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Sales of Blu-ray and DVD discs have really plunged over the years as streaming becomes more popular. Sony even declared that it was halting its manufacturing of BD and minidiscs this past February. But the news website Japan Forward suggested that otaku can still keep …Read more »
The I’m Living With an Otaku NEET Kunoichi?! anime is getting ready to continue its adaptation of Kotatsu’s manga with a second cour, and a new trailer is here to preview the fun to come. Check out the latest video showing the anime off ahead …Read more »
The I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? anime previously announced January 4, 2025 premiere plans, and now a new trailer is here with another peek and a sample of the opening song. When the adaptation of Kotatsu’s manga of the same name kicks off, …Read more »
Last weekend Grand Rapids Comic Con took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It attracted thousands of fans, including many cosplaying otaku! Here’s a sampling of their outfits, from Dragon Ball Z to Demon Slayer to Naruto to Sailor Moon. And a lot more! Grand Rapids …Read more »
First announced back in February, the I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? anime—AKA NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dousei Hajimemashita and based on the manga of the same name by Mato Yakito and Kotatsu—officially has a premiere date. As revealed on the official website, the …Read more »
Otaku Vampire’s Love Bite, the new manga from Kamisama Kiss creator Julietta Suzuki, opens with Hina, a vampire shut-in living in Romania. Her father, worried about her, gives her an anime to watch. And Hina, in true otaku fashion, becomes absolutely obsessed with the anime …Read more »
In 1991, Gainax—the studio known for Gunbuster, Evangelion, and Gurren Lagann (to name a few)—debuted the two-part OVA Otaku no Video. Equal parts parody, mockumentary, and love letter to fandom, this series follows two fanboys as they strive to transcend otakudom to become “Otakings.” And now, AnimEigo is …Read more »
AnimEigo revealed that it’s releasing the Otaku No Video OVA on Blu-ray this October 8. Otaku No Video is — you guessed it — a parody of anime geekdom. And while it lampoons otaku themselves, it also gets in laughs involving Studio GAINAX and the …Read more »
This week saw Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global service adding a new title in writer 138 Neko and artist Souchu’s Otaku x Gal manga, AKA Gal ni Yasashii Otaku-kun. The English localization of the series joined the lineup earlier today. The Otaku x Gal manga …Read more »
Sometimes being an otaku is difficult. My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku opens in 2021, where 42-year-old Megumi is stunned her 16-year-old daughter is able to live so openly as an otaku. Megumi muses that things were different in her day, and then most …Read more »
There were plenty of new anime series this year that we obsessed over, but alas a new year is just around the corner and there are plenty of gems to discover. Find a new series to indulge in with the help of Otaku USA’s top …Read more »
The nominees are out for the Saturn Awards, which is the “official awards group of The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films” for more than half a century! There are three otaku interests among the titles. The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Suzume …Read more »
A recent Japanese survey pitted otaku vs. otaku to see which type of fans spend the most time and money on their hobbies. The report, put together by Yano Research Institute, surveyed men and women who either consider themselves otaku or have been labeled as …Read more »
A social media lifestyle app in Japan known as Gravity conducted a survey with women ages 20-39, asking them what they spend their money on for fun. There are plenty of necessities out there that paychecks go to—rent, groceries and bills, to name a few—but …Read more »
In Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Akira Tendo is living his best life in the zombie apocalypse, and the latest issue of Otaku USA is officially here to celebrate the new anime and so much more! The October 2023 issue is on sale …Read more »
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