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Welcome to Otapedia! an Otaku encyclopedia which compiles topics, themes and terms of Japanese Otaku culture from the classics to the newest anime, manga, games series and more!
On each page of the Otapedia database is an archive of information that provides the terms, definitions and explanations of anime, manga, games, official goods, cosplay etc that are loved by Otaku fans all around the world.
Otapedia can be used as a dictionary to find the background, story, history, characters and various terms related to certain works. In addition, Otapedia is an open service in which we gather user feedback to improve the database. It is an encyclopedia service that we create together with you, the fans. Also, original content has been published in Otapedia as a starting point, by our members who are passionate about anime, manga and games. Content will definitely increase! So please make sure to keep an eye out this space!
In addition, Otapedia will strive to bring up-to-date news and details on the latest anime series released every season. With more than 50 new series released per season, there is an abundance of information. So this service is a guide for anime fans to find exactly what interests you! and leads you to the latest anime that matches your interests and tastes the most!
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There are a countless number of anime, manga and game series produced in Japan yearly. Therefore our aim at Otapedia is to organize the terms and definitions etc of the latest works and make information and a wide variety of content readily available to Otaku fans. Check out the categories and series titles and get your hands on in-depth knowledge on the latest and trending series!

Kotokawa is an eccentric, quiet 41-year-old taxi driver who has no relatives, and tends not to get involved with others. His job is to transport customers, who all seem to be quirky in their own way, and though quiet by nature he usually converses with them. But what should be no...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

High school student Hiroshi Yuki is obsessed with video games and is one day tricked by game store manager Reona into buying a full-dive RPG called Kiwame Quest. The controversial game has received a flood of critiques for being a crap game that is considered too realistic, impos...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

One day, a salaryman named Ryo Amakusa is saved at the station by an unknown high school girl who turns out to be his little sister’s best friend, Ichika Arima. Ryo, who is a bit of a playboy, proposes a kiss and a date on the spot as a thank you, which only creeps out Ichika, to...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Set in the year 2030 in the city of Misato in Chiba Prefecture, Yun Arikawa is a genius engineer who works at Otaki Factory who one day goes to investigate a strange, supposedly abandoned building. Mei Kamino is a graduate student researching imaginary creatures who one day goes ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Nozomi Onda is a high school girl and soccer player who joins the girls’ soccer team at Warabi Seinan High School after tying out for the boys’ team in junior high school. But it turns out that the team is weak and hasn’t been able to progress past the regional tournament. Even s...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Tatsuya Yoigoshi used to be a famous soccer player called “Unbeatable Yoigoshi,” but he decides to give up sports when he enters high school. But then he’s approached by an athletic club looking to recruit him and gets into a friendly competition that will change the course of hi...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

There is a secret in this house… In the Shadow House, a large mansion perched on a cliff, live the faceless, aristocratic Shadow family and their “living dolls,” attendants that serve as their faces. One day, Kate, a girl from the Shadow family, is visited by a living doll, and ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The Shaman King - the king of the cosmos who controls all things in the universe. Once every 500 years, shaman who can communicate with spirits compete in the Shaman Fight for the title of Shaman King. One of these hopefuls is a boy named Yoh Asakura, and his battle to become the...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The Transforming Shinkansen Robot Shinkalion was developed by the Shinkansen Ultra Evolution Institute to protect the peace and safety of Japan from mysterious giant monsters. In preparation of an attack by a new enemy, the Institute developed a new type of robot, the Shinkalion ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Race through Shibuya and clear the Reapers’ Game in seven days to survive! Neku wakes up suddenly in the middle of the Shibuya Scramble, but something is off. He is no longer in the real world but a different dimension called UG (Underground) that overlaps with the real Shibuya,...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Azusa Aizawa is an extremely ordinary office worker who dies of overwork at the age of 27 only to be reincarnated into another world as an immortal witch. Reflecting on her previous life, she begins living a leisurely and slow life in the remote highlands. In her day to day, she ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Koguma is a high school girl living in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture with nothing in her life - no parents, no friends, and no hobbies. One day, she buys a used Honda Super Cub she sees at a local motorcycle shop at a great price, and her empty life begins to change as she begins ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Sei Takanashi is a workaholic in her 20s who returns home one night after a long day of overtime and is suddenly enveloped in light and transported to another world as a “saint.” Unfortunately, the ritual that was supposed to only summon a single saint ends up summoning two, and ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Cestvs is a 15-year-old boy living in Rome at the height of the empire who is enslaved and forced to fight as a boxer in the Colosseum. He is placed into a training school for boxers and before long catches the attention of the newly appointed emperor, Nero. Can he change his fat...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The Kisaragi Secret Society is a large company known to everyone around the world which calls itself an evil organization and is involved in a variety of crimes. The company is poised to defeat the heroes and finally conquer the world. However, once they do they will no longer ne...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

