Otaku no Video

Somewhere between a student loan and a second job, a modest salaryman discovers the dark side of fan fiction. Documented in mockumentary segments and animated vignettes, his descent into otaku royalty unfolds with surprising sincerity. Too bad the interviews feel less like talking heads and more like confessions from a support group for people who own more figures than they have shelves.

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Shoichi Masuo directed Otaku no Video in 1991. See Shoichi Masuo's full filmography, where to start with Shoichi Masuo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Shoichi Masuo.

Otaku no Video was released in 1991 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.