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Otaku no video

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1991
  • 13+
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
757
YOUR RATING
Otaku no video (1991)
Adult AnimationAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationSatireAnimationComedyDrama

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

  • Creator
    • Toshio Okada
  • Stars
    • Kikuko Inoue
    • Jun'ichi Kanemaru
    • Yuri Amano
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    757
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Toshio Okada
    • Stars
      • Kikuko Inoue
      • Jun'ichi Kanemaru
      • Yuri Amano
    • 10User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast20

    Kikuko Inoue
    Kikuko Inoue
    • Yoshiko Ueno
    • 1991
    Jun'ichi Kanemaru
    Jun'ichi Kanemaru
    • Inoue
    • 1991
    Yuri Amano
    Yuri Amano
    • Yuri Satô
    • 1991
    Kôji Tsujitani
    • Kubo
    • 1991
    Masami Kikuchi
    Masami Kikuchi
    • Miyoshi
    • 1991
    Toshiharu Sakurai
    • Tanaka
    • 1991
    Akio Otsuka
    Akio Otsuka
    • Narrator…
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Iiyama
    Wataru Takagi
    Wataru Takagi
    • Kitajima
    Kiyoyuki Yanada
    • Murata
    Shigeru Nakahara
    Shigeru Nakahara
    • Hino
    Yûko Kobayashi
    • Misuzu Fukuhara
    Hideyuki Umezu
    • Shao Bai Lung
    Jun Tamaya
    • Interviwer (Portrait of an Otaku segment)
    Hiroki Sato
    • Interviwer (Portrait of an Otaku segment)
    Shôji Murahama
    • Interviwer (Portrait of an Otaku segment)
    Rena Kurihara
    • Yôko Nakamaru
    Takako Kikuchi
    • Girl
    • Creator
      • Toshio Okada
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews10

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    Drama

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The book 'Anime Essentials: Every Thing a Fan Needs to Know' by Gilles Poitras has the box art from the VHS/DVD as the cover.
    • Connections
      Featured in Otaku Unite! (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Tatakae! Otaking
      (Fight! Otaking)
      Lyrics by Kanda Yoshimi
      Music by Tanaka Koohei
      Arrangement by Fujiwara Ikuroo
      Performed by Tsujiya Kooji

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 17, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Animeigo's official Liner Notes for Otaku no Video
      • Gainax's Official Otaku no Video page
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Otaku no bideo
    • Production companies
      • Gainax
      • Studio Fantasia
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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