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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!
Enjoy the latest anime series and enjoy Otaku Life!
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!

Ryoma Takebayashi is a lonely office worker who lived an uneventful life and died one night in his sleep. In the afterlife, he is met by three gods who decide to reincarnate him into another world filled with fantasy and magic as an 8-year-old boy. There, he’ll learn to make frie...

Last updated at, 15 Nov 2020

The Legend of Zelda series is a very well-known action and adventure collection of video games published by Nintendo and created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Since the debut of the series in 1986, many other sequels, spin-off games, and various other types of media bas...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Legend of Zelda series is an incredibly popular video game franchise that was originally created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Its first game was released on the Famicom (NES outside of Japan) in 1986 and has since produced dozens of other entries in the main series...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Legend of Zelda series is an incredibly popular video game series that is developed and published by Nintendo. The series began as a humble game for the Famicom (NES outside of Japan) and quickly grew into an unbelievable phenomenon, becoming one of Nintendo’s most popular se...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Collectible figure manufacturer Funko Pop has a long history of transforming iconic characters from film, TV, books, games, and anime into their classic chibi, black button-eyed figures. Funko Pops are so popular because they offer fans the chance to decorate their spaces with an...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Sword Art Online is an anime series that has grown hugely in popularity since it was first aired in 2012. Spin-offs, movies, and even games have also been created based on the original web light novel series published in 2002. The main series centers around characters trapped in ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Super Mario is a video game franchise that is easily recognized all around the world because of how popular each of its games is. Since there are so many fans of the Super Mario games, an equally large amount of merchandise based on its iconic characters are made by many differen...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Super Mario franchise is one of the most popular and widespread video game franchises in the world, as such, there are a countless number of fans of the games and its characters, as well as a tremendous amount of merchandise based on the series. There are hundreds of differen...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Super Mario is one of the most popular, successful, and recognizable video game and media franchises in the entire world. Ever since the release of Super Mario Bros. in 1985, the series has exploded in terms of popularity, revitalizing the home video game market and creating an i...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Totoro plushies are highly sought after by fans of the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro, which has garnered worldwide popularity ever since it was originally released in 1988. The plushies feature the mascot character in various kinds of materials, some of which are furry an...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Totoro merchandise is very popular among fans of Studio Ghibli and all of their hit films. The merchandise features Totoro designed on everyday used items such as bags, towels, and even mugs. The designs are unique and are inspired by key moments from the film, making them highly...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Studio Ghibli, a worldwide popular animation film studio, was founded in June 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma. The studio has had many different kinds of merchandise related to its feature films released. Many of them feature the films’ ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Soul Eater is a manga series that is published by Square Enix and created by Atsushi Ohkubo. It was serialized in 2004 and ran until 2013. An anime adaptation consisting of 51 episodes ran between 2008 and 2009 and had an original story that diverged from the original manga at a ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The amiibo line of Nintendo figures was first launched with the fourth entry in the Super Smash Bros series. A special feature of the amiibo is the NFC chip found in each figure, which allows it to communicate with various Nintendo games to unlock a number of different features d...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Sailor Moon is a popular anime and manga series from the 90s that became a staple in the Magical Girl genre. The popularity of the series has extended far beyond Japan, creating a thriving community around the world that is still alive today. Though the manga series ended in the ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Sailor Moon, is a Magical Girl shoujo manga and anime series that was popular in the 90’s. Created by Nakao Takeuchi herself, the series follows a middle school student named Usagi Tsukino and her adventures as Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon, along with the other Sailor Scouts, Mercury...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Pokemon is one of the most popular and successful video game and anime franchises in both Japan and around the world. To match its incredible popularity, an equally extensive amount of merchandise based on the hundreds of unique Pokémon from the games is made, the most common of ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Pokemon is one of the most recognizable and popular franchises around, so it should be no surprise that several amiibo recreating some of the more iconic creatures have been created. Amiibo is Nintendo’s line of figures that have an NFC chip that allows them to communicate with v...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Pokemon franchise has one of the most expansive and successful lines of merchandise in all of anime, manga, and video games. The hundreds of different Pokémon from the video games have led to fans scrambling for all kinds of t-shirts, figures, amiibo, and, of course, plushies...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Persona 5 is the sixth installment of the Persona video game series, itself a part of the Megami Tensei franchise. It is often described as a social-stimulation, role-playing game. Widely considered to be among the greatest role-playing games of all time, it has been praised inte...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Overwatch is a popular multiplayer first-person shooter that was first released in May 2016 by Blizzard Entertainment. Since its original release, it has generated a large fan base around the world and an equally large amount of merchandise that comes in a variety of forms. Thing...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Overwatch is a popular multiplayer first-person shooter game that was originally released in May 2016. In the wake of its release, Overwatch generated a great number of players and fans around the world. Due to the incredible popularity of the series, a wide range of merchandise ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

One Punch Man, a Japanese webcomic created by the author ONE, began in 2009 as a somewhat crude parody of the famous Shonen Jump style manga. The name and main character are also parodies of the extremely popular Japanese children's animation, Anpanman. Saitama is the protago...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

