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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!

Arle Nadja is a recurring character that appears in many of the games in the Puyo Puyo franchise. Despite being known for her appearances in games like Puyo Puyo 2 and Puyo Puyo Tetris, Arle, like many other characters, first debuted in the Mado Monogatari series. This first-pers...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Made in Abyss is a franchise that was first conceived as a manga by writer and illustrator Akihito Tsukushi and has been published by Takeshobo’s Web Comic Gamma since 2012. As of early 2021, chapters of Made in Abyss have been compiled into a total of nine tankobon volumes. In J...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Love Live! School Idol Project Series, also known as Love Live! was created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimono. It is a Japanese multimedia franchise with many different platforms, including animated television series, films, light novels, manga, and video games. It was initial...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Love Live! School Idol Project Series, otherwise known by the more simplified Love Live!, is a Japanese franchise created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino. Love Live is a multimedia project that was produced through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Arts through the Lantis musi...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The League of Legends game series, along with fan-favorite Vi, has been extremely popular ever since it was first released. Vi is a quick-tempered, fierce, and witty character who is initially portrayed as a scam artist from the streets of Zaun. The popular character has an incre...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Konosuba (the abbreviated title of KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!) is a comedy fantasy franchise that was first published as a series of web novels in 2012, but was later printed as light novels by Kadokawa in 2013. As the light novel series gained popularity, ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The Kingdom Hearts series is a popular action role-playing game published by Square Enix and first released for the PlayStation 2 in March 2002. The most recent title, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory, was released for various consoles on November 11th, 2020. The series acts much...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Kin-Iro Mosaic: Pretty Days is the original video animation of the popular manga, Kin-Iro Mosaic. Otherwise known as “Golden Mosaic” or Kinmoza, Kin-Iro Mosaic started off as a 4-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The manga began serialization in June of 2010 and ra...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Kantai Collection, frequently abbreviated as KanColle, is a Japanese free-to-play web browser game. It was developed by Kadokawa Games and published by DMM with a central theme being the personification of World War II warships as young women. Each girl has the personality and ch...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Of the famous Kamen Rider franchise, Kamen Rider W impressed fans with its innovative twists and throwbacks to its 1970s roots. The series consistently ranks as one of the fan favorites out of over 30 entries. Thematically, the series incorporates elements from western detective ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The romantic comedy series, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, began as a manga created by Aka Akasaka and serialized in Miracle Jump in mid-2015, but later moved to Weekly Young Jump the following year. As the series rose in popularity, the more diehard fans of the series created a sizab...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Kyoto Animation's wildly popular seinen series K-On! remains a hit with fans over ten years after its debut. Each character in the series brings a realistic and unique charm, meaning fans form diverse followings around their favorites. Fans of the band's drummer, Ritsu Ta...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

One of the most powerful forces in comic history is the Justice League. Made of some of the most powerful superheroes and heroines in comic history. Comprising men like Superman and the Flash, even having plenty of female superheroes like Superwoman and the Black Canary. With th...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series that was written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It began serialization in 1987 through Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The story of the series is divided into eight different parts, with each part following a new...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The Idolmaster Platinum Stars is a Japanese simulation video game within The Idolmaster series. It was developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for PlayStation 4 in July of 2016. As in many other The Idolmaster games, the player acts as the producer in 765 Production...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Cybage. It is based on The Idolmaster franchise, with similar game elements but a new cast of characters. Much like The Idolmaster, the story of The Idolmaster Cinderella G...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The Idolmaster is a Japanese media franchise that primarily focuses on the career of a producer who works with several potential pop idols at a talent agency. The series started off as a raising simulation and a rhythm video game created by Bandai Namco Entertainment and has sinc...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Harry Potter is arguably one of the most famous movie series that the world has ever seen. Starting off as a book series released in 1997, with the final book being released in 2007. The quickly made famous movies were released from 2001-2011. This series exploded when it was rel...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The Haikyuu!! franchise began as a serialized manga that was first published in Weekly Shonen Jump in early 2012 to 2020, culminating a total of 402 chapters and forty-five tankobon volumes. As the manga series continued to gain readership, an anime adaptation of the manga produc...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Haikyuu!! is a popular volleyball manga series that was published in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from February 2021 to July 2020. Haruichi Furudate was responsible for both the writing and illustrations for all 402 chapters of the manga, which would later go on to be compiled i...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Haikyuu!! is a manga series that was both written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The manga was serialized in Shueisha’s popular Weekly Shonen Jump magazine beginning in early 2012 to mid-2020, which were later compiled into a total of forty-five tankobon volumes. The serie...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Gundam Unicorn explores philosophical consequences within the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. By introducing new characters and expanding on others, Gundam Unicorn challenges the history of the Universal Century timeline. As a visually beautiful installment, Gundam Unicorn hosts so...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Sol Badguy is the main protagonist and world-famous character from the Guilty Gear Xrd sub-series which includes Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN and Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR. Sol Badguy is a lone ranger with a fierce fighting style. The courageous fighter who is prominent throughout the ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Gravity Rush is a Japanese action-adventure video game developed by Japan Studio’s Team Gravity division. Known in Japan as Gravity Daze the pilot game of the series was published worldwide by Sony Computer Entertainment for the Playstation Vita in 2012. It has since received a r...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

