Dr Otaku, aka, Dr Ananya Saha talks about manga, anime, comic studies and other allied visual arts. Her doctoral thesis is titled "The Gaikokujin and its Kin: A Study of the Representation of the 'Outsider' in Modern Manga". She is an assistant professor by day, and a geek par excellence by night. She researches, publishes, lectures, and mentors students in myriad areas pertaining to comic studies.