One Punch Man is a highly successful webcomic turned manga phenomenon that was started by an artist only known by their pen name, ‘One’, in 2009. By 2012, the viral webcomic had seen up to 8 million views and was remade into a digital manga for Shueisha’s Tonari no Young Jump web...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The incredibly popular manga and anime series My Hero Academia began as a manga series that was originally written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi and published in Weekly Shonen Jump. After the manga gained a significant amount of popularity, an anime adaptation led by studio ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

My Hero Academia is an incredibly popular manga and anime series that was originally written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. After the manga had found a great amount of success amongst its readers, an anime adaptation produced by studio Bones was announced and began airing in...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The popular manga and anime series My Hero Academia began as a manga series written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi and published in Weekly Shonen Jump. In the spring of 2016, the first season of the anime adaptation of the series was aired to incredible reception, causing the...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The popular manga series My Hero Academia has swept the anime and manga community around the world due to its diverse and lovable cast of characters, interesting take on a superhero society, and engaging action scenes. Many fans today continue to enjoy the ongoing series to this ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

My Hero Academia is an ongoing manga series that is written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi and published in Weekly Shonen Jump. Since its debut in 2014, it has skyrocketed in popularity all over the globe with its appealing characters and its interesting story. After the succ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The hit manga and anime series My Hero Academia began as a humble manga written by Kohei Horikoshi that was published in Weekly Shonen Jump, but has exploded in popularity in recent years. Many of its lovable characters and emotional moments have touched the hearts of many fans a...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The thrilling superhero manga My Hero Academia written by Kohei Horikoshi has captivated many fans of both manga and anime all over the world in recent years. The manga began as a publication in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2014 and quickly gained fans over the following years. The anim...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

My Hero Academia is currently one of the most spectacular and popular shonen series released in recent years. Released in 2014 and adapted for anime in 2016, the success of this series was virtually instantaneous. Its impressive graphic designs, music, and action scenes have capt...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

My Hero Academia is a popular manga series written by Kohei Horikoshi published in Weekly Shonen Jump and has found a great amount of success among many shonen fans around the world. The anime production by studio Bones has found a similar amount of success, with a current total ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

My Hero Academia is a popular manga and anime series that first began as a manga written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi that was published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2014. The manga series is still being published today and has spawned an anime adaptation spanning several seaso...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Monster Hunter is an incredibly popular Japanese RPG series that has players fight intense battles with huge monsters that dwarf them in both size and strength. The various different types of weapons and armor available to the player allows for an incredible amount of customizati...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Monster Hunter is an iconic Japanese RPG series that has players control an incredibly skilled hunter that can take down giant monsters that are many times larger and stronger than they are. Many fans of the series love it for its incredible amount of different playstyles and cus...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

During the Winter 2013 anime season, Love Live! aired and gained massive popularity, leading to even more seasons being produced. The Love Live! franchise is very large, with many of the fans enjoying the loveable and cute female characters that appear within the series. Due to t...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Kirby video game series is an incredibly popular property that is published by Nintendo. The first Kirby game was titled Kirby’s Dream Land and released for the Game Boy in 1992. The series follows the titular pink puffball, Kirby. The cute design of the game and its unique g...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

The Kirby series is one of Nintendo’s most popular video game franchises and first began as a Game Boy game called Kirby’s Dream Land. As the series gained popularity, many of its fans praised the Kirby games for their appealing characters and interesting gameplay. Its popularity...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Kingdom Hearts is a role-playing action-adventure video game series produced by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney. The Kingdom Hearts series has produced a great number of fans and merchandise. These products fall into many different categories such as clothing, video game...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Haikyuu!! is a popular shonen sports manga and anime series that is written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The first season of the anime aired in 2014 and has an additional three seasons that aired in the following years, with the most recent season airing in January 2020....

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Gundam t-shirts have been very popular among fans of the Gundam series ever since the franchise began in 1979. The TV series has become incredibly popular among anime and science fiction fans ever since it first aired. The t-shirts feature the giant robots and highlight their cha...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Gundam toys are very popular with fans of the world-famous mecha series known as Gundam ever since its first release in 1979. Science fiction and anime fans have taken a liking to Gundam and all items associated with it, especially the cool toys that portray the incredible robots...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Chocobos are a famous recurring type of character from the Final Fantasy franchise. Since Chocobos have appeared in so many entries in the series, they are often considered to be one of the mascots of Final Fantasy alongside Moogles. Final Fantasy enthusiasts and fans alike both ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Moogles are popular characters from the video game and media franchise Final Fantasy. Since they have appeared in so many Final Fantasy games, they are often considered to be the mascots of the series. Final Fantasy fans love Moogles and often order Moogle plushies to decorate th...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Fairy Tail t-shirts are in high demand from fans of the manga and anime series. In addition to merchandise such as figures and Funko Pop, shirts and other clothing apparel are particularly popular among fans, as it is an easy, stylish, and practical way to show off one’s love for...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Fairy Tail merchandise is only growing in popularity among the fanbase of the iconic manga and anime series originally created by Hiro Mashima. While the manga was first published in 2006, the anime series began in late 2009 and ran until late 2019 with a total of over 300 total ...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021

Evangelion is a classic mecha anime series that has been enjoyed by many fans since its original television broadcast that began in October 1995. Although the TV series itself ended up doing quite well, the more recent Rebuild of Evangelion movie series and its 2019 Netflix relea...

Last updated at, 12 Jan 2021