r/otaku
Active/jp/
A subreddit for anime and gaming enthusiasts with more "refined" tastes
Members
20,791
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
83
Created
2008
March 8, 2008
Total posts
28.9K
archived
Total comments
8.0K
archived
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How many members does r/otaku have?
r/otaku had 20,791 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/otaku dead?
No. r/otaku is active — the most recent post was today, with 83 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/otaku created?
r/otaku was created on March 8, 2008.
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