Manga-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan
Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child — now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly known as an "otaku," someone obsessed with Japanese pop culture.
The Hamburg-born 27-year-old also has a Japanese wife, speaks the language and is thinking of studying at a Japanese university when he retires.
"I think everybody has an otaku inside," Brodersen said, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the title of his favourite Japanese manga, "One Punch Man."
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