Otaku (Japanese: おたく, オタク, or ヲタク) is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers...

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (Japanese: ヲタクに恋は難しい, Hepburn: Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by...

death in 1997 and was executed by hanging in 2008. Miyazaki was dubbed the "Otaku Murderer" due to his extensive collection of anime, manga, horror videotapes...

Otaku Unite! is a 2004 documentary film by Eric Bresler on American fans of Japanese culture, specifically anime and manga, known as otaku. Otaku Unite...

Otaku USA is a bimonthly magazine published by Sovereign Media, which covers various elements of the "otaku" lifestyle (such as anime, manga, video games...

black market. Akihabara is considered by many to be the centre of Japanese otaku culture, and is a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga...

mainly with stylized imagery in manga, anime, and video games, lolicon in otaku culture is generally understood as distinct from desires for realistic depictions...

Otaku no Seiza: An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy (おたくの星座, lit. "Constellation of the Geeks") is a role-playing video game developed by Advance Communications...

Otaku Vampire's Love Bite (Japanese: 推しに甘噛み, Hepburn: Oshi ni Amagami) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki. It began...

Otaku Elf (Japanese: 江戸前エルフ, Hepburn: Edomae Erufu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiko Higuchi [ja]. It began serialization...

Otaku: Japan's Database Animals (動物化するポストモダン：オタクから見た日本社会, Dōbutsuka-suru Postmodern: Otaku kara mita Nihon Shakai) is a nonfiction essay that relates otaku...

Otaku no Video (おたくのビデオ, Otaku no Bideo, lit. "Otakus' Video") is a 1991 Japanese original video animation (OVA) produced by Gainax. The anime spoofs...

Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku (ヲタクに恋は難しい, Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii) is a 2020 Japanese romantic comedy film based on the webmanga series of the same...

I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? (ニートくノ一となぜか同棲はじめました, Nīto Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita, lit. 'For Some Reason I Started Living with...

Densha otaku (電車オタク) are railfans in Japan who participate in a variety of activities as part of their interest in railways. Alternatively named tetsudo...

"Otaku Hot Girl" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, released on June 28, 2024 from her third studio album Megan (2024). Produced by Bankroll...

February 21, 2013. Ariyama's murder caused a surge in the moral panic against otaku culture in Japan. Kaoru Kobayashi was born on November 30, 1968, in the...

styles. One of its sub-attractions is Lolicon. Initially discussed as male otaku sexuality in Japan, it has more recently been examined within the context...

anything otaku related. In response to reader demand, Manga Burikko removed nude photographs of girls and explicit sex from its contents. The term "otaku" was...

Otaku Girl is a science fiction novel written by Louis Bulaong and published on June 23, 2021. The story was first posted as a webnovel, becoming noted...

Originally found in Japanese bishōjo games, the word is now part of the otaku moe phenomenon, reaching into other media. The term was made popular in...

characters in anime, manga, video games, and other media directed at the otaku market. Moe, however, has also gained usage to refer to feelings of affection...

Jirō Suzuki (鈴木 次郎, Suzuki Jirō, born February 14) is a Japanese manga artist. She is the writer and illustrator of the manga MAGiMAGi, and has provided...

put together by the owner, ita-bags can also be purchased ready-made in otaku shops. These stores also often partner with game centers to create ita-bag...

and Milagros Juárez of the UPP cosplayed as anime characters to get the otaku vote. On October 28, 2024, The Vatican unveiled its own anime-styled mascot...

Real Men of Genius is a series of advertisements, primarily 60-second American radio spots, for Bud Light beer. The campaign was originally conceived by...

characters. otaku (おたく, オタク, ヲタク): The literal translation of the word is another person's house or family (お宅, otaku). In Japanese slang, otaku is mostly...

My Otaku Girlfriend (Spanish: Mi novia otaku) is a Venezuelan film released in 2023 and directed by Edio Raven. The plot follows a young Venezuelan mangaka...

Otakus in Love (恋の門, Koi no Mon) is a Japanese manga series by Jun Hanyunyū. It was adapted into a live action film in 2004. Ryuhei Matsuda - Mon Aoki...

indicated that, of the 186¥ billion (US$1.66 billion) in revenue seen by the otaku industry in 2007, doujin sales made up 14.9% (US$274 million). Literary...