and each person's life.

かつて“おたく”を命名し、“新人類の旗手”と呼ばれた。人気アイドルや国民的カメラマンらと、時代を並走した。フリーライター・中野秋夫。もうすぐ還暦で、自らの残り時間も見えてきた。人生の「秋」に差し掛かり、思い出すのは、昭和/平成の「青春」時代のことだ。自殺してしまった伝説のアイドル、“新人類”と呼ばれたあの時代、国民的美少女と迷デザイナー、入水した保守論壇のドン、そして、“おたく”誕生秘話―。東京に生きる、クリエイター、若者、アイドル、浮遊人種...それぞれの青春、それぞれの人生を丹念に紡いだ渾身の私小説。