God of War is a hack-and-slash franchise that was first released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. The series is developed primarily by Santa Monica Studio, though two entries in the series were developed by Ready at Dawn. The most recent entry, simply titled God of War, was release...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The popular comedy series Gintama features a colorful cast of characters engaging in outrageous scenarios to make the monthly rent. Kagura, the series's female protagonist, shines as the brash and tomboyish younger sister figure. Her active role in the group's antics earn...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

As the original action figure, G.I. Joe remains one of the most iconic figure lines today. In addition to the traditional line of toys, the franchise includes a new statue style and soft vinyl figures. Here are three G.I. Joe figures that represent new forms for the classic toy l...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Free! is a Japanese anime television series based on the light novel, High Speed!, written by Koji Oji. The anime was produced by Kyoto Animation and Animation Do, and the first season, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club aired in Japan in 2013. The second season, Free! - Eternal Summer ai...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Frame Arms Girl, shortened as F.A. Girl, takes mecha and combines it with moe girls to create an adorable twist on the genre. The model kit line contains base characters that can equip accessories from the original Frame Arms and M.S.G. weapon lines. However, due to the anime'...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Of Fortnite’s seemingly endless line of skins, nothing enjoys the same level of fandom fame as Skull Trooper. As one of the oldest skins in the game, Skull Trooper shows off a player's clout--especially if they have the purple glow edit. Skull Trooper figures show off the des...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Foxy the Pirate is a well-known antagonistic animatronic character from the Five Nights at Freddy’s game series, also known as FNaF. Foxy is seen as an outcast among the other animatronics at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, and his pirate-like appearance diversifies the main cast of ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

The world-famous Five Nights at Freddy’s game series, sometimes called FNaF, is a thriller that features Chica, the antagonizing chicken. Chica's horrific behavior at night fits the storyline of the series, along with her partners in crime. The killer yellow chicken, who roam...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fire Force (also known by its Japanese title, En’en no Shobotai), is a franchise that began as a manga that was first published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2015. It is both written and illustrated by Atsushi Okubo, the same artist that created Soul Eater previously. A...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fire Force (sometimes referred to by its Japanese title, En’en no Shobotai) is a manga series that is written is illustrated by Atsushi Okubo, who is known for his previous work, Soul Eater. The manga was first published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2015 and has bee...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fire Emblem is a video game series developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The gameplay involves tactical role-play elements in a fantasy world, in which the player must move characters across grid-based environments. The series was initially only released in ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Final Fantasy is a franchise that is known around the world as a series of role-playing games that fuse medieval magic and futuristic science to create unique worlds for players to explore. The ninth main entry of the series, Final Fantasy IX, was released for the PlayStation in ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Zack Fair is a recurring character in the world of the Final Fantasy series. He first appears in Final Fantasy VII as a non-playable character, but acts as the protagonist of the prequel to FFVII, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. This game was developed and published by Square En...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Yuffie Kisaragi is a character in the Final Fantasy series that can join Cloud Strife after fulfilling certain quests. The game she originates from, Final Fantasy VII, was both developed and published by Square Enix in early 1997 for the PlayStation. Although this game was releas...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Final Fantasy IX was originally released for the PlayStation in July 2000 and was both developed and published by Square Enix (Squaresoft at the time of release). As a part of an already massively popular Final Fantasy series, a wide variety of merchandise inspired by the game wa...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Lightning is the main protagonist from the thirteenth mainline entry into the iconic Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XIII. This game was developed and published by Square Enix and first released for the PlayStation 3 in December 2009. Like many other games in the Final Fantas...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/stay night is an adult visual novel series developed by Type-Moon. The initial release of the game was on January 30, 2004, with the Japanese release on Windows. The gameplay of Fate/stay night mostly consists of a story with the player navigating through text dialogue betwe...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/stay night is a Japanese visual novel series that was developed by Type-Moon. Its initial release was back in January of 2004 for Windows. Since the initial release, it has received many adaptations such as video games, manga, anime, and many more. Fate/stay night’s gameplay...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, also known by the simplified name Fate/kaleid liner, is a Japanese manga series. Fate/kaleid liner features an alternate universe spinoff of the Fate/stay night visual novel created by Type-Moon. It was created by Hiroshi Hiroyama and serialized in...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Based on the popular series, Fate/stay night by Type-Moon, Fate/Grand Order is a mobile free-to-play game available on Android and iOS. It was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex, featuring RPG, turn-based gameplay with a visual novel flair! The game was initially ...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play game that is based on the popular Fate/stay night series by Type-Moon. It is a free-to-play RPG game that was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. It was released in Japan on mobile devices for iOS and Android in 2015. It later re...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/Grand Order is a mobile game based on the Fate/stay night franchise by Type-Moon. It was developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. Fate/Grand Order is free-to-play on iOS and Android devices. Fate/Grand Order has RPG elements mixed with visual novel elements. It is...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Based on the popular series by Type-Moon, Fate/Grand Order is a free-to-play video game developed by Delightworks and published by Aniplex. It is a mobile game that was released for iOS and Android devices in Japan in 2015. It has since received both an English and Korean version...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021

Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based Japanese RPG video game with visual novel elements. It was developed based on the Fate/stay night franchise by Type-Moon. Published in 2015 by Aniplex and developed by Delightworks. It later received both an English and a Korean release later in 2...

Last updated at, 02 Feb 2021