otaku

There haven’t been any cosplay conventions in over a year, which sucks! But when life gives you lemons, you can make…

It’s fitting that in a year where traditional shoots and shows are going to be off the table, one of our first…

The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later, it’s still hard to snag one, especially in Japan. Early…

Currently, anyone in Japan is free to dress as their favorite characters. But it might not stay free for them to do…

Last year at the Fancy Frontier manga and anime expo in Taipei, a Taiwanese cosplayer got in trouble with the law…

A state of emergency was declared in Japan due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many people have stayed home, and…

The hit book and TV series Densha Otoko (Train Man) is getting a Hollywood adaptation.

Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese pop star, actress, illustrator and TV personality. She’s found mainstream success in…

Imagine that all The Simpsons characters were into anime, manga, and Japanese video games. They would probably say…

Weird tropes find their way into anime, and I’m not just talking about tentacle porn. Judgment aside, cat girls,…

This is Nama Gundam. He likes to snowboard, dressed in Gundam gear. Bless him.

Technology! It does good things like make our lives better. You know, like making things such as computers,…

For years now, maid cafes have been popular in Japan's geek and gaming districts. Most of them are similar and…

Sometimes you like being with others. Other times, you want to be alone with your hobbies and diversions. For those…

Outbreak Company is a love letter to otaku everywhere—and that is both its greatest strength and greatest weakness.

That's not my opinion, mind you. That's what people online in Japan are saying.

You know how in-game romances go: you say whatever it takes to get your love interest. Usually, all you have to do…

That's the question explored in this week's PBS Idea Channel video.

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…

Maybe you are creepy geek (née, "otaku"). Maybe you're not! But maybe other people say you are, and you'd really…