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	Otaku no Video - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A particular humorous and controversial part of Otaku no Video was the inclusion of the documentary excerpts, titled "A Portrait of an Otaku".
		In these segments, the documentary crew would interview an anonymous otaku, typically ashamed at being a fan and whose face are censored with a mosaic and have their voices digitally masked.
		It is speculated that Sato was the garage kit otaku, who used a simple reversal of his name for the pseudonym "Sato Hiroshi" for the interview.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Otaku_no_Video (544 words)

	Otaku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Otaku is increasingly being used outside of Japan to refer to an individual that is obsessed with technology, a pre-occupation stereotypically assigned to Japanese teens in the early 1980s.
		As otaku make up a good portion of the creative forces behind anime and manga, it is only natural that several works of manga and anime on otaku culture have appeared, often as a light-hearted pastiche.
		Otaku no Video: A pair of films that follow a young college student as he is introduced into the world of the otaku by a high school friend and soon spends the next several years trying to become the greatest otaku, the Otaking.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Otaku (1445 words)

	Plot Summary for Otaku no Video
		"Otaku no Video 1985" chronicles the downfall of Kubo & Tanaka and his efforts to create a new company based around a new Magical Girl character...Misty May. This 2 OAV series was a self-parody of Gainax; a company filled with anime otakus.
		NOTE: "otaku" literally means "your house", but in common usage refers to a person that is extremely knowledgeable and/or fanatical about a topic.
		In Japan, "otaku" has the same stigma as "nerd" and should not be used casually (in fact, it's an insult)...
	community.animearchive.org /amdb/plot.html?120 (192 words)

	Anime Tempy
		Though "otaku" is generally a negative term applied to anime fans, it can extend to anyone with an extreme fixation on anything.
		Despite its short length, Otaku no Video is a classic, capturing the tragedy and triumph of the genre geeks in a way that lets them have their dreams, while still acknowledging the harsh realities.
		The cataloguing of the various otaku activities serves as a good primer for newbies, and the timeline of the show stretches from the early 80s into the far future, so in-jokes and tributes abound.
	www.animetempy.com /reviews/LMNO/otaku_no_video.htm (708 words)

	otaku
		Otaku no Video is actually two videos from the 1980's that tell the story of Kubo, a normal college student drawn into the intense fandom of an otaku circle.
		Interspersed with the anime are live action interviews with supposed real-life otaku: a fetishistic video collector, a salaryman who moonlights as a cosplayer, and a pornography maniac terrified at the thought of meeting a real, live girl.
		Otaku no Video is also something of an autobiography of Gainax, which started out as a circle of fans and developed into a major business.
	www.fiu.edu /~pearsong/Reviews/m-p/otaku.htm (468 words)

	Animejin Archive - Otaku no Video
		Otaku is a formal and somewhat unusual way of saying you or your house in Japanese, it hasn't been used in common place for some time and has taken on another meaning entirely.
		Otaku no Video is not just the fictional history of Gainax, it is a video about all of Japanese animation fandom.
		Otaku no Video is licensed to AnimEigo by Gainax.
	www.animejin.org.uk /arc_6d.htm (1840 words)

	The Politics of Otaku
		In the most basic sense, an otaku is someone who is highly dedicated to something and uses information from anywhere and everywhere to further his or her understanding of that thing for fun and maybe even profit.
		One of the biggest proponents of otaku culture in Japan is Toshio Okada, affectionately known as the Otaking, who was the founder of Gainax.
		Gainax's Otaku no Video, which came out several years after the Miyazaki incident, portrayed otaku (and therefore themselves) in a humourous and self-mocking way, but with a healthy dose of pride as well.
	www.cjas.org /~leng/otaku-p.htm (1668 words)

	Urban Dictionary: otaku
		Otaku is extremely negative in meaning as it is used to refer to someone who stays at home all the time and doesn't have a life (no social life, no love life, etc)
		Usually an otaku person has nothing better to do with their life so they pass the time by watching anime, playing videogames, surfing the internet (otaku is also used to refer to a nerd/hacker/programmer).
		Otaku in japanese is used primarily to describe someone who is obsessed with something to the point of un-healthiness.
	www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=otaku (1112 words)

	Anime News Network - Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Otaku no Video was their shout out to the society around them, paying respect to the fandom they dedicated themselves to, while at the same time parodying the various aspects of the members that make up that fan base.
		Otaku no Video stars a young man named Kubo, who starts off as an average citizen, engrossed in the school tennis club, and happy with his girlfriend.
		Documenting an anime Otaku's passageway to becoming the Otaking, the OVAs take on interesting side tangents, discussing the introduction of garage kits, and the practicing of activities such as cosplay and doujinshi art; they even go as far as to show how giant studios can be built up from scratch a la Gainax.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /reviews/display.php?id=202 (899 words)

	Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Otaku no Video
		But Otaku No Video struck me as a love letter to Gainax's roots as an animation company, the same way Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" was a tribute to his days touring as an amateur rock critic with Led Zeppelin.
		Otaku No Video is part documentary of anime culture in the 80s, part adapted grassroots history of Gainax, part candid Otaku interview, and part self-parody.
		The "Portrait of an Otaku" segment, which injects from time to time to break up the main story, is a slightly more melancholy and bittersweet affair than the hilarious antics of Tanaka and Kubo.
	www.animetric.com /nop/otaku.html (963 words)

	"The Politics of Otaku" by Lawrence Eng
		As such, "otaku" became associated with sociopaths like Miyazaki, and in the panic, many in the media tried to blame Miyazaki's deviant behavior on anime and manga (which is not dissimilar to the American media blaming violent video games and movies for the tragedy at Columbine).
		As long as the word "otaku" is negatively associatied with anime fans, anime fans will be stigmatized by the public, so we have to show that "otaku" are not as bad as people have been lead to believe.
		Although the otaku portrayed might have been shown to be a little eccentric at times, they were also harmless--a far cry from the frightening image of the child-killing sociopath the Japanese media had presented just a few years before.
	www.otakuunite.com /politicsofotaku.html (1761 words)

	dOc DVD Review: Otaku No Video (1982/1985)
		Containing both the original 1982 OVA and its 1985 sequel, which continues Kobo and Tanaka's story, Otaku No Video is a loosely fictionalized adaptation of the history of the show's producers, GAINAX, who created anime masterworks such as FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Karekano (aka His and Her Circumstances) and Nadia, Secret of Blue Water.
		The spirit and passion of the otaku is laid bare, in all its glory and eccentricity.
		From the origins of the work "otaku" through as many of the in-jokes they were able to find, the text here covers a lot of ground, pointing out many of the series referenced, and the significance of various things seen in the show.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=3423 (1311 words)

	Otaku No Video
		The world of otaku is a strange one indeed, and one that needs defining.
		Otaku is a term used in Japan for people who are obsessive/compulsive about a hobby in which they participate, and can refer equally to a gun fanatic, a huge game show fan, or an utterly impulsive purchaser of pornography.
		However, as a sum of its parts, Otaku No Video is both the exaltation and the damnation of anime fandom.
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/otaku.html (1139 words)

	Animefringe: Reviews - Otaku no Video DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It is the dramatization of the lost way of the Otaku and is one of the few anime shows of its kind.
		The story revolves around Kubo as he goes from a normal college student with a cute girlfriend and a normal life, to one that is obsessed with becoming a jack-of-all-trades who is fluent in every aspect of fandom.
		Otaku no Video is one of those shows that made me rethink who I was and even try some new things.
	www.animefringe.com /magazine/02.05/reviews/6/index.php3 (856 words)

	Sequential Tart - The Report Card
		A loose translation of the word otaku is "house", referring to the tendency that these uber-fans rarely leave their homes and collections.
		Other otaku portraits reveal avid pornography viewers who rarely consider actual dating and collectors of animation cel art who are so obsessed that they will even steal cels of their favorite anime.
		Otaku No Video is an interesting journey through the mind-set of true believers, both fan-boys and fan-girls.
	www.sequentialtart.com /reports.php?ID=2981&issue=2004-03-01 (790 words)

	"I Discovered the Word" by Carl Gustav Horn
		In 1991 came Otaku no Video, the satire of the success they knew damned well they hadn't achieved: the nervous, manic "meaning of the nonsense of the meaning" as artist Takashi Murakami (among whose muses is Gainax founder Toshio Okada) phrases otakuism today.
		I have no trouble personally in seeing that diehard anime fans, as you mention, might hate Eva, or that Japanese people you know might be dismissive of it, but I would be interested to hear their reasons for feeling that way.
		What I mean personally by being an otaku is a little hard to explain, but it lies more in the realm of intoxication (in the instance of anime, meaning primarily through its images and sounds) and a subsequent engagement or performance under the influence.
	www.otakuunite.com /Idiscoveredtheword.html (1667 words)

	Sequential Tart: Atsukamashii Onna - Article (vol V/iss 1/January 2002)
		A variety of otaku are portrayed, such as fans of military paraphernalia, pornography, anime, and garage kits.
		These otaku are dedicated to their passions to the point of unhealthiness, which is entertaining but also a bit uncomfortable when one can identify with some of them...
		Otaku no Video is distributed in North America by AnimEigo.
	www.sequentialtart.com /archive/jan02/ao_0102_4.shtml (1190 words)

