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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!

Ever since he was little, Makoto has possessed a strange ability - he can read the memories of the objects he has touched. Keeping his powers a secret, Makoto now works as a special agent with the police force. When he’s sent to investigate the crime scene of an explosion at a la...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Ushio Hinomaru has a dream. He wants to become a sumo wrestler. Unfortunately he’s a little on the small side and very slightly built. You’d have to admit it’s a big dream - after all sumo is the sport where “big” and “heavy” are the marks of success. Nevertheless, there’s a lot ...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

When all the fish suddenly disappear from the seas one day leaving only the whales behind, the fisheries ministry sees it as an ideal opportunity to experiment and sets up giant fish tanks in space! A facility opens in Onomichi to train prospective space fishermen and, because of...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

There’s a rumor online about a strange phenomenon known as “Puberty Syndrome.” Second-year high school student Sakuta Azusagawa finds himself the victim of just such a syndrome when he encounters a bunny girl outside the library. The “bunny girl” is really Mai Sakurajima who goes...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Teenager Giorno is a small-time thief, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have hopes and dreams! In fact, his aspirations are grand: to overthrow the head of a powerful mafia called Passione so he can finally help the people of Naples. Before he can set his sights on the boss, thou...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure! is a fantasy action adventure harem anime that follows high schooler Itsuki Yuge who is tasked with charming and then impregnating the 12 “Star Maidens” of the magical world Granvania to produce “Star Children,” beings of pure energy, in orde...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Kohane Hatoya is a cheerful girl who loves to help people. Her world changed right before her middle school graduation when she fell in love with a cheerleading squad supporting baseball teams at the river. Kohane was determined to join the high school cheerleading club but was d...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Two years after the conclusion of Tokyo Ghoul Root A (Tokyo Ghoul √A), Ghouls still plague the streets of Tokyo, feasting on its unsuspecting citizens. Commision of Counter Ghoul First Class Ghoul Investigator Haise Sasaki has been tasked with mentoring the “Quinx Squad” which co...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

A young priestess joins her first adventuring party but quickly gets into trouble when their first goblin-related contract goes about as wrong as it could possibly go. With the rest of her party slain, the priestess is rescued by the mysterious figure of the Goblin Slayer - a wan...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Ryuichi Naruhodo (Phoenix Wright) has fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming a defence lawyer helping to protect the innocent and vulnerable, but when he takes on his first court case under the guidance of his mentor Chihiro Ayasato, Ryuichi realizes that the law is not always s...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

The last year saw major changes for certain parties in Earth Land. First, fueled by the tragic death of his foster father Igneel and the constant battles against the Dark Guild Tartaros, Natsu left to travel the lands with Happy, a renewed determination to become even more powerf...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

In the city of Lisvalletta where twin suns rise, citizens live their peaceful lives in the shadow of crime and drug abuse. A dangerous and highly lethal drug, Anthem, has begun to take hold in the city and the Seven-O Special Crime Investigation Unit has been founded to stop it. ...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

After finding a strange fishing rod at his father’s gravesite, elementary school student Totta decides to give it a whirl, only to discover that it fishes “bar souls” right from the barcodes of everyday items around him! From ramen, to drinks, to candy, the Bakutsuri Bar Rod reve...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Kenshiro Kasumi is a laid-back, chain-smoking professor at Towa Woman’s University, but, in secret, he is also the 62nd successor to Hokuto Shinken. When he learns that his former associates in Shanghai are in trouble and need his help, he has little choice but to return and beco...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Based on the iconic Konami game Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse, the Castlevania TV series follows hero Trevor Belmont as he defends the nation of Wallachia against Dracula and his minions. The likes of Trevor Belmont, Alucard, and Dracula return in season 2 of the Netflix serie...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

When elementary school student Masaru Saiga’s father dies and he inherits a vast fortune, he finds himself targeted by his greedy relatives who want the money for themselves. Luckily, he runs into Narumi Kato who decides to help him. Meanwhile, Masaru is also being followed by au...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Honda is a bookstore worker with a difference - he’s a skeleton! Still, he works hard selling books from the store’s manga counter and is being driven slowly mad by manga-loving customers in this hilariously surreal workplace comedy.

