Otaku no video (Video 1991)

A half animated/half live-action mockumentary about the world of Japanese geekdom.

Director:

Takeshi Mori

Writer:

Toshio Okada

Stars:

Yuri Amano, Kikuko Inoue, Jun'ichi Kanemaru

Cast

Credited cast:
Yuri Amano	...	Satô Yuri
Kikuko Inoue	...	Ueno Yoshiko
Jun'ichi Kanemaru	...	Inoue
Masami Kikuchi	...	Miyoshi
Takako Kikuchi	...	Girl
Yûko Kobayashi	...	Fukuhara Misuzu
Rena Kurihara	...	Nakamaru Yôko
Tomoyuki Morikawa	...	Iiyama
Shigeru Nakahara	...	Hino
Toshiharu Sakurai	...	Tanaka
Wataru Takagi	...	Kitajima
Norio Tobita	...	Yamaguchi
Kôji Tsujitani	...	Kubo
Hideyuki Umezu	...	Shao Bai Lung
Kiyoyuki Yanada	...	Murata

Storyline

An hilarious mocumentary featuring an animated tale of an average person who slowly becomes an otaku (anime fanatic) and eventually becomes the "Otaking"! Between story segments, live action interviews with fictional die-hard otakus take place.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | collector | satire

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

27 September 1991 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Otaku no bideo

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gainax

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Otaku no Mayoimichi"
(The Lost Way of Otaku)
Lyrics by Kanda Yoshimi
Music by Tanaka Koohei
Arranged by Fujiwara Ikuroo
Performed by Sakurai Toshiharu and Inoue Kikuko

User Reviews

And what a great video it is....

A video made by otaku, for otaku, about otaku. This is what Gainax set out to do in 1991, and it not only succeeds, but is the funniest (yet hilariously true) view of the obsessive fanatic I have seen! Any seasoned fan of anime will be brought to a smile by the tongue-in-cheek look in the mirror that Gainax has produced. From the joys of cosplay and the endless nights of watching tapes...garage kits and the industry in-jokes...cel thieves, magical girls...it's all here, folks! And the fake live-action otaku interviews are simply priceless. Watch...and learn. Maybe someday you too will aspire to be...the Otaking.