Otaku no Video

Otaku no Video

Otaku no Video

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Otaku no Video

1991

1h 37m

5.5(18 votes)

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A hilarious mockumentary featuring an animated tale of an average person who slowly becomes an otaku (obsessive fanatic) and eventually becomes the "Otaking"! Between story segments, live action interviews with fictional die-hard otakus take place.

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Production Companies

GAINAX

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

辻谷耕史

Ken Kubo (voice)

辻谷耕史

Acting

桜井敏治

Sueo Tanaka (voice)

桜井敏治

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井上喜久子

Misty May (voice) / Yoshiko Ueno (voice)

井上喜久子

Acting

小林優子

Misuzu Fukuhara (voice)

小林優子

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天野由梨

Yuri Sato (voice)

天野由梨

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大塚明夫

Banker Kanda (voice) / Narrator

大塚明夫

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中原茂

Hino (voice)

中原茂

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森川智之

Iiyama (voice)

森川智之

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高木渉

Kitajima (voice)

高木渉

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菊池正美

Miyoshi (voice)

菊池正美

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梁田清之

Murata (voice)

梁田清之

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雪絵玲那

Youko Nakamaru (voice)

No Image

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飛田展男

Yamaguchi (voice)

飛田展男

Acting

梅津秀行

Yoshida (voice) / Shao Bai Lung (voice)

梅津秀行

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