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Misha Takanashi’s Russian mother passed away when Misha was small, and now she lives alone with her Japanese father in Japan. One day, Misha’s father hires a new maid, Tsubame Kamoi, who just happens to be a former member of the Special Defence Force. Tsubame has taken quite a fa...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

One-hundred years into the future. A world in which society is mostly operated by humanoid robots called hIE. With the introduction of an ultra-advanced AI that surpasses human intelligence, beings that mankind is yet to fully comprehend made from materials far too advanced for h...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

The love which dare not speak its name! Prestigious boarding school Dahlia is situated on an isolated island and is home to students from two feuding nations - the eastern Nation of Touwa, and the Principality of West. Alas, Romio Inuzuka, the leader of the first-year students fr...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

A disgraced former soldier who survived the Russo-Japanese war of the Meiji era, Saichi Sugimoto now lives on the far northern island of Japan, Hokkaido. Nicknamed “The Immortal” during the war, Sugimoto ekes out a living traversing the wilderness seeking out riches from the gold...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

June 2026. Kirito has been offered a part-time job with Rath, a private company that researches and innovates technology. They need him to test the Soul Translator, a new and experimental FullDive machine they’ve been developing, though it involves using the system without pause ...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

SSSS.Gridman is a mecha, sci-fi, kaiju, action anime centered around Yuta Hibiki who awakes with amnesia with the ability to see things others cannot. First he sees a giant hero named Gridman that tells him to “remember his calling” and then later sees an extremely large monster....

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Chitose-chan, a baby penguin, takes life day by day as it wanders around Kyoto. From meeting all sorts of interesting humans, to eating yummy foods, traveling alongside this curious little penguin will leave you feeling all warm and refreshed.

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Elementary school student Haruka Hoshinogawa got a surprise one day when her treasured ribbon produced a mini god known as a “Cocotama.” Christening the god ribbon, Haruka was then presented with a mysterious key which appeared when she touched him. Among the Cocotama there is a ...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

In 2050, Derrida Yvain has become a famous young scientist after developing the “Autonomous Machine DZ” at his father’s company, Rebuild. However, together with his colleague Nathan, Derrida discovers a huge fault with his invention and attempts to inform his superiors, but they ...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Kurumi Azuchimomoyama is a totally normal 14-year-old girl who goes to Egaogaoka Middle School. One day she suddenly receives a visitation from “Devilun,” an angel who just happens to look like a Tasmanian devil. Devilun tells her that she has been chosen as the latest “Prima Ang...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

The Himote House, which is managed by the Himote family, is nestled in Nakano, Tokyo. A shared residence occupied by five young women and their talking cat, they all just want what everyone else their age wants: to become super popular!

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

The Bakumatsu was an era in which the souls of young men burned with anxiety for their country’s future. Takasugi Shinsaku, a soldier of fortune from Choshu, sneaks aboard a government ship with his comrade Katsura Kogoro in search of a mysterious “timepiece” with the power to ma...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

The holy sword Excalibur decides the king of the Britons. A young man called Arthur was able to retrieve the sword and with it obtained great power. However, he wasn’t the only one with the power to wield it. Unleashing such great power led to an abundance of legends and a gradua...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

For the last two years, aspiring AI idols Kilin and Xi have been patiently honing their song and dance skills as well as upping their fashion sense. Now they’ve been invited to participate in the world’s biggest AI idol festival Fever Pitch Fes by top producer Bunny P. While they...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Natsunosuke Bonda is 26 and in his eighth year as a professional left-handed pitcher for the Jingu Spiders. He currently makes 18 million yen a year but is not considered a top-rank player. Knowing that baseball is a time-limited career, Bonda is consumed with thoughts of his fut...

