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Otaku no Video : 2 of 5
9.11.2006 6:22 PM \| Link	I had never heard of this DVD before, but it showed up on Netflix as a recommendation for me (gee, I wonder why?), so I thought I would give it a try. This is definitely a strange film, taking a somewhat dated look at the world of otaku (which I am pretty much a part of). Half of the film is anime, telling the story of a "normal" guy who meets some old friends and gets sucked into it all - anime, manga, cosplay, model making, and everything else. Some of the story had a nice Genshiken feel to it, but the animation style is definitely old (very 80s) and the plot is bizarre. After becoming an otaku causes his girlfriend to break up with him, the main character decides to go all-out and become "otaking" (king of otaku!), and starts a huge company, gets rich, and even opens an Otakuland theme park! The second half of the film is composed of live-action interviews with otaku guys, cut into the anime in appropriate spots. They all have blurred faces and disguised voices, but I doubt any of them are real (though I'm sure there are guys this weird in the world). These segments aren't that interesting, and usually just seem sad - in fact, the whole film seems to take a slightly negative look at fandom. My favorite parts of the whole DVD are the opening and closing credit songs, which are great examples of 80s anime theme songs, but with hilarious lyrics about becoming the "otaking" and so on. I guess this was a semi-interesting DVD, but I don't really recommend it if you're looking for something entertaining. Labels: dvds


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