Back in 2017, we reported about a new service for otaku in Japan looking to tie the knot called ToraCon. Over the last year, the service has been doing well, apparently, because it’s now adding a range of new ways for potential otaku couples to …Read more »
It can be hard for an otaku to find love. Enter “Otapa,” short for otaku party, a matchmaking event that takes place in major Japanese cities. The otaku matchmaking parties, which are limited to otaku (participants must take a test to determine their otaku level …Read more »
If you follow general-interest Japan news, you’re probably well aware of the dropping rates of childbirth and marriage affecting the country. Though the problem isn’t limited to – or, as some mainstream outlets would have you believe, because of – otaku, they too are a …Read more »
Matt Schley