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

“Tsurune” is the sound an arrow makes as it leaves the bow. Just like an arrow hitting its target, life is full of partings and meetings. For Minato Narumiya, the flight of an arrow will be the start of everything.

Last updated at, 21 Dec 2018

Utterly determined to surpass his father Yujiro (the strongest fighter in the world) in terms of strength, Baki Hanma trains daily until five of the world’s worst inmates are gathered to face him. Overly powerful, they are bored of fighting and desperate to know what it feels lik...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

In the far future, humanity’s exploration of space has expanded at an alarming rate and arrived at the far side of the galaxy. However, for mysterious reasons, the computer on the space station suddenly goes crazy. It being impossible to stay, the astronauts decide to abandon the...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Twelve-year-old Yuga Mikado is known as the “Ace of Games” and has a PalTube channel with his friend Ranma in which they live stream themselves having fun. When Yuga starts playing Buddyfight the first card that appears is Garguntua Dragon. Together with his new Buddy, Garga Yuga...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Zoids! Metal musculature, animal instinct, fighting spirit - the pinnacle of the ecosystem and the strongest possible lifeform. When humans and Zoids come together and forge an unbreakable bond, they will unleash the untold power known as “Wild Blast.”

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Tokyo, 2030. A high frequency resonance suddenly hits the suburbs and crimson fog envelops the streets. Those who heard the sound all lose consciousness, humans and animals alike. Fearing it’s an unidentified virus, the government temporarily relocates to Osaka and blockades Toky...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Ongaku Shoujo is an unfortunate “C-list” high school idol unit which barely makes any sales. In an effort to turn their bad luck around, their producer Ikehashi suggests that the unit needs a new member which is when they meet the skilled but tone-death Hanako Yamadagi who works ...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

In a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war, individual freedom has been restricted by the authoritarian rule of the World Empire. While it is forbidden to possess weapons, a resistance movement has come together to oppose the World Empire by arming itself with antique ...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

It’s summer break, but rather than go home, five university students and members of the occult society have planned a special mission. Searching for hidden treasure from the Tokugawa era, the gang have managed to sneak deep into the university vaults. What they find there, howeve...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Become the protagonist in this anime as you follow the different story paths and get to know this story’s cute and sweet characters! Love continues to blossom in the second season of One Room.

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Thanks to her fear of heights, Aoi never imagined she would be spending her free time climbing all sorts of beautiful mountains alongside close friends…but after a childhood friend invites her on a climbing trip similar to the one they took when they were children, Aoi begins to ...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Aoi Mashiro, a second-year high school student, has just transferred to Kyoto from Saitama. After a chance meeting with the owner’s son, Kiyotaka Yagashira, Aoi starts working part-time at the Kura antique shop in Kyoto’s quaint Teramachi Sanjo shopping district. Kiyotaka, also k...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

In 1274 (Bunei 11), former samurai retainer Kuchii Jinzaburo is exiled to the island of Tsushima by the Kamakura Shogunate. On arriving at the island, Jinzaburo and his fellow exiles are made aware of the real reasons they’ve been sent to Tsushima by the daughter of the island’s ...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

Middle school girl Olivia’s parents aren’t Japanese, but she was born and raised in Japan and can’t speak any English. Nevertheless, she pretends to everyone that she’s an American transfer student who can only speak in broken Japanese. At school she makes friends with two other ...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

At a young age, Karen and Hikari made a promise to each other: one day they would appear on stage alongside each other. The girls were separated, however, when Hikari transfers schools, but the promise still resonates in their hearts.

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018

In Edo’s Fukagawa ward, brother and sister Oko and Seiji run the rental store Izumoya. As Edo is prone to floods and fires, many people prefer to rent everyday items like pots, pans, futons, and clothing rather than have to worry about them if they have to leave in a hurry. Izumo...

Last updated at, 16 Aug 2018