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.

  • My Favourite One Piece Game to Play Is…[30/30]

    My Favourite One Piece Game to Play Is…[30/30]

    Choosing which is my favourite One Piece game to play was a bit of a trick question for myself. Namely because my experience with One Piece games is limited to two games. One of which, is not a One Piece game, but has One Piece as part of the game.

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    3–4 minutes
  • AYA: 15 August 2020

    AYA: 15 August 2020

    On this day last year I celebrated a monthiversary, had a nosebleed in the middle of a date, no, not for the anime reason. and started my ‘World Travel in my City’ adventure.

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    4–6 minutes
  • Why is Mink’s Route so Violent in DRAMAtical Murder?

    Why is Mink’s Route so Violent in DRAMAtical Murder?

    Mink is extremely violent. I had been aiming for Koujaku. The anime tames this guy and I most certainly had no idea what I was in for. 

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    7–10 minutes
  • Lucy Heartfilia Cosplay Workout

    Lucy Heartfilia Cosplay Workout

    I found a certain website loaded with anime character inspired workouts. I decided to pick one and give it a try for one week. After browsing through the various workouts I decided to start with the Lucy workout that they had listed.

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    3–5 minutes
  • Why should you support the anime industry when you can get it all for free?

    Why should you support the anime industry when you can get it all for free?

    If a series only has 1 000 ‘legal’ views but 150 000 fans and you are one of those fans who did not watch it legally and really, really want that next season, you will likely not get it. Why?

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    4–6 minutes
  • Amnesia:Memories, Heart Route Shin

    Amnesia:Memories, Heart Route Shin

    I watched the anime Amnesia before I knew that the anime was based on a game. I then discovered that Amnesia: Memories is available on STEAM for R79. I purchased it and have since poured hours into the game. My most recent play-through I figured I would conquer every possible ending starting with Shin. Unlike…

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    3–5 minutes

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