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My Girlfriend Is The President Trailer Features Amazing Voice Over

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Back in July, we brought word of PC eroge My Girlfriend Is The President. Now, feel free to watch the game’s trailer, complete with amazing English language movie guy voice over. More »
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Ten Ways To Spot Otaku (There You Are!!)

2:30PM Brian Ashcraft | In case you didn’t know, the name of this site is Kotaku. Did you know that? Some people don’t, they just click wildly around the internet like a pyromaniac in a straw factory. More »
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Otaku Cars Galore!

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Over the weekend, the second annual ItaG Festival was held in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Something like 800 itasha were on display, sporting anime, manga and game characters. More »
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Would You Prefer To Be Slapped Or Game With A Girl?

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s your money — spent it the way you like. Newly opened Akihabara business “Cute Room” is offering otaku a bevy of girlfriend-like services that include playing video games, watching DVDs and playing board games with young female (paid) friends. More »
Culture

Foreign Otaku Results Hit Japanese Newsstands

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Just a heads up! This past Spring, paper mag Otaku USA surveyed foreign otaku for a Famitsu article. More »
Culture

IDOLM@STER Toy Buying INS@NITY

1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The latest cute big-headed Nendoroid series is Namco pop idol sim franchise iDOLM@STER. More »
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This Is An Encyclopedia For Otaku

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Look what just arrived on my desk, today. This! Yes, this. More »
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Hey Foreigners! Tell Famitsu About Your Otaku-ness

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The always delightful Otaku USA has hooked up with Japanese game mag Famitsu in hopes of finding out what is going on in your nerdy, foreigner head. Oh goodie. More »
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PC Game + Webcam Makes In-Game Upskirts Now Possible

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It was only a matter of time. Erotic game Tech48 is using face tracking technology to let players do things like look at in-game heroines from various angles — that, and up their skirts. More »
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Nothing Says Cute 2D Fighter Like Maid Cafe Food

5:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Two dimensional PlayStation 2 fighter Suggoi! Arcana Heart 2 was released this month in Japan. What better what to mark the occasion than with a maid cafe? More »