One day, Sakura Minamoto dies in a freak accident. Ten years later, she awakes in a strange house and is told by a mysterious idol producer named Kotaro Tatsumi that she must save Saga Prefecture by becoming an idol together with six other “legendary” girls. With Saga becoming no...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Stenonychosaurus are three wildly different dinosaurs all living together in the same one-room apartment. They work part-time, go to the public bath, and eat sweets. Sometimes they fight, but even still their fun days continue. But then one day a m...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The popular 4-panel manga spin-off becomes an anime spin-off! Follow the mischievous and humorous Rimuru and their friends in Tempest as they enjoy their daily lives!

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

It's a new year, and there are new challenges and rivals to duel! As the school year begins, Joe enters the fifth grade, and his best friends Kira and Cap are his classmates. Abaku declares the "King of Duelmatch," a tournament to determine the strongest Duelist, th...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Takemichi Hanagaki can’t seem to catch a break in life. Not only does he live in a crappy apartment with paper-thin walls, but his boss who is six years younger than him constantly treats him like an idiot, he’s completely directionless in life, he’s broke, and to top it all off,...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Letty is a young dragon who has been disowned by his family for being too timid. In order to survive in the vast world where various different species live, he sets out on a journey to find a home where he can live in peace. Along the way, he encounters a group of heroes and is s...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Ever since coming across the world of boy’s rhythmic gymnastics during the last summer of junior-high, Shotaro Futaba has become fascinated with the sport. So when he enters Soshokuan Private High School, known as Ao High for short, he heads to the boy’s rhythmic gymnastics club,...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Having defeated the Nerillian space invaders, humanity has expanded its settlements throughout the solar system and is enjoying its prosperity. One hundred years later… Humanity is in a frenzy over a huge athletic tournament to crown the Cosmic Beauty, and girls from all over the...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Yoshida is a 26-year-old salaryman on his way home from the night of drinking after having just been dumped by his one true love when he happens upon a high school girl named Sayu sitting alone on the street. After finding out that she ran away from home and has nowhere else to g...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Rules of the Pretty Boy Detective Club: Be pretty Be a boy Be a detective Be a team The Pretty Boy Detective Club - an unofficial, non-profit organization that works in secret in the Yubiwa Academy Middle School and solves all kinds of problems. Their base is an unused art room w...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Several months have passed since the “Killer B” case, and Koku and Yuna have been leading a peaceful life. But then Kirisame, a companion thought to have died at the Faura Blanca Research Institute, suddenly appears. Kirisame’s goal is to build a New World Order where canons and ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Fushi was the first “sphere” thrown into the world. An immortal being, he has the power to change into the form of anything that makes a strong impression on him and the ability to regenerate upon death. From a sphere, he turns into first a rock, then a wolf, and then a young boy...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The School Festival Arc is over, but Deku’s days at U.A. High are as hectic as ever with the announcement of a new hero ranking. Deku faces a brand new challenge against the students of class 1-B who are all putting their pride on the line to become Pro Heroes. Spirits soar among...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

After the passing of his grandfather and teacher, Setsu Sawamura moved from Aomori to Tokyo with his shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument with three strings. He finds his life fallen apart as a high school dropout drifting aimlessly, until one day his mother appears to get...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

