Tokyo Otaku Mode acquired by Japanese major publisher Shogakukan
Tokyo Otaku Mode announced on Tuesday that it has been acquired by Japanese major publishing company…
Tokyo Otaku Mode secures up to $14M from Japan’s state-backed fund
Tokyo Otaku Mode, the startup behind the Japanese subculture site of the same name, announced today…
Tokyo Otaku Mode starts selling custom order replica samurai swords for global fans
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo Otaku Mode, the startup behind the Japanese subculture site…
Japanese startup Tokyo Otaku Mode raises $2.7M
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo Otaku Mode, the startup behind the Japanese subculture site…
CNet Japan Startup Award nominees: Otaku Mode, Freee, Schoo, Coiney
The quality of start-ups nominated for tonight’s CNet Japan Startup Awards is high, and Japanese entrepreneurs…
Japan’s ANA enlists Tokyo Otaku Mode to help revive tourism
When Japanese startup Tokyo Otaku Mode passed 10 million Facebook fans, I jokingly noted that their…
CocoPPa partners with Tokyo Otaku Mode on anime-themed decorations for your smartphone homescreen
See the original story in Japanese. CocoPPa, a smartphone wallpaper/icon decoration app from Japanese web conglomerate…
Tokyo Otaku Mode releases new Otaku news app for iPhone and Android
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo Otaku Mode announced Thursday that it has introduced a…
Otaku Camera reaches 3 million downloads, proves popular beyond Japan
A while back we featured the fun photo application Otaku Camera, developed by the folks over…
Escaping the Galapagos: 5 Japanese startups that looked beyond home
Startups in Japan can loosely be classified into two groups: those who look beyond Japan’s borders,…