https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/ 2026-04-16T07:14:37+00:00 https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/ https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php/wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:1982?rev=1765460604&do=diff Synopsis Otaku no Video 1982 Graffiti of Otaku Generation おたくのビデオ Otaku no Bideo Directed by: Mori Takeshi Produced by: Inomata Kazuhiko, Kanda Yoshimi Written by: Okada Toshio, Yamaga Hiroyuki Storyboards by: Higuchi Shinji Music by: text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:1985-info?rev=1765460602&do=diff 1991 Otaku no Video Incomplete Settings This is a translation of the information sheet distributed with the initial release of 1985 Otaku no Video in Japan. Page 3 Introduction The Making of Otaku no Video “Time passes us by. We live within a chain of moments that we can never get back again. Recreating and re-experiencing once again our fleeting youth, along with the events, customs and fashions of the time — that’s the theme of this work. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:1985?rev=1765460603&do=diff Synopsis Zoku Otaku no Video 1985 Graffiti of Otaku Generation 続・おたくのビデオ Zoku Otaku no Bideo Directed by: Mori Takeshi Produced by: Inomata Kazuhiko, Kanda Yoshimi Written by: Okada Toshio, Yamaga Hiroyuki Storyboards by: Higuchi Shinji text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:akabori_osamu?rev=1765460600&do=diff Akabori Osamu 赤堀 修 Akabori Osamu Gender: Male Born: 1972 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 9 Occupation: Culinary school student Hobby: Erotic video games Going outside and getting exercise aren't his greatest strengths. He would rather date 2D female characters, real women intimidate him. For satisfying his personal needs, video games hit the spot. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:cel_artwork?rev=1765460607&do=diff Cel Art text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:color_artwork?rev=1765460601&do=diff Color Art Cels Morioka Misty May Sonoda Otaking Edition Art Sonoda Otaking Edition Manga text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:external_links?rev=1765460604&do=diff Official * Gainax (in Japanese) * General Products, Gainax's specialty store (in Japanese) * Comic Market, one of the biggest fan events in Japan * AnimEigo, the publishers of this release Research and Fansites * Summary of words relating to Japanese animation and comics (Wikipedia) * Otaku no Video (Wikipedia) * Otaku no Video (OAV) (Anime News Network) * Cosmo DNA, Space Battleship Yamato fansite text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:figure_painting?rev=1765460607&do=diff Color guide for painting the Misty May Minifigure Courtesy of Bryan Steele Prime Grey Tights: Purple Basecoat, Highlight Pink/Violet, Shade with Blue Violet Flesh: Basic Skin Tone, Sepia Wash, Rosy Highlight Hair: Reddish Pink Basecoat, Squid Pink Highlight text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:fukuhara_misuzu?rev=1765460604&do=diff Fukuhara Misuzu ] 福原 美鈴 Fukuhara Misuzu First appearance: Zoku Otaku no Video Voiced by: Kobayashi Yūko Gender: Female Occupation: Grand Prix shop attendant, artist Interests: Drawing Profile After seeing an open position for an assistant, talented artist Fukuhara Misuzu joins the ranks of Grand Prix's store and designs her first mascot character for the company. Although she appears to be quiet and reserved on the outside, her ability to draw text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:genga?rev=1765460606&do=diff Cafe Scenes Did You Bring It? Elevator Reunion First Cosplay First GK Glasses Crack Introductions Kusudama Kampai Late-Nite TV Macross May Fest Otaking Otaku are Assholes Our Assistant Photocopy+Sketch Playing Tennis text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:gilles_poitras?rev=1765460602&do=diff Gilles Poitras Gender: Male Occupation: Author, librarian Profile Gilles Poitras is an author and a librarian, providing commentary for the English portion of Otaku no Video commentary. He has contributed articles to Newtype USA and wrote a series of books on Japanese animation and manga, text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:harold_shioda?rev=1765460601&do=diff Harold Shioda ハロルド 潮田 Harold Shioda Gender: Male Born: 1961 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 15 Occupation: Otaku Interests: Videotape recording Profile He records videotapes for the sake of collecting, rather than watching them for entertainment. Keeps in touch with other collectors to keep track of upcoming television broadcasts. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:hino?rev=1765460600&do=diff Hino 日野 Hino First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Nakahara Shigeru Gender: Male Height: 1.88m (6 ft 2 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Science fiction, special effects shows Profile Hino is a specialist on the subject of science fiction and tokusatsu (special effects) shows. Would you pass his Sci-fi quiz? If you don't, better start reading to make up for your failure. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:honda?rev=1765460605&do=diff Honda 本田さん Honda-san First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: (Uncredited) Gender: Female Occupation: Fujoshi Interests: Alcoholic drinks, bishōnen fiction Profile Miss Honda is part of the Jack-of-All-Trades Circle that Tanaka is also in. She's an expert of text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:iiyama?rev=1765460607&do=diff Iiyama 飯山 Iiyama First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Morikawa Toshiyuki Gender: Male Height: 1.81m (5 ft 11.3 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Model guns, games Profile Need minute details on the operation of a specific weapon? Part of the Jack-of-All-Trades Circle, Iiyama's your man. The true essence of a model gun according to him is that they must look like the real thing closely as possible, yet be incapable of causing injury. He disqualifies airsoft guns because they eject pellet… text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:ikuta_yudai?rev=1765460607&do=diff Ikuta Yūdai 久保 健 Ikuta Yūdai Gender: Male Born: 1969 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 9 Occupation: Computer programmer Interests: Cosplay Profile Claims to have left the otaku world behind, but can't help hiding his precious Gundam cosplay helmet under his work desk. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:index_of_people?rev=1765460606&do=diff Alphabetical Indexes Production Staff Abiru Tadashi Ai Kurokawa Akahagi Osamu Anno Hideaki Araki Seijirō Asai Yūko Awano Yūko Craig York Fujita Junji Fujiwara Ikurō Fujiyama Fusanobu Fukayama Yukie Fukuda Yoshihiro Higuchi Shinji Hino Teiko Hirano Nobuhira Honda Takeshi text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:inoue_kikuko?rev=1765460603&do=diff Inoue Kikuko 井上 喜久子 Inoue Kikuko Gender: Female Born: September 25, 1964 Age: 17 (not really) Occupation: Japanese voice actor Profile Inoue Kikuko is best known for her sweet voice. She performs the ending theme The Lost Way of Otaku along with Tanaka's voice actor Sakurai Toshiharu. Outside her roles for Misty May and Yoshiko in text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:japanese_blu-ray_insert?rev=1765460601&do=diff Here are the translated contents of the insert included in the Japanese Blu-Ray edition of Otaku no Video. Overview An ordinary college student, Kubo is a member of the Tennis club and has a cute girlfriend. One day, he bumps into his high school classmate, Tanaka, and innocently stumbles into the vast worlds of the Otaku: anime, science fiction, military fandom, and many more. Initially infatuated by Otakudom, Kubo soon realizes that Otaku hobbies are not understood by the general public. T… text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:japanese_credits?rev=1765460606&do=diff Japanese Production Staff PlanningMaruyama Yoshio Okada Toshio Story OutlineGAINAX ScreenplayOkada Toshio Yamaga Hiroyuki Character DesignerSonoda Ken’ichi Technical DirectorMasuo Shōichi StoryboardsHiguchi Shinji Art DirectorNagao Hitoshi Director of PhotographySano Sadafumi Animation DirectorHonda Takeshi (1982) Matsubara Hidenori (1985) Audio DirectorFujiyama Fusanobu MusicTanaka Kōhei ProducersInomata Kazuhiko text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:kanda?rev=1765460604&do=diff Kanda バンクマン神田 Bankuman Kanda First appearance: Zoku Otaku no Video Voiced by: Ōtsuka Akio Gender: Male Height: 1.80m (5 ft 10.9 in) Occupation: Banker Interests: Money, dating Profile Banker Kanda is an employee of Tōzai Bank, responsible for financing Grand Prix's operations. But possibly being the loan shark he is, simply having the debt paid may not be enough text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:kobayashi_yuko?rev=1765460605&do=diff Kobayashi Yūko 小林 優子 Kobayashi Yūko Gender: Female Born: February 6, 1961 Occupation: Japanese voice actor Profile She performs Fukuhara's voice in Otaku no Video. Other major voice acting roles for her include Washū in Tenchi Muyō!, Shigeru (Gary Oak) in the anime adaptions of text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:kubo_ken?rev=1765460602&do=diff Kubo Takeshi 久保 健 Kubo Takeshi First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Tsujitani Kōji Gender: Male Age: 21 (1985) Height: 1.72m (5 ft 7.7 in) Occupation: University student Interests: Tennis Profile Kubo Takeshi is a student at an unnamed Japanese university. He's an enthusiastic tennis player and a member of his school's tennis team, the Wood Peckers. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:maerchen_doll_maki?rev=1765460600&do=diff Märchen Doll Maki メルヘンドール・マキ Meruhen Doru Maki First appearance: Zoku Otaku no Video Gender: Female Occupation: Magical girl idol Profile Lacking an appealing character that could be used to legimately earn profit from merchandise sales, Fukukuhara designed Märchen Doll Maki the magical idol for Grand Prix. Her name comes from the German word for a fairy tale, text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:mamiya_kenji?rev=1765460602&do=diff Mamiya Kenji 間宮 健児 Mamiya Kenji Gender: Male Born: 1969 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 5 Occupation: English teacher Interests: Survival games Profile Likes survival games and airsoft, but isn't fond of war. He acknowledges that even airsoft guns can potentially cause injury, though. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:manga?rev=1765460607&do=diff Secrets of the Manga In right-to-left reading order, references in the Otaking Edition manga include: Page 1 Panel outside Comiket 24 was held August 7, 1983 at the Tōkyō International Trade Fairgrounds convention center in Harumi, Tōkyō. The buildings were demolished in 1996 and replaced with text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:misty_may?rev=1765460599&do=diff Satsuki サツキ Satsuki First appearance: Zoku Otaku no Video Voiced by: Inoue Kikuko Gender: Female Height: 1.40m (4 ft 4.12 in) Occupation: Junior high school student, magical girl Transformation: Misty May ミスティメイ Misuti Mei Height: 1.70m (5 ft 6.93 in) (with high heels) text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:miyoshi?rev=1765460602&do=diff Miyoshi 三善 Miyoshi First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Kikuchi Masami Gender: Male Height: 1.5m (4 ft 11 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Pro wrestling shows, idols, martial arts Profile Miyoshi's one of the guys in Tanaka's circle and the idol enthusiast. Moreover, he might not not be tall, but knows moves that can knock out even a yakuza member in no time. A true devoted fan of text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:mr._a?rev=1765460605&do=diff Mr. “A” Gender: Male Born: 1968 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 4 Occupation: Assistant recording engineer Interests: Electronics Profile In his spare time, he constructed an anti-mosaic filtering device that reduces the effect of digital censoring used in Japanese pornography. He thinks TV can substitute for a real relationship. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:murahama_shoji?rev=1765460606&do=diff Murahama Shōji 村濱 章司 Murahama Shōji Gender: Male Born: June 25, 1964 Occupation: LMD president, anime producer Profile Murahama Shōji, a veteran animation producer, was involved in the making of Otaku no Video. During his time at Gainax, he also worked on Aim for the Top! Gunbuster and was a producer on text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:murayama_akira?rev=1765460603&do=diff Murayama Akira 村山 章 Murayama Akira Gender: Male Born: 1964 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 10 (6 as a cel thief) Occupation: Thief Interests: Stealing cels Played by: Murahama Shōji Profile Currently not in education, employment, or training, his favorite pastime is walking into anime production studios like it's nobody business and taking away cels with him. He lives by the hononary code of never stealing art from productions that are still yet to air, which could otherwise delay th… text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:otaku_no_mayoimichi_lost_way_of_the_otaku?rev=1765460602&do=diff The Lost Way of Otaku (ending theme) おたくの迷い道 Otaku no Mayoimichi Original release date: September 20, 1991 Format: CD, Mini CD single Genre: Anison, Mood kayō Length: 3:22 Label: Toshiba EMI (Futureland) Catalog number: TYCY-5180, TMSD-006 Lyrics by: text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:otaku_no_video_and_gainax?rev=1765460603&do=diff Created by Gainax, Otaku no Video is loosely based on the history of that company, which has its roots in college clubs in early 1980s Osaka. Students in those clubs got together for various creative projects and business ventures. The live action segments feature individuals who represent the type of otaku you would have encountered from that era into the early 1990s. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:otaku_no_video?rev=1765460601&do=diff Otaku no Video Crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter Introduction * “Otaku” * Otaku no Video and Gainax * The impact and legacy of Otaku no Video Episodes * Otaku no Video 1982 * Zoku Otaku no Video 1985 Significant Characters * Kubo Takeshi * Tanaka Naeo * Ueno Yoshiko * Fukuhara Misuzu * Satō Yuri * Miyoshi * Hino * Iiyama * Tsurumaki * Kanda * Honda * Märchen Doll Maki * Misty May Portrait of an Otaku Characters * Tamatani Jun'ichi (College Otaku,… text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:otaku_seishun_grafitti_medley_otaku_youth_grafitti?rev=1765460603&do=diff Lyrics Otaku Youth Grafitti — Medley (image song) おたく青春グラフィティ Otaku Seishun Grafitti (Medley Kyōku) Released: September 20, 1991 Format: CD, Mini CD single Genre: Anison Length: 7:01 Label: Toshiba EMI (Futureland) Catalog number: TYCY-5180, TMSD-006 text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:otaku?rev=1765460604&do=diff “Otaku” as a word to describe the subculture of fans depicted in Otaku no Video has had a complex history ever since the emergence of that subculture in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Literally, “otaku” is a formal, highly polite way of saying text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:package_art?rev=1765460600&do=diff Package Art CD DVD VHS text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:pilgrim?rev=1765460604&do=diff Otaku no Pilgrimage Have you seen Otaku no Video and now want to experience the sights and sounds yourself? This is a list of locations to help you plan out your otaku pilgrimage. Some locations do not appear directly in OnV, but are included here for completeness' sake. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:portrait?rev=1765460601&do=diff Portrait of an Otaku Survey Diagrams Japanese English text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:reconstructed_artwork?rev=1765460604&do=diff Misty May Also available as a video process animation: Panoramas text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:robert_woodhead?rev=1765460605&do=diff Robert Woodhead Also known as: Robert J. Woodhead, Trebor the Mad Overlord Gender: Male Occupation: AnimEigo CEO, programmer Profile Robert Woodhead is the owner and co-founder of AnimEigo. While he and Roe Adams were working to to get the fourth entry of the original text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:sakurai_toshiharu?rev=1765460604&do=diff Sakurai Toshiharu 桜井 敏治 Sakurai Toshiharu Gender: Male Born: July 3, 1964 Occupation: Japanese voice actor Profile Tanaka's voice actor. Together with Inoue Kikuko, Sakurai performed the ending theme to Otaku no Video, The Lost Way of Otaku. Prior his role in OnV, he voiced Hanson and King the lion in text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:sano_toru?rev=1765460606&do=diff Sano Tōru 佐野 亨 Sano Tōru Gender: Male Occupation: Author Profile Sano Tōru is a freelance author, copywriter and anime historian. He graduated from Japan Institute of the Moving Image and has written several books on popular culture, including Anime no Catalog 1990-1999, published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha. He serves as the host for text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:sato_hiroki?rev=1765460600&do=diff Satō Hiroki 佐藤 裕紀 Satō Hiroki Gender: Male Born: 1964 Occupation: Animation producer Profile Satō Hiroki got his start at DAICON Films and continued at General Products' store located in Tōkyō. When General Products was merged with Gainax in 1990, he was assigned as the public relations manager during the text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:sato_hiroshi?rev=1765460600&do=diff Satō Hiroshi 佐藤 宏 Satō Hiroshi Gender: Male Born: 1968 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 13 Occupation: Magazine editor Interests: Figure sculpting Played by: Satō Hiroki Profile Likes to sculpt figures. He prefers garage kits over plastic molded figures due to their customizability and one of a kind nature. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:sato_yuri?rev=1765460600&do=diff Satō Yuri 佐藤 由梨 Satō Yuri First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Amano Yuri Gender: Female Height: 1.56m (5 ft 1.42 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Cosplay, drawing, painting Profile Satō Yuri is a part of Tanaka's otaku circle and she can give helpful tips on painting cels. Her favorite character is Lum from text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:settei?rev=1765460606&do=diff Otaku no Video 1982 - Settei Zoku Otaku no Video 1985 - Pencils Zoku Otaku no Video 1985 - Settei Sonoda Otaking Edition Line Art text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:shon_hernandez?rev=1765460607&do=diff Shon Hernandez Gender: Male Born: 1964 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 6 Occupation: Missionary Interests: Japanese pop culture Played by: Craig York Profile Shon is fascinated by Japanese culture and hopes to live permanently in Japan one day. He prefers Japanese manga over American comics because of the immense variety of styles and topics covered. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:smoo?rev=1765460602&do=diff The Secret of SMOO Otaking Edition Secret Master of Otakudom-level backers received, as a bonus, a personalized on-disc Certificate of Otakunization SMOO backers use the 8-character kana SMOO code they received via email to access their certificate, as follows: text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:storyboards_-_1982?rev=1765460603&do=diff Otaku no Video 1982 Storyboards text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:storyboards_-_1985?rev=1765460605&do=diff Zoku Otaku no Video 1985 Storyboards text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:tamatani_jun_ichi?rev=1765460603&do=diff Tamatani Jun'ichi 玉谷 純一 Tamatani Jun'ichi Gender: Male Born: 1963 Real name: (withheld) Years as an otaku: 13 Occupation: Salesperson Interests: Dōjinshi Played by: Tamaya Jun Profile He reminisces how he used to be in various otaku circles during his education. Collectively, those circles were called the Science Fiction Research Club. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:tanaka?rev=1765460605&do=diff Tanaka Naeo 田中 ​ナエオ Tanaka Naeo Also known as: Tanaka Sueo (田中 スエオ) First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Sakurai Toshiharu Gender: Male Age: 21 (1985) Height: 1.66m (5 ft 5.35 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Anime, manga Profile Tanaka Naeo is Kubo Takeshi's high school friend. He's a devoted anime researcher, particularly in the area of text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:tatakae_otaking_fight_otaking?rev=1765460600&do=diff Lyrics Fight! Otaking (opening theme) 戦え！おたキング Tatakae! Otaking Original release date: September 20, 1991 Format: CD, Mini CD single Genre: Anison Length: 3:38 Label: Toshiba EMI (Futureland) Catalog number: TYCY-5180, TYCY-5252, TMSD-002 Lyrics by: text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:the_impact_and_legacy_of_otaku_no_video?rev=1765460607&do=diff The impact and legacy of Otaku no Video The first American screening of Otaku no Video The first public screening of Otaku no Video may have been held at AnimeCon '91 in San Jose, California. AnimeCon was the fourth anime convention in the United States, and the first to receive major anime industry backing. The event was co-sponsored by Gainax. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:tsujitani_koji?rev=1765460604&do=diff Tsujitani Kōji 辻谷 耕史 Tsujitani Kōji Gender: Male Born: April 26, 1962 Occupation: Japanese voice actor Profile He is Kubo's voice actor and performs Otaku no Video's opening theme, Tatakae! Otaking. Other notable roles he has voiced are Bernard Wiseman in Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, Tylor in Irresponsible Captain Tylor and Miroku in text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:tsurumaki?rev=1765460606&do=diff Tsurumaki (rightmost character) 鶴巻 Tsurumaki First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: (Uncredited) Gender: Male Height: 1.69m (5 ft 6.54 in) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Sleeping during the day, reseaching at night Profile Part of the otaku circle, Tsurumaki is their night owl. With his noctural habits, the research can continue around the clock. During the day, he is often found snoring on the floor. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:ueno_yoshiko?rev=1765460601&do=diff Ueno Yoshiko 上野 美子 Ueno Yoshiko Also known as: Kanda Yoshiko (Zoku Otaku no Video) First appearance: Otaku no Video Voiced by: Inoue Kikuko Gender: Female Height: 1.62m (5 ft 7.8 in) Occupation: University student Interests: Dating, money Profile Ueno Yoshiko is Kubo Takeshi's girlfriend and has known him since high school days. It seems like she kept going out with Kubo even after they left high school, but when Kubo is introduced to the world of anime, her heart begins to waver… text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:uesaka_hidehiko?rev=1765460599&do=diff Uesaka Hidehiko 上坂 英彦 Uesaka Hidehiko Gender: Male Real name: (withheld) Occupation: Otaku Interests: Collecting goods Profile Ambushed by a tabloid-TV news team when returning from a cel-swap meet. When asked for an interview, he flees, accidentally throwing his loot in the process. text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:us_staff?rev=1765460606&do=diff US Production Staff Original Subtitling ProducerRobert J. Woodhead DirectorMichael House TranslatorsKurokawa Shin Trish Ledoux Yoshida Toshifumi Production CoordinatorUeki Natsumi Dialogue EditorRoe R. 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He has also directed several anime at Gainax, including text/html 2025-12-11T13:43:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.madoverlord.com/wiki/doku.php/onv:zandbox?rev=1765460601&do=diff Here be dragons! HTML Video