In 1923 in Tokyo, vampires exist and have been living in hiding throughout the world since ancient times. However, in response to their numbers increasing, the government establishes Code Zero, a unit within the army tasked with cracking down on them. Created by Lieutenant Genera...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture is a city famous for its Mino ware pottery with many historical spots and museums. After moving to Tajimi City with her father who decided to leave the business world, Himeno Toyokawa begins attending Oribe Academy, where she introduces herself by s...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Year 300 of the Divine Century. At a time of great crisis, heroes and shrine maidens from all ages were summoned to the world. The Sanshu Middle School Hero Club, where these girls have gathered, has transformed into a large group of 27 total members. Having gained a powerful gro...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The newest anime adaptation, titled Yo-kai Watch ♪, is being produced by OLM Team Inoue and features series composition by Yoichi Kato, character designs by Takuzo Nagano, Miho Tanaka, and Toshiya Yamada, and music by Kenichiro Saigo. The anime’s opening theme song is "Gera ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The Demon Bull King who was once sealed away by the legendary hero Monkey King has been revived and sets his sights on conquering the world. Kid is an ordinary boy who works at a ramen shop and is a huge fan of Monkey King. One day, his life completely changes when he inherits Mo...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

In a cutthroat world where it’s kill or be killed, there are many people dealing with struggles and heartbreak. Ranmaru Ai, Takara Utashiro, Homura Hoterasu, Juka Mutsuoka, and Uru Seiren are five young men who work at Bar F and offer to heal their clients’ hearts and free them f...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

One day on his way home, Yomogi Asanaka, a first-year student at Fujiyokidai High School, meets a mysterious man named Gauma who claims to be a “kaiju user.” Suddenly, kaiju and a giant robot called Dynazenon appear. Together with Yume Minami, Koyomi Yamanaka, and Chise Asukagawa...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Thousands of years in the future, there is a city called Eden 3 inhabited by only robots and led by a robot named Zero. In this world, humans are nothing more than an ancient myth. However, one day two agriculture robots named E92 and A37 happen upon a stasis capsule containing a...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, which is based on the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, and follows up 2007’s Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, 2009’s Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and 201...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Yu-yu is a 15-year-old boy in his third year of junior high school living in Kanazawa, Kaga Province. He has the ability to sense the feeling of others, but he is troubled by the fact that he cannot say no when asked. One day, fed up with going along with his sister's hobby, ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Yasuke, the first African samurai who served under Oda Nobunaga during the Warring States period, has left his violent life behind for the peaceful life of a boatman. But for the greatest ronin ever known as the Black Samurai, his past has a way of catching up with him. After tak...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

Joy, sadness, anger. Human feelings are a power that everyone has but that no one cannot see. At times, that power may even seem to change the world. Hiori Hirahara is a girl who is always positive and can’t help but lend a hand to those in need, and Ruka Hanari is a clumsy girl ...

Last updated at, 30 Mar 2021

The president of her middle school’s science club, Ueno may be a genius inventor but she’s a total newb when it comes to romance. She’s got the hots for her fellow club member Tanaka (who is totally oblivious to her interest) and creates bizarre and sometimes pervy inventions to ...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

Naral Island is a continent of swords and magic in which humans coexist with monsters. It is the home of the dreaded Demon King. Long ago, the first heroes appeared on Naral Island and defeated the Demon King. But since then, through generation after generation, the Demon King ha...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

The original anime Kemurikusa is being directed by Tatsuki at studio Yaoyorozu with Yuko Shiromizu and Yoshihisa Isa handling the art direction and animation direction respectively, while Yoshitada Fukuhara is producing the animation. The anime will premiere in Japan on BS Fuji, ...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

In an undisclosed city of modern Japan, a handful of female high school students from Shinyo Academy are mysteriously vanishing without a trace. Rumors are rapidly spreading within the school that the missing students’ lives are being taken by a ghostly shinigami named Boogiepop,...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

The Rising of the Shield Hero follows Naofumi Iwatani, a 20 year-old university student who was whisked away to a fantasy game-like realm of monsters and magic after discovering a book about Four Heroes. Iwatani is chosen as one of these four and given the mantle of the Shield He...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

2015 - mysterious flying creatures known as Zai suddenly appear over central Asia. Endowed with fighting power that vastly outperforms any existing aircraft, nations soon find themselves taking heavy damage. In order to fight back, humanity creates fighter aircraft called “Daught...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019

In a desolate expanse of wasteland, people survive by cooperating and trading goods and supplies. The Kotobuki Squadron make a living as bodyguards for hire. Led by a strict yet beautiful squad leader, an unreliable commanding officer, and a truly skilled maintenance chief, the s...

Last updated at, 15 Jan 2019