	DVD Times - Otaku no Video
		Otaku no Video alternates between professional animé segments (which chronicle the exploits of the hero as he climbs the ladder of fandom in search of the title 'Otaking') and unrelated documentary-style 'live' interviews with 'real' fans.
		Over the course of both shows, Otaku no Video goes from evoking a fairly-accurate depiction of the early 80s fan environment in Japan to extrapolating an amusing 'alternate future' for the lead characters in the year 2035 which is wonderfully silly.
		Done in the mode of an enka-pop duet, its lines and stanzas alternate between the man (an otaku) and the woman (his girlfriend/wife), and it is outrageously funny.
	www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=4215 (3257 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> Otaku no Video
		Otaku no Video was one of the early shows that helped coin the phrase ?mockumentary?.
		Otaku no Video may not resonate quite as much with fans today as it did when it was first released.
		Otaku no Video is pure nostalgia for me, with great looking animation and character designs from one of my real favorites, Kenichi Sonoda.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/1274.php (2024 words)

	: Otaku No Video - DVD film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Otaku no video is a production which gives a background into the anime world and those who are obsessed with it (known as Otaku) The video has both interviews with anime fans and an anime storyline going on at the same time.
		"Otaku" in Japanese means "honorable house," and is used as a derogatory slang term for anyone so into their hobby that they never leave their house.
		"Otaku no Video" (Otaku's Video) is a mockumentary showing the slow descent into otaku-hood of Kubo, a young college student with a girlfriend and a scant interest in anime/manga.
	www.totaltiorden.dk /shop/dvd_details.php/B00008G5WZ\|dvd (1058 words)

	THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Otaku no Video
		Otaku no Video, with its anime in-jokes that require pages of liner notes (or roomfuls of seasoned fans) to completely catch, and its indepth insights (no matter how parodying) into the life of the otaku, is at once hilarious and almost touching.
		Otaku no Video is something I can only recommend to the seasoned anime watcher, especially one who will get the references to late 70s-early 80s animation.
		Recommended Audience: There is no violence to speak of (unless you count Kubo and Tanaka falling into a fountain at the end of the first OAV as violence).
	www.themanime.org /viewreview.php?id=306 (650 words)

	DVD review of Otaku No Video - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		“Otaku no Video” is a combination documentary and reflection upon anime fan culture.
		Although mostly a two part humorous look at a group of animation fans (“Otaku no Video 1982” and “Otaku no Video 1985”), the animation is intercut with live action interviews with real otaku, as well as polls on various topics.
		This time, the otaku are selling their fanzine in their own booth while dressed as some of their favorite characters.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/Otaku_No_Video/11415/1837 (1058 words)

	The Anime Critic - Otaku No Video Review
		Otaku no Video is a cult classic that many of the younger anime viewers now might never have even heard of.
		The animation follows the adventures of two otakus as they struggle to remain true to their fandom while growing up and supporting themselves.
		The live action videos are real video of various obsessive fans who have grown up and while being salesmen or executives are also closet model-builders or fansub editors.
	www.animecritic.com /reader-reviews/reader_review.php?rid=otakunovideo (277 words)

	anime review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The film consists of two OAVs (1982 Otaku no Video and 1985 More Otaku no Video) and starts with the chance meeting of Kubo and Tanaka two former high school friends who again meet by chance while they are in college.
		He is constantly watching videos late into the night, doing ‘research’ and no longer shaves or bathes.
		Many of them are extremely funny, especially the ones with former otaku who have moved on to good jobs and are suddenly confronted with their otaku past.
	www.geocities.com /animefilmcritic/otaku.html (440 words)

	Otaku no Video
		He also learns that to delve into the world of the otaku means to forsake all other pleasures in life, and thus he chooses to leave behind his past to achieve one goal: to become the otaku of otaku...
		Most of this is because of the fact that this OVA has not aged well over the years with much of its source material being fads and anime that enjoyed its popularity during the 1980s.
		And not just anime otaku, either; everyone from weaponry otaku to manga otaku to doll kit otaku has their share of the, erm, "spotlight".
	www.animeacademy.com /finalrevdisplay.php?id=389 (376 words)

	Otaku no Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Otaku No Video is a sort of a hybrid of a mockumentary with a sci fi anime series.
		The show is over 10 years old so it doesn't have that sparkle of the cutting edge of anime, but its also not old enough that its laden with crappy artifacts of years of wear and tear on the masters.
		The show chronicles a cast of Otaku as they discuss their hobbies, recruit a new members, start up little businesses around their hobbies, make it big, suffer the trials of success, and ultimately attempt to achieve their goal of becoming the greatest Otaku of all time.
	www.animefu.com /index.pl?node_id=7611 (424 words)

	Wired 3.04: Heads Up, Mickey
		No one has a good explanation why otaku and anime subculture thrived on the Internet years before it exploded into mainstream popular consciousness.
		Otaku are the most likely segment of the general population to buy the laser disc collectors' edition of their favorite animated program, along with the CD soundtrack, the complete line of toys, and the role-playing-computer game spinoff.
		Interspersed into the story's narrative are a series of interviews with real, live otaku, whose voices and faces have been digitally altered to protect their identities.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/3.04/anime.html?pg=3&topic= (671 words)

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