Mountain Sheep (Ovis canadensis) Metapopulation in Southern California. Shaded areas indicate mountain ranges with resident populations, arrows indicate documented intermountain movements, the dotted lines show fenced highways (after Bleich et al.
Otaku (ããã/ãªã¿ã¯) is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom. Its contemporary usage originated with Akio Nakamori's 1983 essay in Manga Burikko. Otaku may be used as a pejorative; its negativity stems from the stereotypical view of otaku and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, The Otaku Murderer, in 1989.
The Sokuon is a Japanese character representing a small tsu (ã£ or ã in either Hiragana or Katakana respectively).This small tsu quite simply means that the consonant in the next character is âdoubledâ, and a slight pause results.For example, in the word âYukkuriâ (ãã£ãã), the word is pronounced âyuâ (a slight pause of one mora) âkuriâ. The ã£ (tsu) represents this slight pause.his small tsu quite simply means that the consonant in the next character is âdoubledâ, and a slight pause results. For example, in the word âYukkuriâ (ãã£ãã), the word is pronounced âyuâ (a slight pause of one mora) âkuriâ.