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Reddit mentions of The Otaku Encyclopedia: An Insider's Guide to the Subculture of Cool Japan
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Well, it kinda depends on which aspect of otaku culture you are most interested in (if you want to study cosplayers, or anime conventions, for instance).
But, as a general introduction, I guess Lawrence Eng's writings are very good: this one, this one, this one and this one. He's also the author of two chapters in the aforementioned Fandom Unbound book, which is, IMO, the best book on otakuology so far, and his PhD dissertation is quite good as well (but it's behind a hell of a paywall, and you might find it not worth the money).
After that, I recommend you to read Patrick Galbraith's works. Most of them are available on academia.edu (start with "Otakuology: a Dialogue", and go from there).
He's also the author of two great books: Otaku Encyclopedia and Otaku Spaces (as you're in Indonesia, you might want to check those books on BookDepository: gotta love free delivery worldwide).
Last, but not least: if you have institutional access, Mechademia is the kinda-official international journal of anime and manga studies, otakuology and related stuff. Really, read it. Or, at least, skim through their articles.
If you've got any more questions, please feel free to ask ;)