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Last week, we posted a poll asking readers what they felt was the best sports anime of all time. Over 800 responses poured in very quickly, spread across more than 55 different series, so we’ve organized the results into a top ten list. Before we …Read more »
With the Summer anime season wrapping up, we polled our readers last weekend to find out which Summer 2021 series they wound up enjoying most. It’s interesting to compare these results to our previous poll asking which Summer 2021 series readers were excited for back …Read more »
With the Fall 2021 anime season coming up in October, we polled our readers last weekend to find out what which Fall 2021 series they were most excited for. This Fall season features new seasons for many popular shows like Demon Slayer, Shield Hero, and …Read more »
Early Thursday morning, someone broke into Otaku Detroit, an otaku-themed store in Madison Heights, Michigan, and stole $7,000 worth of figurines and whatever was in the cash register. The suspect still remains at large. The figurines taken were rare, implying this is someone with knowledge …Read more »
Japanese-American journalist Roland Kelts’s pioneering book Japanamerica has been translated into several languages across Asia and Europe, including Japanese. Now thanks to Odaiba Ediciones in Spain, it’s getting a new officially licensed Spanish translation. Anime and manga are very popular in Spain and throughout Latin …Read more »
It’s a wish fulfillment trope that’s made it into almost every anime genre, from romantic comedies to scif-fi and fantasy. Plot circumstances drop an ordinary average guy into a close living/working situation with a group of attractive women, and inexplicably they all fall for him …Read more »
There’s good news for fans of the manga Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku. While the manga itself has ended after more than six years of publication (and after getting more than 12 million copies in circulation), it’s receiving a spinoff. The spinoff will debut …Read more »
Last month we ran a reader poll on the best mecha franchise, and Mobile Suit Gundam won so handily that we just had to find out which Gundam series or standalone film was most popular. Given Gundam‘s history spanning over 40 years as one of …Read more »
Idols leave their groups for all kinds of reasons, but not many of them are as honest as Iroha Tanaka. The member of the Hiroshima-based unit Planck Stars announced that she’ll be leaving, and one of the key reasons behind the exit is the group’s …Read more »
A couple weeks back, the Spring 2021 anime season was ending with the next season just around the corner, so we decided to find out which upcoming Summer 2021 series our readers are most excited about. Now the season is upon us, with several shows …Read more »
At the end of last week, we opened a poll asking our readers for their favorite mecha anime of all time. It was a tall order, given that mecha is one of anime’s oldest and most prolific genres, but readers came through with nearly 600 …Read more »
The Spring 2021 anime season is pretty much over, so it’s time to take a look at which ones people enjoyed most. We polled Otaku USA readers this week about their favorite Spring 2021 anime, gathering over 500 responses across over 45 titles. Now we’ve …Read more »
A few weeks ago, we opened a poll to find our about our readers’ favorite anime in the iyashikei genre. Generally referred to as “healing anime”; these are titles considered to have a calming or therapeutic effect on viewers. Typically this attributed to a focus …Read more »
The time has come for the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine to hit stands, and this one is another that’s near and dear to our hearts. Whether you’re a subscriber or out on the hunt for the magazine in the wild, Bell and Wiene …Read more »
Have you been pining for those special feelings only romance anime can deliver? Whether you’re looking for something somber and nice, or want to stir your emotions into overdrive, there’s something perfect for you within the pages of our free Romance Anime: A Guided Tour …Read more »
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