William W. Kelly is Professor of Anthropology and Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Deference and Defiance in Nineteenth-Century Japan.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating the FansWilliam W. Kelly 1. B-Boys and B-Girls: Rap Fandom and Consumer Culture in JapanIan Condry 2. Letters from the Heart: Negotiating Fan–Star Relationships in Japanese Popular MusicChristine R. Yano 3. Buying Intimacy: Proximity and Exchange at a Japanese Rock ConcertCarolyn S. Stevens 4 Sense and Sensibility at the Ballpark: What Fans Make of Professional Baseball in Modern Japan William W. Kelly 5. It's a "Gottsan" World: The Role of the Patron in SumoR. Kenji Tierney 6. Rakugo Fans at Play: Promoting the Art, Creating Community, Inventing SelvesLorie Brau 7. Vinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice: The Japanese CaseShuhei Hosokawa and Hideaki Matsuoka 8. Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand: The Pleasure and Politics of Japan's Amateur Comics CommunityMatthew Thorn Glossary of Japanese Terms Contributors Index

William W. Kelly is Professor of Anthropology and Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Deference and Defiance in Nineteenth-Century Japan.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating the FansWilliam W. Kelly 1. B-Boys and B-Girls: Rap Fandom and Consumer Culture in JapanIan Condry 2. Letters from the Heart: Negotiating Fan–Star Relationships in Japanese Popular MusicChristine R. Yano 3. Buying Intimacy: Proximity and Exchange at a Japanese Rock ConcertCarolyn S. Stevens 4 Sense and Sensibility at the Ballpark: What Fans Make of Professional Baseball in Modern Japan William W. Kelly 5. It's a "Gottsan" World: The Role of the Patron in SumoR. Kenji Tierney 6. Rakugo Fans at Play: Promoting the Art, Creating Community, Inventing SelvesLorie Brau 7. Vinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice: The Japanese CaseShuhei Hosokawa and Hideaki Matsuoka 8. Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand: The Pleasure and Politics of Japan's Amateur Comics CommunityMatthew Thorn Glossary of Japanese Terms Contributors Index

William W. Kelly is Professor of Anthropology and Sumitomo Professor of Japanese Studies at Yale University. He is the author of Deference and Defiance in Nineteenth-Century Japan.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Locating the FansWilliam W. Kelly 1. B-Boys and B-Girls: Rap Fandom and Consumer Culture in JapanIan Condry 2. Letters from the Heart: Negotiating Fan–Star Relationships in Japanese Popular MusicChristine R. Yano 3. Buying Intimacy: Proximity and Exchange at a Japanese Rock ConcertCarolyn S. Stevens 4 Sense and Sensibility at the Ballpark: What Fans Make of Professional Baseball in Modern Japan William W. Kelly 5. It's a "Gottsan" World: The Role of the Patron in SumoR. Kenji Tierney 6. Rakugo Fans at Play: Promoting the Art, Creating Community, Inventing SelvesLorie Brau 7. Vinyl Record Collecting as Material Practice: The Japanese CaseShuhei Hosokawa and Hideaki Matsuoka 8. Girls and Women Getting Out of Hand: The Pleasure and Politics of Japan's Amateur Comics CommunityMatthew Thorn Glossary of Japanese Terms Contributors Index