Japanese polling site Goo, which often asks its readers anime and manga-related questions, just released the results of a recent poll asking, “which celebrities are you most surprised to learn have otaku hobbies?” Depending on how much attention you pay to Japanese pop culture, your …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki isn't one for mincing words, and he recently got the opportunity to share more of his personal thoughts on otaku. He's had his share of things to say about otaku in the past , so an interviewer begged the question, "Aren't you, also, …Read more »
A significant percentage of Japan’s population are self-proclaimed otaku, according to a report by the Yano Research Institute . The research firm polled 10,080 men and women aged 15-69, 23% of whom said they consider themselves otaku. In a bit of bad news for the …Read more »
Machicon are a recent phenomenon in Japan. Typically speed-dating-ish events organized in towns or cities throughout Japan, machicon aim to help singles meet each other and hook up with the ulterior motive of drawing people to the bars and restaurants in depressed shopping districts. Enter …Read more »
For fans of 90s anime in particular, the name Starchild is instantly recognizable. The anime arm of giant record label King Records, Starchild was involved with the financing and music production of a string of hits in the 90s, including Evangelion , Nadesico , and …Read more »
Revered Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki is known for speaking out in interviews, and that held true in a recent television talk in which Miyazaki let everyone know what he feels is one of the key problems holding the anime industry back. While sketching, Miyazaki …Read more »
If there is perhaps one thing capable of transcending all of otaku culture, in all of its variegated niches and subniches, it’s gotta be beer. Right? Let’s roll with it, because there is a beer fair in Akihabara and it sounds like a ton of …Read more »
Hello, everyone! I have a bad habit of staying up late; reading manga, watching anime, playing games, writing articles for Otaku USA, working on my original manga, etc. Otaku life is very exhausting. I heard that you guys drink energy drinks in the U.S., but …Read more »
Japanese company Flight System Consulting has put out a strange little iPhone app that tells you the time via a message delivered from the mouth of your favorite anime archetype. While you won't find any officially licensed characters in Toki-Doki Dokei , whatever your particular …Read more »
Remember when we combined with mega-mac Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu to ask you, the people, what tickles your fancy as American otaku? Well, 800 stepped up to the Foreign Otaku challenge, and the results of our readership poll were just published in the September …Read more »
Stop the press! Otaku USA Magazine has joined forces with Japan's Weekly Famitsu magazine! And now, the Land of the Rising Sun's most legendary video game magazine wants to ask YOU a few questions about your burning passion for anime, manga, and games that you …Read more »
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