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.

  • AFAF: Black Butler

    AFAF: Black Butler

    Once again, sorry that I am late! The past couple days have been rough and really, crazily busy. So without any further delay, let us get to what you have been waiting for… Your submitted fan art for Black Butler! Sebastian Michaelis By Simone’ Bruger You can find her on Instagram here The Phantomhive Twins By Simone’…

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    1–2 minutes
  • AFAF: Full Metal Alchemist

    AFAF: Full Metal Alchemist

    Golly gosh how is it already Friday? It feels like yesterday was Tuesday. This week flew by in a rush and even though I managed to start on my own bit of fan art for Full Metal Alchemist, the rest of the time flew by and I did not get a chance to finish it…

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    2–3 minutes
  • AFAF: Couples

    AFAF: Couples

    With Wednesday being Valentine’s day it just made sense that this week’s Anime Fan Art Friday theme should be anime couples. Whether they are official couples or just ‘ships’ and no matter the genre, they were all welcome. Each week just reconfirms that there are really talented people out there! So without further delay… Here is…

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  • I made chocolate, like they do in anime! (Recipe included)

    I made chocolate, like they do in anime! (Recipe included)

    Making chocolate like they do in anime sounds easy… until it isn’t. After one spectacular fail, I finally cracked a simple, anime-inspired dark chocolate recipe using just five ingredients. Here’s what worked, what didn’t, and how you can avoid my mistakes. [Post read time: 5–7 min]

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  • The Blue Exposed – Are you not getting your sleep?

    The Blue Exposed – Are you not getting your sleep?

    Blue light this, blue light that, but what is blue light really and why should we care? Blue light is both a natural and man-made phenomenon that fills our everyday lives without being obvious about it. Most of the time, we are not even aware that it is there making it seem like the whole…

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    5–7 minutes
  • AFAF: Bleach

    AFAF: Bleach

    This week just flew by in a mad rushed craze and Friday arrived a lot faster than I had anticipated! I firstly want to say thanks for the fan art that everyone put forward for this week! I really enjoyed them and was made really jealous as I saw your skills and found myself wishing…

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