Are you trying to fit into the Otaku lifestyle but don’t understand some of those terms? Let this Otaku Encyclopedia be your guide!
The Otaku Encylopedia is set to be your number one free reference for Otaku Japanese terms. If you come across a word you keep hearing in Anime, Manga, Video Games, and various other forms of media, even after the media has been translated into English, you can come here to learn more.
I hope to update this page every Sunday from here on out. Come back often and you may find a new term below, or leave a comment below if you wish to see a specific term added. Click each term to go to a new page with detailed information on the subject.
- Anime
- Bara
- Bishoujo
- Bishounen
- Chibi
- Cosplay
- Cours, Seasons, Arcs
- Dakimakura
- Dandere
- Deredere
- Doujinshi
- Dub
- Ecchi
- Fan Service
- Gijinka
- Harem
- Hentai
- Himedere
- Idols
- Itasha, Itansha, Itachari
- Josei
- Kamidere
- Kigurumi
- Kodomomuke
- Kuudere
- Lolicon
- Majokko / Mahou Shoujo
- Manga
- Mayadere
- Mecha / Meka
- Moe
- Nekomimi / Nekomusume
- Omake
- Oujidere
- Otaku
- OVA (Original Video Animation)
- Shipping
- Shotacon
- Shoujo
- Shounen
- Seinen
- Sub
- Tsundere
- Undere
- Waifu (And Husbando)
- Weeaboo
- Yaoi
- Yandere
- Yangire
- Yuri