Otaku Life & Culture

A celebration of fandom beyond the screen through Otaku Life & Culture! This section explores the lifestyle, creativity, and community that anime fans around the world share. From cosplay adventures and anime crushes to gaming obsessions and fan art spotlights, this is where you’ll find the heartbeat of otaku culture.

  • I played The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross

    I played The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross

    I am not the biggest or best gamer but I still gave The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross a try. I was expecting a play style similar to previous anime based games I have played before like Bleach: Brave Souls. I was not expecting what this game delivered. Usually, when I play mobile anime games…

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    4–6 minutes
  • 1 Attempted Homemade Soot Sprite

    1 Attempted Homemade Soot Sprite

    What better way to spend the day with an arts and crafts idea when you are missing most of the things you need and the skill to do an arts and crafts project. I am always amazed at people who can actually do the whole arts and crafts thing. I have learnt that homemade is…

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    5–7 minutes
  • 9 Anime Games Available on STEAM

    9 Anime Games Available on STEAM

    One of the best ways to blow off some steam or boredom is to bash some buttons and play some games. As an anime fan, I enjoy playing anime-related games. Some games are based on anime or the anime was based on a game. Below are 9 games that I found on STEAM directly linked…

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    1–2 minutes
  • AYA: 1 April 19

    AYA: 1 April 19

    Today sees the start of a brand new, day one. I know I have had a lot of  ‘day one’ already just in these A Year Ago posts alone and for me that is okay. Each time I start over I get a little further than the last, whether by a day or by a…

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    4–6 minutes
  • Japan Cultural Expo 2020 – the Experience

    Japan Cultural Expo 2020 – the Experience

    As I had feared I had to miss the first two days of the Japan Cultural Expo this year. However, I did manage to make it on Sunday and got to spend the full day taking it all in. I had fun but when I compared it to my experience last year in 2019, I…

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    4–6 minutes
  • What is the Japan Cultural Expo?

    What is the Japan Cultural Expo?

    The Japan Cultural Expo in South Africa takes place in a mall’s shopping courts and walkways. The expo sets up displays of traditional things from Japan. As well as offering displays of traditional Japanese activities like Kendo, Ikebana and Bonsai. Where: Brooklyn Mall, Pretoria, South Africa When: Friday 6th / Saturday 7th / Sunday 8th…

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    2–3 minutes

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