College freshman Ken runs into an old friend and unlocks a life pursuing anime nerd nirvana.

The year is 1982--one year into the glorious New Anime Century! Unfortunately, college freshman Ken Kubo has yet to bask in the brilliant light of this prosperous era! Instead, he's either hitting tennis balls or playing hanky-panky with his high school sweetheart. But a chance encounter with an old friend unlocks his true anime nerd potential, turning his aim away from the ace and toward the top! With a loyal circle of new allies at his side, Kubo may just become the greatest nerd known to man--the Otaking! Meanwhile, an intrepid crew of documentarians use their filmic brushes to paint a vivid portrait of the anime obsessed.

Director Takeshi Mori (Gunsmith Cats) and the anime madmen of GAINAX (Neon Genesis Evangelion) call up all their friends for the most explosive club meeting ever caught on celluloid! Bolstered by Kenichi Sonoda's (Bubblegum Crisis) charming character designs and the great Kohei Tanaka's (Gunbuster) rousing soundtrack, Otaku no Video bursts onto Blu-ray in stunning high definition! Featuring the original Japanese language with English subtitles!

Media

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Bonus Materials

• Original promos
• Liner notes

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Koji Tsujitani as Ken Kubo
•       Toshiharu Sakurai as Sueo Tanaka
•       Kikuko Inoue as Yoshiko Ueno
•       Yuko Kobayashi as Misuzu Fukuhara
•       Yuri Amano as Yuri Sato

Director: Takeshi Mori

Producer: Kazuhiko Inomata

Producer: Yoshimi Kanda

Producers: Kazuhiko Inomata

Producers: Yoshimi Kanda

Additional Details

Label: AnimEigo

Genre: Anime/Manga

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 96 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/08/24

UPC: 737187018022