Tora Con, Japan’s foremost otaku-oriented dating service, takes the otaku part of its matchmaking system very seriously. It’s a sister company to dojinshi shop Toranoana, after all, and went so far as ...

For the longest time in Japan, to be an otaku was to be an outcast. To be labeled an "otaku" was to be branded with the staple of being an awkward, ...

It used to be that being an otaku was often a synonymous status with “single,” but that’s not necessarily the case anymore. The current otaku boom has made being a hard-core anime fan more acceptable ...

In Japan, otaku is a dirty word. While the word first tumbled out of the mouth of Lynn Minmay during an episode of the seminal sci-fi/mecha anime “Macross” in 1982, it was the work of a man ...

Otaku characters in anime are not only entertaining, but also relatable, capturing the essence of what it means to be a devoted fan of something, be it anime, gaming, or cosplay. Their journeys ...

As new details come out about Otaku Coin, a cryptocurrency derived from Ethereum, fans in Japan and the west are increasingly skeptical.

Otakon ’97 attracts animated group Convention: Three-day affair here is ‘otaku heaven’ for eclectic fans of Japanese animation.

What comes inside the Otaku Box for May 2025? The May 2025 Otaku Box includes 11 anime-themed items, such as figures, shirts, posters, and collectibles; each item is carefully picked to excite fans.